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  • There Should Have Been Eight is a Psychological Thriller by Nalini Singh featuring a locked room format
    Book Review,  Gothic,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: There Should Have Been Eight | Nalini Singh

    / November 29, 2023

    Nalini Singh’s psychological thrillers are always a hit for me. Dark, gothic, atmospheric, and suspenseful—There Should Have Been Eight is a new and captivating nod to the closed circle mysteries made popular by…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: The Weatherman | Royston Reeves @randomttours @royston_reeves

    / November 24, 2023

    A read-in-one-sitting thriller that will have you in a chokehold wondering if and how it will resolve. The Weatherman by Royston Reeves will take you through a nightmare scenario and have you wondering…

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  • Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Gone Tonight | Sarah Pekkanen

    / November 22, 2023

    Sarah Pekkanen writes a great suspenseful thriller, whether writing with the incredible Greer Hendricks or solo. I find that the books written with Hendricks are more twist-y psychological thrillers with true devious characters…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Nine Lives and Alibis | Cate Conte | Cat Cafe Mystery #7

    / November 21, 2023

    A 40-year-old unsolved murder and a current murder are linked as Daybreak Island celebrates Halloween with their Haunted Halloween Festival! Nine Lives and Alibis is the seventh book in the Cat Café Mystery…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Psychological Thriller Review: Such a Good Wife | Seraphina Nova Glass

    / November 20, 2023

    Seraphina Nova Glass writes psychological thrillers that are unafraid to feature a flawed and messy lead, and that is something I admire about her books. In Such a Good Wife, a wife and…

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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Psychological Thriller

    Psychological Thriller Review: The Book of Cold Cases | Simone St. James

    / November 19, 2023

    “But I’ve always believed that murder is the healthiest obsession of all.” I always look forward to the new Simone St. James! She always delivers a haunting and intriguing mystery with an atmospheric…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Baking Spirits Bright | Sarah Fox | True Confections Mystery #2

    / November 12, 2023

    One of the most charming winter-y settings I’ve read, Sarah Fox’s Baking Spirits Bright is the perfect winter mystery! A chocolatier finds herself on the case to solve a mystery when a fellow…

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  • Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Psychological Thriller Review: Good Girls Lie | J. T. Ellison

    / November 9, 2023

    I have enjoyed everything I’ve read by J.T. Ellison. Her books are dark, her characters are compelling, the settings are top tier, and I have never read a book of hers that didn’t…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction

    Book Review: Meet the Benedettos | Katie Cotugno

    / November 7, 2023

    Described as the Kardashians meets Pride and Prejudice, Katie Cotugno’s Meet the Benedettos is a funny and delightfully bold entry into the modern reimagining’s of Jane Austen’s greatest hits. About the Book |…

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    Book Review: Black Sheep | Rachel Harrison

    / November 6, 2023

    I don’t tend to read a lot of horror, mostly because I don’t enjoy the gore aspect as much. When I heard about the (controversial) concept of cozy horror, I was instantly intrigued.…

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Mackenzie Harms is the owner and author of all content of the PhDiva book blog

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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