The Electric Heir: Feverwake, Book 2

Lots of fighting with magical abilities as well as guns, knives, and weapons of war. Blood and gore are mentioned and described briefly; pain is described in detail. A skull is crushed with a hand, blood spray is mentioned and that the insides taste like red meat. Statutory rape and maintaining your own agency in an imbalanced relationship are explored. Sex and violence briefly combined when an abuser aggressively kisses his victim then bangs the victim's head into the wall hard enough to cause bleeding; pain and bruising are described. Also during a brief instance of eroticized choking. Description of a battle between armies mentions lots of casualties and describes large-scale destruction. Magical abilities are used to torture.

Kissing, caressing, and undressing. No sex acts or body parts are described, but lube and condoms are mentioned. Sex is briefly combined with violence in an abusive relationship. Brief mention of past unsafe sex in nightclub bathrooms.

"F--k," "s--t," "ass," "asshole," and variations of each. "Suck my d--k."

Teen characters frequently drink, some under the legal age of 18 in this world. A couple of teens are alcoholics, which they eventually start to recover from. A few bad hangovers are the main consequences. A bar is an important setting. Brief mention of past drinking and taking pills in a nightclub. Mention that one character is always high. Several characters smoke, and one encounter romanticizes lighting someone's cigarette.

Parents need to know that Victoria Lee's The Electric Heir is the sequel to The Fever King and continues the near-future science fiction and romance a few months after the end of the first book. Reading them in order is recommended to understanding the world and the characters more fully. All of the central romantic and sexual relationships are same-sex, and the main characters are positive representations for the LGBTQ community. Sexual and physical abuse are explored in detail, and the author provides a note and resources in the back for anyone who needs help, as well other potentially triggering topics like an eating disorder and substance abuse. Sex is never described, but there's kissing, caressing, undressing, and implied sex "afterward" a few times. It's also paired with violence a couple of times during erotic choking and physical abuse after aggressive kissing. Violence also includes killing and torture with magical abilities and real-world weapons, including a large-scale army battle. Blood and gore are mentioned and briefly described; pain is described in detail. Teens drink alcohol frequently; two characters are alcoholic but begin the process of recovery. A minor character is mentioned as always high. Several characters smoke cigarettes, and one scene romanticizes lighting another's cigarette. Strong language includes variations on "f--k," "s--t," and "ass."