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Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4)

C.J. Sansom

Start date: January 15, 2024

Finish date: February 6, 2024

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Why we're reading this: Next in this acclaimed series set in Tudor times
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Dec 11, 2016 Pages rated it liked it · review of another edition

It's taken me a very long time to finish this book. I lost interest about two hundred pages from the end. Dissolution is my favourite so far, then Dark Fire, Sovereign and then this.

It's magnificently written, the history so detailed but there just a lot of everything and it felt too much. I just wanted to unravel the mystery but by the time I did- I lost momentum.

I still want to continue to read on in the series some day. ...more

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Aug 02, 2019 Jen rated it really liked it

4.5⭐
A medieval serial killer on the loose? I'm in!
Another hugely enjoyable adventure with Matthew Shardlake caught up in the capture of a killer who strikes close to home. Liked the plot and the characters and well written - all in all a good read. ...more

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Jan 23, 2024 Sandy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-detective-grp, mystery-historical, rread-2024

A wonderful series and I always learn about life in the Tudor era. The arc of this book was depressing, not only because of the violent murders, but because we have not advanced much in our religious tolerance. Shardlake remains a bright light.

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