Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

83 reviews

naatz's review

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, Racism, Child abuse, and Self harm

jordyfrombookclub's review

challenging dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Child abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, Child death, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Torture, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

This book barely lets you come up for air. It ties you up with a thin chain of hope and beauty as it drags you rampant abuse and family trauma. Not for the faint of heart (me).

xoxochannychan's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? No

4.0

This book was the darkest I've read in a very long time. I almost had to DNF it. A very difficult read for mature audiences only. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Animal death, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Grief, Murder, Racism, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

jacq_s's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

3.5

Moments of really beautiful writing, but overall very heavy handed with unrealistically profound monologues coming from every character. Horrific accounts of violence/abuse and animal cruelty. Truly loveable characters mixed in with the awful. It stuck with me and will, but felt like the book really beat its message into me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Incest, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abortion and Alcohol

miathorup's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, Blood, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Mental illness, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Rape, and Murder

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

alysereadsbooks's review

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: Sexual assault and Incest

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

Minor: Drug abuse

gettuffstaytuff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Incest, Pregnancy, Death, Suicide, Violence, Abortion, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Death of parent, Classism, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Animal death, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Child death, Gaslighting, Racism, Drug use, Sexism, and Sexual assault

shannonmmay's review

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: Bullying, Rape, Sexual violence, Racism, Self harm, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Blood, Death, Incest, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Child death, Classism, Sexism, Animal death, and Child abuse

escsteger's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book ripped my heart into a million pieces and it also is just divinely beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Incest, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Outing, Rape, Animal cruelty, and Sexism

Moderate: Drug abuse