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19Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

I did a poll on my Instagram recently on which book I should read next and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini won the poll by quite the majority. I’d also had the book recommended to me as “one of their favourite books of all time” by a work colleague so it came highly recommended. And wow, did it impress. (more…)

17Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky

Book reviews, Sci-Fi

The world is essentially over. Humanity lives underground in the tunnels, but they’re not the only ones who live down there. This is Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky and it's a great book that explores much deeper thoughts than post-apocalyptic monsters underground. (more…)

16Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

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…)

14Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

Book reviews, Historical Fiction

I was recommended Dissolution by a mate after we went camping and I saw he was holding a very thick book (I’m always intrigued by thick books). The book he was reading what actually a later book in the series but he noted the whole series is fantastic, so my love of the Matthew Shardlake series began. (more…)

10Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

Book reviews, Fantasy

I'm a huge fan of fantasy and I've become quite the fan of Asian-inspired fantasy recently. Jade City and Jade War are great examples of this and The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang is probably the other big mainstream title that people think of in this genre. It's received a lot of hype and deservedly so, I think. (more…)

08Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

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…)

07Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

Book Review: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

Book reviews, Mystery, Thriller

The Family Upstairs was my first read of July and is my first Lisa Jewell book. I’d seen that Lisa Jewell has a good reputation for writing really good thrillers with Then She Was Gone another of her successes so was excited to read The Family Upstairs and see what all the hype was about. I'm pleased to say she’s done a good job with this novel. (more…)

06Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Book reviews, Sci-Fi

Do I really need to introduce Jurassic Park as a premise? If you haven’t seen the film - firstly sort yourself out - secondly, you’ve very likely at least heard of it. If you haven’t: Dinosaurs are brought back to life via science and they attempt to open a theme park with the Dinos as attractions but it all goes terribly wrong. Cue madness. (more…)

03Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

Book Review: Jade War by Fonda Lee

Book reviews, Fantasy

After reviewing Jade City, I gave myself a short break before jumping into Jade War mostly due to having such a very long TBR, I also didn’t want to suffer from burnout in this world as I absolutely fell in love with it in the first book. Safe to say I loved Jade War too. (more…)

02Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

Book Review: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

Book reviews, Historical Fiction

I’ll be honest - I didn’t get Hamnet for the first half of the novel. I didn’t make the link and I felt like nothing was really worth happening. But then it clicked: I’m not here for plot twists or high-intense action moments, I’m here for the building story and the absolutely stunning writing. Hamnet is a must-read if you’re a fan of reading. (more…)

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