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Task #20: Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
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I loved this very much. The second book felt like it was mostly about being at court, but the first book and this one felt more like they were about the actual man Cromwell. It's interesting and beautiful, and she sets up his downfall delicately.
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It’s been a long eight years since Bring Up the Bodies was released. It was certainly worth the wait. Amazing. This book perfectly pairs with Wolf Hall in writing and character development, with the second volume a more spare link between the two. I loved how new dimensions of Cromwell’s history and character are revealed to show him in a more morally ambiguous light. His capacity for ruthlessness, evident even as a child, show him to be something other then the Renaissance man portrayed in the
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