Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

141 reviews

laurenkimoto's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This falls in the niche genre that is “the authors love letter to their mother knowing they may never read it”. 
This book is here for all the female relationships one will have as a child and how these shape you and can almost break you. I am emotionally devastated 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

emfrmc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

lisa00's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

ceilingloft's review against another edition

It's a very well written book but the detailed descriptions of trauma and abuse were too much for me. I can see why people really like the book though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

rayepernsteiner's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

ventellina's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Abortion

tfarfan's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism

themeanfrench's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

ananya2112's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book made me feel things I've never felt before. For a moment, it made me feel like I'm a part of the Carpenter Family, witnessing everything through my own eyes. Miss Betty Carpenter and her story will forever be etched in my soul. Tiffany McDaniel, thank you so much for writing such an exquisite story, sharing the history of your family. I wish Goodreads had an extra star for books like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

rachaelwrites818's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Bullying, Child death, and Drug abuse