Luke Harkness, Author at Luke’s Blog

26Sep 2024 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell book review

Lisa Jewell is one of my favourite authors - I've enjoyed almost every one of her thrillers that I've read. So when she kindly reached out and asked if I'd like a copy of her new Marvel novel, Breaking the Dark, I jumped at the opportunity. Lisa Jewell plus Marvel must result in a book I'd really enjoy, right?! Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. Breaking the Dark is a story about Jessica Jones - one of the lesser-known Marvel heroes, probably most famous for her tv series in Netflix riding…

22Sep 2024 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence book review

Book reviews, Fantasy

The Book That Wouldn't Burn is a book I picked up after a lot of people were hyping it up when they saw it during my TikTok Lives. Mark Lawrence is an author I've seen a lot of and have been interested in picking up for quite some time so I was excited to get into The Book That Wouldn't Burn - especially knowing it had a sequel too (love a series). Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. The Book That Wouldn't Burn tells the intertwining stories of Liviria and Evar.…

02Sep 2024 by Luke Harkness No Comments

10 tips for writing book reviews – things to consider in your review

Book reviews

Writing book reviews isn't always as easy as some people think. Sometimes you read a book and you find it quite hard to articulate why you loved that book or maybe why ypu really didn't enjoy the book. When writing my reviews, I always try and think of a few different categories that help me get down on the keyboard what I enjoyed about the book. Even then, sometimes, it may not make obvious sense as to why I in fact loved the book, but at least I was able to articulate easier what I did in fact enjoy. Therefore, I thought I'd write down some notes on what I try to remember to write about whenever I'm trying to flesh out a review. I don't actually write full book…

20Jul 2024 by Luke Harkness 6 Comments

Let’s talk about my blog for a minute!

Features, Opinion

Back in May, it would have been three years since I started my blog. I started it in May 2021 during one of the many lockdowns we had here in the UK. I started it because I thoroughly enjoyed writing and I thoroughly enjoyed reading and so I thought I could combine the two of them by creating a blog and hey, if it ended up making me thousands of £ a month that would be great too! (it hasn't.) For a long time, I had a lot of passion for it - I enjoyed writing my reviews and coming up with new article ideas that could bring in a wealth of new views and viewers each month. However, over the past few months, my priorities have realigned as times…

15Jul 2024 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

Never Lie by Freida McFadden book review

Book reviews, Mystery, Thriller

Never Lie is now my fifth Freida McFadden book, but only my second that wasn't in the Housemaid series. Therefore, I'm really starting to get a feel of the formula that McFadden likes to go with and decide for myself if i'm going to continue with her future books (I have others sitting on my TBR shelf). Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. Never Lie is about Ethan and Tricia, two newlyweds who are visiting a large house they're interested in buying. However, after the person who is supposed to show…

14Jul 2024 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir book review

Book reviews, Sci-Fi

Have you ever started the audiobook of a book and within the first fifteen minutes or so you know you’re going to thoroughly enjoy it already because the narrator or bloody awesome and the writing itself lends perfectly to them? Well that was Project Hail Mary for me! Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. In fact, I think I only picked up the physical copy of Project Hail Mary once during my time with it became Ray Porter, the audiobook narrator was so perfectly depicting how I wanted the character to…

14Jul 2024 by Luke Harkness No Comments

No One Saw A Thing by Andrea Mara book review

Book reviews, Thriller

A lot of my reading choices come from having a TBR that’s honestly too large to choose from and so me relying on people across social media to help me choose. This is how No One Saw A Thing by Andrea Mara became a book I picked up and read. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. No One Saw A Thing tells the story of a woman who is happily taking her children on the underground when she somehow lets both of them get on the carriage without her. When she…

12Jul 2024 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The 7 books I read in June and what I thought of them

Features, Monthly Round Ups

Every month I read some books and at the end of every month, I then pop on here and write out a short intro (that's what you're reading now) and then the list of books along with the summaries from my reviews of them. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. I read seven books this month, which I think is a pretty good showing. One of the books I read was fantastic and another few were brilliant too - as, I feel, is the case with most months to be fair.…

10Jul 2024 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Powerless by Lauren Roberts book review

Book reviews, Fantasy, Romance

Quite regularly at the moment a book deemed to be in the “romantasy” genre will go viral on TikTok or Instagram (often both). Every single damn time, I try and stop myself from going to read it because I know that this genre isn’t for me - I can’t do the cheesy character interactions and therefore lack of real fantasy world building. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. However, with Powerless by Lauren Roberts the stars aligned as it was only £4 on Amazon, the audiobook became available on Libby and…

08Jul 2024 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Book reviews, Historical Fiction

The Marriage Portrait was kindly sent to me by a follower on social media who said they thought the front cover was great and sounded quite interesting. It covers the story of Lucrezia who, at the age of 16 is married off to Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. It tells the story of Lucrezia's time with Alfonso as she grows to know him more and suspect he may have dark intentions that she wasn't initially aware of. He has a portrait commissioned of her to "celebrate…

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