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Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

69 reviews

bookishfaye's review

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

This is one of those books that feels too personal and real to give any sort of rating too; it simply transcends that. This book will stay with me forever, & has absolutely split me in two, while being a strange comfort simultaneously. If you are going to pick this up, know it represents highly triggering content to the extremes constantly, and is in no way shape or form an “easy,” or “light” read. It’s tough as nails, just like Betty 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, Rape, Racism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Sexism, Self harm, Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs

a_dot_phil's review

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Absolutely not. How is this book rated so high? Trauma after trauma with every single trigger warning imaginable.  I started skimming after

the cat and kitten chapter bc what the actual fvck. The animal abuse added absolutely nothing to the plot.

I have no idea what the message or purpose of this books was, and I regret finishing it.  Two stars because of Landon and some of the Cherokee messaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Animal cruelty, Child death, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Hate crime, and Suicide

solasuaine's review

emotional hopeful sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Murder, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Drug use, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Bullying, Child death, Addiction, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicide

charrrchar's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Rape, Mental illness, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Grief, Animal death, Violence, Self harm, Abortion, Addiction, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Bullying

jbry44's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Animal death, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Incest, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

kdipreta421's review

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.75

This was an amazing read. Tugged on my heart strings for sure! The author does a great job of making you love Betty’s father and *most* of her siblings. Betty is a strong girl with a fierce love inside her for those she cares about. Highly recommend this read if you want something that makes you mad, sad, sometimes nostalgic, and sometimes laugh! I listened to it and the narrator is incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Death, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Child death

kaidenxo's review

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

jazminrice's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Incest, Self harm, Child death, Abortion, Pedophilia, Death, Rape, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Suicide, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Grief, Death of parent, and Bullying

floppyleaves's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Rape, Incest, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, Self harm, Grief, Animal cruelty, Racism, Violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Death of parent, Colonisation, Bullying, Animal death, and Abortion

Moderate: Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Body shaming

helloitsjulz's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.75

This book was almost perfect, and I believe it will become a modern classic. I think it needed an editor in a few parts - the bible versus and the newspaper didn't work for me. I also felt that there were a few times where McDaniel qualified the absolute bombs she was dropping. Say it with your chest!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Child abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Self harm, Blood, Drug abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, and Misogyny