The Music of What Happens, Bill Konigsberg 
Book
Romance
Young Adult
Book
Romance
Young Adult
Updated: 25 April 2021
No rape or sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied)
Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing)
Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
Child sexual abuse
Incest
Attempted rape
Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after)
Detailed/vivid description of rape

Description

A male minor is raped by a male adult. The minor does not tell him to stop, he completely panics and all he can do is lay there and not move. In the book, the rapist tells the minor to come to his place. The minor decides against it. He gets upset when about to be very intimate with his now-boyfriend (the rape happened 1-3 months before) and tells him what happened. He talks to him mom too. This was unconsenual sex, with a minor, by someone over the age of 18. The rape has traumatized the victim, and this may be triggering to readers. This is handled sensitively.

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