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28Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Epic fantasy is a genre that often features whole new realised worlds, creative creatures not in our own world, and, more often than not, a big journey. Lord of the Rings arguably shot this genre into the mainstream. Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World and subsequent series fleshed out the genre and realised its potential. (more…)

26Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: The Alienist by Caleb Carr

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The Alienist by Caleb Carr is set in the year 1896 in New York when the city is hit by a very disturbing murder that soon turns into a string of murders that sets off the search for one of the city's very first serial killers. It is the duty of Laszlo Kreizler, John Moore and their team to solve these murders before things get out of hand. (more…)

25Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

Book Review: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Book reviews, Classics, Sci-Fi

We live in a world where books are banned. The idea of reading is illegal. Books give you adventurous ideas and this isn’t right. Books became a notable way to influence people. There are firemen whose job is to burn these books and the houses they’re housed in. This is the concept behind Fahrenheit 451 and it’s executed excellently. (more…)

22Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

Book Review: Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Book reviews, Classics

A group of boys find themselves adrift on an island. They wake up with no idea where they are. They must make rules to survive. These rules will be the breaking of them. Lord of the Flies by William Golding explores an incredibly realistic “simulation” if you will, of what would happen if the aforementioned were to happen. (more…)

22Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment

Book Review: The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick

Book reviews, Fantasy

What would it be like if the Nazis had won and gone on to take over America? What would life be like if the Japanese ruled alongside them and all other races were left in slavery and discrimination? That’s what The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick discusses. (more…)

21Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book Review: The Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

Book reviews, Fantasy

The Northern Lights by Philip Pullman and its subsequent books are one of the most famous series’ in fantasy literature. It features Lyra, a young girl who finds herself thrust into this larger-than-life journey that sees things she never knew even existed. Oh, and she has a pet Dæmon, Pantalaimon. (more…)

17Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book review: The Gray Man by Mark Greaney

Book reviews, Thriller

The Gray Man by Mark Greaney is a book that really left an impression on me as an absolutely brilliant first book in a series. In a similar vein to The Terminal List by Jack Carr, I was blown away by how much action and drama Mark Greaney was willing to put into this first novel. (more…)

16Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

Book review: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

Book reviews, Contemporary Fiction

I picked up American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins as I’d seen it on the best-sellers lists, I was gifted a voucher to spend at my local Jarrold and it appeared on the table of “buy one, get one half-price”. And I’m very glad I did. (more…)

15Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Book review: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Book reviews, Mystery, Thriller

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is the ninth highest-selling fiction book of all time. Just let that sink in. It’s sold more copies, internationally, than six of the seven Harry Potter books. You can’t deny its influence across literature and the absolute sensation it has become. Even if you’ve not read The Da Vinci Code, you’ve likely heard of it. (more…)

14Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness 4 Comments

Book review: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

Book reviews, Mystery, Thriller

Before there was The Da Vinci Code, there was Angels & Demons by Dan Brown. Angels & Demons is the book that thrust Dan Brown into the limelight as one of the most gripping authors of our generation. The book introduces the character of Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor who specialises in symbols and historical conspiracies (not his official job title but that's essentially what he does). (more…)

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