Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Mrs England by Stacey Halls

7 reviews

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

eellww's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Bullying, Abandonment, Infidelity, Classism, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Sexism, Classism, Bullying, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

reading_ladies_blog's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Grief, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

kyahs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Grief

emmasanderson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

maddy_sofie's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt