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  • The Guest by BA Paris is a psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping ending
    Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Guest | B.A. Paris

    / February 20, 2024

    New York Times bestselling author B.A. Paris has built a well-deserved reputation of writing standout psychological thrillers. I’ve read several of her books and I always look forward to the next one! The…

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  • Book Review,  Historical Fiction,  Literary Thriller

    Book Review: Where They Lie | Claire Coughlan

    / February 19, 2024

    Claire Coughlan’s debut novel Where They Lie is an immersive, literary thriller about an ambitious young female journalist whose investigation of a long missing actress will take her through the misty streets and…

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  • Book Review,  Horror,  Thriller

    Book Review: Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra

    / February 19, 2024

    Run, Hide, Fight. That’s what we are taught to do when faced with an active threat. Running get’s us away from the situation immediately, but what happens if our first response is to…

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  • Keep Your Friends Close by Leah Konen is a psychological thriller featuring two friends who may not be exactly who they say they are
    Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Women's Fiction

    Psychological Thriller Review: Keep Your Friends Close | Leah Konen

    / February 18, 2024

    Strangers on a Train meets The Family Next Door in this page-turning thriller by Leah Konen, author of The Perfect Escape (which I loved!). In her latest psychological thriller Keep Your Friends Close, a woman going through…

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  • Book Review,  Historical Fiction,  Mystery

    Historical Mystery Review: The Proof of the Pudding | Rhys Bowen | Her Royal Spyness #17

    / February 17, 2024

    A poison garden is at the center of The Proof of the Pudding, when a dinner party is disrupted by a poisoned guest! About the Book | The Proof of the Pudding Lady…

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  • Book Review,  Horror,  Suspense,  Thriller

    Book Review: Midnight on Beacon Street | Emily Ruth Verona

    / February 16, 2024

    If you’re looking for something different than the typical thriller, I recommend giving Midnight on Beacon Street a try! Don’t expect a twist-filled heart-pounding story start-to-finish; this book is a slow-building suspenseful thriller—and…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Fatal First Edition | Jenn McKinlay | Library Lover’s Mystery #14

    / February 14, 2024

    A murder onboard a train seems linked to a rare first edition book that mysteriously appeared at an archivist convention. Jenn McKinlay’s Fatal First Edition is the latest in her Library Lover’s Mysteries…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Romance Review: The Catch | Amy Lea

    / February 13, 2024

    Amy Lea’s The Catch is an enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, opposites-attract romantic comedy that brings together some of the best tropes into a story surrounding an influencer who finds herself stuck in close proximity with…

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  • Book Review,  Thriller

    Thriller Review: The Guests | Margot Hunt

    / February 12, 2024

    A tense thriller about a family trapped indoors during a hurricane with three strangers who may be a bigger risk to the family than the storm. The Guests by Margot Hunt is an…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Contemporary Romance Review: Sex, Lies and Sensibility | Nikki Payne

    / February 11, 2024

    Funny moments, a renovation storyline, and an opposites attract romance make Sex, Lies, and Sensibility a blast to read. A fun re-imagining for Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility! About the Book | Sex,…

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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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