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    BOOK REVIEW: The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda @KairaRouda @HarlequinBooks #thefavoritedaughter

    / May 29, 2019

    A twisty, fun trip deep into the mind of Jane—a delightfully delusional and seriously twisted housewife in Orange County. I seriously LOVED this book! An unreliable narrator, a twisty plot, and a completely…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery

    BOOK REVIEW: The Codebook Murders (Oakwood Mystery #4) by Leslie Nagel @leslie_nagel @penguinrandom #thecodebookmurders

    / May 27, 2019

    A murder from Oakwood’s history resurfaces during a terrifying storm, and brings new clues and dead bodies in it’s wake! This is the third book from the Oakwood mystery series that I’ve read…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Romance

    BOOK REVIEW: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren @gallerybooks @christinalauren #theunhoneymooners

    / May 26, 2019

    The combination of enemies to lovers and a fake relationship—with outstanding characters, fantastic writing, and a bit of a twist—made this book a quick favorite for me! This is the second book by…

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  • Book Review,  Suspense,  Women's Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: The Orchid Sister by Anne D. LeClair @amazonpub @lakeunionpublishing #TheOrchidSister #bookreview

    / May 25, 2019

    “Everyone has scars, Maddie. They just hide them in different ways.” Beautifully written and with a vague hint of lore and mystery, Anne D. LeClair’s The Orchid Sister was simply magical. In the…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Women's Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: My Ex-Best Friend’s Wedding by Wendy Wax @Wendy_Wax @BerkleyPub #myexbestfriendswedding #bookreview

    / May 20, 2019

    A novel about the fall out of things left far too long unsaid, and about letting go of our hurt and letting forgiveness heal us. I had never read anything by Wendy Wax…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    BOOK REVIEW: And Then You Were Gone by R. J. Jacobs @RJJacobsAuthor @crookedlanebks #andthenyouweregone

    / May 16, 2019

    A fast-paced thriller that will have your head spinning as you try to figure out what is going on!! R. J. Jacobs’ And Then You Were Gone is a unique thriller that features…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Historical Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen @berkleypub @reneerosen1 #parkavenuesummer #bookreview #bookbestiesapproved

    / May 14, 2019

    One of the best books I’ve read in 2019, I absolutely was captivated by Alice’s story about her summer in New York for Helen Gurley Brown! With a blend of historical fiction built…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Romance

    BOOK REVIEW: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang @HHoangWrites @BerkleyPub #thebridetest

    / May 7, 2019

    A fairy tale story with an entirely unique take—Helen Hoang’s The Bride Test is fresh, charming, and steamy!!! Truly, no one brings a new voice to romance quite the way Helen Hoang does.…

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  • Book Review,  Women's Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: Trophy Life by Lea Geller @lrgeller @amazonpub @suzyapbooktours #blogtour #lakeunionpublishing #trophylife

    / May 5, 2019

    Uniquely authentic, laugh-out-loud, rejuvenating, and with depth and heart that just warms the soul, Lea Geller’s Trophy Life is that rare novel that spans from light to emotional and back within a single…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Stillwater Girls | Minka Kent

    / May 4, 2019

    Two seemingly separate stories intertwine in a shocking way in the latest novel by Minka Kent, The Stillwater Girls! In one story, two girls raised in isolation off the grid find themselves forced…

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Hi! I'm Mackenzie, the Ph.D. student behind the book reviews and blog. Reading books has always been my favorite pastime and I love sharing my thoughts about them with the world. Now I should probably get back to writing that dissertation...

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