A Million Junes

Fantasy violence: animals in the throes of death from a fantasy creature, mention of a dead chicken's wrung neck and blood. Lots of pain on the skin described from being covered in a magical white powder, which then turns into blood. Visiting past memories shows a spanking, a heart attack, and a brutal beating that mentions bones crunching, thwacking sounds, eye gouging, and lots of blood. Some scariness from eerie atmospheres, a magical dark force that brings death, ghosts, and characters in peril.

Some kissing and light making out. Narrator June often describes feelings of physical attraction. Teens strip at a swimming hole and see each other naked. Teens mention, usually in a joking way, about ovulating, "boobs," having genitalia, and "boners." Making out on the dance floor and mention that teachers try to break up dancers grinding.

"Ass," "a--hole," "s--t," "d--k" (as insult and body part), "chode," "bitch," "damn," "bulls--t," and one "f---ing."

Older teens sneak liquor from a flask several times. Adults drink wine with dinner and in the evenings. Teen jokes about needing bourbon and about taking LSD. Getting tipsy on champagne as a sophomore remembered. A list of favorite things includes coconut rum and Diet Coke. An adult asks for scotch, taking notes while tasting scotches mentioned. Jell-O shots mentioned as part of the college experience. Spiked punch at a high school dance. No serious consequences shown for drinking. A teen jokes that "lines" in a title refers to cocaine. Cigar and cigarette smoking in the past.