A character recalls accidentally running over a dog with his car in the past. Naomi’s dog Onyx gets lost and is presumed dead for much of the book, but he gets found and returned to her later
An adult character has a sexual encounter with a minor. That same character fantasizes about committing sexual assault on the main character, and briefly attempts to fulfill that fantasy.
Another character engages in an apparently consensual sexual relationship wherein a power dynamic makes consent iffy.
A third character convincingly but falsely claims to have been sexually assaulted.
A character attempts to deny actions they clearly did take. Another character tries to persuade the main character not to believe in supernatural events experienced by the latter.
The main character loses her son to gun violence early in the story. She is later threatened with gun violence. Another character is also threatened. Towards the end of the story, two characters die by gunfire. A police officer is known for having shot someone.