Damsel

Strong, violent message of finding out who you are and behaving accordingly, refusing to be defined by expectations of others -- amid a constant drumbeat of expected conformity to "the way things are."

Violence, sexual and otherwise, is constant, both as looming threat and as routine occurrence. All relationships in the story have an element of abuse. A past queen/former damsel committed suicide to escape her life. Graphic description of character who's digitally raped by her "rescuer"; other forced sexual activity. A young woman is stabbed with a sword, then raped in the resulting wound. A man's still-beating heart is ripped out and eaten. People's eyes are gouged out as punishment for crime. Cute, innocent animals are killed by boastful bullies. A falconer stitches a hawk's eyelids shut. Hunting is constant, and hunters routinely eat the hearts of their prey. 

Aside from the constant penis references (Emory's "yard" is practically a character in itself), there are assorted crude references to women's "slits" and the like. Also matter-of-fact description of body parts, pubic hair, etc. "God's balls!" is a typical oath. References to "pissing," "shite," other crude language.

Wine, ale, etc. flow freely at the castle. Some characters seek oblivion in drink.