Tag Archives: Weight Loss & Gain

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of weight loss & gain‎.

See also Eating disorders, Disordered food & weight thoughts, and Physical illness & injury.

Bend Toward the Sun by Jen Devon

Bend Toward the Sun by Jen Devon

Rowan McKinnon doesn’t believe in love. With a botany PhD, two best friends who embrace her social quirkiness, and some occasional no-strings sex, she has everything she needs. But she hides deep wounds from the past—from a negligent mother, and a fiancé who treated her like a pawn in a game. When an academic setback leads Rowan to take on the restoration of an abandoned vineyard, she relishes the opportunity to restore the grapes to their former glory… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child neglect & abandonment recounted
  • Emotionally abusive relationship recounted
  • Cheating recounted*
  • Divorce
  • Depression
  • Anxiety & panic attacks
  • Sibling with a chronic leg injury sustained during a car accident
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Smoking mentioned
  • Death of a grandmother recounted
  • Weight loss recounted

* Context : The heroine broke up with her ex-fiancé when she realised he was married with kids.

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When We Collided by Emery Lord 

When We Collided by Emery Lord 

We are seventeen and shattered and still dancing. We have messy, throbbing hearts, and we are stronger than anyone could ever know…

Jonah never thought a girl like Vivi would come along. Vivi didn’t know Jonah would light up her world. Neither of them expected a summer like this…a summer that would rewrite their futures.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Ableism & ableist language
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Panic attacks
  • Suicide discussed
  • Self harm mentioned
  • Weight loss discussed
  • Psychiatric hospitalisation
  • Death of a parent from a heart attack
  • Death of a relative from a car accident
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The Dare by Elle Kennedy

College was supposed to be my chance to get over my ugly-duckling complex and spread my wings. Instead, I wound up in a sorority full of mean girls. I already have a hard time fitting in, so when my Kappa Chi sisters issue the challenge, I can’t say no. The dare: seduce the hottest new hockey player in the junior class. Conor Edwards is a regular at Greek Row parties…and in Greek Row sorority beds. He’s the one you fall for before you learn that guys like him don’t give girls like me a second glance. Except Mr. Popular throws me for a loop—rather than laughing in my face, he does me a solid by letting me take him upstairs to pretend… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Body-shaming & weight gain discussed
  • Homophobia discussed
  • Blackmail & revenge pornography
  • Bullying