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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,  Suspense,  Thriller

    BOOK REVIEW: Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea @CharlieDonlea @KensingtonBooks #somechoosedarkness #bookreview

    / June 3, 2019

    Charlie Donlea’s latest thriller Some Choose Darkness is the type of book that builds so much suspense, that I felt on the edge of my seat every page! This is a masterful book,…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    BOOK REVIEW: A Deadly Feast (Key West food critic mystery #9) by Lucy Burdette @LucyBurdette @crookedlanebks #adeadlyfeast #bookreview

    / June 2, 2019

    It’s nearly Thanksgiving in Key West and for food critic Hayley Snow, that can only mean one thing—lobster macaroni, key lime pie, and murder! We find Hayley preparing for not only Thanksgiving, but…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    BOOK REVIEW: Murder She Wrote: Murder in Red by Jessica Fletcher and Jon Land @JonDLand @BerkleyPub @BerkleyMystery #murdershewrote #murderinred

    / June 1, 2019

    I love pretty much ALL cozy mysteries, but I have a special place in my heart for a few of my favorite amateur sleuths—Nancy Drew, Miss Marple, and of course, the irreplaceable Jessica…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Suspense

    BOOK REVIEW: The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda @KairaRouda @HarlequinBooks #thefavoritedaughter

    / May 29, 2019

    A twisty, fun trip deep into the mind of Jane—a delightfully delusional and seriously twisted housewife in Orange County. I seriously LOVED this book! An unreliable narrator, a twisty plot, and a completely…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery

    BOOK REVIEW: The Codebook Murders (Oakwood Mystery #4) by Leslie Nagel @leslie_nagel @penguinrandom #thecodebookmurders

    / May 27, 2019

    A murder from Oakwood’s history resurfaces during a terrifying storm, and brings new clues and dead bodies in it’s wake! This is the third book from the Oakwood mystery series that I’ve read…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Romance

    BOOK REVIEW: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren @gallerybooks @christinalauren #theunhoneymooners

    / May 26, 2019

    The combination of enemies to lovers and a fake relationship—with outstanding characters, fantastic writing, and a bit of a twist—made this book a quick favorite for me! This is the second book by…

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  • Book Review,  Suspense,  Women's Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: The Orchid Sister by Anne D. LeClair @amazonpub @lakeunionpublishing #TheOrchidSister #bookreview

    / May 25, 2019

    “Everyone has scars, Maddie. They just hide them in different ways.” Beautifully written and with a vague hint of lore and mystery, Anne D. LeClair’s The Orchid Sister was simply magical. In the…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Women's Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: My Ex-Best Friend’s Wedding by Wendy Wax @Wendy_Wax @BerkleyPub #myexbestfriendswedding #bookreview

    / May 20, 2019

    A novel about the fall out of things left far too long unsaid, and about letting go of our hurt and letting forgiveness heal us. I had never read anything by Wendy Wax…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    BOOK REVIEW: And Then You Were Gone by R. J. Jacobs @RJJacobsAuthor @crookedlanebks #andthenyouweregone

    / May 16, 2019

    A fast-paced thriller that will have your head spinning as you try to figure out what is going on!! R. J. Jacobs’ And Then You Were Gone is a unique thriller that features…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Historical Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen @berkleypub @reneerosen1 #parkavenuesummer #bookreview #bookbestiesapproved

    / May 14, 2019

    One of the best books I’ve read in 2019, I absolutely was captivated by Alice’s story about her summer in New York for Helen Gurley Brown! With a blend of historical fiction built…

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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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