16Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments
Book Review: The Atlantis Gene by A.G. Riddle

Book Review: The Atlantis Gene by A.G. Riddle

Book reviews, Sci-Fi
When I first picked up The Atlantis Gene by A.G. Riddle I was absolutely fascinated by the premise. It seemed like something that I would absolutely love. Essentially, most summaries of the book read that humanity was nearly wiped out 70,000 years ago and this book tells us why we weren't. And also it claims to come up with the idea of the origin of humanity. Two concepts that had me gripped! (more…)
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13Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments
Comparison: Goodreads vs StoryGraph

Comparison: Goodreads vs StoryGraph

Comparisons, Features
For around a year now, I've been using StoryGraph alongside Goodreads as my two book-tracking apps. I found StoryGraph randomly on Twitter one day when someone I follow posted a link to an article of the best alternatives to Goodreads. Since then, I've used StoryGraph as it offers a lot of benefits over Goodreads, but Goodreads does still offer some advantages too. Below I've compared the two platforms which will hopefully give you some guidance as to which book-tracking/recommendation platform you'd prefer to use. Something to note: when you first set up a StoryGraph account it is relatively easy to transfer ALL of your Goodreads content over including reviews, reading dates and bookshelves which makes the transition even better. So let's begin... User interface One of the most important things…
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12Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments
Luke’s Book Quiz Round 2

Luke’s Book Quiz Round 2

Features, Quizzes
So the first book quiz went down quite well. It's one of my most popular posts so I've decided to do another. It's actually trickier than you might think sourcing questions and answers that you feel are right for your audience. A usual, the quiz questions hopefully get a little harder as they go on and the rules on how to play are below. (more…)
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08Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments
Book Review: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

Book Review: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

Book reviews, Sci-Fi
If you’ve read my The Way of Kings review, you already know I’m a huge fan of Brandon Sanderson. He has a hugely approachable way of writing often quite complex things and makes everybody understand his deep worlds very well. Skyward is the first in a relatively new series for Sanderson (it came out in 2018) and is arguably his most science-fiction book to date. And. It. Is. Brilliant. (more…)
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