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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,  Contemporary,  Fiction,  Romance

    Book Review: The Second Chance | Charlotte Butterfield

    / May 13, 2024

    A charming and funny novel about letting go of fear and making the most opportunities life gives us. Charlotte Butterfield’s novel, The Second Chance will give you the warm and fuzzies. Follow along…

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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Horror

    Book Review: The House That Horror Built

    / May 12, 2024

    A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifying secrets in Christina Henry’s latest novel, The House That Horror Built. What is The House That Horror…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Literary Fiction,  Suspense

    Book Review: Man’s Best Friend | Alana B. Lytle

    / May 11, 2024

    Well…this was quite a book! Alana B. Lytle’s Man’s Best Friend is a compelling story about a character who grows more unlikeable as the story progresses and offers a blistering social commentary of…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction,  Romance

    Book Review: Lovers and Liars | Amanda Eyre Ward

    / May 10, 2024

    I grabbed this book without even reading what it’s about based on the sunny yellow cover and trio of redheads. It ended up being such a cute book! In New York Times bestselling…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Romance

    Book Review: The Five Year Lie | Sarina Bowen

    / May 9, 2024

    Sarina Bowen takes a departure from romance novels to write a psychological thriller about a woman who receives a text message from the love of her life who has been dead for years.…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Thriller

    Book Review: Camino Winds | John Grisham

    / May 8, 2024

    The phrase “beach read” isn’t exactly what comes to mind when one thinks of John Grisham. King of the legal thriller, Grisham is one of the main players who put books about lawyers…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Thriller

    Book Review: One Perfect Couple | Ruth Ware

    / May 7, 2024

    This is a spoiler-free review of One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware. If you’re looking for spoilers (and how to explain that what the heck happened at the ending of the book), head…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Mystery,  Romance,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: Summers at the Saint | Mary Kay Andrews

    / May 6, 2024

    I read my first Mary Kay Andrews book years ago when I traveled with my mom for a work conference to Palm Beach. I found it at a beachside bookshop and it was…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Book Review: Love at First Book | Jenn McKinlay

    / May 5, 2024

    A librarian, a quaint Irish village, and a love story all make Jenn McKinlay’s Love at First Book a charming book that will carry you right off to Ireland! What is Love at…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: Good Half Gone | Tarryn Fisher

    / May 3, 2024

    Tarryn Fisher is another author with whom I have a complicated relationship in terms of their books (see Mary Kubica for the same issue). She crafts stories with an outstanding premise, and executes…

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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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