AY good beta reader can help you catch the things that are easy to miss when you've been staring at your own story for months—unclear plot points, weak character motivations, pacing issues, inconsistentour manuscript doesn’t just need readers. It needs the right reader.
The “still figuring out my hair,” “haven’t found my style,” “summer humidity betrayed me” era. By the time the yearbook comes out in June, more than half the students look completely different.