Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

135 reviews

jordynkw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

mald626's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

alysereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

I loved this book. Heartbreaking and devastating but rich. I loved to learn about the perspective of Indigenous people and generational trauma. **Check trigger warnings before reading***

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug abuse

strangie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

apsharpley's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Grief

julieames's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

heartbreaking and beautifully written 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

shannonmmay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

ladystardust1979's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

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

katebrownreads's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol