Author: Luke Winch
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Review – Titan Hoppers by Rob J. Hayes
(Please note, this review has also been published on Goodreads and Amazon) I was kindly given the ARC for Titan Hoppers to read and give an honest review before it’s release on the 12th July. I am pleased to say I thoroughly enjoyed this mash-up of progression fantasy, science fiction, D&D and coming of age…
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Cover reveal – The Alchemy Of Sorrow.
Welcome bookworms! Todays blog is a very special one. Way back on February 1st of this year, I took part in my first Kickstarter campaign. I had just finished M. L. Wangs phenomenal book, Sword Of Kaigen. No other book as had such an impact on me as this one did, it brought some emotions…
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June Blog – A Turn Of A Page
June is here, summer is here, SPFBO is here and boy, have I got a busy month ahead of me. One of the reasons for this is the launch of my limited series podcast, Turn Of A Page, which delves into book culture as a whole. I will be chatting to bloggers, booktubers and authors…
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May Blog – SPFBO8 Begins!
Greetings readers, authors and fellow bloggers! Well, it has been a hell of a two weeks for me. I have a new position at work, which is demanding physically and mentally but it does come with a job satisfaction my other role lacked. It makes it worthwhile. Life has been a little chaotic and very…
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What April was and what May may be.
I have a hangover today. I blame the rum. There’s always rum. It was good to see some friends I hadn’t seen in a while. There’s six of us, three couples and we all love to cook, so there is always plenty of food. My friend Steve, whose house we went to yesterday, has his…
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Review – Illborn by Daniel T. Jackson
This chonky 700 page book is brimming full of compelling character-driven fantasy, intriguing religious concepts, unique geographical and cultural diversity and a prologue that will absolutely leave your jaw on the floor. Daniel T Jackson’s debut novel is an assured and confident start to the Illborn saga. Following four young men and women who start…
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Review – ‘The Grey Bastards’ by Jonathan French
I was looking for a book that was an easy read, something to cheer me up as I sat through the latter end of my period of COVID and this book was suggested numerous times to me. To everyone that did recommend this book, you guys were on the money. Who knew half-orcs could be…
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March Blog (and February)
Well, hello readers! This is my first blog, my first fortnightly blog (Which as you can tell from the title, is way more than two weeks, but, you know, life) where I will be updating you all on the books I am reading, or have read, new ones I have slapped on my ever-growing and…
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Review – ‘The Citrine Key’ by L. L. MacRae
Further to diversifying my fantasy and sci-fi reading, I have been dipping into some novellas, a medium of books I haven’t really given a chance in the past. Novellas that precede a full length book, or series of books, have really begun to interest me. The chance to enter a new world, to get a…
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Review – ‘The Sword of Kaigen’ by M. L. Wang
You learn over time that the world isn’t broken. It’s just… got more pieces to it than you thought. They all fit together, just maybe not the way you pictured when you were young. This review has taken me a few days to write. Please be aware I talk about grief and mental health in…
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