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Revelation: A Shardlake Novel by C.J. Sansom

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rebkni898's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

coffeeandbooked's review against another edition

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4.0

Characters = 7.5 out of 10
Atmosphere = 8 out of 10
Writing = 8 out of 10
Plot = 9 out of 10
Intrigue = 9 out of 10
Logic = 8 out of 10
Enjoyment = 9 out of 10

Total 8.36

rebeccazh's review against another edition

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4.0

This is more gripping than the previous book. The portrayal of the ritualistic serial murders was creepy and kept me reading. Interesting to see the themes around faith in religion, madness, mental illness, etc.

collegiate_assessor_kovalyov's review against another edition

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5.0

This might be the best one yet; I never thought he could surpass Heartstone (yes, I read #5 before #4, don't ask), but this was truly excellent. Absolute genius. Granted it has been 2 or 3 years since I read Heartstone...
Either way, Revelation and Heartstone are currently my favourites. In this series and in general, my favourite books. I can't wait for Lamentation and finally Tombstone, especially now that Revelation blew all my expectations away, I can only expect bigger and better (and they certainly are bigger).

nyxeris42's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

bareruinedchoirs's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

As a work of mystery/detective fiction, this is really excellent. The plot is gripping and original, full of clues and red-herrings, which made me excited to find out who the killer was. The strongest of the Shardlake series up to this point.