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Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

169 reviews

mbrunner's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

b00ksb4ppl's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

cozyfantasyfaetay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Alcohol

andrearenee42's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

Beautiful love story to family with beautiful writing, but read the content warnings 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

very graphic depiction of animal torture, specifically kittens

strawberry_seagull's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book is written beautifully. It is a fairly simple read, yet it is still chock-full of story and metaphors. My only hesitation with recommending this book to others is the amount of content warnings (which I will list). There are a LOT of different triggering scenes that are extremely graphic. However, despite the high intensity of the novel, I did thoroughly enjoy it. The characters are lovable and the stories they tell can resonate with anyone, even if someone hasn’t experienced the same issues the Carpenters have. My personal favorite dynamic was between Landon and Betty because I was able to see my dad and I in their father-daughter relationship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Violence, and Pregnancy

kridenour's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

I would bargain that Betty will remain to be the best book I've read all of 2024. I can't help but fall in love with stories that are so drenched in the little section of the Appalachian region that I was raised in and get to call home. Despite being set in the past, I saw so much of why I love this place and so much of why I want better for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Abortion, and Death of parent

angrylittlegartho's review against another edition

Was unaware of the content and hadn't seen trigger warnings prior to starting the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Classism

mountainfawn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

faythfarrar's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Self harm

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail