This story is, at its heart, about reclaiming power, questioning what you’ve been taught, and choosing who you want to become. But the path to that kind of freedom? It burns.
We Were Meant to Burn is filled with romance, rebellion, longing, betrayal, and found family—but it also dives into darker themes like systemic oppression, trauma, emotional manipulation, and survival in all its brutal forms.
Below is a comprehensive list of potential triggers and sensitive content—including references to events that happen off-page, implied trauma, or distressing situations woven subtly into the narrative. Please use this list to take care of yourself as you decide when and how to read.
Abandonment
Abuse & neglect (including emotional, physical, and parental)
Animal attack
Animal testing & experimentation
Arranged, forced & coerced marriage (referenced)
Blood & gore depiction
Captivity & confinement
Child abuse
Classism & discrimination
Dead bodies & body parts
Disownment & familial estrangement
Emotional manipulation & emotional abuse
Explosions
Explicit on-page sexual content
Fire, arson, and burns
Grief & loss depiction
Imprisonment & incarceration
Knife, sword & axe violence
Massacres & mass murder
Mental health struggles, including PTSD & low self-worth
Military service
Murder & attempted murder
Narcissistic parental dynamics
Natural disasters (tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones)
Poverty
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Scars
Slavery & indentured servitude
Starvation & dehydration
Torture & whipping
War themes & military violence
This book is about survival, yes—but also about what comes after. It doesn’t flinch away from the hard things, but it holds space for healing, softness, and second chances.
If you’re carrying a heavy load of your own, please read with care—or skip what you need to. Your safety, your peace, and your boundaries come first. Always.