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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An intriguing historical novel exploring what happens behind closed doors
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Whoever at Cosmo thought this was if the level of Hilary Mantel skimmed on their reading. It’s pretty good for what it is, but not quite successfully plotted.
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
It’s 1904 in West Yorkshire when Ruby May starts work as a Norland Nanny looking after the four children of Mr and Mrs England. Mr England runs the cotton mill close to their house close to woods, rocky crags streams and moorland.
Gradually, we begin to learn something of Ruby’s troubled childhood as we also begin to appreciate that there are many unanswered questions about the England family too.
I love this book. It’s my second by Stacey Halls and even better in my opinion than The Foundling which I also enjoyed enormously. This is more atmospheric and has a gothic feel to it. There is a sense of menace, tension and mystery that had me hooked. I only started this yesterday, but I was compelled to keep reading! Highly recommended!
Gradually, we begin to learn something of Ruby’s troubled childhood as we also begin to appreciate that there are many unanswered questions about the England family too.
I love this book. It’s my second by Stacey Halls and even better in my opinion than The Foundling which I also enjoyed enormously. This is more atmospheric and has a gothic feel to it. There is a sense of menace, tension and mystery that had me hooked. I only started this yesterday, but I was compelled to keep reading! Highly recommended!