[Ads-l] Subverting the trigger warning

[Laurence Horn]

Seems like there should be a spoiler alert for the trigger warning.

LH

> On Mar 28, 2025, at 1:07 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> The book Onyx Storm (2025) by Rebecca Yarros begins with a trigger
> warning. This is the third romantasy book in the Empyrean series.
> Yarros plans to write five books in the series.
> 
> The author transforms the warning into an enticement.
> 
> [Begin excerpt]
> Onyx Storm is a nonstop-thrilling adventure fantasy set in the brutal
> and competitive world of a military college for dragon riders, which
> includes elements regarding war, hand-to-hand combat, blood, intense
> violence, brutal injuries, gore, murder, death, animal death, injury
> rehabilitation, grief, poisoning, burning, perilous situations,
> graphic language, and sexual activities that are shown on the page.
> Readers who may be sensitive to these elements, please take note, and
> prepare to face the storm...
> [End excerpt]
> 
> This is new to me, but I would guess that horror authors have been
> flipping trigger warnings for decades.
> 
> Garson
> 
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