Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Mrs England by Stacey Halls

17 reviews

saraverboom's review against another edition

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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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cloud_kitty_cat's review against another edition

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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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sasisaskia's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.0


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eellww's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.0

I still have questions. I think some ideas were touched upon but then either were never picked up again or not explored fully. 

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kimmag92's review against another edition

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

3.0

Mrs. England centers around Nurse May, who is a recently trained nurse (aka nanny) who is employed by the England family as she chose to not travel to America with her previous family due to unknown reasons.  From the time Nurse May arrives at the England house things are not what they seem as Mrs. England is strangely withdrawn from her children and everyone around her, and Mr. England, a mill owner, is the one essentially running the household.  Strange things occur which led to everyone's secrets being revealed
 
Mrs. England
was just an OK book and I think had it been told from Mrs. England's perspective it would have been a significantly better novel.  As Nurse May is young and doesn't know much about the world she does not clue into certain things so the ending feels a bit Scooby Doo where it's like "aha! this is what has been happening the whole time!".  Also, I thought this book was going to be much more gothic than it was and I think that also would have helped set the mood for the book. 

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emilo's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

this book is mostly atmosphere but it works  

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fluffy1st's review against another edition

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

3.75


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amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-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

3.5


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linkamarisa's review against another edition

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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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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tamara_joy's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0


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