Content Notes for The Witness Tree Chronicles

The Witness Tree Chronicles is an epic fantasy series set in a medieval-reminiscent world and is not suitable for young readers. Reader discretion is advised.

Curious about the themes covered in each book? Please note that some of the following information may spoil important plot points by making them more predictable as you read. While some readers don’t appreciate spoilers, others prefer to know what kind of content they may encounter so they can choose whether or not to move forward with reading.

To find out more, read on.

  • Defender of Histories contains violence and death; blood; death of a major character; suicidal ideation (coerced); a corpse lying in state; and references to multiple forms of abuse, including sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. No SA or CA is depicted on-page. Contains on-page kissing between consenting love interests, but no detailed intimate content.

  • Keeper of Keys contains violence and death; blood; references to multiple forms of abuse, including sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse; mental illness; magical torture; and pregnancy. No SA or CA is depicted on-page. Contains fade-to-black intimate scenes between consenting love interests.

  • Vow of Magic contains violence and death; blood; references to multiple forms of abuse, including sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, and animal abuse (no explicit SA or CA is depicted on-page, but there is an attempted SA on-page involving a forced kiss); references to disordered eating; torture; animal death (on-page); mental illness; and pregnancy. (One POV character is recovering from coerced marriage and SA, and is pregnant as a result. The reader is aware that SA occurred, but there are no explicit on-page depictions of these events.) Contains fade-to-black intimate scenes between consenting love interests.

  • Ruse of Heirs contains violence and death; blood; torture; manipulation; references to domestic and child abuse; and pregnancy. A major POV character experiences signs and symptoms of anxiety. Contains fade-to-black intimate scenes between consenting love interests.

Tropes present throughout The Witness Tree Chronicles books include:

  • Chosen One

  • Insta-Love

  • Tragic Romance

  • Friends to Lovers

  • Arranged Marriage (Magical)

  • Found Family / Chosen Family

  • Marriage for Power/Political Gain

  • Coerced Marriage

  • Broken Magic

  • Throne Stealing

  • Pregnancy

  • Forced Proximity

  • Unlikely Allies to Lovers

  • Secret Marriage

  • Secret Child