Luke Harkness, Author at Luke’s Blog

02Nov 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

My 5 Most-Read Articles in October 2022

Each month I post my most successful posts from the previous month that were posted in that month. And the end of this month is no different! Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links provided below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. This not only allows me to look back and see which articles did the best that month but it also allows any budding bloggers to see what worked for me that month. This month my top five features three book reviews and my two round-up articles. It's great to see the round-up articles getting some traction…

31Oct 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Seven Books I Read in October 2022

Features, Monthly Round Ups

At the end of each month, I post a list and a short summary of every single book I've read that month. 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 product. Throughout October I read seven books, which isn't bad going. Based on my previous end-of-the-month round-ups, this seems about as many as I can fit into a month. In short: I've read some fantastic books this month with two of those I've reviewed so far have been five-star reads. There might also be a very controversial review depending on how…

29Oct 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

My Life in Books Tag

Blog Tags, Features

I found this book tag on The Book Loving Nut blog and thought I'd give it a go. It's quite a simple one. As you can imagine, as with all of these book tags, there are questions under a certain theme and I have to answer them. 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 any of the products. If you keep scrolling you'll find out not only my age but my favourite colour too! If you take part in this, be sure to tag me on social media so I can see or…

25Oct 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover book review

Book reviews, Contemporary Fiction, Romance

It Starts With Us is the sequel to the hugely popular It Ends With Us. It Ends With Us was a TikTok sensation and arguably shot Colleen Hoover into the almost god-like stratosphere she finds herself in now. Apparently she's sold more books than the bible this year. Though is the Bible really a hot seller anymore? 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. Before you start reading this review. This is the second book in the series, so if you've not yet read It Ends With Us, be sure to…

21Oct 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Spirit Engineer by A.J. West book review

Book reviews, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thriller

I was kindly sent The Spirit Engineer by Duckworth Books after I asked if they'd send me a copy (you don't ask, you don't get)! Why did I ask for it? Well, two reasons: the front cover is absolutely stunning and the reviews for it were all coming back as really positive! Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the link 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. Please also note that this book was sent to me by Duckworth Books in return for an honest review. The Spirit Engineer is a (an? who knows!) historical fiction novel based on…

15Oct 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Someone’s Watching Me by Zoe Rosi book review

Book reviews, Thriller

Someone's Watching Me follows the life of Becky who is living a fairly perfect life - she has a job she enjoys, a good-looking and kind-hearted husband, she's in good health and everything seems to be going well for her. However, when a neighbour moves in and everything starts to go wrong, she struggles to see how she'll ever get her life back on track again. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. Please note that I was sent this book by Zoe in return for an honest review. Someone's Watching…

12Oct 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman book review

Book reviews, Fantasy

The third and final book in the His Dark Material trilogy by Philip Pullman is the climactic The Amber Spyglass. It aims to round up everything from the previous two books - settle scores, unify worlds, fix problems and prevent evil. The question is - does it do enough to feel like the end to one of the most popular trilogies in fiction? The Amber Spyglass brings us once again back to the lives of Lyra and Will. Will has the Subtle Knife that can cut through into worlds and Lyra is said to be the chosen one who will change the fate of the worlds. How will this all end up then? The Amber Spyglass plot - 3/5 I'll be honest, the first half of The Amber Spyglass felt…

06Oct 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid book review

Book reviews, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a book I've had on my mental TBR for a long time. I've not owned the Kindle version and up until a couple of weeks ago, I didn't have the physical copy either. However, it was high on my list as I'd heard nothing but great things about it with one of my friends saying it was their favourite book of all time. Is it now also mine? Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via 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 products. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo focuses, as…

05Oct 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

My 5 Most-Read Blog Posts from September 2022

Features, Monthly Round Ups

Every month I post an update on the blog posts that did well from the previous month. So guess what I'm going to do this month? Yeah, the same. The top five articles from September include three book reviews and two feature articles. It's always fascinating to see which articles do well each month and see if they match up with the articles I thought would do well when I posted them. There is also the obvious argument that the earlier the post goes up in the month, the better chance it has to perform well as it has been on for longer. However, it is always even more interesting when the posts aren't in order of date and one blog post does well simply because it was more popular.…

02Oct 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The 6 Books I read in September 2022

Features, Monthly Round Ups

Each month I take a look back at what I’ve read and post my summaries and a link to the full review below. If you’re looking for a new book then there’s no better place to look than these lists. September featured one five-star read and one four-star. 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. Also this month there was one of my most conflicting ratings in Verity. If you scroll down and click to read the full review, you may get a better understanding of why. If you've read the…

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