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Revelation: A Shardlake Novel 4 | C. J. Sansom

#WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons There are a few Readathons going on this weekend. #Adventathon #SnickerDoodleSpiritReadathon #WinterSolticeReadathon. I'll be working on these two books and maybe start another. @StayCurious @BookmarkTavern @Bookwormjillk

BookmarkTavern Yay! 🎉🎉 1d

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Mollyanna

Sovereign | C. J. Sansom

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The third book in the Matthew Shardlake series (#SeriesLove2024) takes us to York to meet a Royal Progress. This is the first time in the series that Henry VIII is a featured in the series, and he does not come across well. I am continuing to enjoy this series and love the Barak‘s development in this book. Looking forward to more as the series continues. #ShardlakeSeriesBR

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TheSpineView Fantastic! 2w

Andrew65 This was my favourite one in the series, possibly because of the inclusion of Henry VIII. Well done 👏👏👏 2w

Mollyanna @TheSpineView @Andrew65 thank you ☺️ 2w

dabbe Loved this one, too! 💙❄️💙 2w

Mollyanna @dabbe This series, so far, is phenomenal. Thank you for finally making me bump up it up to the top of my TBR. 2w

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dabbe

Sovereign. C.J. Sansom (Revised) | C J Sansom

#20in4Readathon
@Andrew65

Managed to finish SOVEREIGN in time for the #ShardlakeSeriesBR discussion on 11/30! 😅 Also started STILL LIFE and TWELVE DAYS and continued THE RETURN OF SH. Overall: 12.5 hours.

Thanks for hosting, Andrew! 🤩

#wintergames2024 @StayCurious @Liseworks #holidaybookdragons
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Andrew65 That‘s brilliant, thanks for playing along and look forward to seeing you for the end of year special #20in4. 👏👏👏📚🙌😍🎄🎅🏼 2w

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LitsyEvents

Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

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The Shardlake Series buddy read is moving on to REVELATION. Any reading for this book in December counts toward #wintergames2024 readathon points if you're participating!

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #Shardlake #ShardlakeBR

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dabbe Thanks for posting! 💙❄️💙 3w

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dabbe

Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

Fabulous discussion this past Saturday, Shardlakians! Onward to REVELATION; see the schedule in the pic above. Any reading for this book in December counts toward #wintergames2024 readathon points if you're participating!
@StayCurious @Liseworks

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #Shardlake #ShardlakeBR
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Librarybelle Yay!! 3w

Mollyanna Looking forward to it! I still have a couple chapters left in Sovereign. Hoping to finish today or tomorrow. 3w

dabbe @Librarybelle 🤩🤗🤩 3w

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dabbe @Mollyanna 🤩🤗🤩 3w

lil1inblue Another book, another wife. 😅 Here we go! 3w

dabbe @lil1inblue Enter Catherine Parr! 🤩🤗🤩 3w

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dabbe

Sovereign. C.J. Sansom (Revised) | C J Sansom

#weeklyfavorites @Read4life

Yep. Those books above are the ONLY books I read in Nov. Three of the books I have read before. I need to stop rereading books to tackle that TBR! My reading was so dismal that the ND book was the ONLY book read during that week, and it was #bleh!

Here's hoping #wintergames2024 motivates me to do better. 🎄

curiouserandcurioser @dabbe are we reading book 4 in December/January? 3w

dabbe @curiouserandcurioser Thanks for reminding me! I just posted about it and tagged you! 😘 REVELATION: Chs. 1-23 for discussion on 12/30; the rest of the book for discussion on 1/31. 3w

curiouserandcurioser @dabbe Thanks, Denise! Excited to read:)💜 3w

Read4life Here‘s hoping you read some great books in December!! 💙❄️💙 3w

dabbe @Read4life 😘 3w

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AnneCecilie

Sovereign | C. J. Sansom

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The 3rd in the Shardlake series.

In this, Shardlake is summoned to Cranmer who wants Shardlake to follow along the King‘s travel to York in his capacity as a barrister. And by the way can he make sure that a rebel is kept alive until they reach London and The Tower?

And before Shardlake knows, he‘s entangled in so much more.

#ShardlakeBR

dabbe

AnneCecilie I have read the entire series before, and there‘s two scenes that have stuck with me. The first is when Shardlake meets the King. I actually thought it happened much later on in this book. The second scene is the torture scene in The Tower. The thing is that I thought they happened in different books and was a little shocked to find out they happened in the same book. 3w

dabbe @AnneCecilie Lots of brutality in this one. What a horrific period in which to live--yet I'm fascinated with it! 🤩 3w

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dabbe

Sovereign. C.J. Sansom (Revised) | C J Sansom

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The 3rd installment of this brilliant series takes Matthew Shardlake to York to be part of Henry VIII's brutal suppression of Northern England known as the Progress. Shardlake finally gets to meet dear old Henry, and it does not go well. Add to that a mystery that involves possible proof of Henry's illegitimacy and multiple attempts on Shardlake's life, and you are in for a wild Tudor ride! #ShardlakeSeriesBR

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dabbe

Sovereign. C.J. Sansom (Revised) | C J Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

LiseWorks I have the next book ready to start for Dec. Wonder what adventures and deceptions for Shardlake. Who is he going to work for this time around 3w

dabbe Rich has now been at the center of Shardlake's woes in two books; I see him more in the future, unfortunately. I was surprise to have felt sympathy for Radwinter at the end of it all. Tamasin is an interesting addition, too. She'll give Barak and Shardlake a run for their money and keep things interesting. 🤩 3w

kwmg40 I'm looking forward to seeing how the addition of Tamasin to the cast will play out. 3w

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dabbe @kwmg40 She's going to add some spark, I think! 🤩 3w

AnneCecilie I think that apart for some characters that didn‘t make it and some that was very of this book, I think we will meet the others again, Richard Rich, Cranmer and Tamasin 3w

dabbe @AnneCecilie 🎯!!! 3w

Deblovestoread We haven‘t seen the last of Rich I don‘t think although I HATE that guy. Think Tamasin will definitely make things lively. 3w

dabbe @Deblovestoread As Barak would say, he's an a-one “arse“! 😂 3w

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dabbe

Sovereign. C.J. Sansom (Revised) | C J Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

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LiseWorks I would have done the same thing. This protects himself and everyone around him. This tudor world is crazy enough without him rocking the boat. 3w

OutsmartYourShelf I think it's easy for us to say it wasn't ethical, but in those times men & women paid with their lives (after facing torture) for their decisions, sometimes at the mere whim of a monarch. Shardlake has seen a conspiracy bring down Anne Boleyn because Henry was tired of her, & then his benefactor Cromwell when he fell out of favour. Can we blame him for protecting himself? 3w

dabbe @Liseworks @OutsmartYourShelf Agree 💯. I'm concurrently reading the canon of Sherlock Holmes, and there are many times where Holmes either A. lets the bad guy go free for ethical reasons or B. does not for the same reasons. Shardlake's situation is even more dire than late 1800s England, so he destroys the papers, allowing Henry to remain king. Even though Henry's a tyrant, better the one you know than the one you don't I guess. 3w

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lil1inblue Given all Shardlake went through up to that point, his choices make so much sense. I think facing torture really impacted him. He was done with the intrigue of the court. Releasing those papers would only have created chaos, and there was no guarantee how things would unfold, or how it would put him in danger. 3w

dabbe @lil1inblue I agree. Re: King Henry, better the devil you know than the devil you don't. England was in such a precarious position in Europe at that time, too. Shardlake impresses me more and more with his willingness to do the right thing for the good of all--even if it's a personal sacrifice. 3w

kwmg40 Shardlake does seem to be able to look at the bigger picture. At the end, he just seemed to want peace in his life. 3w

AnneCecilie I guess I can understand the wish to protect yourself. 3w

Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes Nothing good can come of those papers going public. The only sure thing is a blood bath, which really won‘t be over legitimate blood lines, but of Catholic vs Protestants. Shardlake knows what he‘s done will haunt him. He had to choose between two evils, so he chose the one that kept the (precarious) peace. He has no guarantee what he‘s done won‘t be discovered in the future, so that threat will always haunt him. 3w

dabbe @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes Excellent observations. 3w

Deblovestoread His self preservation is strong! And releasing those papers would have created chaos and likely ended in his death….Henry wouldn‘t have allowed him to live. 3w

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