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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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  • 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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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Fur Love or Money | Sofie Ryan | Second Chance Cat Mystery #11

    / February 24, 2024

    Secondhand shop owner Sarah Grayson and her rescue cat, Elvis, sniff out the suspect in this new, delightful Second Chance Cat Mystery from New York Times bestselling author, Sofie Ryan. In Fur Love or…

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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Only If You’re Lucky | Stacy Willingham

    / February 23, 2024

    I had been waiting to read Stacy Willingham’s Only If You’re Lucky because it was the February pick for my book club, and it was worth the wait! I’ve read and enjoyed all…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Thriller

    Book Review: Village in the Dark | Iris Yamashita

    / February 22, 2024

    A chilling (in more ways than one!) mystery centering around three strong female characters in the dark, cold winter in Alaska. Iris Yamashita’s Village in the Dark is the second book featuring the…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: A Smoking Bun | Ellie Alexander | Bakeshop Mystery #18

    / February 21, 2024

    Ellie Alexander’s latest book in her Bakeshop Mystery series set in Ashland, OR sees pastry chef Jules’ growing extended family come to visit from Spain. Meanwhile a murder on the ski slopes threatens…

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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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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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