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cindyc 's review for:
Mrs England
by Stacey Halls
3,5 stars
The book didn’t grip me as quickly as I had assumed and hoped it would. The first part felt like it dragged a bit because of that, I didn’t always feel like picking up the book and continue reading. That being said, I loved the dark atmosphere of the Yorkshire moors and the stately home of the Englands. The scene describing how Nurse May arrives at the house sets the tone immediately.
The pacing issues I had disappeared once the mystery got a bit more pronounced and the events revealing bits of the secrets started following each other more quickly. I was hooked and wanted to know all the sordid details of what was going on in the England household, as well as Nurse May’s own secrets.
In the end I was a bit let down by the revelations. Although all loose ends were tied nicely at the end of the book, I had expected something… more.
I have to admit though that the very last sentence in the book threw me off and made me re-evaluate the entire book, so kudos for that!
The book didn’t grip me as quickly as I had assumed and hoped it would. The first part felt like it dragged a bit because of that, I didn’t always feel like picking up the book and continue reading. That being said, I loved the dark atmosphere of the Yorkshire moors and the stately home of the Englands. The scene describing how Nurse May arrives at the house sets the tone immediately.
The pacing issues I had disappeared once the mystery got a bit more pronounced and the events revealing bits of the secrets started following each other more quickly. I was hooked and wanted to know all the sordid details of what was going on in the England household, as well as Nurse May’s own secrets.
In the end I was a bit let down by the revelations. Although all loose ends were tied nicely at the end of the book, I had expected something… more.
I have to admit though that the very last sentence in the book threw me off and made me re-evaluate the entire book, so kudos for that!