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Revelation

C.J. Sansom

4.23 AVERAGE

ladyb_loves_books's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I started this series last year after watching the Netflix series based on the first book. This is such an enjoyable series. I have grown to love the side characters and I’m as invested in their stories as much as I am Shardlake’s! I am also doing the series as audiobooks and the narrator is excellent!

This book is centered around a religious fanatic on a rampage straight from the book of Revelation in the Bible. The villain is clever and even when you think he’s caught, he slips through. The reveal was a surprise so no give away in this book! Already looking forward to the next one! ☺️

lawyerperson's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

thebookbandit's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sblk1991's review

4.5

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

rkv1083's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

booksandchocaholic's review against another edition

5.0

This one has an Angels & Demons / Seven vibe as it follows the serial murders based on pasages from the bible. This is one that had a double level of intrigue as we were desperately trying to find out both who is committing the crimes and why. This book focuses a lot on mental health. Once again Sansom manages to write about the stigma around mental health in the time period and still making his contemporary views known to the reader. Sansom is masterful at making a modern audience relate to his protagonists while not making them appear out of place in the story's setting. We see a variety of people with different mental health conditions and we also see the characters we've followed all along tackle their own issues. I also really appreciated the way this book tackled the medical beliefs of the time period and the problems with the institutions that fought to stifle medical advancement for the sake of their own prestige. As ever I recommend finding a comprehensive list of all the trigger warnings in this book.