A review by the_cheerful_necromancer
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A pretty good Historical Fiction. A few historical inaccuracies here and there, mostly in the use of language, but I doubt the layman reader would notice, so it doesn't really matter. The mystery was pretty solid, too, and it resolved itself satisfyingly enough. Worth a look, I'd say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death

Reader beware that this book is set in the Tudor era, and as such, every minority character is going to have a pretty bad time. Our POV character, fortunately, is not violently bigoted, but he is a "product of his time" even so.