Litsy

Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

@dabbe Thank you very much for this package, even though I feel slightly guilty as I haven't got round to reading the tagged & subsequent ones yet!

I do have extra motivation to read them now, however, as I've decided I need background information from the Reformation onwards to help with my creative writing project (even if it's going to be taking place nearly a century later 🤣😃)!

dabbe You can read them at your leisure, m'dear! Glad it made it across the big pond! ♥️💚💙 12h

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Karisimo

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

@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

dabbe YAY! So glad you joined, and I loved your comments during our discussions. 🖤🕵️‍♂️💛 6d

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LitsyEvents

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

https://forms.gle/kpRanX93ZQowZKaM9
Via @dabbe
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, it interested, please fill out the information in the survey link above.

dabbe Thanks! 🩶🖤🩶 1mo

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dabbe

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

#shardlakebr #shardlaked #shardlakians @LitsyEvents

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.

Thanks! 🖤#forevershardlaked🖤

Daisey, Cuilin, Amiable, PurpleyPumpkin, Texreader, AnneCecilie, Gissy, Centique, OutsmartYourShelf, jenniferw88, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, batsy, Chrissyreadit, kwmg40, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, dabbe, Fr3NcHtOaSt, RaeLovesToRead, bthegood, lil1inblue, PageShifter, LiseWorks, The_Book_Ninja, Karisimo, BookWrym

Amiable Aww! I‘ve only read 2 of them. So far. 1mo

dabbe @Amiable 🧡💜💛 1mo

Librarybelle I have the series staring at me, waiting for me to continue with it. It‘s so good…I will get to them! 😂 1mo

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lil1inblue 🩶🖤🩶 1mo

PurpleyPumpkin I had so much fun on this journey even though I STILL haven‘t finished the series! But I will. 😉 The discussions were great. Thanks so much for organizing this and for keeping things going. 😘 1mo

Mollyanna That is so kind. I really enjoyed reading this series with everyone. 1mo

dabbe @Amiable @Librarybelle @lil1inblue @PurpleyPumpkin @Mollyanna No worries whatsoever. The series will still be there whenever you want! I'm just glad you all joined in for the fun of those crazy Tudor times! 🤣🤩😍 1mo

Karisimo I missed the last discussion but I did read them all and I‘m so thankful you brought it to my attention- I enjoyed it thoroughly!!! 1mo

dabbe @Karisimo YAY! Glad you were able to finish them all. That last one was quite the doozy! 🧡🍁🤎 1mo

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AnneCecilie

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

pick

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.

AnneCecilie So apparently the middle part made an impression on me. I‘ll put some more spoilery thoughts under spoiler #ShardlakeBR @dabbe (edited) 1mo

AnneCecilie With the ending I feel that Sansom in a way is telling us that the trio continues to solve cases. I also wished better for Josephine and I‘m glad that Shardlake is taking care of her daughter. 1mo

dabbe Fab review! Glad you read these with our Shardlakian group! 🧡💜💛 1mo

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dabbe

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

#shardlakebr #shardlaked #shardlakians

Hi, Shardlakians! If you have been tagged, it is because you contributed at least once to one or more of our Shardlake discussions. As a thank you, I have a little token I'd like to mail to you for your participation. If interested, please fill out the information in this survey link: https://forms.gle/kpRanX93ZQowZKaM9 by this Friday, 10/24. Thanks! 🖤#forevershardlaked🖤

Librarybelle I plan to get back to this series…if I can ever get back to reading! Thanks for hosting this. I‘m so glad I got introduced to Shardlake. 2mo

LiseWorks So, the link doesn't work. 2mo

dabbe @Librarybelle I hear ya! I'm two books behind in Nancy Drew and 1 book behind in Christie. Our pets have been taking up our time as I'm sure yours have as well. Plus, I'm just kind of in a slump in general. State of our country perhaps. 🧡💜💛 2mo

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dabbe @LiseWorks Thanks for the heads up! I fixed it. 🧡💜💛 2mo

kwmg40 @dabbe Thank you! I loved this buddy read. It motivated me to read these largish tomes and I really enjoyed the discussions. 2mo

dabbe @kwmg40 You just made my day! 🧡💜💛 2mo

Librarybelle @dabbe Agreed. I‘m so disgusted by what is happening in the country and juggling medical care for Zeke (and Xander, though his heart condition is easier to manage) and now balance an outside the home temp job with my other work obligations. Sigh…audiobooks seem to be my go to at the moment. 2mo

lil1inblue Thanks for hosting this! I really enjoyed the series, as well as the rabbit holes it sent me down. I don't know that I would have made it through the whole thing if it weren't for the buddy read and the discussions! ❤️ 2mo

dabbe @Librarybelle Oh, boy, you're juggling a lot. Hang in there, m'dear. 🖤🐾🐾🐾🐾🖤 2mo

dabbe @lil1inblue Aww, this also made my day! TY, m'dear! 🧡💜💛 2mo

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JenlovesJT47

Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France | Leonie Frieda

I recently binge watched The Serpent Queen on Starz & LOVED it. It‘s about Catherine de Medici, who was the queen regent of France in the 1500‘s. The show is based on the tagged book. It plays loose with history & has a magical realism element to it but I loved every second of this show. Catherine was such a badass. 😎

smartest one in the
room, always one step ahead —
the serpent queen reigns.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #tvhaiku #history

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe @TheBookHippie @DebInHawaii @lil1inblue @Kristy_K @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @bellabella @AnnCrystal @Reggie @jdiehr @vivastory @CBee @Mimi28 @Jari-chan @Itchyfeetreader @Susanita @kelly7990 @ImperfectCJ @The_Book_Ninja 2mo

dabbe 🧡💜💛 2mo

DebinHawaii Love the haiku & will have to check out the series! 🖤🖤🖤 2mo

lil1inblue ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

AnnCrystal A serpent queen AND magical realism 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🎬🤩🐝💝. 2mo

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dabbe

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

#shardlakebr

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

LiseWorks I was disappointed that our main character, Shardlake, never found the love of his life. Other than that, it was a good ending for Barack. 2mo

Bookwomble Sherlockians? Shardlakians? 😁 2mo

dabbe @Bookwomble Oopsie daisy! 😂 2mo

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dabbe @LiseWorks IKR? It's promising that he might find something with Liz ... maybe ... but it's not a heart-palpating love. 2mo

AnneCecilie I‘m happy that Shardlake and Tamasin became friends again. I hope that they all start working together again. 2mo

kwmg40 I too am happy that Shardlake and Tamasin reconciled. I liked Barak and Overton, mostly because their characters developed in interesting ways. 2mo

dabbe @AnneCecilie I was so happy to see this, too. He and Barak need each other. 2mo

dabbe @kwmg40 They both grew up the most, didn't they? 2mo

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dabbe

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

#shardlakebr

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

LiseWorks All were good. The last one was a bit long. 2mo

AnneCecilie Thinking about it after reading them all one after another, I feel that in a way they‘re all one book. The first has the dissolution of the monasteries and over the next books we see how “normal” peoples situation decreases and in the end there‘s no other option than revolt. When you have nothing left to loose, you‘ll fight for you betterment (edited) 2mo

dabbe @AnneCecilie You bring up an excellent point. I can't help but wonder if Sansom had lived, how he would have carried this series forward. Would he have seen Shardlake through to his older years? To Queen Elizabeth being on the throne? Sad that we'll never know. 💔 (edited) 2mo

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AnneCecilie I‘m not sure, most crime series ends after 8 or 10 books, but I would have loved one final case with all three. I loved the dynamic between them in earlier books. Something was missing for me when Barak wasn‘t in them as much. I always thought Shardlake retired and moved out of the city, most have mixed that up with one of the earlier books when I talks about his dead. 2mo

lil1inblue Looking back, I think Dark Fire (we meet Barak!) and Heartstone were my favorites. Tombland is my least favorite, though still a low pick. I did read somewhere online that he did want to continue the series through Elizabeth becoming Queen. I think a novel set when Mary was Queen would have been fascinating (a total flip on the religious stuff). 2mo

Mollyanna I enjoyed all of them but Dark Fire was my favorite by far. We meet Barak, still have Cromwell around manipulating things, Richard Rich kind of in his place…. Plus I am fascinated by Greek fire and the potential of it. 2mo

kwmg40 I don't think I can pick a favourite. I loved every single book in this series. 2mo

kwmg40 @dabbe Thank you so very much for leading this buddy read. I really enjoyed it! 2mo

dabbe @LiseWorks Agree! 🎯♥️🎯 2mo

dabbe @lil1inblue Those are my two favorites as well! #greatminds A book with “Bloody Mary“ at the helm would have been fascinating! 2mo

dabbe @Mollyanna Totally agree! 🎯♥️🎯 2mo

dabbe @kwmg40 YAY! 🤩 2mo

dabbe @kwmg40 Aww, you just made my day! I only wish there were more of them! 😍 2mo

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dabbe

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

#shardlakebr

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

LiseWorks I knew they wouldn't win. Sad to say, but rich men seem to have all the power. They tried, though, and I think the two brothers were naive 2mo

dabbe @LiseWorks @AnneCecilie I sure was rooting for them, even though I knew the English army would come in and kick some serious ass. 🧡💜💛 (edited) 2mo

AnneCecilie The Kett brothers, they had the most to lose. But I also think about Natty and Simon. And I had hoped for better for Josephine 2mo

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dabbe @AnneCecilie Agree 💯. 2mo

lil1inblue I didn't know about Kett's rebellion before reading this book, and I found the history fascinating. But I'm also in a rebellious mood. 😉 2mo

Mollyanna I was really intrigued by the Kett rebellion. Samsom also did such a great job of blending the real and fictional. 2mo

kwmg40 I found the historical setting very interesting, so much so that I hope I can visit Norwich and surrounding areas on my next trip to England. 2mo

dabbe @lil1inblue Same, my friend, same. 💙✊🏻💙 2mo

dabbe @Mollyanna He was a maestro at that, wasn't he? And a guru on this time period! 🧡💜💛 2mo

dabbe @kwmg40 I hope to on my first trip to England! 😂 2mo

kwmg40 @dabbe I hope you'll get a chance to visit England! My younger daughter has been living in London several years and my older one just moved there a couple of months ago, so I expect I'll be going there more frequently. 2mo

dabbe @kwmg40 Just a “wee“ bit envious! What a lovely place to live with all of the culture, history, and kind people! 🧡💜💛 2mo

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