Tag Archives: Eating Disorders

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia and AFRID; as well as all warnings related to disordered weight & body thoughts.

For body image issues, see Fatphobia & body shaming, Emesis, and Weight loss & gain. See Institutionalisation for psychiatric hospitalisation and treatment centres. Suicide, Self-harm, and Medical treatment may be relevant. See also Anxiety, OCD, and PTSD & trauma.

White Stag by Kara Barbieri

As the last child in a family of daughters, seventeen-year-old Janneke was raised to be the male heir. While her sisters were becoming wives and mothers, she was taught to hunt, track, and fight. On the day her village was burned to the ground, Janneke—as the only survivor—was taken captive by the malicious Lydian and eventually sent to work for his nephew Soren. Janneke’s survival in the court of merciless monsters has come at the cost of her connection to the human world. And when the Goblin King’s death ignites an ancient hunt for the next king, Soren senses… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Slavery
Rape recounted
Eating disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSDF)
Panic attacks
Blood & gore depiction including body mutilation
Murder & attempted murder
Sword violence & stabbing
Torture recounted
Kidnapping & captivity recounted
Animal death & hunting (theme)

Misdirection by Gregory Ashe

Misdirection by Gregory Ashe

When a rising star in the state senate asks Shaw Aldrich and North McKinney to transport her son, Flip, to and from his drug testing appointments, they’re not happy—they don’t do babysitting jobs. Arriving at the boy’s dorm room, though, they discover that the door has been forced and that Flip has disappeared, and rumours of strange men on campus suggest that something seriously bad has happened. The students and staff at the ritzy private school have plenty to tell about Flip, but the deeper North and Shaw dig, the less they understand what might have happened to the boy… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Statutory rape
Emotional & physical abuse mentioned
Bulimia mentioned
Blackmail
Murder
Fire & destruction of property in a house fire

Backlash by Kathleen Glasgow

Backlash by Kathleen Glasgow

Lara just got told off on Facebook. She thought that Christian liked her, that he was finally going to ask her to his school’s homecoming dance. They’ve been talking online for weeks, so what’s with the sudden change? And where does he get off saying horrible things on her wall? Even worse–are they true?

It’s been a long time since Lara’s felt this bad, this depressed, this ugly. She’s worked really hard to become pretty and happy – and make new friends after what happened in middle school… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Eating disorder
Emesis

Thanks, Carissa, For Ruining My Life by Dallas Woodburn

Thanks, Carissa, For Ruining My Life by Dallas Woodburn

Brad is ready for a perfect senior year: he has a seat at the popular lunch table, a gig co-hosting the school’s morning announcements, and a gorgeous girlfriend. But when Carissa breaks up with Brad, his carefully constructed life comes crashing down. Convinced everything would be perfect if only Carissa would take him back, Brad creates a “self-improvement plan” and vows to re-win her heart. Rose wishes she were having a normal senior year like everyone else, but leave it to her twin sister… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia
Disordered eating
Parent with cancer
Death of a friend mentioned

White Ivy by Susie Yang

White Ivy by Susie Yang

Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar—but you’d never know it by looking at her. Raised outside of Boston, she is taught how to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops by her immigrant grandmother. Thieving allows Ivy to accumulate the trappings of a suburban teen—and, most importantly, to attract the attention of Gideon Speyer, the golden boy of a wealthy political family. But when Ivy’s mother discovers her trespasses, punishment is swift and Ivy is sent to China, where her dream instantly evaporates. Years later, Ivy has grown into a poised yet restless young… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Fatmisia & body shaming
Classism
Cheating
Dubious consent scenario*
Eating disorder
Suicidal ideation
Alcohol consumption
Smoking
Cancer
Murder
Bullying

* Context : Characters have sex while drunk.

When We Are Invisible by Claire Zorn

When We Are Invisible by Claire Zorn

In the midst of a nuclear winter, Lucy, Fin and Max flee the chaos of Sydney with blood on their clothes, a gun and handwritten directions to safety. When they reach Wattlewood, it seems like their struggle to survive might be over. There is food, warmth and adults in charge. So why can’t Lucy shake the feeling they’re still in danger? Lucy’s survived the apocalypse, but can she escape a more insidious threat?

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape, off-page
Eating disorders
Nuclear disaster

Swan Peak by LB Alexander

Swan Peak by L.B. Alexander

The Wolfe is hungry for more…

Entranced by the exquisite delights introduced to her by William Wolfe, April Ekdahl eagerly joins him on a luxurious winter holiday at his alpine estate.

But as she opens her mind to unfathomable new experiences, April finds her heart aching as deep fractures in her prince’s façade are revealed. Despite the demons that still haunt her, William accepts her.

But will he allow her to embrace his darkness in return?

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape mentioned
Eating disorder (anorexia nervosa)
Anxiety

Swan Lake by LB Alexander

Swan Lake by L.B. Alexander

Doubts and fears of her own making have kept April a prisoner of her mind for far too long. Her promising ballet career was halted after a violent attack, forcing her into a rehabilitation facility to cope with her crushing emotional pain. Now, eager for a fresh start, she battles to hide her daily struggles under an ill-fitting mask of control.

Until she meets William. Underneath his intoxicating guidance, April explores exquisite freedoms that unlock a powerful side of herself she never knew existed. But the handsome billionaire has a dark side of his own, and may not be the modern-day prince the world believes him to be. Plagued by labels of both good and evil, will he be her salvation? Or her ultimate undoing?

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape mentioned
Sexual assault mentioned
Eating disorder (anorexia nervosa)
Suicide
Suicidal ideation
Bullying

Eater of Lives by Jordan Hawk

Eater of Lives by Jordan L. Hawk

When a supernatural killer is implicated in a string of cannibalistic murders, federal exorcist John Starkweather must track the demon down with the help of his live-in lover, Caleb Jansen. Caleb is possessed by Gray, a vampire spirit who is a natural demon hunter.

Caleb’s desire to find the killer is tempered by the knowledge his own time is running out. If John can’t successfully figure out how to exorcise Gray before forty days are up, the possession becomes permanent.

When John’s ex shows up, looking for a place to stay while visiting the city on business, tensions mount even higher. Lines are drawn and Caleb learns some decisions, once made, can never be changed.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings:

Eating disorder
Cannibalism, on-page

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

All Lina wanted was to be desired. How did she end up in a marriage with two children and a husband who wouldn’t touch her?

All Maggie wanted was to be understood. How did she end up in a relationship with her teacher and then in court, a hated pariah in her small town?

All Sloane wanted was to be admired. How did she end up a sexual object of men, including her husband, who liked to watch her have sex with other men and women?

Three Women is a record of unmet needs, unspoken thoughts, disappointments, hopes and unrelenting obsessions.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia
Slut-shaming
Rape
Statutory rape
Eating disorder (anorexia)
Suicide mentioned