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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,  Thriller

    Book Review: The Rose Reaper | Jennifer Hunter

    / March 4, 2024

    Jennifer Hunter’s thriller, The Rose Reaper, is not for the faint of heart. It’s technically the second book in the Ryan Strickland duo written by Hunter, the first being The Lost Victim. The…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Psychological Thriller Review: Nowhere Like Home | Sara Shepard

    / March 3, 2024

    Sara Shepard’s newest psychological thriller Nowhere Like Home explores female friendships and toxic relationships all surrounded by the glittering world of print media and a remote women’s commune. About the Book | Nowhere…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Historical Fiction

    Cozy Mystery Review: Murder in Masquerade | Mary Winters | Lady of Letters #2

    / March 2, 2024

    This is the second historical mystery I’ve read recently that centers around a wealthy woman who writes an anonymous advice column for the newspaper and solves mysteries on the side. The similarities end…

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  • Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice is the latest laugh-out-loud comedy mystery from Elle Cosimano
    Book Review,  Contemporary,  Mystery

    Book Review: Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice | Elle Cosimano

    / March 1, 2024

    Scrreeeeecchhhh! What’s that sound? It’s the sound of the hilarious ball-of-energy, writer-turned-detective Finlay Donovan flying out of town on her next adventure—a girls trip to Atlantic City where she and her nanny Vero…

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  • The Rumor Game is an historical fiction / thriller set during WWII in Boston with themes of prejudice and violence
    Book Review,  Historical Fiction,  Mystery

    Historical Thriller Review: The Rumor Game | Thomas Mullen

    / February 28, 2024

    If you’ve never read Thomas Mullen before, I consider him best known for his historical mysteries with strong themes of prejudice, racism, hatred, corruption, and violence. His latest historical thriller, The Rumor Game,…

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  • A Step Past Darkness is a psychological thriller by Vera Kurian set around a cult in a small town
    Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Speculative Fiction

    Psychological Thriller Review: A Step Past Darkness | Vera Kurian

    / February 28, 2024

    Vera Kurian proves she can write about much more than psychopaths in her newest thriller, A Step Past Darkness. This book was a totally different feel than Kurian’s first book, but no less…

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  • Book Review,  Horror,  Psychological

    Horror Book Review: A Haunting in the Arctic | C. J. Cooke

    / February 27, 2024

    C. J. Cooke’s latest atmospheric mystery, A Haunting in the Arctic, left me with chills. This haunting novel leans heavily towards horror. It’s not for the faint of heart, but those who like…

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  • Ill-Fated Fortune is a new cullinary cozy mystery with a dose of magic by Jennifer J Chow
    Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Ill-Fated Fortune | Jennifer J. Chow | A Magical Fortune Cookie #1

    / February 26, 2024

    The first book in Jennifer J. Chow’s new cozy mystery series—A Magical Fortune Cookie—absolutely charmed me! In Ill-Fated Fortune, a young woman finds her family magic just before a dead body turns up…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Book Review: Once Persuaded, Twice Shy | Melodie Edwards

    / February 25, 2024

    Anne Elliott is one of the great literary characters of all time, though I often think she is underappreciated compared to other more-popular leading ladies from Austen’s work. One Persuaded, Twice Shy by…

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  • The Partner Plot is an adorable second chance romance novel by Kristina Forest that made my heart sing
    Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Book Review: The Partner Plot | Kristina Forest

    / February 24, 2024

    High school sweethearts get a second chance at romance when they run into each other in Las Vegas and engage in a marriage of convenience in Kristina Forest’s latest contemporary romance novel, The…

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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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