Luke Harkness, Author at Luke’s Blog

16Jul 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid book review

I’ve read a few books by Taylor Jenkins Reid with my first being Malibu Rising which I thought was good but nothing amazing to then the incredible The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones and the Six, two books that will forever be on my list of the best books I’ve ever read. Taylor Jenkins Reid (or TJR as I’m gonna refer to her so I don’t have to keep typing out her full name) specialises in writing books about lifetimes. They’re often stories of incredibly famous fictional people who have lived incredible lives to get to where they are today. Carrie Soto is Back is exactly the same. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via…

12Jul 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

93 Blog Post Ideas for Every Blog Niche

Features, Tips and Tricks

Did you think blogging was dying? Oh no. Blogging is still a very popular medium. According to OptinMonster, 409 million people view more than 20 billion pages every month with over 70 million posts being posted just on WordPress. Therefore that means there are most certainly going to be some people out there that would benefit from some ideas on what you can post to your blog. Blogging has become such a fascinating way for me not only to get across my opinions on all the books, but also a way for me to simply sit down and write about what I want, expressing my own thoughts, experiences or opinions in a blog post. This is what makes blogging so great and is often the reason so many people choose…

08Jul 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Top 5 Most Read Articles I Posted in June 2023

Features, Monthly Round Ups

Hi! Welcome to my website. Every month on here, I post a summary of the five most-read articles from the previous month in order from least read to most read. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. This serves a multitude of purposes: one is the give me a summary of the articles and genres of books that people want to read but it also gives other book bloggers a chance to see which posts do well and hopefully provide some ideas. Therefore, if you're a blogger then you may find…

06Jul 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Is it worth jumping over to Meta’s Twitter rival Threads?

Features, Reactions, Recommendations, Tips and Tricks

I’ve been doing social media professionally for over half a decade now. I wouldn’t say I could make any account in the world go viral or even that I’m fully informed on every single element of social platforms. However, I have used social media both for work and also personally almost every single day for over a decade now. I’m always one of the first to try out new apps when they come along and am very keen to then compare them to whichever platform it is they’re trying to replicate (because being original isn’t cool anymore). Enter: Threads, an Instagram app. Threads was only released about 12 hours ago and I’ve had a good extensive look at it so I thought I would give my initial impressions from someone…

05Jul 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Still Life by Sarah Winman book review

Book reviews, Historical Fiction

There are some books that receive an awful lot of praise and hype when you post about them on social media, Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus was one and Still Life by Sarah Winman is another. This always then buries a high expectation into you whilst you’re reading it and, unfortunately, you often find that the book can never reach the hype that social media has set for it. Either it’s not your thing or the mass of audience who came to tell you it's great aren’t into the sort of books you like. Still Life isn’t one of those books. It’s brilliant. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a…

04Jul 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Way It Is Now by Garry Disher book review

Book reviews, Crime

The Way It Is Now is a book that I was kindly sent by Viper Books as a proof copy quite a while ago. After showing my partner my TBR bookshelf which I’ve broken down into books sent to me to review and books I’ve bought - she chose this from the ‘books sent to me’ list. I had absolutely no idea of what the premise of the book would be when I picked it up and, after finishing it, I'm still not 100% confident of what the point of it was. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products using the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not…

03Jul 2023 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

The 8 Books I Read in June 2023 and what I thought about them

Features, Monthly Round Ups

Being a book blogger (and a general fan of reading) I read a fair amount of books a month. Therefore, I like to write an article each month stating the books I’ve read so if you, like me, are a book blogger or a general fan of reading, you can pick up some reading ideas. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. In June, I managed to pack in eight books. I’m not sure how I had such a productive reading month and still manage to squeeze in three fantasy books…

30Jun 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Sanctuary by Andrew Hunter Murray book review

Book reviews, Mystery, Thriller

I saw that The Sanctuary was doing quite well in the 'best-seller' charts recently and so decided, after having kindly been sent it by Viper Books last year, that I'd pick up the early copy they'd sent across to me. The premise was an interesting one - it's about a man whose fiancé goes off to work on this project on an island with a billionaire and then decides to potentially call off their engagement because something on the island is telling her she should stay and focus on that. Therefore, he must go and find her and convince her to come back home with him. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via any of the links below,…

29Jun 2023 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

The Assassin of Malcoze by Bryan Asher book review

Book reviews, Fantasy

Quite a long time ago I was sent a couple of books by Bryan Asher: The Assassin of Malcoze, the book this review is about, and The Treasure of Lor-Rev. The idea behind the books is that they're all set in the same world but aren't necessarily directly linked to one another story-wise. It's an interesting premise that allows Asher to write different books but brings people into the idea that they're all connected. The Assassin of Malcoze is the "first" in the series and focuses on the short stories of three people from Malcoze (one of the settings in the world). Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small comission…

22Jun 2023 by Luke Harkness 4 Comments

Did Atomic Habits by James Clear actually change anything about my life?

Book reviews, Nonfiction

I recently read through (and listened through) the entirety of Atomic Habits by James Clear. It's the first book I've read in the 'productivity'/'self-help' genre and so I thought, rather than my usual review where I try to break the book down into a review of the plot and a review of the characters and then round it off with a summary, I'd try something a bit different. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via any of the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. For those of you who've not heard of it, Atomic Habits is one of…

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