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  • About PhDiva
    • About My Reviews
  • Book Spoilers
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    • Contemporary
    • Fiction
    • Mystery
    • Psychological Thriller
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    • Suspense
    • Thriller
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  • You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa is an unputdownable psychological thriller set in Sri Lanka
    Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: You’re Invited | Amanda Jayatissa

    / August 25, 2023

    I completely loved Amanda Jayatissa’s debut psychological thriller My Sweet Girl so I basically purchased her next novel You’re Invited without a second thought. The stories are different but bring Jayatissa’s same Sri…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Six Feet Deep Dish | Mindy Quigley

    / August 24, 2023

    A new pizza-themed cozy mystery series has made its way onto my shelves and into my heart! I was tickled to meet Delilah, a fellow Chicago girl who loves deep dish pizza and…

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  • Accidentally in Love by Danielle Jackson is a diverse contemporary romance book by a BIPOC author
    Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Romance Book Review: Accidentally in Love | Danielle Jackson | Buxom Boudoir #2

    / August 23, 2023

    A no-strings-attached summer romance set in Chicago? This was an obvious choice for me as a Chicago girlie myself! A breezy read that may not be ground breaking but featured some fresh aspects…

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  • The Chateau by Jaclyn Goldis is a psychological thriller about a girls trip gone wrong, following a locked room format
    Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Psychological Thriller Review: The Chateau | Jaclyn Goldis

    / August 22, 2023

    If you’re looking for a psychological thriller that transports you to a beautiful French chateau in Provence that has some fairly dark secrets, look no further than The Chateau by Jaclyn Goldis. A…

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  • Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Book Recommendation: Homicide and Halo-Halo | Mia P Manansala | Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #2

    / August 21, 2023

    This is part two of my coverage of the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries, which I am re-reading In anticipation of the upcoming fourth book by Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon. I read…

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  • Mini book review of They Fly Silent by Barb Lanell
    Book Review,  Fiction,  Gothic

    Mini Review: They Fly Silent | Barb Lanell

    / August 20, 2023

    With a southern gothic vibe and mystical undertones, They Fly Silent seemed like a book I would absolutely love. The book is very character-driven and I didn’t expect the context to be quite…

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  • Her, Too by Bonnie Kistler is a legal thriller and psychological thriller about a woman seeking revenge on a man who victimized her
    Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Legal Thriller,  Thriller

    Legal Thriller Review: Her, Too | Bonnie Kistler

    / August 19, 2023

    Part legal thriller, part contemporary fiction with a dash of revenge, Her, Too by Bonnie Kistler feels like a story that needed to be told in the ongoing dialogue amongst authors, journalists, and…

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  • The Messenger by Megan Davis is a literary thriller with an edgy crime fiction twist set in the dark heart of Paris
    Book Review,  Literary Fiction,  Thriller

    Book review: The Messenger | Megan Davis

    / August 18, 2023

    Edgy, elegant, and layered. The Messenger is a compelling, twisted literary thriller that spans, secrets, lies, betrayal, and murder in the dark heart of Paris. Alex Giraud is only sixteen when he moves from the…

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  • Audiobook review of The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Dunan the follow-up to The Roommate, a steamy contemporary romance novel
    Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Romance Book Review: The Intimacy Experiment | Rosie Danan

    / August 17, 2023

    A rabbi and a porn star walk into a romance novel… Author Rosie Danan’s book The Intimacy Experiment features a supporting character from her prior book, The Roommate. Naomi Grant is a former…

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  • Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P Manansala is the first installment of cozy mystery series, Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mysteries
    Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Book Recommendation: Arsenic and Adobo | Mia P Manansala | Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #1

    / August 16, 2023

    In anticipation of the upcoming fourth book by Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon, I am rereading each of the first three mysteries in the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery Series and sharing my…

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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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