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England, 1549 & King Edward VI has not yet reached his majority being only 11 years old, so Lord Hertford, Edward Seymour, is ruling in the name of the King as the Protector. Tensions between landowners & tenants are rising as the former enclose valuable land meaning that the latter have nowhere for their animals to graze.

@dabbe Thank you so much for the fun gifts to celebrate the completion of the #ShardlakeBR. I loved the books and the discussion with the group!

@dabbe thank you for the mail! This was so so fun to open and explore!!! I love it! Thanks again for hosting this buddy read and introducing me to the series! #shardlakebr

I love the friendship between Shardlake and Guy, as well as, that between Shardlake and Barak. You see the evolution of these friendships during the course of the series.

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Hi, Tagged Shardlakians! Last call: As a thank you for going on this Shardlake journey with me, I have a little token I'd like to mail to you. Whether you finished all books or not, if interested, please fill out the information in the survey link: https://forms.gle/kpRanX93ZQowZKaM9 by this Thursday, 11/6. I will be the only one who sees it.

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The last book in the crime series with Shardlake.

It‘s 1549 and Shardlake is sent to Norwich by Lady Elizabeth to help a distant relative of hers that‘s accused of murdering his wife. So off Shardlake and Nick are to find out what happened.

To be honest, what I remembered from my first reading was the middle part where Shardlake, Nick and Barak are at a camp. I didn‘t remember how they got there and what happened after.

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Thoughts, Shardlakians?

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Thoughts, Shardlakians?

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Thoughts, Shardlakians?

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#tombland

Well, we made it! Boy, was this one intense. Thoughts, Shardlakians?

#FridayHappyReadingHour #HappyFridayDrinks
@kspenmoll (thanks for the tag, m'dear!) 🧡💜💛

My physical therapist upped the ante today, and boy, is my arm sore. Taking it easy with this book on my laptop, a greyhound (to drink), and my pups and me on the couch. I'll probably be in bed by 7 PM. 😂

I loved this final book in the Shardlake series and very sad that there will be no more works from C. J. Sansom. I'll save my thoughts for the upcoming #ShardlakeBR discussion. @dabbe

#52bookclub (explores social class)
#gottacatchemall (cloaks or capes) @PuddleJumper

And I'm done. What a ride! Here's some initial thoughts:
-Love that he explores Kett's rebellion. The history is fascinating.
-It may have been my mood, but I found the slow pace infuriating.
-I did not care for the mystery. At all.
What a series! Thanks for hosting #shardlakeseriesbr, @dabbe

#ShardlakeBR
#tombland

Thanks, Shardlakians, for being so accommodating to everyone. I went for the halfway point to hopefully be fair to all of us. The discussion date over the whole TOME of a book will be on 10/15. I've already read fab reviews of those who finished. Hopefully that will work for everyone. 💛💜🧡

#ShardlakiansBuddyRead @dabbe I finally finished it. Man, I found this book long. I felt sorry for most of the people in this era. I particularly like the end of the book, where the writer explains what really happened and why. As history goes, I don't think I would want to live here at this time, 1540. King Edward was way too young to rule. Therefore, other idiots did so. I felt bad for women in this era as well. @TheAromaofBooks #ISpyBingo

I had quite a bit of driving yesterday to & from family events, so I listened to the last several chapters of this book. This one felt slower than some of the others in the series, but the combination of Shardlake, Nicholas, & Barak gave a great variety of perspectives. I found the English history of the rebellions fascinating while also frustrating. I appreciated the additional historical notes after the story.

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Hi, Shardlakians~
Full disclosure here. I am wwwaaaayyyy far behind! 🤪 I don't know if I'll be finished by 9/30 TBH. I have three options:
1. Still discuss on 9/30--thought the questions might be more open-ended.
2. Postpone discussion until 10/30 (not on Halloween, of course).
3. Finish on your own with no discussion unless you post your own review.
Where are you? What do you want to do? Comment below when you can. 💛💜🧡

I haven‘t made as much reading time for this book as hoped, so I gave in and downloaded the audio. It‘s fine, but when I‘ve read books by an author before, a perfectly good narrator just doesn‘t sound right in my head. I‘m finally far enough in that I‘m getting adjusted and into the story. I started Part 2 today, and it‘s good to see Shardlake meet Barak again.

📷: My #audiowalk with Luthien this evening

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Thanks to all of you who gave me your thoughts. Here are the results! I can't believe we're on the last book! Its is a humdinger!!!

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So sorry I'm late, Shardlakians! I just got home from vacation yesterday? How are we doing on TOMBLAND? And thoughts or comments? I am wwwaaayyy behind, so I have nothing to say except that I hope to be catching up this month! If you're like me, no worries! You're definitely not alone! Next check-in will be 8/31 with a final discussion on 9/30 over the entire book. Have a great week! 🩵💙🩵

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Thanks to all of you who gave me your thoughts. Here are the results! I can't believe we're on the last book! Its is a humdinger!!!

And TGIF!!! 😍

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Hey, Shardlakians~
Maybe I'm in lazy mode because it's the summer, but I have a proposed idea for reading this last book. Please read the two choices above and let me know below which one you would like to do: choice 1 or choice 2. Whoever has the most votes by Sunday, 7/21, wins! I'll then let everyone know. 🤩

It just turn 8 PM in Phoenix, AZ Temps are still above 100º, but the sun is down. Sitting on the couch, ready to catch up with the #ShardlakeBR. Kate almost made it to the couch. She's already hygge-in'.

Have a lovely Sunday, everybody, and kick butt this week! 🩵💙🩵

#hyggehourreadathon
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@julieclair 😘

The #ShardlakeBR is beginning our LAST book in the series. I can't believe it! We'll be on the merry ol' island of England surrounded by water on all sides! It looks like a lot of time will be spent in the Northfolk area, bordering the North Sea on the east. The North Sea reminds me of Wart (King Arthur) learning to fly as a goose (thanks to Merlyn's magic) over the North Sea with Lyo-Lyok. Love that book! 🌊

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Excellent discussion yesterday, Shardlakians! We now approach the last book in the series: TOMBLAND. And it is a major chunkster: 86 chapters and close to 900 pages! That's why we'll read it in three parts; then, the length will be pretty close to what we've been doing all along. Happy reading!

This is C.J. Sansom's last Shardlake novel, so I read it with a heavy heart to begin with. As always there is a mystery involving a distant relative of Anne “Beheaded“ Boleyn, but 80% of the novel (the whole middle part) deals with Kett's Rebellion, a farmers' rebellion in Norfolk (Tombland to be exact) against the upper classes. The history was riveting and (again) had me looking up a bunch of stuff. I'll miss Shardlake's medieval adventures.

At 800p if I'd nodded off in bed rdg this h/back it might have knocked me out but it was worth (albeit it cd have lost 100 pages or so) the heavy lifting. Shardlake is a fave character + here in the reign of Edward VI he is asked by Elizabeth to go to Norwich where her distant relative faces a murder charge. He is drawn into a rebellion (true event) as enclosures are resisted with force. V good story + fascinating history, this is a great series

I really enjoy the Mathew Shardlake books, and recommend Tombland to you. Set in 1549, when King Edward VI, at eleven years old ruled through his Regent, Edward Seymour, (Sommerset). Shardlake, Jack Barak and Nicholas Overton have been tasked by Elizabeth with the defense of a distant kinsman accused of murder. Set during the Kett rebellion the book offers excellent history and wonderful characterizations. A long book, but very worth reading.

I have caught up to the series and there‘s an emptiness I didn‘t expect! Will have to check out his other novels.

This one involves a Boleyn relative being murdered mystery amongst Robert Kett‘s rebellion in Norwich, England (which I had never heard of :( )

This is Tombland Alley in Norwich, England, where this book was set during Elizabethan times.

Check out the wonky window on the building!

This series of doorstop sized books represents historical fiction at its finest.

(From the Visit Norwich Facebook page.)

It‘s already the 8th of January and I‘ve just now finished my first read of 2021, but no wonder—this brick of a book is 800+ pages! This is the 7th of the Matthew Shardlake series and it is another impeccably researched and beautifully told story. An extremely satisfying start to my reading year!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This most recent novel in the Shardlake series is so good!

I was equal parts intrigued, infuriated, and educated.
This takes place during Edward VI‘s reign, in 1549 during the rebellions, at one of the larger camps in Norwich. There were previous characters revisited, new ones introduced, and some truly shocking passages. I also really enjoyed the murder mystery running through the book, and the historical essay at the end :)

#CrimeADay #TBRCrew

Starting my lazy Sunday with a Turkish delight coffee (with hot chocolate), goat yoghurt with strawberries, blueberries, and honey, and more #CrimeADay 🥰

My reading buddy is here too. Prepared to nap the morning away :)

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Not even half way through, and the trial is over and the verdict in!
It will be interesting to see where this goes for the rest of the book ☺️

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Lazy Sunday morning with my reading buddy, catching up on some #CrimeADay #SeriesADay ☺️

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Having a chilled morning with some #CrimeADay

I do really like the Shardlake books, including the political and religious debates! The crime element is always well done too. So far Shardlake has spoken with someone who is about to stand trial for the murder of his wife. But although evidence is stacked against him, it is a very unlikely scenario that he would be the killer. But I can never work out who it will be!

#TBRCrew #DogsOfLitsy

Reading a chapter for #CrimeADay before bed.
In a week I haven‘t made much of a dint yet! But I opted to start my #PLC book at the weekend and got a bit distracted 🤪

#TBRCrew

So I have chosen a book for #CrimeADay

This is a mammoth novel (part of the Shardlake series) which I borrowed from my uncle. So I thought it would be a good place to start!
86 chapters, so may take a while if I only read a chapter a day, but we will see how I get on. Perhaps I will read more than one chapter on a weekend :)

The publisher has the font figured out. Why oh why can‘t they get the size of the book and the same placement on the spine the same? Dang it!!

I love the Shardlake series, and this latest installment is fantastic. It‘s 1549 and Shardlake is asked by Lady Elisabeth to look into a criminal case against a distant relative of hers. This leads Shardlake to Norwich at the brink of the rebellion against the gentry.

Sansom writes so that you‘re right there where everything happens and makes forgotten historic events come alive, like The Kett rebellion.

I can‘t wait for next installment.

A combined #BookReport and #27Hours7Days wrap-up

During the readathon I read for 37 hrs 35 min. This is the first time ever, I‘ve actually managed the goal of a readathon and even surpassed it.

📚 Read a chapter a day for #PotterADay
📚 Finished Me
📚 Read The Missing of Clairdelune
📚 I‘m about halfway into Tombland

🎧 Continued the fifth book in the Department Q series

📚 I didn‘t get to The Starless Sea. There‘s always next week I guess

Thanks for tagging me @Gaylagal2

#Two4Thuesday

1. Gripping (tagged)

2. Yes, I‘ve ordered 4 and 3 have arrived and I‘m a little worried about the 4th. There seems to be some issues with the delivery of English books since the bookstore doesn‘t seem to have them in storage and with everything happening shipping/delivery seem to be difficult. Guess I find out more eventually

If you haven‘t already answered and want to, consider yourself tagged

The books I bought in February. I‘m going to do hauls monthly instead of as I buy them. I hope that in the months where I buy a lot, it will make more of an impact to see them together

The newest Shardlake crime is finally translated into Norwegian 😍 I‘ve been looking forward to this ever since I saw it was out

I‘m going to an event with Olga Tokarczuk in April and I want to read her before that, and the waiting list at the library is insane

Shardlake is still going strong when a lot of series loose their spark for me. I can't wait till the reign of Mary Tudor!

FOURTEEN BOOKS!
-8 books from Jodi Taylor's St. Mary's Chronicles series
-Tombland
-The Best Cook in the World
-The Traveling Cat Chronicles
-The Grace Year
-Spitfire Girls
-Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

#wintergames #tmskellington

The Perfect Gift: finally in paperback so it will match my set of Sansom books. I‘ve been dying to read his latest! What a wonderful Christmas gift from my dear husband! ❤️❤️❤️ And we were just talking about this series!! @Andrew65 @Bookwormjillk @kezzlou85

Some lovely Litten sent me this book for my birthday (I think), but there‘s no card. I‘d love to thank the sender!! I really appreciate the gift! I just don‘t know who sent it. Please let me know if it‘s you.

*Is it you, @EadieB ?