Luke Harkness, Author at Luke’s Blog

15May 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

How Has My First Year of Blogging Gone?

Features

Today (15 May) marks a year since I wrote and uploaded my first blog article on How To Read Over 50 Books In A Year. Since then I have written nearly 150 articles, gained over 5,000 social media followers on dedicated accounts, enjoyed interacting with people online, thoroughly enjoyed blogging and so much more. But how has it really gone? What does this mean when it comes down to the nitty-gritty of the numbers? Well, I thought I'd be honest and open up about all the stats I can give you on my blog from the past year. I've gone over to Google Analytics to get these numbers, so let's hope they're correct. The big numbers I've had over 24,000 views on my pages on my blog since I started…

12May 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney book review

Book reviews, Mystery, Thriller

When The Girl Before was the only option for me to listen to on my audiobook I wasn't quite expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. It's a story filled with intrigue and mystery that keeps you guessing right up until the last few pages. But the characters just keep it from reaching great heights. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase an item via one of the links below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links have no impact on my final opinion of the product. The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney focuses on two intertwining storylines which focus on essentially a very similar story - how and why Emma…

10May 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Couple at No. 9 by Claire Douglas book review

Book reviews, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

I was kindly bought The Couple at No. 9 by my partner for Valentine's Day. Nothing saying romance like a selection of books, hey? Anyway, The Couple at No. 9 received a lot of comments when I posted the original image to my Instagram story so I was keen to pick it up and start reading it. Pin me to Pinterest! The Couple at No. 9 is a book focused on a fresh young couple who move into a cottage belonging to one of their grandmothers. It's a cottage that sees them starting a new life in a remote village outside of London with plenty of optimism for the future and an exciting time ahead doing up the ageing building. However, a discovery changes all of that. The Couple at…

07May 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Atlas and the Multiverse by Chandon Siman book review

Book reviews, Sci-Fi

Atlas and the Multiverse was a book kindly sent to me by the author at the request that I review it. The front cover intrigued me and the premise intrigued me: a young boy and his friends find and venture into the multiverse to save all of the universes. I love these sorts of things. Atlas and the Multiverse is the first book by debut author Chandon Siman. It is a middle-grade/young adult novel set in modern times based around three kids. The main character is Atlas (obviously), a fostered boy who begins to hear voices one day in school before having a vision of a man claiming to be his father. Atlas and the Multiverse plot - 4/5 Atlas and the Multiverse follows Atlas and his brother and sister,…

04May 2022 by Luke Harkness

Book review of The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

Book reviews, Fantasy

The Shadow of the Gods was brought to my attention a while back when I initially began to watch a review of it on YouTube and then stopped as I didn't want to have the plot spoiled. I then saw a Twitter thread of best active fantasy authors and Joh Gwynne was on there so with this and the fact The Shadow of the Gods came on offer meant it all came together nicely. 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 which goes towards funding the blog. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. The Shadow of…

02May 2022 by Luke Harkness

My 5 Most Read Articles from April 2022

Features, Monthly Round Ups

At the start of each month, I highlight the best performing posts from the previous month. I only include articles I actually posted throughout that month and they're written in order. I don't do this to brag, it is to highlight what posts work well and which possibly don't for those prospective bloggers. Here are the most successful blog posts from the month of April 2022. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase a product via the links, I'll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you to support the blog. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. April was an exciting month for my blog when it comes to viewership stats. The majority…

01May 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The 3 Books I Read In April 2022

Features, Monthly Round Ups

This month wasn't one of my most productive months when it comes to reading. I was away on holiday for a week (which you'd think would result in more reading but it didn't) and I was off work for two weeks which resulted in me doing a lot of gaming, lazing around and socialising with friends so I didn't get any opportunities to read books. Therefore, I've only read three. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you to support the blog. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. Part of the reason I didn't read quite as many books…

30Apr 2022 by Luke Harkness

Book review of The Lost World by Michael Crichton

Book reviews, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller

So you've read Jurassic Park - more likely than not because you saw the film and realised it's based on a novel. You realised the first book isn't quite the same as the film and there are actually some interesting character differences and big plot differences too. Now you want to see if the sequel is like that of the film sequel too. Well, keep on reading below to find out and find out if I liked it or not. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links provided, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of any of the products. Before you get…

28Apr 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Why I use eBooks, Audiobooks AND Physical Books

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Yes, I use all of those platforms. I don't have a preference and if you asked me to give one up, I'd really struggle to choose which one. I enjoy reading a physical book, I see the benefits of having everything on my Kindle and I don't know how I'd live without audiobooks. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any of the products via these links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my opinion of any of the products. When people ask me what I use to read books, I tell them all of these and they often ask me why I don't try and stick to one or…

22Apr 2022 by Luke Harkness

Luke’s Book Quiz Round 6 – 12 book questions to test your knowledge

Features, Quizzes

Here we are with a sixth book quiz! That means if you've taken part in the previous four book quizzes already, by the end of this one, you'll have answered 72 questions on books. I wonder how many out of those 72 you get right. Do let me know! This book quiz is written under the same pretence as the previous four: I've written questions and answers to either books I've read, questions I'd know the answers to or questions on books I think many people would know the answer to. I don't want these quizzes to make you feel dumb, they're simply here to test your knowledge and maybe even find yourself a new read via the links to my reviews for many of them. Right, let's get underway.…

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