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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Coconut Drop Dead | Olivia Matthews | Spice Isle Bakery Mystery #3

    / December 29, 2023

    The Spice Isle Bakery Mystery series by Olivia Matthews is a cozy mystery series set in Little Caribbean, Brooklyn, New York and centers around Lyndsay Murray and her Caribbean American family. Lyndsay co-owns…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Death in the Dark Woods | Annelise Ryan | Monster Hunter Mystery #2

    / December 28, 2023

    It is so exciting to find a fresh take on the cozy mystery genre and this series by Annelise Ryan delivers. In Annelise Ryan’s Monster Hunter Mystery series, a cryptozoologist is called in…

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  • Public Anchovy #1 is a locked room style cozy mystery in the Deep Dish Mystery series written by Mindy Quigley
    Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Public Anchovy #1 | Mindy Quigley | Deep Dish Mystery #3

    / December 26, 2023

    This time of year I always split my time for holiday gatherings between Chicago and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, so reading the newest Deep Dish Pizza Mystery by Mindy Quigley is basically the perfect…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction,  Romance

    Contemporary Fiction Review : If You Ask Me | Libby Hubscher

    / December 22, 2023

    Libby Hubscher’s If You Ask Me tells the story of an advice columnist who is on the brink of career success, when suddenly everything in her life is torn apart. This was one…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: The Twelve Books of Christmas | Kate Carlisle | A Bibliophile Mystery #17

    / December 20, 2023

    Kate Carlisle’s Bibliophile Mystery series is another cozy mystery series that I have popped in and out of. I hope to eventually read them all, but I find that they are so easy…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Murder Under the Mistletoe | Sherry Lynn | A Mainely Murder Mystery #2

    / December 19, 2023

    Sherry Lynn’s Murder Under the Mistletoe features a grinch-y murder mystery with a dash of holiday cheer and maybe even some romance! Another festive read for those looking for a light and breezy…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Psychological Thriller Review: I’m Not Done With You Yet | Jesse Q Sutanto

    / December 18, 2023

    Jesse Q Sutanto’s first psychological thriller, I’m Not Done With You Yet, tops my list of best books of 2023. This psychological thriller has everything I could want—a dark academia setting, a story…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Sugar Plum Poisoned | Jenn McKinlay | Cupcake Bakery Mystery #15

    / December 15, 2023

    It’s time to continue with the Christmas cozy mysteries! I know some readers only like to read holiday cozy mysteries in the right season, but I’m someone who enjoys them at any time.…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Murder on the Menu | Alex Coombs | Old Forge Café Mystery #1

    / December 14, 2023

    A little getaway to a cozy café in the cold and rainy English countryside takes a deadly turn in Alex Coombs’ Murder on the Menu: the first delicious taste of a mouthwatering new…

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  • Book Review,  Legal Thriller,  Mystery

    Legal Mystery Review: Betrayal | Phillip Margolin | Robin Lockwood #7

    / December 12, 2023

    After reading Murder at Black Oaks, I was excited and surprised by the next book in the Robin Lockwood series, Betrayal. While Murder at Black Oaks followed a legal spin on a locked…

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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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