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  • About PhDiva
    • About My Reviews
  • Book Spoilers
  • Book Reviews by Author
  • Book Reviews by Genre
    • Contemporary
    • Fiction
    • Mystery
    • Psychological Thriller
    • Romance
    • Suspense
    • Thriller
    • Women’s Fiction

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  • Book Review,  Non-fiction

    The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

    / September 11, 2025

    As someone who was old enough to remember teachers playing live news coverage on September 11, 2001, but young enough to not fully understand the meaning behind the attacks, my memories of that…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: The Tenant | Freida McFadden

    / June 22, 2025

    This is a spoiler-free review of Freida McFadden’s latest thriller, The Tenant. If you are looking for a plot summary, spoilers, and to discuss the ending of The Tenant, head to the spoiler…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: Red River Road | Anna Downes

    / June 19, 2025

    Anna Downes’ latest novel centers around a woman who will do anything to find out what happened to her sister. If you are looking for spoilers, head to my spoiler review. Or stay…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Perfect Sister | Stephanie DeCarolis

    / March 12, 2025

    A woman searches for her missing sister in the Hamptons, where beautiful beaches and sprawling mansions hide the secrets lurking beneath the surface. The Perfect Sister is quite frankly a perfect vacation read. What is The…

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  • Book Review,  Suspense,  Thriller

    Book Review: The Chamber | Will Dean

    / March 6, 2025

    A locked room mystery to the extreme! Will Dean’s mystery, The Chamber is essentially a reimagining of And Then There Were by Agatha Christie, but trapped inside of a hyperbaric chamber deep under the water. And by…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: The Business Trip | Jessie Garcia

    / February 10, 2025

    This is a spoiler-free review of The Business Trip. If you are looking to find out how it ends and my full thoughts, head to the spoiler page! Call me a hypocrite after…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: The Plus One | S. C. Lalli

    / February 3, 2025

    An entire thriller around a wedding that never came to be? A dead bride and groom. A wealthy wedding party who must be responsible. Five star restaurants. A resort so beautiful it almost…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: The Crash | Freida McFadden

    / January 30, 2025

    This post is marked safe from spoilers! However, if you were looking for spoilers for The Crash, a summary, commentary, and the ending explained, that can all be found over on the spoiler-review.…

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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: Beautiful Ugly | Alice Feeney

    / January 26, 2025

    If you are looking to find out how Beautiful Ugly ends and my spoiler-y thoughts, head over to the spoiler review. This one is spoiler-free! Alice Feeney has delivered another gripping and twist-y…

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  • Psychological,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: Never Lie | Freida McFadden

    / January 19, 2025

    If you are looking to find out how Never Lie ends with spoilers and the ending explained, I have a full summary over on the spoiler review with lots of funny commentary. Or…

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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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