04Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments
Book review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Book review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Book reviews, Sci-Fi
Ernest Cline created a cultural hit in 2011 when he wrote Ready Player One - a book that features a virtual reality world with a large corporate and lots (and lots) of cultural references for those who grew up with video gaming. Dubbed as "one of my favourite science-fiction books of all time" on my Goodreads, below is my review of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. (more…)
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31May 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments
Book Review: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Book Review: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Book reviews, Sci-Fi
The world has conquered hunger, disease, war and misery but people are randomly selected to die to keep the population down. There are assigned people to do these - these people are called Scythes. The premise for this book is highly intriguing and will likely draw you in by itself. Then two apprentices come along who'll change the way the world works forever. This is the premise for Scythe and below is my book review. (more…)
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29May 2021 by Luke Harkness
50 things to know when starting (and running) a blog

50 things to know when starting (and running) a blog

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I started my blog not long ago. I thought it would be quite an easy process. Pick a domain, choose your blog host and start posting your articles. But as you delve deeper into the complexities of making it something where hopefully you'll see a profit and gain a lot of traction out of it, you realise there's a lot more to starting and running a blog than you may realise. (more…)
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28May 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment
Book Review: The Terminal List by Jack Carr

Book Review: The Terminal List by Jack Carr

Book reviews, Crime, Thriller
A book that I described as a “stunning debut novel” on my Goodreads, The Terminal List still sticks in my mind as one of the best first books I’ve ever read by an author. Jack Carr pulled didn't hold any punches here. Pin me! Jack Carr is a former Navy SEAL who led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander and Task Unit Commander and in 2018 he wrote his first fictional book about a character called James Reece who experiences the dark side of the government and becomes an enemy of the state. Plot – 5/5 The plot of The Terminal List sees the main character, James Reece, with nothing left to live for after he finds out the American government are responsible for the…
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23May 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment
8 ways to get out of your reading slump

8 ways to get out of your reading slump

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We've all gotten to that point where the last we book wasn't particularly great or we have nothing in our Kindle library or on our bookshelves that we're that bothered about picking up. A reading slump can be a real downer as you know how much you love to get engrossed in books and there are definitely books you'd like to read - just not right now. Therefore, below are eight tips to help you get out of that reading slump. (more…)
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