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  • Home
  • 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,  Non-fiction

    Book Review: One Minute to Zen | Ali Katz

    / November 6, 2018

    “We carry the heavy burden of expectations from the outside world, and expectations that we put on ourselves, creating a (large) load to carry.” As readers of PhDiva may know, I am a…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Romance,  Suspense

    Book Review: Solace Island | Meg Tilly

    / November 5, 2018

    Charming, steamy, and gripping—this contemporary romantic suspense novel checked all of the boxes for a perfect weekend read!! This novel really has it all, from the loveable characters to the fantastic scenery to…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Book Review: Manuscript for Murder | Jon Land & Jessica Fletcher | Murder, She Wrote

    / November 2, 2018

    Clever and addictive, this newest installment in the Murder She Wrote mysteries by Jon Land will have you on the edge of your seat, unable to put this book down! I am one…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Mystery

    Book Review: Hollow of Fear | Sherry Thomas

    / October 31, 2018

    Happy Halloween!!! I am so excited to finally get to share my review of Hollow of Fear. I read this book with the book besties and we thought this would be the perfect…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Fiction

    Book Review: The Rain Watcher | Tatiana De Rosnay

    / October 30, 2018

    Beautifully written and filled with quiet emotion—The Rain Watcher by Tatiana De Rosnay is the type of book that made me feel an incredible stillness while reading. There is an elegance to the…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Book Review: The Proposal | Jasmine Guillory

    / October 26, 2018

    Sweet, sizzling, and modern—The Proposal is a sure-fire hit in the women’s fiction and romance worlds this year! It starts with a meet-cute, as many good love stories do. Only, is it still…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: Closer | Kim L Slater

    / October 26, 2018

    The most gripping psychological thriller you’ll read this year from the Kindle top five bestselling author K.L. Slater. If you love The Girl on the Train or Gone Girl, you’ll be absolutely hooked. I just wrapped…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Suspense

    Book Review: Go to My Grave | Catriona McPherson

    / October 24, 2018

    There’s nothing more important than family, they say. But I think the suspenseful thriller Go to My Grave will have you questioning that assumption. To say the main family in this book is…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Fiction

    Book Review: The Travelling Cat Chronicles | Hiro Arikawa

    / October 22, 2018

    Emotional, charming, and heartwarming. I don’t know that there is a better way to describe The Travelling Cat Chronicles other than absolutely perfect. Nana the cat charmed me and seeing the world through…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Mystery,  Suspense,  Thriller

    Book Review: The Craftsman | Sharon Bolton

    / October 21, 2018

    A new detective and the first female on the force, a town haunted by a merciless killer, children going missing only to be found in the most horrifying manner, and a mysterious darkness…

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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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