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A review by phee
Revelation by C.J. Sansom
4.0
Another great instalment in one of my favourite series. It’s so sad I hear literally no one talk about these. Anyone who’s a fan of Tudor England and mysteries will adore them. There so well written and keep you interested throughout, despite the length of the novels.
I must say, I prefer the ones that are set in London rather than else where. This one and book two are both set in London and are my favourites of the four I have read so far.
This one held another great mystery, a serial killer whose victims are killed in a fashion that mimics some of the book of Revelation, hence the books title.
Although I found the killer to be obvious in this one you do get plenty of suspicious characters and red herrings. Sansom makes you doubt yourself and I love the big reveals at the end of each book. Everything is tied up and you get the answers to all the questions raised. I like this aspect because it means you can leave a gap between reading the next one. Each book is its own self contained story, the character development obviously is an overarching plot so I don’t recommend reading them out of order. But sometimes years pass between each book. Meaning the reader can read the series at leisure, very handy considering how large these books are getting.
As I did with the previous couple of books, I both listened to the audiobook and read some of the paperback. The audiobook is fantastic and I love the narrator. He does the audio for all of the novels I believe. One thing to add though is that I often found myself falling asleep whilst listening to the audio. Which is great sometimes because jet lag has really screwed me over this week and left me exhausted and yet unable to sleep at suitable hours.
I may leave it a short while until I start the fifth book as I have a few big books lined up next. But only two more books and I’m up to date with the Shardlake series. And I can’t wait to see where they lead.
I must say, I prefer the ones that are set in London rather than else where. This one and book two are both set in London and are my favourites of the four I have read so far.
This one held another great mystery, a serial killer whose victims are killed in a fashion that mimics some of the book of Revelation, hence the books title.
Although I found the killer to be obvious in this one you do get plenty of suspicious characters and red herrings. Sansom makes you doubt yourself and I love the big reveals at the end of each book. Everything is tied up and you get the answers to all the questions raised. I like this aspect because it means you can leave a gap between reading the next one. Each book is its own self contained story, the character development obviously is an overarching plot so I don’t recommend reading them out of order. But sometimes years pass between each book. Meaning the reader can read the series at leisure, very handy considering how large these books are getting.
As I did with the previous couple of books, I both listened to the audiobook and read some of the paperback. The audiobook is fantastic and I love the narrator. He does the audio for all of the novels I believe. One thing to add though is that I often found myself falling asleep whilst listening to the audio. Which is great sometimes because jet lag has really screwed me over this week and left me exhausted and yet unable to sleep at suitable hours.
I may leave it a short while until I start the fifth book as I have a few big books lined up next. But only two more books and I’m up to date with the Shardlake series. And I can’t wait to see where they lead.