Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

265 reviews

naatz's review

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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).

fraggle1982's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense 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: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

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

pandaamy's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug abuse

airr's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

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

Moderate: Abortion and Alcohol

madisone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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 death, Child death, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

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

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