July 2021 - Luke’s Blog

31Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell

You may well have heard of The Last Kingdom tv series on Netflix that has received critical acclaim. It’s based on a book series and the book series is rather good too you’ll be pleased to hear. (more…)

29Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

18 Digital Products you can Sell on your Blog and How to Make Them

Features, How to, Tips and Tricks

Selling digital products on your blog is a great (and usually fairly cheap, if not totally free) way to make some easy, passive money on your blog. I have some very basic digital products on my shop at the moment but I hope to grow this list to give people plenty of choice as to what they want to purchase. (more…)

27Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness

Book Review: Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

Book reviews, Sci-Fi

Considered to be one of the best ongoing science fiction series at the moment, Leviathan Wakes is the first in James S.A. Corey's The Expanse series. The Expanse is a series set far in the future, focusing mainly on the events of one team of space cadets who stumble on a secret that could change the human race forever. (more…)

24Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness

Book Review: The Last Wish (The Witcher) by Andrzej Sapkowski

Book reviews, Fantasy

The Last Wish is technically the first book in The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski. I say technically because it’s a collection of short stories as opposed to the beginning of a larger overarching story that starts later in the series. (more…)

22Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

Book Review: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Book reviews, Classics

You’ve likely heard of The Great Gatsby - either from the classic novel itself or the famous Leonardo Di Caprio film. The classic novel is quite clearly the more famous of the two among book lovers. Why this was piqued my interest and is the reason I picked it up. (more…)

20Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

Comparison: Physical books vs eBooks

Comparisons, Features

So an ongoing debate amongst book lovers is which format is better? eBooks or physical books? The answer is inevitably going to be whichever you prefer. HOWEVER, they both have their advantages and disadvantages and I feel like understand both of their advantages and disadvantages can help someone not only read faster but also enjoy reading a lot more. (more…)

19Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Book reviews, Historical Fiction

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…)