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02Feb 2022 by Luke Harkness

The Seven Spectacular Books I Read in January 2022

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…

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…

26Jan 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Days of the Week Book Tag

Blog Tags, Features

In my mission to do more book tags, I did some searching and found a rather fun book tag based on days of the week (I know... who thought of these?) Well, this one is from Adventures Between Pages which I found through with ZeeZee with books. Pin me to Pinterest! Want to know how it works? Well, each day has its own "theme" with a related question which I answer. These are all book-related too, making it super easy for me to answer them. If you're reading this, feel free to consider yourself tagged! Anyway, let's begin this Days of the Week Book Tag. MURDER MONDAY FAVORITE MURDER/CRIME BOOK The Appeal by Janice Hallett I actually finished and reviewed The Appeal really recently and it has really left a…

21Jan 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Blogger Spotlight on Cozy with 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 Cozy with Books run by Esther. During a time when all of her friends were using the lockdown as an opportunity to create new things and start new ventures, Esther decided to create Cozy with Books to feed her love of reading and all things books. What made you get into blogging? I started reviewing books on Goodreads but wanted to move onto a different platform. I love books and during quarantine and lockdown back in 2020, my friends were using the time to start their own passion…

14Jan 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Blogger Spotlight on Donna Latvis

Blogger Spotlights, Features

Welcome back to another Blogger Spotlight. For these articles, I have sent out a request o 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 Donna Latvis. Donna Latvis isn't your typical 20 or 30-something blogger. She's a self-deprecating 62-year-old who struggles with technology but loves to write and hopes to influence people with her writing. What made you get into blogging? I am new to blogging. I am 62 and have loved to write since my early teens. On August 24 2021, my new Inspirational novel was released "On The Edge". So I wanted to start a blog to let people know about my published books. What I am working on now.…

09Jan 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

New Year’s Book Tag

Blog Tags, Features

Hi everyone and welcome to 2022! I know we're over a week in now and the New Year and Christmas were nearly two and three weeks ago, but I saw this Tag and really liked the look of it so thought I'd join in. Pin me to Pinterest! Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any of the books listed in this article, I'll received a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. I saw this tag over on Books Are 42's blog whom I follow on Twitter. This is in fact my second book tag, you can read my first here. As you could probably guess, this Book…

02Jan 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Four Fantastic Books I Read in December 2021

Features, Monthly Round Ups

Rounding off the final month of 2021, I managed to finish four books in December. Not the most I've read in a month, but a month that contained the longest Harry Potter book so I think I can let myself off. Also, it was a month where for a solid week I did no reading as I was eating, with family or drinking! However, I did read a couple of great books in December and some not-so-great books too. Keep swiping scrolling to see which is which and whether you agree with my final verdicts and whether you've read any of these books either. [caption id="attachment_1562" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products…

31Dec 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

My Most Successful Articles from 2021

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Today marks the last day of 2021, the first year in which I decided to start a blog all about books and blogging. It's been a fascinating year and one that ai've enjoyed a lot! There's a lot that I've learned about what works and what doesn't work with blogging and in 2022 I hope to optimise this workflow even further. I decided I wanted to find out what my best-performing articles from 2021 were. This is to not only gauge which posts I should focus on, but also give any budding bloggers some ideas on posts they could copy on their very own blogs. Therefore, below, counting down from the fifth most viewed to the most viewed post on my blog throughout the year. A few of these went…

23Dec 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Best Books I Read This Year – Ranked (2021)

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As we are getting closer to Christmas, this means we are getting closer to the end of the year. I think we all know once Christmas fever hits, we don't really re-emerge until the following year. [caption id="attachment_1542" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] Therefore, I thought I'd get in my "Best Books of the year" list now as I will likely spend the period after Christmas eating, drinking and with family and friends! I've read some absolute banging books this year, for sure. It makes me wonder if next year will bring any books along that are any better than those that I read this year. However, this is what I love about reading: you're always finding a new favourite that you're utterly obsessed with. Below are the eight…

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