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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

    Thriller Review: Zero Days | Ruth Ware

    / October 31, 2023

    I’m not alone in sharing that I’m a big fan of Ruth Ware. I’ve read all of her books and enjoyed each of them, so the bar for her books is a high…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Mystery

    Audiobook Review: True Crime Story | Joseph Knox

    / October 30, 2023

    This is a challenging book to review without spoilers but I am going to do my best because you’ll get the most out of it if you don’t know the twists and turns.…

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  • How Can I Help You by Laura Sims and the audiobook narrated by Carlotta Brentan and Maggi-Meg Reed
    Book Review,  Fiction,  Psychological Thriller

    Audiobook Review: How Can I Help You | Laura Sims

    / October 29, 2023

    Laura Sims’ novel How Can I Help You is one of the most strangely, twisted, delightful books I’ve read lately! I wasn’t sure what to expect going in, and I was pleasantly surprised!…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: The Trade Off | Sandie Jones

    / October 26, 2023

    What a fitting week I chose (of all weeks) to read Sandie Jones’ newest psychological thriller, The Trade Off. This same week, Britney Spears’ shocking and heartbreaking memoir was released. Early reviews have…

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  • The Fatal Folio is a mystery by Elizabeth Penney
    Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: The Fatal Folio | Elizabeth Penney

    / October 25, 2023

    I’ve been enjoying the blend of intrigue, curiosity, mystery, and comfort that cozy mysteries provide and I’m constantly up for trying new series or standalones. After reading The Fatal Folio—book three in Elizabeth…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: For Your Own Good | Samantha Downing

    / October 23, 2023

    No one writes characters more twisted, unlikable, and delightfully fun than Samantha Downing. Every single book of hers is a surprise and delight! In For Your Own Good, a teacher at a prestigious…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Historical Fiction

    Book Review: Big Lies in a Small Town | Diane Chamberlain

    / October 22, 2023

    Two women born at different times are linked through history by a mysterious will. A perfect blend of two stories separated by decades in a small North Carolina town. About the Book |…

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  • Home at Night is a mystery by Paula Munier set at an historic Vermont farm on Halloween
    Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Mystery Review: Home at Night | Paula Munier

    / October 21, 2023

    A perfect Halloween read set on an historic farm in Vermont full of dead poets, a mysterious letter, a rundown Victorian mansion, and a murder victim in a library. What more could you…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Holiday Romance Review: The Ex-Mas Holidays | Zoe Allison

    / October 20, 2023

    A second chance romance set in Scotland with charming narration in the audiobook that brought the setting, story, and characters to life! About the Book | The Ex-Mas Holidays It’s hard to escape…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Haunted Hibiscus | Laura Childs

    / October 18, 2023

    After reading Lavender Blue Murders, I couldn’t seem to stay away from the Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs! I talked a bit in that post about how I grew a fondness for…

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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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