Reviews

Revelation by C.J. Sansom

collegiate_assessor_kovalyov's review against another edition

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

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

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. 

eleni12's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

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

4.25

gfarinas's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

whatjohanneread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

nmckeenjacoby's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

emmarowlands's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

didactylos's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-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? No

3.75

Not the best in the series to date. I found the plot somewhat stretched and false in places. 

jrgreenall's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0