Content Warnings

All The Rules I break

Content Warning: This novel contains themes and depictions that may be distressing to some readers, including references to the death of a family member, violence, explicit language, and sexually explicit situations. It also features a dramatic protagonist whose humor is sometimes dark, awkward, and whose jokes don’t always land.

Reader discretion is advised.

Death of a family member (referenced and emotionally impactful)
Grief and trauma
Violence (including magical combat, injury, and threat of death)
Mentions of past abuse / manipulation (emotional and psychological)
Sexually explicit scenes (consensual)
Strong language / profanity
Alcohol use (frequent; includes scenes of drinking to cope)
Identity-related anxiety (fake identities, dissociation, self-erasure)
Mentions of blood and blood-related magic
Power dynamics in academic settings (e.g. teacher-student tension)
Emotional instability / panic / dissociation
Themes of betrayal and abandonment
Unreliable memories and questions of reality
Mentions of possible past death, possible resurrection / supernatural ambiguity