Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Mrs England by Stacey Halls

25 reviews

emma_sky's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Terminal illness

liv83's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

emilylovesgoodbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

wallflovver's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

if stacy halls has one fan, it's me

i just find her books so easy to consume, i love the historical aspects, i love the characters she writes and i love the way she builds atmosphere

i read mrs england in autumn, the second half of the book, i sat by the window during a storm and it has been the perfect setting

i worked out the main twist myself before the big reveal, i truly enjoyed piecing the mystery together. especially since ruby is an unreliable narrator, you have to pick up on the clues and secrets throughout the story yourself 

as with her other books, i feel the pacing gets a lot quicker in the final third but i wouldn't say it seems overly rushed

i just really enjoyed this read! can't wait for her next book honestly, i will keep coming back to her writing!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

saraverboom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

cloud_kitty_cat's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

elviolet's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

theblondebird's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Grief

totallytasha's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Confinement and Forced institutionalization

mattypallett's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

An easy and captivating read. However I also felt slightly underwhelmed by the conclusion of the book - to me, the beginning and the end of the book felt like two different stories. It made me think I was going to get a book about some great mystery or scheme, but the ‘reveal’ was pretty tame & predictable. Perhaps the signposting was a little too overt - but it’s a difficult thing to get right; to make a ‘reveal’ make sense and not appear out-of-nowhere, without making it too apparent what would happen. 

Feel like we definitely should’ve gotten a more emotional and less abrupt parting for the characters too.

Saying all of that, I enjoyed Ruby as a character very much & I thought the writing style was the perfect level of descriptive and detailed without getting tedious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death