Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Mrs England by Stacey Halls

20 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

---

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

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

---

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!

---

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

---

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

---

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

theblondebird's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

---

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. 

---

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

kimmag92's review against another edition

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. 

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Gaslighting and Mental illness

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

kimseokjinschild's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

It incorporates history with a fictional storyline, creates a sense of mystery to what is happening in the England household as well as going into detail about main characters background.

However the book took a while to reach the climax, it sometimes became slow paced. It almost felt like nothing occurred for the first half of the book, I wish there was more build up.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse