My plans for hygge hour tonight: cuddle with Em & Poe on the couch,read the tagged book,munch on ginger cookies, drink tea. So relaxing.
My plans for hygge hour tonight: cuddle with Em & Poe on the couch,read the tagged book,munch on ginger cookies, drink tea. So relaxing.
Saturday morning coffee and a book. Just starting chapter 3 & I am already hooked!
This might be plot-driven story but at least a main character was intriguing. And I actually would love to see some secondary characters again in this series.
Atmosphere, setting & era were something fabulous. I really loved the historical references! The first 50 % was a bit slow, after that point things started to feel more intriguing.
I have told through #LitsyLove how I was planning to read this and I did it 😂 #serieslove2024 #ShardlakeBR
1537, not long after Anne Boleyn‘s beheading, the dissolution of the monasteries are in full swing. During this turmoil, Matthew Shardlake is called to Cromwell, and is given the task of looking into the murder of one of Shardlake‘s colleagues in the monastery in Scarnsea. Who is the murder when everyone seems suspicious?
I‘ve already read all the books in this series so this was a reread, and it was weird reading a book to know you love, but
Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8688182-dissolution
Read 29th June - 31st July 2024
3⭐
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P.S. to all: sorry for the “cite examples“ part in this question. I found it in a study guide for students taking a Tudor history class and forgot to take off that part when I was posting late last night. Note to self: never post when half asleep!
I repasted without that obnoxious part. So sorry again. 😔
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Pretty much the same results. Top two books from January-June: THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and REBECCA.
Top July book: DISSOLUTION.
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Overall book from January-June: THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES ... #surprisesurprise #sherlocked
July pick: DISSOLUTION by C.J. Sansom.
Can't wait to see how the rest of the year unfolds. 😊
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Hi, Shardlakians~
4 days until our final discussion of DISSOLUTION.
Are you as excited as I am? see y'all on 7/31!
Via @dabbe
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Hi, Shardlakians~
4 days until our final discussion of DISSOLUTION. Are you as excited as I am? see y'all on 7/31! 🤩
The first in the Matthew Shardlake series (#SeriesLove2024) finished for #ShardlakeBR. This was great. I enjoyed being in the Tudor world and getting to know Matthew. This was well written and atmospheric. I look forward to our discussion at the end of the month.
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Not only did I forget “whodunnit“, but I forgot a LOT in this novel! My rereading is in honor of C.J. Sansom, the brilliant creator of this series, who passed away recently from cancer. Matthew Shardlake is not only our brilliant “detective,“ but he is a gloriously flawed man whose Reformation beliefs bring him to his knees in this compelling Tudor-time mystery. I did remember how much I love these books!
I just finished this one today. I love this Era. The deception is very high in this age. I didn't know who had done it until the end. I can't wait for the discussion on the 31st of this month with #Shardlakians #ShardlakeBR @dabbe Bingo spots for #ISpyBingoApril and #NSR24
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I really enjoyed this first in the Shardlake series. I‘m fascinated by the Tudor era, and Sansom captures so much about the corruption from both sides during the dissolution of the Catholic monasteries in Henry VIII‘d reign. I liked Shardlake, whose hard attitude helps his methodical mind process information. A great mystery too! #ShardlakeBR #CatsOfLitsy #Vladimir #Zeke
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I'll post my review after our discussion on 7/31. Can't wait, Shardlakians! 🤩 #ShardlakeBR
I'll save most of my thoughts for the #shardlakeseriesbr discussion, but I really liked this book. It was refreshing to read something about this era that wasn't focused on royalty. I'm looking forward to the next in the series! #shardlakebr
I think I can appreciate this first book more on a reread because I know how the character of Shardlake continues to develop through the series. I also really enjoy the variety of unique characters. I knew about Henry VIII‘s break with the pope to form the Church of England, but it wasn‘t until I read this series that I better understood the conflict this created. I thoroughly enjoyed this reread and am looking forward to continuing the series.
Preparing for #hyggehour in Michigan. I spent most of the day in the car, so it's a welcome respite. 💙💖💙
I enjoyed a little hammock reading with the pets this evening and looked up a few words from this book as I did. I really like the sound and meaning of this one.
susurration: (noun) whispering or rustling
#WeirdWords #WeirdWordWednesday #ShardlakeBR #ShardlakeSeriesBR #HammockReading
As a series opener, this novel isn‘t too bad. I‘m just not sure, this close to completing it, if I liked the Shardlake character enough, though. Despite the casual pacing, it is an easy enough read, but I didn‘t get enough immersion into the period from the writing alone, feeling I did a lot of the visualisation work myself. I wasn‘t wholly convinced by the whodunit denouement either. Good, but not amazing, although I sense the series grows.
Sunday morning book & breakfast is Dissolution. I‘ve been so busy through June that I just got to read chapter 1 last night. I‘m so looking forward to rereading the early books and finishing the series.
#BookAndBreakfast #Reread #ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR
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Thoughts, Shardlakians?
#ShardlakeSeriesBR @dabbe
Thoughts, Shardlakians?
#ShardlakeSeriesBR @dabbe
Thoughts, Shardlakians?
#ShardlakeBR @dabbe
Thoughts, Shardlakians?
repost for @dabbe
10 days until our first discussion, #Shardlakians! I am thoroughly enjoying this reread; I had forgotten so much, so it feels like a new read with a character that I deeply love. Hope you're enjoying it, too!
original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2746222
10 days until our first discussion, #Shardlakians! I am thoroughly enjoying this reread; I had forgotten so much, so it feels like a new read with a character that I deeply love. Hope you're enjoying it, too! @LitsyEvents
Another series started, and I loved it! I didn't get the culprits in this one, and looking forward to reading the next one.
#52bookclub24 #roadcycling #arevengestory
#pop24 #abookthatwasturnedintoamusical (well, it may have helped write Six!)
#aty24 #abookbyanauthorknownbytheirinitials
Just started this one for #shardlakeBR and think this “hidden gem” sticker on the spine bodes well for the experience! Two chapters in and so far I agree! @dabbe
#WondrousWednesday. Thx for the tag @Eggs and @dabbe
1. I don't have a favorite book
2. In Williamsburg with family this week.
3. Family
Make a great day everyone 😊
Family vacation in Williamsburg VA. Brought tagged book for reading, when I can😊
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(Photo courtesy of trip savvy)
Make a great day everyone 😊
From @dabbe :
I have a schedule for all of us! It can easily be changed too! Discussions twice for each book….and thrice for the last #chunkster
First discussion:6/30/24 over the first half of Dissolution.
original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2738219
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@dabbe
Hello, Dissolute Readers (thanks for the name for the 1st book, @kwmg40 🤩)!
I have a schedule for all of us! It can easily be changed, too, if we need to. Discussions twice for each book (because they are quite detailed), and thrice for the last #chunkster!
1st discussion: 6/30/24 over the 1st half of DISSOLUTION. Can't wait!
Schedule link: https://bit.ly/3KhKlIP
@dabbe is organizing the #shardlakeseriesbr for anyone interested.
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2736365
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Hi, everyone. I've begun putting together a buddy read for C.J. Sansom's Shardlake series (he passed away in April). There are 7 novels with an average page count of 660. 😳 I need some input. Does reading a book a month seem feasible? Or every 2 months? Or any other ideas? I'd like to keep this as low-key as possible with a Q&A session at the end of the month(s). Thoughts?
Tagging those who were interested; all are welcome! 😀
repost for @dabbe
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Just gauging some interest. I hope more of you will want to join them and me in reading/rereading this fabulous historical mystery series. We'll start on June 1st, and more info will follow if enough people are interested. 🤗
original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2729774
#buddyread
Adding another #SeriesLove2024 to my May reading - at times I do get my story lines crossed (so many quaint villages, close knit neighbors and mysterious deaths to keep track of 😉)
Make a great day everyone 🌞
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Just gauging some interest. I'm tagging people who responded to my post yesterday re: Sansom's passing, and I hope more of you will want to join them and me in reading/rereading this fabulous historical mystery series. We'll start on June 1st, and more info will follow if enough people are interested. 🤗
Thank you CJ Sansom for the great Shardlake series that I enjoyed very much! So sad to hear that your earthly journey has ended 😢 Rest in Peace
I am devastated that C.J. Sansom has died. He was the author of my 2nd favorite detective series featuring Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer in the era of the Tudors who suffers from kyphosis. I can't imagine not having another Shardlake mystery. I think I'm going to need to revisit all 7 of his novels. Anyone care to join me?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/29/cj-sansom-author-of-the-shardlake-...
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If a Matthew Shardlake book comes out, I get it, no matter what. I LOVE this series! The stories take place during the Tudor reign, and Shardlake is a hunchbacked (his words) detective-lawyer who gets into all kinds of interesting situations, which then evolve into me learning something historical about the time period. The tagged book, Dissolution, is my favorite because that's where the fun begins. 🕵🏼
With me being a fan of crime fiction, and this being set in probably the period of English history that fascinated me more than any other, this was always going to be a pick! It was, for me, made more interesting because of the difficult relationship between Shardlake and his assistant.
I‘ve added this series to my #SeriesLove2023 list 😊
Second finish in the #JoyousJanuary readathon; I sadly haven‘t had much time to read this week.