Heart of Gaia - Content Warning

This book is intended for a mature audience.

Below is a detailed list of some content warnings for sensitive readers. Open each for a more comprehensive list of the content and what chapters they are mainly in.

Semi-Explicit Content

  • Violence

  • Chapter 1, 13, 14, 15, 28, 29, 34, 40, 41

  • Blood and Gore

  • Chapter 1, 13, 14, 15, 34, 40, 41

  • Death and Loss

  • Semi-explicit - Chapter 1, 13, 14, 15, 34
  • in Reference - Chapter 2, 10, 11, 25

Non-Explicit/In Reference

  • Sex

  • Sexual innuendo sprinkled throughout the entire book
  • Chapter 10, 22, 29, 35 - Fade to black sex scenes
  • Chapter 9, 19, 20, 22, 24, 29 - nudity

  • Slavery

  • Chapter 1, 2 - Rescuing slaves from a slave ship.
  • Chapter 13, 35 - Reference to protagonist being sold into slavery.

  • Physical and verbal abuse

  • Chapter 6 - Lorelei educating their newest member that sexual abuse can happen to anyone for any reason by using physical abuse.
  • Chapter 10 - Flashback to physical abuse on a female
  • Chapter 11 - Verbal abuse.
  • Chapter 13 - Torturing a male protagonist
  • Chapter 16 - Self-inflicted verbal abuse based on past trauma
  • Chapter 27, 28 - Reference to domestic abuse.
  • Chapter 38 - Flashback to physical and verbal abuse committed by father figure. Reference to sexual abuse.

  • Sexual abuse

  • Chapter 6 - Lorelei educating their newest member that sexual abuse can happen to anyone for any reason by using physical abuse.
  • Chapter 13, 14 - Potential rape scenario. The character is rescued before anything can happen.
  • Chapter 38 - Flashback to physical and verbal abuse committed by father figure. Reference to sexual abuse.
  • Sprinkled throughout the book - Self-doubt caused by sexual abuse.

  • Child abuse

  • Chapter 13 - Off screen flashback to children being abused
  • Chapter 38 - Flashback to physical and verbal abuse committed by father figure. Reference to sexual abuse.

  • Abortion and Body Rights Issues

  • Chapter 27 - Reveal woman was denied the opportunity to abort despite the baby killing her
  • Chapter 28 - Discussion of a member of the crew that decided not to abort a child of rape

  • Inequality (Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Ableism)

Mostly sexism, many comments about women being lesser than men. Lorelei always tends to prove them wrong. Chapters with focus on these issues
  • Sexism -
    • Chapter 6 - Their newest member is convinced that Lorelei's problems stem from her being promiscuous
    • Chapter 27, 28, 29 - The crew comes to a very traditional island where women should be seen and not heard. Many sexist comments.
  • Transphobia
    • Chapter 24 - Reveal of a trans character and refusal to call them by their decided pronouns.
    • Chapter 25 - Emir having trouble wrapping his head around the situation
  • Racism
    • Chapter 27 - Townsfolk avoiding the dark-skinned girl
  • Homophobia
    • Chapter 17 - Reveal a character went through "conditioning" to "cure" their homosexual tendencies
    • Chapter 18, 32 - Self-doubt about exploring their difference in sexuality
    • Chapter 35 - Told story of parental disapproval and disowning.
  • Ableism
    • Chapter 12, 30 - Self-doubt. Fear of revealing disability. Feeling lesser than others because of disability.