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  • Book Review,  Psychological,  Psychological Thriller

    BOOK REVIEW: The Third Mrs. Durst by Ann Aguirre @MrsAnnAguirre @MidnightInkBook @KayePublicity #thethirdmrsdurst #bookreview

    / August 31, 2019

    I’d been looking forward to reading Ann Aguirre’s The Third Mrs. Durst for a while after I saw some early publicity featuring it. The premise is fantastic—“Some people just need killing.” When it…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: The Floating Feldmans by Elyssa Friedland @ElyssaFriedland @BerkleyPub #thefloatingfeldmans #bookreview

    / August 28, 2019

    A charming contemporary family drama featuring a highly dysfunctional family with some endearingly quirky characters. Secrets, old rivalries, and resentment abound, bringing in drama caused by holding on to those secrets. I have…

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  • Book Review,  Historical Fiction,  Young Adult

    BLOG TOUR: Castle of Concrete by Katia Raina @katiaraina1 @tlcbooktours #castleofconcrete

    / August 28, 2019

    Castle of Concrete is a truly enlightening young adult historical fiction novel about a fifteen year-old Jewish girl being reunited with her mother in Moscow during the early 1990s as the Soviet Union…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Thriller

    BOOK REVIEW: The Passengers by John Marrs @johnmarrs1 @berkleypub #thepassengers #bookreview

    / August 27, 2019

    John Marrs is officially one of my favorite authors! I have read his books before and LOVED them, but it was before I had a blog or a bookstagram and if I’m honest,…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Romance,  Women's Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior @hazelpriorbooks @berkleypub #ellieandtheharpmaker #bookreview

    / August 25, 2019

    Ellie and the Harpmaker is a lovely, debut novel by Hazel Prior that I found completely enchanting!! I found this book to be completely heartwarming—I loved the way it explored an unconventional love…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: The Language of Divorce by Leanne Treese @authorleanne @fillesvertespub @suzyapbooktours #blogtour #thelanguageofdivorce

    / August 19, 2019

    I love to read debut novels by an author, because I find the reading of the book to be such a special experience. When I had a chance to read Leanne Tresse’s The…

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  • Book Review,  Romance

    BOOK REVIEW: Playing House by Ruby Lang @rubelang @harlequinbooks #playinghouse

    / August 17, 2019

    A sweet story and a quick read, Ruby Lang’s novella Playing House is a fun spin on romance. Centering around two characters who are both Chinese-American and both Urban Planners, I had a…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    BOOK REVIEW: Unbreak Me by Michelle Hazen @michellehazen @berkleypub #unbreakme

    / August 16, 2019

    A bold, socially-conscious contemporary romance novel that explores everything from race, culture, and social status in the midst of an emotional love story between people with darkness in their pasts. The characters in…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @stmartinspress #thingsyousaveinafire

    / August 14, 2019

    Katherine Center’s newest book Things You Save in a Fire is the type of book that stays with you. It was actually the first book I read in 2019 and I absolutely loved…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins @kristan_higgins @berkleypub #lifeandotherinconveniences

    / August 13, 2019

    A beautifully complex story about an unconventional family and the healing power of forgiveness. I cannot believe I have never read anything by Kristan Higgins before! By the end of the very first…

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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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