"Moore's writing is so emotional and immersive" - Alice Oseman, author of Heartstopper.
An unflinching verse novel about a teenage boy who is sexually assaulted in an attack he struggles to remember.
17-year-old Jay wakes up in a park, battered and confused and unable to remember what happened the night before. But he has his suspicions. His best friend takes him to the hospital, and Jay is referred
to the sexual assault unit. At first Jay refuses to believe that he was raped. However soon Jay becomes overwhelmed when the weight of what has happened starts to dawn on him. He wants answers, and his search leads him down a dark and dangerous path. When Jay attends group counselling sessions, he meets Rain, who encourages Jay in his quest for justice. Could his exboyfriend, Jackson be involved?
Trigger, by award-winning C.G. Moore, is an unflinching novel written in verse about a teenage boy who is sexually assaulted in an attack he struggles to remember. Drawing on the author’s own experience of trauma and recovery, this is a personal, powerful account exploring male-on-male assault and explores questions of memory loss, self-doubt and self-acceptance experienced by victims of sexual assault.
Tackling the tough topic of male-on-male assault, an underexplored issue, Trigger makes an invaluable contribution to YA discourse around sexual assault and trauma. The author added, “Trigger is inspired by my own personal experiences with sexual assault, and those of friends. It’s deeply important to me and I hope that telling this story will enable more open discussions around consent.”