Luke Harkness, Author at Luke’s Blog

27May 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: Lockdown by Peter May

Back in 2005, Peter May wrote a book in which a crime takes place when the city of London is in lockdown due to the second-coming of the bird flu pandemic in humans. However, when May tried to present this novel to publishers, it was deemed too unrealistic. Then Covid-19 happened. (more…)

25May 2021 by Luke Harkness 3 Comments

Five ways to save money as a book lover

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Not all of us are wealthy enough to be able to buy all the books we want. Don't you wish that you could save money when making your book purchases? Don't we all? (more…)

24May 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

Book Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Book reviews, Fantasy

You may find yourself here because you’re thinking about watching the Netflix adaptation of the hit young-adult fantasy series Shadow and Bone - that’s fine! You may also be here simply because you wanted to read the book and want an idea of whether it’s any good or not - that’s also fine. (more…)

23May 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

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…)

22May 2021 by Luke Harkness 3 Comments

Book Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Book reviews, Contemporary Fiction, Sci-Fi

The Midnight Library was recommended to me by a friend and after I also saw it topping the bestsellers lists too, I decided to pick it up. I ended up reading it in about 48 hours. Below is my book review of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. (more…)

20May 2021 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Book reviews, Historical Fiction

Without a doubt, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens was a big surprise for me in 2020. I’d seen that it was on top of the Best Sellers lists on Amazon and other places for so long that I thought I’d buy it and see if it was any good - and WOW I was impressed. Keep reading for my Where The Crawdads Sing review. (more…)

18May 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

Book Review: Jade City by Fonda Lee

Book reviews, Fantasy

I’d heard a lot about Jade City by Fonda Lee before I picked it up. It had begun to build up some incredible hype when the second one came out and people remembered just how good the first is. I feel that the hype for a first book gets a second wind when the sequel comes out as people didn’t want to hype it too early in case the rest of the series was bad. I do plan on reading the second at some point. However, this review is about the first. (more…)

16May 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Book reviews, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance

I picked up Outlander (formerly Cross Stitch) as it was only £2 on Amazon for the paperback and had been on my "to read" list for some time. Then one sunny weekend I decided to pick it up as I was in the mood to read something with a bit of fantasy and historical elements. (more…)

15May 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

This is how to read over 50 books in a year

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In 2020 I read 57 books. A massive part of this will have been that we were all in a pandemic so had far more time on our hands. However, I work for a hospital and so work never stopped, we simply worked from home where we could - so that excuse may not be as valid for me as others. So how did I manage to read that many books in a year? Below are some tips on how to do it. (more…)

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