Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
Never Keep trigger warnings
Grouped in the open, because this is the warning page. On the book page the same flags stay behind a tap.
Never Keep spice level
Spice 4/5 · Explicit. On-page sex, clearly written. The explicit shelf.
Darkness
Darkness 5/5 · No light. The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 13 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: death of parent, sexual content, fire/fire injury, injury/injury detail, misogyny, toxic relationship, cursing, ableism. See the reader-submitted list.
Shelf-level flags for this lane, not yet verified for this specific book. Check the author's own note.
Graphic
- Violence Fights, assaults, or bloodshed that is part of the plot, not a metaphor.
- Bullying Cruelty as a social sport: humiliation, rumours, or a pack that picks a target.
- Murder Characters kill, or a killing sits at the centre of the book.
- War Battle, occupation, or the wreckage after.
- Torture Deliberate infliction of pain. Not a fade-to-black fight.
- Death Named characters die, or death is a constant of the world.
- Grief Mourning is a real part of the book, not a one-line backstory.
- Blood Blood is visual and repeated, often in vampire or violence plots.
- Sexual assault Sexual violence is part of the story. Read only if you want that on the page.
Moderate
- Psychological abuse Control, gaslighting, or punishment aimed at a character's mind.
- Abuse Emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, sometimes in a character's past, sometimes on the page.
Minor
None flagged in this band.
You opened the warning page, so the flags are visible. On the book page they stay collapsed until you tap them. What each warning means: trigger warnings A to Z.
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Questions readers actually ask
Does Never Keep have trigger warnings?
Yes. This page lists them in the open: Violence, Bullying, Murder, War, Torture, Death, Grief, Blood, Sexual assault, Psychological abuse, Abuse. Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 13 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: death of parent, sexual content, fire/fire injury, injury/injury detail, misogyny, toxic relationship, cursing, ableism.
What is the Never Keep spice level?
Never Keep spice level is Explicit (spice 4 of 5). Darkness is separate: No light (5 of 5).