Tag Archives: Hospitalisation

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of hospitals and hospitalisation, including involuntary hospitalisation.

See also Psychiatric hospitalisation.

10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall

Sam Becker loves―or, okay, likes―his job. Sure, managing a bed and bath retailer isn’t exactly glamorous, but it’s good work and he gets on well with the band of misfits who keep the store running. He could see himself being content here for the long haul. Too bad, then, that the owner is an infuriating git. Jonathan Forest should never have hired Sam. It was a sentimental decision, and Jonathan didn’t get where he is by following his heart. Determined to set things right, Jonathan orders Sam down to London for a difficult talk, only for a panicking Sam to trip, bump.. Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Hospitalisation for concussion, on-page
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of parent in a car accident recounted

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Misogyny
  • Child abuse & neglect including emotional abuse and gaslighting
  • Divorce and parental divorce
  • Cheating
  • Parent with alcoholism
  • Social anxiety
  • Disordered eating
  • Postpartum depression
  • Forced institutionalisation
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Suicide of a grandmother from a gunshot
  • Alcohol consumption & abuse
  • Recreational drug use
  • Pregnancy and childbirth mentioned
  • Abortion & miscarriage
  • Hospitalisation of a sibling for a lawn mowing accident mentioned
  • Physical injuries mentioned
  • Death of a grandmother from drowning
  • Car accident

The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

Chrissie is eight and she has a secret: she has just killed a boy. The feeling made her belly fizz like soda pop. Her playmates are tearful and their mothers are terrified, keeping them locked indoors. But Chrissie rules the roost — she’s the best at wall-walking, she knows how to get free candy, and now she has a feeling of power that she never gets at home, where food is scarce and attention scarcer. Twenty years later, adult Chrissie is living in hiding under a changed name. A single mother, all she wants is for her daughter to have the childhood she herself was denied. That’s why the threatening phone calls are so terrifying. People are… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Emotional child abuse & neglect
  • Domestic abuse
  • Hospitalisation
  • Emesis
  • Murder
  • Poisoning
  • Death of a child
  • Incarceration

This Time It’s Real by Ann Liang

When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes viral, her entire life changes overnight. Now she has the approval of her classmates at her new international school in Beijing, a career-launching internship opportunity at her favorite magazine…and a massive secret to keep.

Eliza made her essay up. She’s never been in a relationship before, let alone in love. All good writing is lying, right?.. Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Racism
  • Hospitalisation for physical injury recounted
  • Bullying

The After Party by AC Arthur

Three women form an unbreakable bond in a sexy, suspenseful, and adventurous novel about empowerment and sisterhood through thick and thin. Venus McGee, Draya Carter, and Jackie Benson are coworkers with a lot in common. They’re smart, independent, driven, and deserving of recognition, certainly more than they’ve been handed by a demoralizing boss. He’s the topic of conversation at their impromptu get-together after the company holiday party, where the threesome fantasizes about a life without him. There has to be an alternative to taking a deep breath and sucking it up. There is… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Disownment mentioned
  • Sexual assault
  • Sexual & workplace harassment
  • Infidelity
  • Hospitalisation
  • Death of a sibling from a drug overdose
  • Murder, off-page
  • Car accident
  • Stalking

Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez

As a Latinx woman, Roxanne Medina has conquered small-town bullies, Ivy League snobs and boardrooms full of men. She’s earned the right to mother a princess and feel a little less lonely at the top. The offer she’s made is more than generous, and when the contract’s fulfilled, they’ll both walk away with everything they’ve ever wanted. Príncipe Mateo Ferdinand Juan Carlos de Esperanza y Santos is one of the top winegrowers in the world, and he’s not marrying and having a baby with a stranger. Even if the millions she’s offering could save his once-legendary wine-producing principality. But the successful, single-minded beauty uses a… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Child neglect discussed
  • Dubious consent scenario, on-page
  • Hospitalisation & surgery for injuries sustained during a car accident (secondary character)

Spencer Cohen, Book Three by N. R. Walker

Learning to be in a committed relationship has been easy for Spencer. In fact, too easy. Andrew has fit into his life seamlessly. Spencer’s let go of his insecurities and hang-ups, and he and Andrew are enjoying where things are headed.

Learning to be in a committed relationship has been easy for Spencer. In fact, too easy. Andrew has fit into his life seamlessly. Spencer’s let go of his insecurities and hang-ups, and he and Andrew are enjoying where things are headed… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Suicide mentioned
  • Anaphylactic shock
  • Hospitalisation

Miles Morales: Stranger Tides by Justin A Reynolds and Pablo Leon

Miles Morales has just about gotten used to this being Spider-Man thing. Keeping Brooklyn safe, taking down bad guys, and finishing his homework―he’s got this! But when Spider-Man is invited to a launch for a brand-new video game, things go sideways fast. Anyone who plays the game is frozen, and it’s all because of a villain named the Stranger. He’s judged humanity and found it lacking, and his idea of justice is extreme. Left with the fate of the world in his hands, and the clock is ticking on Miles. Can he turn old foes to friends and find the answers he needs in time?

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Hospitalisation of an uncle

New Adult by Timothy Janovsky

Twenty-three-year-old Nolan Baker wants it all by the time he’s thirty. Too bad he’s single, barely able to cover his own expenses, and still paying his dues at a prominent NYC comedy club. When faced with his perfect sister’s wedding, Nolan takes it as a wakeup call. It’s time to quit comedy and make good on his practical dreams—most importantly, asking Drew Techler, his best friend, to be his date. But right as Nolan is about to give it all up, he’s asked to fill a last-minute spot for a famous comedian. Score! He crushes his set, but stands Drew up, misses his sister’s big day, and… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Parental abandonment recounted
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Drug use
  • Parent with Alzheimer’s
  • Hospitalisation
  • Death of a parent recounted, off-page

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite

You might ask the obvious question: What do I, a seventeen-year-old Haitian American from Miami with way too little life experience, have to say about anything?
Actually, a lot.
Thanks to “the incident” (don’t ask), I’m spending the next two months doing what my school is calling a “spring volunteer immersion project.” It’s definitely no vacation. I’m toiling away under the ever-watchful eyes of Tati Estelle at her new nonprofit. And my lean-in queen of a mother is even here to make sure I do things right… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Colourism
  • Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Miscarriage
  • Smoking
  • Blood depiction
  • Hospitalisation
  • Emesis
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a child
  • Death of a parent mentioned
  • Car accident mentioned
  • Animal death, on-page
  • Slavery & colonialism mentioned