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16May 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The 5 Most-Read Articles on my Blog from April 2023

Let's be honest right off the bat, I only posted a few articles in April, four of which were book reviews so there's really not much choice for the most-read articles from the month. However, seeing which articles performed the best should be interesting. It's more of a contest to see which reviews were the most popular from the month. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means 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. As I said, April was mostly book reviews and not that many at that so the list below comprises four book reviews and the round-up…

12May 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Wool by Hugh Howey book review

Book reviews, Sci-Fi

I'm not sure I've received such a positive response to a book as when I posted about Wool on my Twitter the other week. I posted out asking whether it was a book that was worth picking up as the new TV series was coming out soon. Hugh Howey, the author did retweet the post himself and so I imagine the majority of responses came from his fans but even so, it was such an overwhelmingly positive response, I knew I had to pick it up ASAP. And I'm glad I did! 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…

11May 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

High Wire by Kam Majd book review

Book reviews, Crime, Thriller

I love a good thriller but I often find that they end up falling into a fairly formulaic plot. This isn’t always a bad thing as this can be exactly what I’m looking for when I pick up the book and this clearly works for many. However, High Wire is a thriller that doesn’t fall into a generic plot, it’s one that interweaves multiple lives, resulting in one of the most intense and best thrillers I’ll read all year! 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 product. I was kindly sent a…

08May 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Aiduel’s Sin by Daniel T. Jackson book review

Book reviews, Fantasy

Daniel T. Jackson turned out to have written one of my favourite books of last year. Illborn was a breath of fresh air in the fantasy space - not all about one special individual written in some ye olde language that has become almost what feels like a necessity for epic fantasies. Instead, it was a well but simple-written book with a very gripping storyline that, despite the large page count, I didn't feel was a long book. Aiduel's Sin is the sequel to Illborn, building on everything Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means 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…

06May 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Conclave by Robert Harris book review

Book reviews, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Conclave by Robert Harris is a really interesting book that focuses on what would happen behind the scenes if the pope were to die and the election of a new pope was needed. How realistic the politics and everything behind it is, I don't know, but either way, it's a fascinating look into an area I know very little about. It also throws in some fun twists too. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via any of the links provided below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. Conclave's hero is Cardinal Lomeli, dean of the College of Cardinals and the…

03May 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Curfew by T.M. Logan book review

Book reviews, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

I read The Catch by T.M. Logan last year and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I actually listened to the audiobook on my way back from dropping my parents off a few hours away and was shocked by how quickly the car journey seemed to go after that. Therefore when I was perusing through a charity shop and saw another T.M. Logan book The Curfew, I was quick to pick it up. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you 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 product. From my limited knowledge of the thriller genre, T.M.…

30Apr 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The 6 Books I Read in April 2023

Features, Monthly Round Ups

Welcome back to another monthly article where I round up all of the books I've read this month. In April, I managed to finish 6 books - I literally finished one about 15 minutes before starting this article so that's good timing! 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 product. The six books I read this month had some good variety to them with some historical fiction, a comedic travel diary, some fantasy, a contemporary thriller and more. Safe to say, I think I covered most genres this month with the books…

26Apr 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The 5 Most Popular Blog Posts on my Book Blog in March 2023

Features, Monthly Round Ups

Each month I write an article that highlights my top five performing articles from the previous month. This month is dominated by book reviews again because...well... that's all I really have time to post at the moment. I'm writing at about the same rate as I'm reading books currently and don't have the spare time to write anything unique. 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. The month of March was one that included a couple of big reviews of some books that I think have a large fan…

24Apr 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Beartown by Fredrik Backman book review

Book reviews, Contemporary Fiction

Fredrik Backman, in the space of just two books quickly shot up to become one of my favourite authors. A Man Called Ove and Anxious People were two books that I rated incredibly highly as both offered such a fantastic balance of humour and seriousness in such a unique way. Backman's intelligent writing allows him to cover some very serious topics in a well-written and simple way. Beartown has received a lot of positive praise from people and so with my positive thoughts on his previous books and the praise from others, I went into Beartown incredibly optimistic. 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…

17Apr 2023 by Luke Harkness No Comments

An Idiot Abroad by Karl Pilkington book review

Book reviews, Nonfiction

I have watched the An Idiot Abroad TV series multiple times and am always happy to throw it on as a light and easy TV series to cheer me up. Therefore when scouring through my local charity shop, I found the actual diary he wrote during his ventures I knew I wanted to pick it up and read it. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products using the links below, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. As I said above, I absolutely love the An Idiot Abroad TV Series and so I wondered if Pilkington's humour would be able to translate through…

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