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dabbe
Tombland | C. J. Sansom
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#fictionaltraveler
@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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dabbe
Tombland | C. J. Sansom
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#ShardlakeBR @dabbe

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!

Susanita Is this the right tag list? ;) 4d
CBee @Susanita I was wondering 😂 4d
Librarybelle OMG! I‘m still on book two. I really fell behind! 😂🤦🏻‍♀️ 4d
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dabbe @Susanita @CBee Oops! Sorry about that! #toomanylists 😂 4d
dabbe @Librarybelle You're running too many book clubs, m'dear! 😂 Seriously, no worries! 💙🩵💙 4d
AnnCrystal Thank you for the tag, but I don't have this book. My apologies. 📚💝. 4d
CBee @dabbe I‘m really surprised I haven‘t done this yet 😂 4d
LiseWorks Fantastic about breaking it up because I can take time reading it. 4d
Cuilin @Librarybelle You‘re not alone, I‘m on book two also 🤦‍♀️ 3d
Librarybelle That makes me feel better, @Cuilin ! 3d
lil1inblue I can't believe we're on the last book! No more H VIII - this promises to be interesting! 3d
dabbe @LiseWorks IKR? Thank goodness! 😍 3d
dabbe @lil1inblue I think we're going to see more of Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward in this one! 🤩 3d
dabbe @Librarybelle I hope you know I was just kidding with you. You've got so much on your plate so absolutely no worries whatsoever. 😍 3d
lil1inblue @dabbe It's gonna be interesting! 🤩🤩🤩 3d
Librarybelle Oh I completely know! I won‘t be blocking you anytime soon! 😂 3d
dabbe @Librarybelle Now THAT made my day. 😍😂😘 3d
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dabbe
Lamentation | C.J. Sansom
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#ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

Karisimo It didn‘t feel too slow or bogged down to me! 5d
lil1inblue For me, it enhanced the reading experience. But I also love fantasy, which often involves a lot of world-building. I don't know about anyone else, but the last 25% of the book actually went quite quickly for me, because of how it unfolded! 5d
dabbe @Karisimo Same here. It took a while for the background to build, and I feel we truly got to see how long it takes to solve a mystery! But then, BAM! We all who've read it know exactly when things just went 😱, and then thos pages kept flipping! 5d
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AnneCecilie I love it, all the details makes the story and the time period come alive. Generally, we only learn how the life of the royals and the court is, but most people don‘t live like that. I love how we get to know the life of the commoner.l without it feeling like a history lesson (edited) 5d
LiseWorks I actually didn't think it was that long. I, too, read long fantasy books. I am a fan of this eranand am fascinated by the fact there was so much suffering. How in the world did these people survive? 5d
dabbe @AnneCecilie Well said. I think that is one of Sansom's greatest strengths; he gives us meticulous details about the everyday life of all sorts of different people. Fascinating! 5d
dabbe @LiseWorks IKR? I am more than grateful we live in an improved society--for the most part. 5d
Bookish_Thoughts I don‘t think it was too long, but then I like chunksters. 🙂 Sometimes, though, all the detail immerses me a bit too much and I get overwhelmed. Burnings, for example. 5d
dabbe @Bookish_Thoughts Way too much detail there! And the poor dog, too. I'm still not over that one. 🤬 4d
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Daisey
Lamentation | C.J. Sansom
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I finished my reread of this book, and although I thoroughly enjoyed it, it‘s not one of my favorites of the series. Part of what keeps me invested in these stories is the dynamic between the characters, and I felt some of that was missing here. I did find the mysteries intriguing, and, as always, the depiction of Tudor England was fantastic.

#Reread #ShardlakeBR

Butterfinger I think I will Google to see if a second season is a go. I really enjoyed the first season, and I will read the books. 3w
dabbe I'm almost finished, and I agree with your take 💯! 🤩 3w
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jenniferw88
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Catsandbooks Wonderful! 👏🏼 💖 1mo
pyjamaviking Thank you for my summer card swap!:) Hope you and yours are well. x 1mo
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jenniferw88
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May reading wrap up

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PurpleyPumpkin
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Pickpick

I started reading this back in September with my fellow Shardlakians and I just finished it today! Needless to say, I‘m woefully behind in the series but I‘m continuing on and hope to catch up eventually. 😅 This was a reread for me (I last read it in 2011) and it did not disappoint. Part history, part mystery, part fiction and completely entertaining! A great story told by a master storyteller. 4/5⭐️
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(May 28, 2025)

dabbe This one is so good! No worries. The discussion threads will still be here! 🤩 1mo
PurpleyPumpkin @dabbe And I‘m so happy about that! Revisiting the discussion has been quite enjoyable. 😉 1mo
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Daisey
Lamentation | C.J. Sansom
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School‘s out for the summer, so I‘ve got a few quiet mornings to enjoy a slow start with a book. I‘m looking forward to getting into this next Shardlake novel. I read it once before, but in a rush so that I remember even less than the others I read longer ago.

#BookAndBreakfast #ShardlakeBR #reread

dabbe Yay for your summer! And the book! 🤣😍🤩 2mo
DogMomIrene Happy summer break!☀️😎 2mo
Daisey @dabbe @DogMomIrene Thank you both! I‘m enjoying it! 2mo
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jenniferw88
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Pickpick
dabbe Yay! 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
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dabbe
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Catsandbooks Wonderful 🎉👏🏼 2mo
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