Luke Harkness, Author at Luke’s Blog

20Feb 2022 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

Book review of The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

Jason Bourne is one of the most famous action stars you can find in books. Ludlum was one of the first to do it (despite Fleming of course) and has gone on to write a very successful trilogy and then have many other books written under the Bourne name as a result. The Bourne Identity is the first in the series - but is it my sort of action thriller? Pin me to Pinterest! The Bourne Identity introduces us to Jason Bourne who wakes up without much memory of his previous life. He doesn't know where he has come from, why he's ended up where he has and these talents he has are unknown to him. It's a great premise for a story: a man doesn't know why he's a…

15Feb 2022 by Luke Harkness

My Twitter followers named these the best books with a twist

Features

I love Twitter for this blog. It's a fantastic platform that, out of all of the social media channels, offers up the most real and genuine interaction between me and my followers. Twitter offers up a much broader audience than my Instagram and offers me any sort of audience over my Facebook page! On Twitter, I often put out a question to my near 2,000 followers on different bookish things to keep them engaged and to genuinely find out more about the reading community. Some examples of questions I've asked over the past few months that have resulted in some good engagement are: Do you read the epilogues of books? pic.twitter.com/L7bN18oTyc— Luke's blog 📚 Book reviewer and blogger (@Lukesblog1) January 30, 2022 and What's the one fantasy series you'd recommend…

12Feb 2022 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

Blogger Spotlight on The Livi Chronicles

Blogger Spotlights, Features

Welcome back to another Blogger Spotlight. For these articles, I have sent out a request to anybody who would be interested in having their blog shown on another blog to reach out and answer some questions for me. Today I'll be highlighting The Livi Chronicles, a book and lifestyle blog run by Livi. Both a fan of books and a fan of fashion, food and other trends, Livi set up a blog that would allow her to fulfil her passion for writing as well. Since writing these questions, she's looking to broaden her horizons to include a wider range of content on her blog. What made you get into blogging? I have always wanted to create a platform to share my writing and connect with other writers and overall meet…

09Feb 2022 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

Book review of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Book reviews, Fantasy

Continuing my Harry Potter reread and review sees me next reviewing The Prisoner of Azkaban. This is the third book in the series and sees our three heroes return back to Hogwarts ready for another year not knowing the massive discoveries they're going to uncover and the new friends they're going to make over the coming year. Is the Prisoner of Azkaban the first where things really start to get good? Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban via any of the links below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not have an effect on my final opinion of the product. Pin me to Pinterest!…

06Feb 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

My 5 Most Read Blog Posts from January 2022

Features, Monthly Round Ups

At the start of each month, I highlight the best performing posts throughout 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 January 2022. November was a month in which I tried to some slightly different articles. As I run out of a backlog of books on my Goodreads to review, I am writing more original content that I hope will help people. These include Blogger Spotlights which I hope will give other bloggers a great platform, How-tos and Tips and Tricks for other bloggers and Bookstagrammers and…

04Feb 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review of The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

Book reviews, Mystery, Thriller

The Hunting Party was arguably Lucy Foley's first big hit. In it, she harkens to the many tropes of some great horror films we've seen throughout cinema history: a group of friends go on holiday to a remote place and then a murder takes place and they're all stuck there, terrified. But does she do it very well? Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any of the products via any of the links in this article, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley is a murder mystery/horror novel that, as aforementioned, takes a modern twist on the classic…

02Feb 2022 by Luke Harkness

The Seven Spectacular Books I Read in January 2022

Features, Monthly Round Ups

In the first month of the year, I decided I wanted to start the year off strong and pick up some of the thrillers that had been sitting on my TBR list for far too long. On top of this, I also stumbled across two corkers that I hadn't even heard of until about a day before I bought them. As well as a huge array of thrillers, I managed to finish the penultimate Harry Potter book and also squeeze in a book that many people say changed their lives - but did it change mine? Find links to all of the books I've reviewed below and links to pick up your own copy too if you so wish. [caption id="attachment_1690" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] Please note that…

01Feb 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review of The Night She Disappeared

Book reviews, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

The Night She Disappeared is Lisa Jewell's latest book, having come out in the middle of last year. It focuses on the night a mother's daughter disappears (shock) and the resulting search her mother and a lady who also gets involved partake in. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase The Night She Disappeared via any of the links in this article, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. The Night She Disappeared follows a similar form to a lot of Lisa Jewell's books - it covers the tale of a very dark night and switches between two different times which both eventually build towards…

30Jan 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

My favourite types of thrillers

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I feel like this year is going to be the year of thrillers for me. Not only have I read some absolute bangers recently but there are more and more coming out as we see the likes of Netflix picking up some on some huge hits, giving those budding authors some great ideas on where to take those. In all honesty, if you were sitting there, watching all of these thriller TV series and book-to-film adaptations going on and had an idea sitting in your head for a great thriller, you'd definitely start writing it wouldn't you? I know I certainly would. Anyway, I digress, I'm on a thriller genre kick this year, hoping to pick up some absolute gem that will have me coming away either creeped out, impressed…

28Jan 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Blogger Spotlight on Simply Good Books

Blogger Spotlights, Features

Welcome back to another Blogger Spotlight. For these articles, I have sent out a request to anybody who would be interested in having their blog shown on another blog to reach out and answer some questions for me. Today we'll be highlighting Simply Good Books, a book blog run by Christine. Christine, like so many of us during the pandemic, took the many hours at home as an opportunity to spark up a hobby. Christine started SImplyGoodBooks as a site to offer personal book recommendations to others with her additional motive coming after she read a book review of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall which she found it to be unnecessarily mean and unhelpful. What made you get into blogging? I have been an avid reader all my life, being one…

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