Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Mrs England by Stacey Halls

20 reviews

tamara_joy's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Confinement

wardpr's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Self harm

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

 Mrs England gave me Jane Eyre vibes with its gothic atmosphere and nanny arriving at an isolated house and the lady of the house behaving oddly opening. I enjoyed Ruby as a main character and appreciated the ratcheting tensions and shifting allegiances as she discovers more about what is happening in the England’s home. Hall brought both the Yorkshire countryside, the mill town and Hardcastle House vividly to life. Women faced many difficulties in Edwardian England, and Hall starkly depicts some of them in this story.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

valinorqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The best book I've read in years. I found myself putting down the book at the end of a chapter and staring off into space, trying to piece the puzzle together.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

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

monicashappybooks's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

laurasometimesreads's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

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

saestrah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

After trying to push myself through some less-enjoyable books, Stacey Hall's Mrs England was refreshingly easy to sink into. The narrative is easy to follow, and the protagonist Ruby is relatably a little awkward around adults and focused on her work. It's quickly revealed that there is more to the England family than Ruby expected, and the reader is taken through twists and turns as you try to decipher which characters to trust. Without revealing any spoilers, the ending is satisfying and the book as a whole is well worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

darcyjanea's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Misogyny