The Well's End

Some characters hit or slap each other. Frequent mentions of blood are only mildly gory, but very frequent, often describing coughing up blood due to illness. A minor character's nose is broken and bleeds when he's hit with a textbook. Characters often brandish guns and sometimes shoot them, making a perilous situation worse even when they don't hit anyone. An infected wound is described in detail, as is the eventual care it receives (lancing to drain the pus). There's a brief, non-gruesome description of dead bodies.

As with the violence, the sexual content (mostly kissing) isn't detailed, but it's frequent. Mia and Brayden kiss on the lips half a dozen times or so, with one mention of tongue; another half-dozen or so times they kiss on the forehead, cheek, neck, and hands. Once they kiss while lying together in bed; once they kiss on the mouth and his hand cups her breast. Characters mention two past incidents of sexual harassment: In one, Mia is mooned by boys on the swim team, one of whom also exposes himself to her; in the other, a girl pulls down a boy's pants. Mia mentions that she's frequently heard her roommate having sex. One character witnesses a couple kissing and mentions that the boy grabbed the girl's breasts.

Teens frequently use strong language, with "f--k" and "s--t" used plentifully. "Ass," "asshole," and "dick," as both body parts and insults, occur about half a dozen times each. Less frequent are "holy crap," "holy s--t," "piss," "pissed" (being angry), "douche," "screw you," and "we're screwed."

Teens drink and smoke at parties. The main characters drink one shot each before a party. Mia says being blackout drunk is a good way to avoid her night fears, and it's not clear whether she's serious; there's detailed description of the vomiting and painful hangover that result. One teen takes Zyrtec before drinking so his face won't get red. Students mention they have codeine and Adderall. Mentions of pot and tobacco smoking by students; one adult has a cigar.