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- [The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11](https://phdiva.blog/2025/09/11/the-only-plane-in-the-sky-an-oral-history-of-9-11/) - As someone who was old enough to remember teachers playing live news coverage on September 11, 2001, but young enough to not fully understand the meaning behind the attacks, my memories of that day are clear. We watched the second plane hit the south tower on a rolling TV cart that was brought into the
- [Book Review: The Tenant | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/2025/06/22/book-review-the-tenant-freida-mcfadden/) - This is a spoiler-free review of Freida McFadden's latest thriller, The Tenant. If you are looking for a plot summary, spoilers, and to discuss the ending of The Tenant, head to the spoiler review! I am way late posting this review. I actually read The Tenant around when it published in mid-May, but I was
- [Book Review: Red River Road | Anna Downes](https://phdiva.blog/2025/06/19/book-review-red-river-road-anna-downes/) - Anna Downes' latest novel centers around a woman who will do anything to find out what happened to her sister. If you are looking for spoilers, head to my spoiler review. Or stay here to keep it spoiler-free. That is one long road on the cover and it is a long road in the story.
- [Book Review: The Chamber | Will Dean](https://phdiva.blog/2025/03/06/book-review-the-chamber-will-dean/) - A locked room mystery to the extreme! Will Dean’s mystery, The Chamber is essentially a reimagining of And Then There Were by Agatha Christie, but trapped inside of a hyperbaric chamber deep under the water. And by “deep under the water” I mean they are literally on the ocean floor. Do you feel the need to take a sudden,
- [Book Review: The Perfect Sister | Stephanie DeCarolis](https://phdiva.blog/2025/03/12/book-review-the-perfect-sister-stephanie-decarolis/) - A woman searches for her missing sister in the Hamptons, where beautiful beaches and sprawling mansions hide the secrets lurking beneath the surface. The Perfect Sister is quite frankly a perfect vacation read. What is The Perfect Sister about? Alex Walker has always looked up to her perfect older sister. Maddie has succeeded in all the ways Alex has
- [Book Review: The Business Trip | Jessie Garcia](https://phdiva.blog/2025/02/10/book-review-the-business-trip-jessie-garcia/) - This is a spoiler-free review of The Business Trip. If you are looking to find out how it ends and my full thoughts, head to the spoiler page! Call me a hypocrite after recently posting about another book that I despised for being riddled with plot holes, because The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia had plot holes aplenty
- [Book Review: The Plus One | S. C. Lalli](https://phdiva.blog/2025/02/03/book-review-the-plus-one-s-c-lalli/) - An entire thriller around a wedding that never came to be? A dead bride and groom. A wealthy wedding party who must be responsible. Five star restaurants. A resort so beautiful it almost makes our leading character forget that she is on a mission. Sounds juicy, right? S. C. Lalli’s The Plus One is a fun vacation
- [Book Review: The Crash | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/2025/01/30/book-review-the-crash-freida-mcfadden/) - This post is marked safe from spoilers! However, if you were looking for spoilers for The Crash, a summary, commentary, and the ending explained, that can all be found over on the spoiler-review. Over here we keep it clean! A new Freida McFadden is always an event in the book world. She has such a
- [Book Review: Beautiful Ugly | Alice Feeney](https://phdiva.blog/2025/01/26/book-review-beautiful-ugly-alice-feeney/) - If you are looking to find out how Beautiful Ugly ends and my spoiler-y thoughts, head over to the spoiler review. This one is spoiler-free! Alice Feeney has delivered another gripping and twist-y thriller! Once again I feel she has gaslit me in the best way. And I'm not the only one! Wait until you
- [Book Review: Never Lie | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/2025/01/19/book-review-never-lie-freida-mcfadden/) - If you are looking to find out how Never Lie ends with spoilers and the ending explained, I have a full summary over on the spoiler review with lots of funny commentary. Or stay here to keep it spoiler-free! Ok all of my Freida McFadden McFans and McHaters, I've worked through the next book in
- [Book Review: Clickbait | Holly Baxter](https://phdiva.blog/2025/01/12/book-review-clickbait-holly-baxter/) - Journalists are meant to cover the news, not to be the news. Unfortunately Natasha finds herself on the wrong side of this equation in Holly Baxter’s Clickbait. Don’t let the cute cover and title fool you, this is a book with depth to it. Surprising and hard to put down! What is Clickbait about? The first thing they
- [Book Review: Here One Moment | Liane Moriarty](https://phdiva.blog/2024/12/24/book-review-here-one-moment-liane-moriarty/) - If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? If you are new to Liane Moriarty, I would first ask you what you have been doing with your time? But after that (rude) (and sort of joking) question, I’d tell you that she’s an author who doesn’t fit into one signature genre. Her
- [Book Review: House of Glass | Sarah Pekkanen](https://phdiva.blog/2024/10/21/book-review-house-of-glass-sarah-pekkanen/) - I absolutely loved Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks’ collaborative thrillers (highly recommend An Anonymous Girl, The Golden Couple, and a book I consider to be an O.G. genre-defining psychological thriller, The Wife Between Us). I was bummed when I learned they weren’t going to be co-writing anymore (also in the parasocial way that we all think our
- [Book Review: Until Next Summer | Ali Brady](https://phdiva.blog/2024/10/17/book-review-until-next-summer-ali-brady/) - Nostalgic, heartwarming, and uplifting! Ali Brady’s Until Next Summer sees two best friends reunite at their former summer camp for one more summer fling. As they say, “once a camp person, always a camp person.” What is Until Next Summer about? Growing up, Jessie and Hillary lived for summer, when they’d be reunited at Camp Chickawah. The best friends
- [Book Review: The Housemaid is Watching | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/2024/09/28/book-review-the-housemaid-is-watching-freida-mcfadden/) - This is a spoiler-free review of the third book in the trilogy, The Housemaid is Watching. If you're looking for spoilers and how it ends, head to the spoiler review. We have reached the conclusion of Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid series, and this was not how I expected the book to end. If you’ve followed any of
- [Book Review: The Housemaid's Secret | Frieda McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/2024/09/04/book-review-the-housemaids-secret/) - This is a spoiler-free review of The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden. If you are looking for spoilers and the ending explained for The Housemaid or The Housemaid's Secret, click the linked post to go there and read all about it and my thoughts on those wild endings! I ended my review of The Housemaid
- [Book Review: The Boyfriend | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/2024/10/14/book-review-the-boyfriend-frieda-mcfadden/) - Are you looking for spoilers for The Boyfriend? Those are over on the spoiler review where I go into how it ended and where I think there could be a sequel. I have a real treat today because I’ve read the newest Freida McFadden and I’m so ready to talk about it! McFadden has been
- [Book Review: Worst Case Scenario | T.J. Newman](https://phdiva.blog/2024/10/10/book-review-worst-case-scenario-t-j-newman/) - This is a spoiler-free review. If you're looking for spoilers, you can find them on the spoiler-page. If you haven’t read T. J. Newman before, she’s known for her heart-pounding thrillers set around a crisis (plane hijacking, plane submerged underwater, etc). In her latest book, Worst Case Scenario, another plane crash is the initiating event, but
- [Book Review: The Full Moon Cafe | Mai Mchizuki (translated by Jesse Kirkwood)](https://phdiva.blog/2024/10/07/book-review-the-full-moon-cafe-mai-mchizuki-translated-by-jesse-kirkwood/) - Translated from Japanese, The Full Moon Coffee Shop is a lovely novel. Expect magical realism, if you aren’t familiar with this genre of books. Heartfelt! What is The Full Moon Coffee Shop about? Translated from the Japanese bestseller, this charming and magical novel, inspired by the myth of cats returning favors to those who care for them, reminds us
- [Book Review: Fatal Fudge Swirl | Meri Allen](https://phdiva.blog/2024/10/03/book-review-fatal-fudge-swirl-meri-allen/) - It’s approaching Halloween (the best season in my opinion!) and it has been unseasonably warm in the Midwest. I’m talking it is still hitting 90 degrees when it is usually in the 60s right now. How do I find a Halloween book that suits this strange weather? I found Fatal Fudge Swirl and I couldn’t be happier
- [Book Review: Ladykiller | Katherine Woods](https://phdiva.blog/2024/09/22/book-review-ladykiller-katherine-woods/) - A twisted little number full of secrets, deception, an heiress, and perhaps even a few who aren’t exactly up front with their true identities. Katherine Wood’s Ladykiller is a perfect vacation read. I stayed up late in bed, but I could picture it poolside with a cold glass of chenin blanc and my toes warming in the
- [Book Review: The Body Next Door | Maia Chance](https://phdiva.blog/2024/09/05/book-review-the-body-next-door-maia-chance/) - I was excited to read The Body Next Door because it promised to deliver some salacious content. I would say it’s unexpected! The cult storyline is mentioned but is much more prominent than I thought it would be. The ending was delightful! Do you want to know more about how The Body Next Door ended
- [Book Review: The Housemaid | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/2024/09/01/book-review-the-housemaid-freida-mcfadden/) - This is a spoiler-free review of The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. If you're looking for a plot summary, explanation of the ending, and more information about how it compared to another popular book, head to my spoiler review. Where are the Freida McFans (is that the correct nickname) out there? If you are on any
- [Book Review: The Astrology House | Carinn Jade](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/31/book-review-the-astrology-house-carinn-jade/) - This is a spoiler-free review of The Astrology House. If you're looking to have that weird and wild ending explained, head over to the spoiler review where I unpack it all! I would categorize myself as someone who loves the idea of astrology more than a believer, but I always find anything that crosses into
- [Book Review: Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder | Kerryn Mayne](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/28/book-review-lenny-marks-gets-away-with-murder-kerryn-mayne/) - I expected a cozy mystery with a humorous side that doesn’t take itself too seriously, but Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder is much deeper than that. I found this to be a bittersweet—at times sad—and heartwarming novel about grief, loss, abandonment, secrets, vengeance, hope, friendship, and acceptance. Lenny has obsessively organized her life to
- [Book Review: You Will Never Be Me | Jesse Q Sutanto](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/24/book-review-you-will-never-be-me-jesse-q-sutanto/) - This is a spoiler-free book review of You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q Sutanto. If you are looking to find out how the book ends and what to make of that big twist, head over to my spoiler review where I unpack it all. This is Jesse Q Sutanto’s second psychological thriller (she
- [Book Review: Darling Girls | Sally Hepworth](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/19/book-review-darling-girls-sally-hepworth/) - This is a spoiler-free review of Darling Girls. Are you looking for spoilers and the ending explained? Head over to the spoiler review where I unpack it all and that chilling final scene. A dark suspense novel, Sally Hepworth’s Darling Girls is another incredible story with rich character development, surprising humor, and her signature delicious
- [Book Review: Everyone Here is Lying | Shari Lapena](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/22/book-review-everyone-here-is-lying-shari-lapena/) - Should have been titled "Everyone Here is Unlikable" if I'm being honest. I don't mind unlikable characters, but these ones weren't unlikeable in a fun or interesting way. I just didn't really care for them. That would also be forgivable with a better plot but again, I just found myself not caring. What is Everyone
- [Book Review: The Unraveling | Vi Keeland](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/20/book-review-the-unraveling-vi-keeland/) - This is quite a book! I wasn’t expecting to sucked in so quickly, but I can’t resist a slightly unhinged narrator and Meredith is teetering on the edge of unhinged and wading into the wrong side of good judgment. This is a book that is hard to talk about because there are lots of little
- [Book Review: No Road Home | John Fram](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/19/book-review-no-road-home-john-fram/) - Toby Tucker and his sister Willow grew up spending hours every Sunday with their guardian, Uncle Exra, watching The Prophecy Hour. The televangelist program is hosted by a fire-and-brimstone televangelist preacher named Jerome Jeremiah Wright. Jerome refers to himself as “America’s prophet” and he uses a grandiose, flashy-style of preaching the virtues and lessons of
- [Book Review: One Big Happy Family | Jamie Day](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/18/book-review-one-big-happy-family-jamie-day/) - Colorful Adirondack chairs will always catch my eye so I admit I would have probably selected this book regardless of the premise or author. After loving Jamie Day’s last book, The Block Party, and these pastel beachside chairs (empty because of course that storm is rapidly rolling in) on the cover, I knew I wanted
- [Book Review: People Will Talk | Kieran Scott](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/17/book-review-people-will-talk-kieran-scott/) - Kieran Scott’s People Will Talk is a juicy little summer mystery that is more soapy than thrilling. People who are looking to avoid anything too dark or heavy in their mysteries will love this! Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Target | Audible What is People Will Talk about? Kieran Scott brings her
- [Book Review: Look in the Mirror | Catherine Steadman](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/14/book-review-look-in-the-mirror-catherine-steadman/) - This is a spoiler-free review of Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman. If you are looking to unpack the ending of Look in the Mirror, you can find it over on my spoiler review! If you’re new to Catherine Steadman’s books, I have three pieces of advice… First, clear your schedule and be ready
- [Best of Psychological Thrillers: The Last Mrs. Parrish | Liv Constantine (book review)](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/10/best-of-psychological-thrillers-the-last-mrs-parrish-liv-constantine-book-review/) - This is a spoiler-free review of Liv Constantine's The Last Mrs. Parrish. If you are looking to find out how The Last Mrs. Parrish ends, that can be found in my spoiler-review where I explain the ending and unpack the controversy about this and another popular book. A deliciously unlikable narrator, a twist you won’t
- [Book Review: The Unwedding | Ally Condie](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/10/book-review-the-unwedding-ally-condie/) - This is a spoiler-free review of Reese Witherspoon's June book club pick, The Unwedding. If you want to unpack the ending and my full thoughts, I've got those covered separate on my spoiler review. Marketed as The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie, Ally Condie's locked-room mystery, The Unwedding was the June pick for Reese Witherspoon's
- [Book Review: Pretty Guilty Women | Gina LaManna](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/22/book-review-pretty-guilty-women-by-gina-lamanna-gina_lamanna-sourcebooks-sbkslandmark-prettyguiltywomen-bookreview/) - An extravagant wedding at the Serenity Resort and Spa ends in a death and four women confessing to murder… Gina LaManna’s Pretty Guilty Women is a perfect beach-read. The drama of four former friends who lost touch reconnecting was popcorn-worthy. Add in a murder and four independent confessions, I was so curious to find out
- [Book Review: Every Vow You Break | Peter Swanson](https://phdiva.blog/2021/07/11/book-review-every-vow-you-break-by-peter-swanson-peterswanson3-wmmorrowbooks-everyvowyoubreak/) - Peter Swanson can honestly do no wrong in my eyes. Every book of his feels at once fresh and unique, but also stylistically somehow still him. I know not every ready will respond to every book, but I can honestly say I've loved them all. From the vintage noir-esque Eight Perfect Murders to the deviously
- [Book Review: The Younger Wife | Sally Hepworth](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/09/book-review-the-younger-wife-by-sally-hepworth/) - Lately I’ve been pondering a lot about why people’s opinions on books differ so much (beyond the obvious that we all like different things) and one reason I think the opinions vary so drastically in the mystery/thriller genre is that the subgenres cover a very wide range of books and styles. Sally Hepworth is always
- [Book Review: You're Invited | Amanda Jayatissa](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/25/book-review-youre-invited-amanda-jayatissa/) - 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 Lankan roots and culture to the forefront of the mystery. This time, it revolves around high society, filthy rich Sri Lankan families
- [Book Review: The Summer Club | Hannah McKinnon](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/09/book-review-the-summer-club-hannah-mckinnon/) - Hannah McKinnon’s The Summer Club is a soapy summer read that tackles surprisingly deep issues. I expected a breezy read but I wouldn’t describe it that way at all. Unexpected and at times thought-provoking. What is The Summer Club about?Mayhaven is the best keep secret in Massachusetts. Tucked between old cedars and a spring-fed lake,
- [Book Review: Humor Me | Cat Shook](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/06/book-review-humor-me-cat-shook/) - This is a spoiler-free review of Cat Shook's newest book, Humor Me. If you're looking for spoilers and a chat about the ending, head over to my spoiler review. I was surprised to see that a lot of people are calling Humor Me by Cat Shook a romance book. I guess it depends what your
- [Book Review: The Haters | Robyn Harding](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/05/book-review-the-haters-robyn-harding/) - This is a spoiler-free review of the gripping new Robyn Harding novel, The Haters. If you were hoping to have spoilers or have the ending explained, I've got you covered over on my spoiler review (which I keep separate intentionally). When a new Robyn Harding comes up for preorder, I will smash that button. Don’t
- [Book Review: The Other Passenger | Louise Candlish](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/22/book-review-the-other-passenger-by-louise-candlish/) - This is a spoiler-free review of The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish. If you are wanting to have the ending explained and my thoughts on these wild twists, head over to my spoiler review where I unpack it all. I like to refer to Louise Candlish’s particularly engaging style of psychological thriller as “real estate
- [Book Review: It Had to Be You | Eliza Jane Brazier](https://phdiva.blog/2024/08/04/book-review-it-had-to-be-you-eliza-jane-brazier/) - A truly twisted love story between two contract killers who are either perfect for each other or lethal to each other (or both). Eliza Jane Brazier’s It Had to Be You is a weird, quirky, surprisingly romantic thriller that you won’t want to miss. What is It Had to Be You about? Two contract killers,
- [Book Review: The Family Experiment | John Marrs](https://phdiva.blog/2024/07/27/book-review-the-family-experiment-john-marrs/) - This is a spoiler-free review of John Marrs' latest speculative fiction thriller, The Family Experiment. If you are looking for my spoiler thoughts and a refresher on what went down and how this book ends, go to my spoiler review. What is The Family Experiment about? As the population grows and cities become over-crowded, families
- [Book Review: The Faculty Lounge | Jennifer Mathieu](https://phdiva.blog/2024/07/31/book-review-the-faculty-lounge-jennifer-mathieu/) - This is a spoiler-free mini-review of The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Mathieu. I thought there were so many lovely stories included in this book that I wanted to break down my thought on those as well. You can find the plot summary and ending explained over in my spoiler review. What is The Faculty Lounge
- [Book Review: Stay Awake | Megan Goldin #stayawake](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/16/book-review-stay-awake-by-megan-goldin-stayawake-bookreview/) - I have locked in on Megan Goldin ever since I read her first book The Escape Room. Her books are just so engaging and always pack the twists and turns. I had been worried when I read what Stay Awake was about that amnesia books aren’t usually a favorite genre for me, but this one
- [Book Review: The Woman in the Library | Sulari Gentill](https://phdiva.blog/2022/08/14/book-review-the-woman-in-the-library-by-sulari-gentill-sularigentill-sourcebooks-thewomaninthelibrary-bookreview-mystery/) - Uniquely crafted and intricately plotted, The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill begins with a scream heard in a library and takes the reader on a journey of a book within a book where you’ll be questioning what is fact and what is fiction. Brilliant! About the Book In every person's story, there is
- [Book Review: The Hollywood Assistant | May Cobb](https://phdiva.blog/2024/07/20/book-review-the-hollywood-assistant-may-cobb/) - This is my spoiler-free review of May Cobb's psychological thriller, The Hollywood Assistant. If you are looking to find out how The Hollywood Assistant ends, head over to my spoiler-review where I unpack all of the juicy details! What is The Hollywood Assistant about? Offered a dream job in Hollywood with a famous director and
- [Book Review: The Night it Ended | Katie Garner](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/12/book-review-the-night-it-ended-by-katie-garner/) - This is a spoiler-free review of The Night it Ended by Katie Garner. If you are looking to find out how The Night it Ended ends and what I thought, head to my spoiler review where I explain the ending and unpack how it went down. This book took a direction I did not expect!
- [Book Review: The Soulmate | Sally Hepworth](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/14/book-review-the-soulmate-by-sally-hepworth/) - This is a spoiler-free review of The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth. If you have read the book and want more detail on the ending or are looking for spoilers, you can head to my spoiled-review where I unpack the ending and my thoughts. A domestic-suspense novel with fascinating relational dynamics and a compelling ending that
- [Book Review: Storm Warning | David Bell](https://phdiva.blog/2024/07/12/book-review-storm-warning-david-bell/) - I typically love David Bell’s books. He has interesting scenarios that a regular person finds themselves in, and they tend to get much worse before they get better. His latest book Storm Watch is by far the most action-thriller that I’ve read by him, so definitely a change of pace from what I expected! What
- [Book Review: The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster | Shauna Robinson](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/28/book-review-the-townsend-family-recipe-for-disaster-shauna-robinson/) - Family, food, culture, and identity blend in this lovely story about a woman reunites with her estranged family. I absolutely loved Shauna Robinson’s The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster! I laughed, I tcried, and I fell for that messy Townsend family and the barbecue that may bring them back together! What is The Townsend Family
- [Book Review: The Midnight Feast | Lucy Foley](https://phdiva.blog/2024/07/14/book-review-the-midnight-feast-lucy-foley/) - This is a spoiler-free review of Lucy Foley's The Midnight Feast. If you are looking to unpack the book and have that ending explained, head over to my spoiler-review of The Midnight Feast where I get into everything and talk about that juicy ending! Lucy Foley’s books are best sellers for a reason, with The
- [Book Review: Assassins Anonymous | Rob Hart](https://phdiva.blog/2024/07/06/book-review-assassins-anonymous-rob-hart/) - Have I mentioned that I study ideological organizations? My first graduate assistantship was actually comparing violent and nonviolent ideological organizations in terms of what differentiates mobilization towards violence (more on that some other time, perhaps). Anyways, an ideological organization is merely one where people join due to a shared core belief system. One of the
- [Book Review: One Star Romance | Laura Hankin](https://phdiva.blog/2024/07/02/book-review-one-star-romance-laura-hankin/) - I’m always up for a new Laura Hankin, after enjoying two of her prior books. Happy and You Know It is the one that gets the most attention (it was a Book of the Month pick, after all), but I actually though The Daydreams was her best. A story about child stars grown up and
- [Book Review: Everyone is Watching | Heather Gudenkauf](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/30/book-review-everyone-is-watching-heather-gudenkauf/) - This is my spoiler-free mini-review of Everyone is Watching, a psychological thriller by Heather Gudenkauf. I had a lot to say about this book so feel free to head over to my spoiler-review to hear more about the ending and what I really thought of this book. What is Everyone is Watching about? (official teaser)
- [Book Review: The Paris Widow | Kimberly S Belle](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/23/book-review-the-paris-widow-kimberly-s-belle/) - This is a spoiler-free review of The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle. If you’re looking for more on how The Paris Widow ends, head over to my spoiler review where I get into the ending and my thoughts on the twists and turns. What did I think? I’ve been a fan of Kimberly Belle’s for
- [Book Review: Love Letters to a Serial Killer | Tasha Coryell](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/29/book-review-love-letter-to-a-serial-killer-tasha-coryell/) - An unhinged, self-absorbed narrator begins writing to an accused serial killer in Love Letters to a Serial Killer. I found this book so fun—if you enjoy unlikable narrators, this is a great read! What is Love Letters to a Serial Killer about? Thirty-something Hannah works a low-paying communications job at a nonprofit that she is
- [Book Review: A Novel Love Story | Ashley Poston](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/24/book-review-a-novel-love-story-ashley-poston/) - A contemporary romance with a dash of magical realism makes Ashley Poston’s A Novel Love Story a fun and unique love story. What is A Novel Love Story about? A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction… literally. Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. The fictional
- [Blog Tour: Home is Where the Bodies Are | Jeneva Rose (book review)](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/17/blog-tour-home-is-where-the-bodies-are-jeneva-rose-book-review/) - If you are new to Jeneva Rose, you are in for a twisted story! In her latest book, Home is Where the Bodies Are, family dynamics are tested and long buried secrets surface. What is Home is Where the Bodies Are about? After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate.
- [Book Review: The Nature of Disappearing | Kimi Cunningham Grant](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/16/book-review-the-nature-of-disappearing-kimi-cunningham-grant/) - Some may call this a slow burn, but it drew me right in. Kimi Cunningham Grant’s The Nature of Disappearing is rich with character development and atmospheric settings. A wilderness guide is searching for a friend who went missing, but she may not be able to escape her past in this suspenseful mystery. What is
- [Book Review: The Rom-Commers | Katherine Center](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/15/book-review-the-rom-commers-katherine-center/) - Katherine Center has yet to deliver any book that I didn’t absolutely love, and The Rom-Commers is no exception. Her books blend character development and emotions with fun plotlines. Center’s books are neither too heavy nor too light—I find they fall right in the sweet spot between! What is The Rom-Commers about? Emma Wheeler desperately
- [Book Review: Seven Summer Weekends | Jane L. Rosen](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/14/book-review-seven-summer-weekends-jane-l-rosen/) - I’ve always loved Jane Rosen’s books, so I never turn down the chance to read one of her latest. Seven Summer Weekends is a perfect example of what makes Rosen’s books so special. A charming premise, a charming setting, and charming characters make this a book that simply speaks to the soul. What is Seven
- [Book Review: Look on the Bright Side | Kristan Higgins](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/26/book-review-look-on-the-bright-side-kristan-higgins/) - I’m a total baby when it comes to sad books. Not unlike the main character in Kristan Higgins’s new novel, Look on the Bright Side, I cry very easily. I feel empathy so deeply in my soul, I often can’t control it when I see others suffering or even sometimes think about them suffering. But
- [Book Review: The Seaside Sisters | Pamela Kelley](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/11/book-review-the-seaside-sisters-pamela-kelley/) - I’m a believer in appreciating beach reads throughout the year, but now that we are officially in beach read season, I’m even happier to appreciate a warm summer breeze while enjoying a heartwarming book. Pamela Kelley’s latest novel, The Seaside Sisters, drew me in on all possible fronts. A fantastic summertime read! What is The
- [Book Review: Jackpot Summer | Elyssa Friedland](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/09/book-review-jackpot-summer-elyssa-friedland/) - Elyssa Friedland loves to write about a messy family full of drama, and we love her for it. Jackpot Summer is no exception. I found myself laughing several times as I got to know the Jacobson children and follow their summer antics. Winning the lottery is an interesting set up for a book. What would
- [Book Review: Devil's Kitchen | Candice Fox](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/08/book-review-devils-kitchen-candice-fox/) - Compelling characters and a fast-paced plot kept me hooked by Candice Fox’s, Devil’s Kitchen. What is Devil’s Kitchen about? This tight-knit, four-person unit has worked together to save countless lives and stop out of control fires before they cause major destruction. They've also stolen millions from banks, jewelry stores, and art galleries. Under the cover
- [Book Review: Dead Tired | Kat Ailes](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/07/book-review-dead-tired-kat-ailes/) - Kat Ailes’s debut mystery, The Expectant Detectives, was one of my favorite mysteries I read in the last year. British cozy mysteries hit that sweet spot of light, fun reads that aren’t fluffy and deliver a great mystery. In the first book, we were introduced to a group of expecting mothers who found themselves involved
- [Blog Tour: Just Some Stupid Love Story | Katelyn Doyle | Book Review and Author Q&A](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/05/blog-tour-just-some-stupid-love-story-katelyn-doyle-book-review-and-author-qa/) - Anyone who has read enough of a particular genre knows the signs well enough to recognize when they might be experiencing one in real life (that is why I firmly do not trust nice guys—they are always the killer!). In Katelyn Doyle’s charming debut novel, Just Some Stupid Love Story, a woman who makes her
- [Book Review: The Last Note of Warning | Katharine Schellman](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/03/book-review-the-last-note-of-warning-katharine-schellman/) - An historical mystery set around a working class Irish woman in New York City during prohibition, Katharine Schellman’s The Last Note of Warning is an engaging and well-crafted story that hooked me until the last page. What is The Last Note of Warning about? Prohibition is a dangerous time to be a working-class woman in
- [Book Review: When We Were Silent | Fiona McPhillips](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/20/book-review-when-we-were-silent-fiona-mcphillips/) - When I was invited to participate in the blog tour for Fiona McPhillips’ debut novel, When We Were Silent, they had me at "dark academia" and "Ireland". I knew this was sure to be a hit for me, but I didn't anticipate how much I'd love this thought-provoking and suspenseful novel about an elite private
- [Book Review: The Switch | Lily Samson](https://phdiva.blog/2024/06/02/book-review-the-switch-lily-samson/) - Lily Samson’s new thriller, The Switch, just published and I predict this book will be heating up discussions in book clubs all across the country. Unapologetically salacious and entertaining, this is the type of thriller that is quite simply fun to read. It’s like peeking behind your neighbor’s doors and seeing what they really get
- [Book Review: There is No Ethan | Anna Akbari](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/31/book-review-there-is-no-ethan-anna-akbari/) - This is a spoiler-free review of There is No Ethan. If you are looking for spoilers and to find out who Ethan was and what has happened since, head over to my spoiler review where I discuss the person behind the account in more depth. In 2011, three successful and highly educated women fell victim
- [Book Review: The Main Character | Jaclyn Goldis](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/27/book-review-the-main-character-jaclyn-goldis/) - I loved Jaclyn Goldis’s first mystery novel, The Chateau. It was a compelling locked room mystery with deep backstories. It’s rare for the sophomore mystery to be better than the debut, but in this case I thought Goldis knocked it out of the park with The Main Character! It’s creative yet has a vintage feel,
- [Book Review: If Something Happens to Me | Alex Finlay](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/24/book-review-if-something-happens-to-me-alex-finlay/) - Alex Finlay is undeniably a great storyteller. His newest book revolves around a cold case when a car belonging to a local girl who went missing years earlier is discovered submerged in a lake. The audiobook is the way to go for this book, in my opinion, since it helps keep the changing perspectives straight.
- [Book Review: Camino Ghosts | John Grisham](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/22/book-review-camino-ghosts-john-grisham/) - John Grisham takes us back to the beachy shores of Camino Island off the coast of Florida and Bruce Cable’s famous Bay Books bookshop. If you are new to the Camino Island books, I highly recommend all three! You can read them out of order but you may find some spoilers for previous books. These
- [Book Review: The Teacher | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/19/book-review-the-teacher-freida-mcfadden/) - This is a spoiler-free review of The Teacher by Freida McFadden. If you are looking for spoilers for The Teacher and more information about the ending and my thoughts, head over to my spoiled-review where I unpack all of the disturbing twists! I read Freida McFadden’s new thriller, The Teacher, nearly two weeks ago and
- [Book Review: Lies and Weddings | Kevin Kwan](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/21/book-review-lies-and-weddings-kevin-kwan/) - Kevin Kwan’s trilogy starting with the smash hit, Crazy Rich Asians took the world by storm. He’s back with a new novel that delves into the world of extreme wealth, an opulent wedding, and more secrets than you can count with his new novel, Lies and Weddings. What is Lies and Weddings about? Rufus Leung
- [Book Review: The Last Time She Saw Him | Kate White](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/17/book-review-the-last-time-she-saw-him-kate-white/) - I preorder any new Kate White book the moment it’s available through booksellers. The first book I read by her was The Sixes (which I’m going to reread and review soon since it was pre-book-blog) and I fell in love with her suspenseful writing style, descriptive language, and compelling plots. Her main characters are always
- [Book Review: Better Left Unsent | Lia Louis](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/16/book-review-better-left-unsent-lia-louis/) - Have you ever accidentally overshared with someone you shouldn’t? The shame spiral afterwards makes me cringe just thinking about it! In Lia Louis’s Better Left Unsent, a woman accidentally spills all of her deepest thoughts to her coworkers. Fun and charming! What is Better Left Unsent about? Two years ago, thirty-year-old receptionist Millie Chandler had
- [Book Review: The Last Murder at the End of the World | Stuart Turton](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/14/book-review-the-last-murder-at-the-end-of-the-world-stuart-turton/) - This premise of The Last Murder at the End of the World was too compelling for me to not add it right to the top of my TBR. I don’t read post-apocalyptic fiction often, but when it’s done well it’s a genre I love. Stuart Turton’s latest thriller is inventive and complex, exploring a group
- [Book Review: The Bump | Sidney Karger](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/15/book-review-the-bump-sidney-karger/) - Sidney Karger’s latest novel, The Bump, is a charming and hilarious novel following two men expecting a baby via surrogate as they take the road trip of a life time. What is The Bump about? Wyatt Wallace is a practical, super organized director of TV commercials. Biz Petterelli is a child-actor-turned-magazine-writer who thrives on spontaneity.
- [Book Review: The Five Year Lie | Sarina Bowen](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/09/book-review-the-five-year-lie-sarina-bowen/) - 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. The Five Year Lie will appeal to thriller readers who love a good love story alongside it! What is The Five Year
- [Book Review: The House That Horror Built](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/12/book-review-the-house-that-horror-built/) - 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 Built about? Harry Adams loves horror movies, so it’s no coincidence that she accepted a job cleaning house for horror-movie director Javier Castillo. His
- [Book Review: Lovers and Liars | Amanda Eyre Ward](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/10/book-review-lovers-and-liars-amanda-eyre-ward/) - 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 author Amanda Eyre Ward’s Lovers and Liars, three sisters reunite for a destination wedding at an English Castle. What is Lovers and
- [Book Review: Camino Island | John Grisham](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/03/book-review-camino-island-john-grisham/) - With John Grisham’s newest thriller, Camino Ghosts, coming out later this month, it’s the perfect time to go back and read the first two books that brought us to Camino Island, Florida. This sleepy, beachside community gets a lot of action, it seems! And it all started back with Camino Island, which was published in
- [Book Review: One Perfect Couple | Ruth Ware](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/07/book-review-one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/) - 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 over to my spoiler-review for all the details and my thoughts. It would be hard to argue that Ruth Ware isn’t one
- [Book Review: Camino Winds | John Grisham](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/08/book-review-camino-winds-john-grisham/) - 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 at center stage. When he published Camino Island in 2017, Grisham proved that there is such a thing as a “beach thriller”—no
- [Book Review: Man's Best Friend | Alana B. Lytle](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/11/book-review-mans-best-friend-alana-b-lytle/) - 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 wealth, privilege, and poverty. Intense and clever! What is Man’s Best Friend about? Aspiring (and failing) actress El is thirty years old
- [Book Review: Summers at the Saint | Mary Kay Andrews](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/06/book-review-summers-at-the-saint-mary-kay-andrews/) - 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 raining the next day. I sat with my grandfather at the pool all day under a huge umbrella to keep us out
- [Book Review: Love at First Book | Jenn McKinlay](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/05/book-review-love-at-first-book-jenn-mckinlay/) - 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 First Book about? When a librarian moves to a quaint Irish village where her favorite novelist lives, the last thing she expects
- [Book Review: The Second Chance | Charlotte Butterfield](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/13/book-review-the-second-chance-charlotte-butterfield/) - 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 as a woman named Nell discovers that the date she thought she was going to die ended with her very much alive
- [Book Review: Good Half Gone | Tarryn Fisher](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/03/book-review-good-half-gone-tarryn-fisher/) - 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 the premise well, but it is hit-or-miss for me in terms of whether I like it. There are books I’ve loved by
- [Book Review: Lavash at First Sight | Taleen Voskuni](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/02/book-review-lavash-at-first-sight-taleen-voskuni/) - Sparks fly between two women pitted against each other in this delectable new romantic comedy by Taleen Voskuni, Lavash at First Sight. What is Lavash at First Sight about? Twenty-seven-year-old Nazeli “Ellie” Gregorian enjoys the prestige of her tech marketing job but is sick of the condescending Patagonia-clad tech bros, her micromanaging boss, and her
- [Book Review: Mine | Courtney Cole](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/18/book-review-mine-by-courtney-cole-court_writes-gallerybooks-mine-bookreview-courtneycole/) - Mine by Courtney Cole is an intense, heart-pounding portrayal of what happens when a woman cheated on finds herself locked in with her husband’s mistress hours after finding out about the affair. The emotions in this book run raw and deep, and I found myself captivated by the story of these women. Add this to
- [Best of Psychological Thrillers: The Perfect Wife | JP Delaney (book review)](https://phdiva.blog/2024/05/01/best-of-psychological-thrillers-the-perfect-wife-jp-delaney-book-review/) - I will never say no to a new JP Delaney book! If you haven’t read his work before, expect an innovative, heart-pounding, thought-provoking thriller with a stunner of an ending. The Perfect Wife delivers all of this and has a fascinating concept. I can promise you haven’t read anything quite like this lately! What is
- [Book Review: Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies | Catherine Mack](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/30/book-review-every-time-i-go-on-vacation-someone-dies-catherine-mack/) - Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for. Where do I start? I loved this book! Catherine Mack’s new novel, Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies, is fresh, funny, engaging, and has a unique narrative style that I instantly fell in love with.
- [Book Review: The Woman in the Park | Teresa Sorkin & Tullan Holmqvist](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/07/blog-tour-the-woman-in-the-park-by-teresa-sorkin-and-tullan-holmqvist-teresasorkin-tullanh-suzyapbooktours-thewomaninthepark/) - A married woman, a mysterious stranger, a murder… Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist wrote a slam-dunk five-star thriller that kept my mind spinning to the very last delightfully twisted page. Once you pick up The Woman in the Park, you won’t be able to put it down! About the Book Manhattanite Sarah Rock is going
- [Book Review: Your Life is Mine | Nathan Ripley](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/25/book-review-your-life-is-mine-nathan-ripley/) - In Your Life is Mine, instant national bestseller Nathan Ripley follows up the success of Find You in the Dark with another suspenseful page-turner—this time about a woman whose notorious father died when she was a child, but whose legacy comes back to haunt her. About the Book Blanche Potter never expected to face her
- [Book Review: When We Left Cuba | Chanel Cleeton](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/02/book-review-when-we-left-cuba-chanel-cleeton/) - Chanel Cleeton’s Next Year in Havana, was a powerful historical fiction novel about a woman named Elisa Perez forced to flee Cuba with her family in 1958, and her granddaughter traveling to Cuba in 2017 to spread her ashes. When We Left Cuba is the brilliant follow up to Next Year in Havana, and centers
- [Book Review: Next Year in Havana | Chanel Cleeton](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/06/book-review-next-year-in-havana-chanel-cleeton/) - A mesmerizing and poignant story of family, love, and loss spanning two timelines in Miami and Havana. Chanel Cleeton’s Next Year in Havana, is a gripping story of a Cuban-American woman who travels to Havana and discovers a family secret hidden for over half a century. About the Book Havana, 1958. The daughter of a
- [Book Review: The House on Biscayne Bay | Chanel Cleeton](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/07/book-review-the-house-on-biscayne-bay-chanel-cleeton/) - I've been a fan of New York Times bestselling author, Chanel Cleeton, ever since I was introduced to her writing in Reese's Book Club pick, Next Year in Havana. I've come to expect beautiful, rich historical fiction stories with strong female characters. In her newest atmospheric novel, The House on Biscayne Bay, the lives of
- [Book Review: Killer Content | Olivia Blacke](https://phdiva.blog/2021/11/01/book-review-killer-content-olivia-blacke/) - Set in Brooklyn and featuring a bayou babe who works at a book and coffee shop, murder goes viral in Killer Content, a debut cozy mystery by Olivia Blacke. About the Book Bayou transplant Odessa Dean has a lot to learn about life in Brooklyn. So far she's scored a rent free apartment in one
- [Best of Psychological Thrillers: Nine Lives | Peter Swanson (review)](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/27/best-of-psychological-thrillers-nine-lives-peter-swanson-review/) - There is no way I could make a list of best psychological thrillers without including at least one Peter Swanson book (and perhaps more than one!). Though I’ve enjoyed all of Swanson’s books so far, there are a few in particular that stand out when I think of the best psychological thrillers of the last
- [Book Review: Effie Olsen's Summer Special | Rochelle Bilow](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/29/book-review-effie-olsens-summer-special-rochelle-bilow/) - I don’t know what is going on with the new releases coming out this Tuesday, but this is the second book I read this week set in Maine (though this one is much less creepy) and it’s also the second book I read this week centered around a chef (only this chef is very much
- [Book Review: The Favorite Sister | Jessica Knoll](https://phdiva.blog/2018/05/01/book-review-the-favorite-sister/) - Wow! The number of twists in this book had my head spinning! Jessica Knoll brings us a wonderful but terrifying portrayal of the dark side of sisterhood, leaving the reader wondering if the drama we see on Reality TV is actually less twisted than the truth. I found this novel absolutely captivating! Jessica’s use of
- [Book Review: The Death of Mrs. Westaway | Ruth Ware](https://phdiva.blog/2018/05/10/book-review-the-death-of-mrs-westaway/) - Ruth Ware knows how to write a thriller!! This book had me completely hooked from page one!!! I have to give this 5 glowing stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Ruth Ware—who if I’m being honest never disappoints me! This book was positively haunting!!! It was spooky yet meaningful, with lovely prose and compelling plot twists. I cannot
- [Book Review: This is Not How it Ends | Rochelle B. Weinstein](https://phdiva.blog/2019/11/20/blog-tour-this-is-not-how-it-ends-by-rochelle-b-weinstein-rochwein-luauthors-amazonpub-suzyapbooktours-thisisnothowitends-blogtour/) - A woman torn between the love she feels now and the love that was always there for her before. In an emotional novel of forgiveness and being true to ourselves, Rochelle B. Weinstein explores the intricacy of love and how we move forward as relationships evolve. A beautiful novel that will pull you in. About
- [Book Review: The Hollows | Jess Montgomery](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/29/blog-tour-the-hollows-by-jess-montgomery-jessm_author-minotaurbooks-tlcbooktours-thehollows-bookreview-historicalmystery/) - I remember when Jess Montgomery’s first book in this series The Widows came out and the book world was abuzz with praise for it. I missed out when it was first published, but that led me to the amazing opportunity to read not only The Widows, but the sequel which was just published this month,
- [Book Review: The House Swap | Rebecca Fleet](https://phdiva.blog/2018/05/03/review-the-house-swap/) - A slow-burning story of domestic suspense that delves into the secrets of a marriage! The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet was my first Traveling Sister read, and I had a great time sharing my thoughts with these lovely women! We all found the beginning a bit slow, but the ending was a jaw-dropper. This book
- [Book Review: The Girl Before | J. P. Delaney](https://phdiva.blog/2018/02/28/book-review-the-girl-before/) - The parallel plot lines make this book a suspenseful masterpiece—I couldn’t wait to see what happened next! The Girl Before by J. P. Delaney is an absolutely fantastic read. I took a break from my ARC reviews to get back to this one, which I had purchased months ago but not had a chance to
- [Mystery Review: Death of a Master Chef | Jean-Luc Bannalec](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/28/mystery-review-death-of-a-master-chef-jean-luc-bannalec/) - If you even loosely follow my reviews, you know that I will jump into a series at any point. This time it’s the Kommissar Dupin series by Jean-Luc Bannalec and I started right on the newest book, Death of a Master Chef. I’ll be honest, I didn’t even realize this was part of a series
- [Book Review: Behind Every Lie | Christina McDonald](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/27/book-review-behind-every-lie-christina-mcdonald/) - Christina McDonald’s The Night Olivia Fell was that wonderful mix of suspense, emotion, and heart. In Behind Every Lie, a woman wakes up in the hospital to a horrifying truth and no memories of how it happened. About the Book Eva Hansen wakes in the hospital after being struck by lightning and discovers her mother,
- [Cozy Mystery Review: A Night's Tale | Sofie Kelly | Magical Cats Mystery #11](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/26/cozy-mystery-review-a-nights-tale-sofie-kelly-magical-cats-mystery-11/) - Sofie Kelly’s eleventh book in her Magical Cats series, A Night’s Tale, puts librarian Kathleen Paulson (and her two cats) back on the trail of a murderer in an effort to clear her friend’s name About the Book Spring is coming to Mayville Heights, and Kathleen’s brother, Ethan, has arrived in town with his band,
- [Book Review: Granite Harbor | Peter Nichols](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/26/book-review-granite-harbor-peter-nichols/) - A dark crime thriller set in the cold, seaside town of Granite Harbor, Maine. Peter Nichols’ new novel is not for the faint of heart, but fans of crime fiction and small towns will enjoy this atmospheric, gripping story. What is Granite Harbor about? In scenic Granite Harbor, life has continued on―quiet and serene―for decades.
- [Book Review: Five Bad Deeds | Caz Frear](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/24/psychological-suspense-review-five-bad-deeds-caz-frear-cazif/) - At it’s core, Caz Frear’s novel, Five Bad Deeds, is about a woman named Ellen who has a blessed life, great family, beautiful home, and is surrounded by people who she thinks are her friends but all of whom secretly despise her. A story full of secrets, lies, hidden motives, and the truths we don’t
- [Book Review: The Fiancée | Kate White](https://phdiva.blog/2021/08/15/book-review-the-fiancee-by-kate-white-katemwhite-harpercollins-thefiancee-bookreview-katewhite/) - Honestly I don’t think there is anything that excites me quite like a new Kate White book does! I own every book of hers in hardcover (except one that I am still trying to track down!) and they are books I read over and over because they are this perfect blend of intriguing mystery, intricate
- [Book Review: Little Darlings | Melanie Golding](https://phdiva.blog/2020/07/24/book-review-little-darlings-melanie-golding/) - Eerie, innovative, and at times bleak, Little Darlings by Melanie Golding is the type of book that will get into your head. I wouldn’t consider this a psychological thriller in the traditional sense (or the one that people most commonly think of). There are elements of magical realism and lore that push it almost towards
- [Book Review: One Little Secret | Cate Holahan](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/25/book-review-one-little-secret-cate-holohan/) - A locked room mystery with twists, turns, and unforgettable characters—Cate Holahan’s One Little Secret explores the way we often see those closest to us the least clearly. Who are the main players? Jenny Muray is a sports commentator on tv and her husband Louis is an emergency room physician. Rachel Klein is an attorney and
- [Book Review: Happy Medium | Sarah Adler](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/24/book-review-happy-medium-sarah-adler/) - Sarah Adler’s Happy Medium is one of the more unique romance books you’ll read this year! In Hapy Medium, a clever con woman must convince a skeptical, sexy farmer of his property's resident real-life ghost if she's to save them all from a fate worse than death. What is Happy Medium about? Hot men! Farms! Con artists! Fake
- [Best Audiobooks of 2024 (so far)](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/24/best-audiobooks-of-2024-so-far/) - I will read books in any format--physical, ebooks, and, of course, audiobooks! I'm not one of those people who believes audiobooks don't count as reading. If someone is consuming literature and engaging in prose someone put together, they are reading. Audiobooks have so many benefits! They can be useful if you want to be able
- [Cozy Mystery Review: The Chocolate Shark Shenanigans | Joanna Carl](https://phdiva.blog/2020/05/23/cozy-mystery-review-the-chocolate-shark-shenanigans-joanna-carl/) - Are any of us not tempted by a chocolate lover’s mystery? Joanna Carl’s Chocaholic Mystery series it a whole lot of mouth-watering fun! In Chocolate Shark Shenanigans, what starts as a house flipping project leads to murder… Lee Woodyard isn’t excited about her husband Joe’s plan to buy the house next door and flip it.
- [Book Review: Layover | David Bell](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/17/book-review-layover-by-david-bell-berkleypub-davidbellnovels-bookreview-layover/) - David Bell is a prolific writer, and while I don't read every book he publishes, the ones I've read are always engaging, bingeable reads. Layover has an interesting premise and I truly could not wait to find out what was going on! A chance encounter led to quite a ride in this one, including last
- [Mystery Review: The Last Word | Elly Griffiths](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/23/mystery-review-the-last-word-elly-griffiths/) - If you haven’t read any of the novels in Elly Griffiths’ Harbinder Kaur collection, you’ve been missing out. These standalone mysteries have two things in common: detective Harbinder Kaur and a mystery that only a bibliophile can truly appreciate. Each of her books have surrounded some sort of literary element to the mystery. In the
- [Book Review: Anita de Monte Laughs Last](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/22/book-review-anita-de-monte-laughs-last/) - Xochitl Gonzalez’s new novel, Anita de Monte Laughs Last has been making a splash all across the literary scene. Chosen as a Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club pick as well as an Indie Next award, this book brings not only a brightly colored, eye-catching cover, but also a sharp novel exploring racism, sexism, and classism plaguing
- [Book Review: The Date | Louise Jensen](https://phdiva.blog/2018/07/10/book-review-the-date-by-fab_fiction-bookouture/) - Louise Jensen’s The Date is an absolute must-read book this year!!! I saw this book described as living in a nightmare, and I couldn’t say it better. This book got into my head! I found myself walking down the street and imagining what it would be like to have no idea whether the strangers passing
- [Book Review: Between the Lies | Michelle Adams](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/15/book-review-between-the-lies-by-michelle-adams-madamswriter-stmartinspress-betweenthelies-bookblogger-bookreview/) - Would there be anything more terrifying than waking up and not remembering who you were? When Chloe Daniels regains consciousness after a car accident, she doesn’t recognize her own family, and she isn’t sure they are telling her the full truth of what happened before her accident. The premise of this book is so chilling
- [Book Review: An Unwanted Guest | Shari Lapena](https://phdiva.blog/2018/08/03/book-review-an-unwanted-guest-by-sharilapena-transworldbooksthomassshill-penuinbooks/) - An instant classic for me! Lapena has completely stolen my focus—my mind is captivated by this story! There is something magical about An Unwanted Guest that is hard to describe without having read it. This book has a vintage feel, like watching a film noir mystery late on a cozy evening in. The kind of
- [Book Review: Funny Story | Emily Henry](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/21/book-review-funny-story-emily-henry/) - With her signature blend of heartfelt emotions and a wonderful love story, I’m not alone in eagerly anticipating the newest Emily Henry novel each year! Funny Story is another genre-blending delight, centered around two people who couldn’t be more different, except for the one horrible thing they have in common… What is Funny Story about?
- [Book Review: The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/06/book-review-the-silent-patient-by-alexmichaelides-celadonbooks-thesilentpatient-bookreview-bookblog/) - Darkly compelling and with a twist that will shock you! This is a top contender for best psychological thriller in my book—I absolutely am blown away that The Silent Patient is a debut novel for Alex Michaelides. When an act of unspeakable violence leads the main culprit to fall completely silent, everyone assumes that it’s
- [Book Review: The Perfect Liar | Thomas Christopher Greene](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/28/book-review-the-perfect-liar-by-thomas-christopher-greene-stmartinspress/) - Last week I finished reading Thomas Christopher Greene's The Perfect Liar. This book was actually really hard to put down, because it is so fluidly written! But I also wanted to savor it, because its such a fantastic story and his writing drew me into the book in a way that I can't quite think of
- [Book Review: The Line Between | Tosca Lee](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/29/book-review-the-line-between-toscalee-simonschuster-howardbooks-bookbestieslinebetween-thelinebetween/) - Oh gosh—this is already a top read for me in 2019 and I’ve read some GREAT books! I found Tosca Lee’s latest book The Line Between to be intellectually fascinating, darkly mesmerizing, and addictive. It has it all—cults, romance, signs of the apocalypse, survivalist suspense! This book just kept serving me exactly what I didn’t
- [Book Review: Burying the Honeysuckle Girls | Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters | Emily Carpenter](https://phdiva.blog/2023/09/07/book-review-burying-the-honeysuckle-girls-reviving-the-hawthorn-sisters-emily-carpenter/) - I remembered enjoying Emily Carpenter's debut novel, Burying the Honeysuckle Girls, back when it first came out. When I had the chance to read a follow up, Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters, I immediately jumped at the chance. In looking back, I realized I never posted a review of the first book, so here you'll find
- [Book Review: She's Not Sorry | Mary Kubica](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/11/book-review-shes-not-sorry-mary-kubica/) - This is a spoiler free review. If you are looking for spoilers about the ending and my thoughts, go to my spoiled review where I unpack everything. I have a complicated relationship with Mary Kubica’s work. My first experience made me want to throw the book off a cliff (more on that here), and my
- [Best of Psychological Thrillers: The Wife Upstairs | Rachel Hawkins (book review)](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/20/best-of-psychological-thrillers-the-wife-upstairs-rachel-hawkins-book-review/) - As I've been pondering on what books make my list of "Best of Psychological Thrillers," I'm looking for the ones that stand out in my mind, even years later. When I think about fun, innovative, memorable psychological thrillers, Rachel Hawkins’ The Wife Upstairs comes straight to mind. This is a modern reimagining of Jane Eyre
- [Book Review: Royal Holiday | Jasmine Guillory](https://phdiva.blog/2020/06/04/book-review-royal-holiday-by-jasmine-guillory-berkleyromance-berkleypub-bookreview-royalholiday/) - Perhaps one of her best books yet, Jasmine Guillory’s Royal Holiday left me with a smile on my face and joy in my heart! Guillory continues to push contemporary romance into showcasing diversity in the genre, while still maintaining the steamy, fun, sassy, and heart-warming moments that make you forget you are also learning a
- [Book Review: One Fatal Mistake | Tom Hunt](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/22/book-review-one-fatal-mistake-by-tom-hunt-tomhuntwriter-berkleypub-bookbestiesonefatalmistake-onefatalmistake/) - This is one hold-onto-your-seat, heart-pounding book! What started out as a steady-paced domestic suspense novel about a secret kept took a turn and didn’t let up for the entire rest of the book! I can barely put into words how fun this roller coaster of a story is! Tom Hunt’s One Fatal Mistake is sure
- [Book Review: The Lock | Andrew Barrett](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/22/blog-tour-the-lock-by-andrew-barrett-andrewbarrettuk-botbspublicity-blogtour-bookreview/) - Before I begin, I want to thank Sarah Hardy at Book on the Bright Side Publicity for the invitation to participate in this blog tour! This is a dark, action-packed crime drama flirting the line of horror. Truly, a fascinating and gripping read! My Review Dark, graphic, and spotted with surprising moments of humor, Andrew
- [Branching Out: Historical Fiction](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/21/branching-out-historical-fiction-laurakalpakian-jeannemackin1-reneerosen1-berkleypub-parkavenuesummer-thegreatpretenders-thelastcollection/) - Today I want to talk a bit about branching out from our reading comfort zones and learning to express what we love about other genres. If you've followed me for awhile, you know I'm a mystery / suspense / thriller girl! I love everything from cozies to noir to off-the-wall thrillers. But lately I've found
- [Book Review: The Suspect | Fiona Barton](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/17/book-review-the-suspect-by-fiona-barton-figbarton-berkleypub-bookbestiessupect/) - Fiona Barton’s The Suspect has a ripped-from-the-headlines premise that takes a surprising turn with a suspenseful twist, making this a fantastic development in the Kate Waters series. With short chapters and alternating narrators, the pace of this book was quick and lively. I particularly loved the back story from Alex and the contrast to the
- [Book Review: The Liar's Room | Simon Lelic](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/15/book-review-the-liars-room-by-simon-lelic-simon_lelic-berkleypub-bookbestiesliarsroom-theliarsroom/) - As dark and twisted as it is suspenseful, The Liar’s Room by Simon Lelic is filled with long buried secrets and worst case scenarios. I wondered how it would feel to be in this position! Though nearly the entire book takes place in either flashbacks or a single room, the plot moved lightening fast as
- [Book Review: A Body to Die For | Kate White | Bailey Weggins #2](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/14/book-review-series-a-body-to-die-for-bailey-weggins-2-by-kate-white-katemwhite-grandcentralpub-harpercollins-baileyweggins-abodytodiefor/) - Welcome to my Kate White book review series! I am a huge fan of Kate White, and because I read many of her previous books before I started my blog, I decided to feature a series of my reviews of her work on my blog. She has a new book coming out this year (I
- [Book Review: She Lies in Wait | Gytha Lodge](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/11/book-review-she-lies-in-wait-by-gytha-lodge-thegyth-penguinrandom/) - A decades old disappearance brings the case back into the spotlight when the body is discovered. Secrets, deception, lies, and the search for the truth made this debut mystery She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge a gripping mystery that I couldn’t put down! I loved this book—everything from the mystery to the setting to
- [Book Review: In Dog We Trust | Beth Kendrick](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/10/book-review-in-dog-we-trust-by-beth-kendrick-bkendrickbooks-berkleypub-berkleyromance-bookbestiesindogwetrust-indogwetrust/) - Cute emergency!!! In Dog We Trust is adorable, uplifting, and magnetic—I care so much for Jocelyn and those sweet labs that I wish I could have another book so I don’t have to leave them behind on those pages! When I read In Dog We Trust by Beth Kendrick, I wasn’t sure what to think.
- [Book Review: The Au Pair | Emma Rous](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/08/book-review-the-au-pair-by-emma-rous-ejrous-berkleypub-bookbestiestheaupair-theaupair/) - Even deeply buried secrets have a way of coming out. It takes only a small thread of information to unravel a tightly woven web of lies. And when we find those threads, it’s pretty hard not to pull them. But what if the truth is worse than the lie? That’s always the problem with secrets--once
- [Book Review: An Anonymous Girl | Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/07/book-review-an-anonymous-girl-by-greerkh-sarahpekkanen-stmartinspress-bookbestiesanonymousgirl/) - Dark, captivating, and twisted--nobody pulls off a psychological thriller quite like the amazing duo, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen! I just finished their newest thriller An Anonymous Girl and I'm shocked and delighted by this twisty novel! This book is SERIOUSLY twisted, in the best possible way. Without question this is one of my favorite
- [Book Review: Untouchable | Jayne Ann Krentz](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/04/book-review-untouchable-by-jayneannkrentz-berkleypub-penguinrandomhouse-bookbestiesuntouchable-untouchable/) - This heart-pounding thriller had a bit of everything--a fast-paced plot, lucid dreams of a fire maze, a decades old mystery, a stone cold villain, and a dash of romance! I know of Jayne Ann Krentz (who doesn't? She's published so much and under more than one name!), but this is the first book of hers
- [Book Review: The Broken Girls | Simone St. James](https://phdiva.blog/2018/12/27/book-review-the-broken-girls-by-simone-st-james-simone_stjames-berkleypub-bookbestiesbrokengirls-bookbestiesapproved/) - Haunting, captivating, chilling, and brilliant—in a story about a place where society sent the misfits, the unwanted, the forgotten, and the ghosts, I discovered a story about how these forgotten women discovered their voices. To me, the voices of the girls in this novel were like a symphony—they were the voices of girls who were
- [Book Review: Watching You | Lisa Jewell](https://phdiva.blog/2018/12/26/book-review-watching-you-by-lisajewelluk-atriabooks-bookbestieswatchingyou-watchingyou/) - Intelligent, suspenseful, and shocking—my first experience reading the incredible Lisa Jewell blew my mind!!! There are times when an author is hyped up (for good reason), but I feel a small sense of disappointment when I finally join in on their work. Perhaps because I don’t have the history with the author, or because the
- [Book Review: Keep Her Close | Erik Therme](https://phdiva.blog/2018/12/23/book-review-keep-her-close-by-erik-therme-bookouture-eriktherme/) - This fast-paced thriller has some wild characters and a twisty plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page! Erik Therme’s newest novel Keep Her Close is quite a ride, taking the reader through some of the seedier parts of town and introducing characters that feel straight out
- [Book Review: Trust Me | Hank Philippi Ryan](https://phdiva.blog/2018/12/12/book-review-trust-me-by-hankpryan-macmillanusa-bookbestiestrustme-trustmereadit/) - As engrossing as it is shocking, Trust Me, you won’t want to miss this book! There’s a complete ripped-from-the-headlines feel to Trust Me, and for good reason! The case that sparks the book is similar to many popular true crime cases of our generation, the most popular being Casey Anthony and Susan Smith. Those cases
- [Book Review: For Better and Worse | Margot Hunt](https://phdiva.blog/2018/12/11/book-review-for-better-or-worse-by-huntauthor-harlequinbooks-miraeditors-bookbestiesforbetterorworse/) - Hold on while I pick my jaw up off the floor and wait for my heart rate to slow—because this book really did a NUMBER on me in the BEST possible way!!! Reading this book was like watching someone else’s nightmare unfold and being unable to wake them up! With each twist and turn the
- [Book Review: Murder at the Mill | M. B. Shaw](https://phdiva.blog/2018/12/10/book-review-murder-at-the-mill-by-mbshaw-minotaurbooks-panmacmillan-macmillanusa-murderatthemill/) - Festive, cozy, and with a vintage-feel—I am in love with Murder at the Mill, the start to M.B. Shaw’s new series featuring the fantastic Iris Grey! In a mystery that is more driven by sleuthing and uncovering the truth than it is danger or gruesomeness, Iris will charm you with her perceptiveness and dogged determination
- [Book Review: My Favorite Half-Night Stand | Christina Lauren](https://phdiva.blog/2018/12/04/book-review-my-favorite-half-night-stand-by-christinalauren-gallerybooks/) - If a book could just be refreshing for mind and soul, this would be it. My Favorite Half-Night Stand by writing duo Christina Lauren is funny, light-hearted, filled with loveable characters, and charming. Though I (unlike our protagonist Millie) am more of a girl’s girl than a tomboy, I ended up really embracing her ragtag
- [Book Review: A Tall, Dark, Cowboy Christmas | Maisey Yates](https://phdiva.blog/2018/12/02/book-review-a-tall-dark-cowboy-christmas-by-maiseyyates-harlequinbooks/) - Happy Sunday and happy December! I am on my branching out tour right now and I read a Christmas romance book that is firmly in the romance category (none of those romance thrillers or romance mysteries I’ve tested the waters with). This book was charming and adorable! A fun Christmas read for those looking for
- [Book Review: The Very Principled Maggie Mayfield | Kathy Cooperman](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/28/book-review-the-very-principled-maggie-mayfield-by-kathy_cooperman-theveryprincipledmaggiemayfield/) - A quirky and adorable romp, I am captivated and delighted by The Very Principled Maggie Mayfield. Grab yourself a box of your favorite chocolates and take the day off to read this one—you will be charmed by Maggie and the gang!! With a refreshing mix of social conscience some cuckoo twists, this one had me
- [Book Review: The Girl on Camera | Morgan Dun-Campbell](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/26/book-review-the-girl-on-camera-by-morganduncampb1/) - Don’t let the reality tv premise turn you off of The Girl on Camera—it is filled with interesting commentary on how people act when they think no one is watching. With an almost dystopian-feel at times, this is a deep character study about people showing who they truly are, learning more about themselves, and how
- [Book Review: The Liar's Wife | Samantha Hayes](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/23/book-review-the-liars-wife-by-samhayes-bookouture-theliarswife-bookreview/) - Dark and entrancing, Samantha Hayes’ The Liar’s Wife is like reading someone’s worst nightmare unfold on the pages! I couldn’t believe what was happening to Ella, and I couldn’t wait to find out if she’d ever get herself out of this situation. And then expect a few really great twists that really bring home the
- [Book Review: One Day in December | Josie Silver](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/20/book-review-one-day-in-december/) - A love story about what happens after you meet, or rather, don't meet the one. Charming and authentic, One Day in December is a story of love, friendship, and growing up. This book made me so happy! It felt like a film, something that I could envision so vividly. And at the same time, it felt like
- [Book Review: The World Breaks Everyone | Lauren Clark](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/19/book-review-the-world-breaks-everyone/) - Seriously unputdownable—I am buzzing with energy over my obsession with The World Breaks Everyone by Lauren Clark! Can I gush for a moment? This book was one of my favorite of 2018 (and I have read some AMAZING books in 2018). We got this about a month ago, and I’ve been going along with my
- [Book Review: Breach | W. L. Goodwater](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/15/book-review-breach/) - Good morning and happy Thursday! Today I'm sharing my newest journey into different book genres with my review of the debut historical fantasy novel, Breach by W. L. Goodwater. In a reimagining of the Berlin Wall, Breach proposes a world where the wall was created after the war out of magic rather than a physical
- [Book Review: City of Secrets | Victoria Thompson](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/09/book-review-city-of-secrets-by-gaslightvt-berkleypub-6bookbestiesberkley-6bookbestiescityofsecrets/) - Victoria Thompson's second installment in her Counterfeit Lady series was filled with salacious town gossip, moral dilemmas, and shocking photograph that had the characters in this book acting in ways they wouldn't think possible. This author came highly recommended to me by one of the book besties, Melisa at The Book Collective. Melisa is a
- [Book Review: Coco Pinchard's Big Fat Tipsy Wedding | Robert Bryndza](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/09/book-review-coco-pinchards-big-fat-tipsy-wedding/) - I have heard Coco Pinchard compared to Bridget Jones and I can see the similarities for sure! Fans of Bridget Jones are sure to fall in love with Coco Pinchard. But I also want to be clear that Coco Pinchard is very much her own person! Coco is courageous, humble, and fiesty. From the minute
- [Book Review: Don't Look for Me | Wendy Walker](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/18/book-review-dont-look-for-me-wendy-walker/) - I was reflecting after finishing Don’t Look for Me that I want to find a way to describe Wendy Walker’s books stylistically. While she writes psychological thrillers, the resolutions to her stories tend to blend a twist with layers of emotion and often healing. If they weren’t so heart-pounding, they could almost fall into dramatic
- [Book Review: The Request | David Bell](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/06/book-review-the-request-by-david-bell-davidbellnovels-berkleypub-therequest-bookreview/) - When a man agrees to do a favor for a friend, he gets more than he bargained for as he becomes embroiled in a woman's murder in this new thriller from the USA Today bestselling author of Layover. Fast-paced, intricate, and with some great twists—if you don’t mind suspending your disbelief a tad, grab David Bell’s latest thriller
- [Book Review: Murder in the Piazza | Jen Collins Moore](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/22/blog-tour-murder-in-the-piazza-by-jen-collins-moore-tlcbooktours-murderinthepiazza/) - An American woman living in Rome… sounds like the beginning to a story that I want to be living! I just hope that the next thing that happens in mine is a dead body and a murder case on my hands… But at least in Murder in the Piazza, a Maggie White Mystery, the murder
- [Book Review: This Time Next Year | Sophie Cousens](https://phdiva.blog/2021/02/08/book-review-this-time-next-year-by-sophie-cousens-sophiecous-putnambooks-bookofthemonth-thistimenextyear/) - This was actually the last book I read in 2020 but I am just now reviewing it and honestly picking it up today to page through as I sat to write my review made me excited to read it again someday! I think British romance books are the perfect sort for me. They tend to
- [Book Review: The Truth and Other Hidden Things | Lea Geller (blog tour)](https://phdiva.blog/2021/04/14/blog-tour-the-truth-and-other-hidden-things-by-lea-geller-lrgeller-suzyapbooktours-thetruthandotherhiddenthings/) - I am a fan of Lea Geller’s since I read her first book, Trophy Life. I was so excited for the release of her second novel, The Truth and Other Hidden Things and if I’m honest, I think it is even better than her first book! Clever, funny, heart-warming, and full of depth—this is the
- [Book Review: Mine! How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives | Michael Heller & James Salzman](https://phdiva.blog/2021/03/25/book-review-mine-how-the-hidden-rules-of-ownership-control-our-lives-by-michael-heller-and-james-salzman-doubledaybooks-minebook-bookreview/) - A hidden set of rules governs who owns what--explaining everything from whether you can recline your airplane seat to why HBO lets you borrow a password illegally--and in this lively and entertaining guide, two acclaimed law professors reveal how things become mine.Mine is one of the first words babies learn. By the time we grow
- [Book Review: The Perfect Guests | Emma Rous](https://phdiva.blog/2021/02/24/book-review-the-perfect-guests-by-emma-rous-ejrous-berkleypub-theperfectguests/) - This absolutely stunning follow up to Emma Rous’s debut book The Au Pair proves that she was certainly no one-hit wonder! I love a well-executed dual timeline mystery, and Emma Rous’s The Perfect Guests knocked it out of the park. Following two different stories linked by an opulent manor named Raven Hall, this book is
- [Book Review: Are We There Yet? | Kathleen West](https://phdiva.blog/2021/04/29/book-review-are-we-there-yet-by-kathleen-west-berkleypub-kathleenwest-arewethereyet-bookreview/) - Do you ever feel like everyone else has it more together than you? Are We There Yet tells the story of a group of mothers caught up in the never ending pursuit of balance between work, motherhood, marriage, and friendship. I laughed, I empathized, and ultimately I loved seeing the journey of these flawed but
- [Book Review: The Kindred Spirits Supper Club | Amy E. Reichert](https://phdiva.blog/2021/07/17/book-review-the-kindred-spirits-supper-club-by-amy-e-reichert-aereichert-berkleypub-thekindredspiritssupperclub-bookreview/) - Charming, adorable romcom with one of the most beloved heroines ever—this is your perfect summer read! About the Book Jobless and forced home to Wisconsin, journalist Sabrina Monroe can tolerate reunions with frenemies and kisses from old boyfriends, but not the literal ghosts that greet her in this heartwarming tale of the power of love
- [Book Review: All Her Little Secrets | Wanda M. Morris](https://phdiva.blog/2022/03/27/book-review-all-her-little-secrets-by-wanda-m-morris-wmmorrowbooks-wandamo14-allherlittlesecrets-bookreview/) - Have you ever reinvented yourself? I suspect more of us have than you realize, even if only slightly. Maybe you grew up feeling not good enough—not rich enough, not cool enough, not slim enough… All of us have felt too much of something or not enough of another. Were interested in the wrong thing and
- [Book Review: Hana Khan Carries On | Uzma Jalaluddin](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/03/book-review-hana-khan-carries-on-by-uzma-jalaluddin-berkleypub-hanakhancarrieson-bookreview-bookblog-contemporaryromance/) - I was so excited to read Hana Khan Carries On after absolutely loving Uzma Jalaluddin’s previous book, Ayesha at Last and it totally lived up to what I was hoping for! Charming, fun, and with amazing characters—contemporary romance fans won’t want to skip this. About the Book Hana Khan's family-run halal restaurant is on its
- [Book Review: The People We Meet on Vacation | Emily Henry](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/20/book-review-the-people-we-meet-on-vacation-by-emily-henry-berkleypub-bookreview-bookofthemonth-thepeoplewemeetonvacation/) - Honestly after Emily Henry’s novel Beach Read dominated the perfect vacation read the year it came out, it is clear that she is not just the author of Beach Read, she’s the rising star of beach reads! The People We Meet on Vacation is no exception. Grab this one for your next vacation or even
- [Book Review: 10 Things My Cat Hates About You | Lottie Lucas](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/10/book-review-10-things-my-cat-hates-about-you-by-lottie-lucas/) - Picked up 10 Things My Cat Hates About You by Lottie Lucas for the charming title (who doesn’t love a good play on a rom com title, especially with cats!) and found a sweet romantic comedy that was a perfect afternoon escape! About the Book Not everyone gets nine lives…So he better be the love
- [Book Review: Simmer Down | Sarah Smith](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/29/book-review-simmer-down-by-sarah-smith-simmerdown-contemporaryromance-bookreview/) - The heat in this book comes from more than just the cooking! Simmer Down by Sarah Smith is a enemies-to-lovers romance set around rival food trucks in Hawaii. A fun beach read but a bit too melodramatic at times for my taste. About the Book In this finger-licking good rom-com, two is the perfect number
- [Book Review: The Photographer | Mary Dixie Carter](https://phdiva.blog/2023/05/27/book-review-the-photographer-by-mary-dixie-carter-minotaurbooks/) - Mary Dixie Carter's The Photographer is a dark, suspenseful, character-driven novel about a woman who will do anything to embed herself into the lives of a wealthy family. But is the family as perfect as they seem? Envy, obsession, betrayal, and a dynamite twist. About the Book WHEN PERFECT IMAGES As a photographer, Delta Dawn
- [Book Review: Happy and You Know It | Laura Hankin](https://phdiva.blog/2023/01/03/book-review-happy-and-you-know-it-by-laura-hankin-berkleypub-happyandyouknowit-bookreview/) - Rich people behaving badly, a young musician pulled into their world, and plenty of drama (and heart warming moments!) to go around! I would characterize Happy and You Know It as a dark, witty drama and it delivered above my expectations. About the Book (from Goodreads) A dark, witty page-turner set around a group of
- [Book Review: To Have and to Heist | Sara Desai](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/11/audiobook-review-to-have-and-to-heist-sara-desai/) - I picked up To Have and to Heist by Sara Desai on a whim because it sounded like a fun title and the description sounded like a new twist on a contemporary romance novel (though after reading I would categorize it in contemporary fiction, with a dash of romance and mystery). This book was positively
- [Book Review: Three Days Missing | Kimberly Belle](https://phdiva.blog/2018/06/13/book-review-three-days-missing-kimberlysbelle-harlequinbooks/) - A fast-paced thriller that will have you turning the pages to find out what happened during those three days missing!!! Kimberly Belle sure has a way with writing females in their relationships, as mothers, and as independent women. I first read Belle’s work in The Marriage Lie (which if you haven’t read, I highly recommend),
- [Book Review: The Wives | Tarryn Fisher](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/15/book-review-the-wives-by-tarryn-fisher-bookofthemonth-bookreview/) - What a book!!! This one is a read-in-a-day type of story. It's so unique, the premise for this! And I found the main character Thursday to be fascinating. Essentially, Thursday's husband has two other wives… Monday and Tuesday. She doesn't know their names, she doesn't know more than scarce details about them. But every week
- [Book Review: One Minute to Zen | Ali Katz](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/06/book-review-one-minute-to-zen-by-hotmesstomindfulmom-booksparks/) - “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 doctoral student in psychology. Mindfulness, meditation, and the power of positive thought are such a part of my belief system, it’s easy
- [Book Review: Solace Island | Meg Tilly](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/05/book-review-solace-island-by-meggamonstah-berkleypub-6bookbestiesberkley-6bookbestiessolaceisland/) - 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 the mystery—I think fans of the contemporary romance genre will be thrilled with Meg Tilly's Solace Island! Taking a weekend getaway to
- [Book Review: Manuscript for Murder | Jon Land & Jessica Fletcher | Murder, She Wrote](https://phdiva.blog/2018/11/02/book-review-murder-she-wrote-manuscript-for-murder-by-jondland-berkleypub-6bookbestiesmurdershewrote/) - 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 happy mystery-lover after reading Manuscript for Murder. This story was outlandish enough to be fun, but also down-to-earth enough to feel like
- [Book Review: Hollow of Fear | Sherry Thomas](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/31/book-review-hollow-of-fear-by-sherrythomas-berkleypub-6bookbestieshollowoffear-6bookbestiesberkley-ladysherlock/) - 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 day to celebrate such a fun mystery! This one is not chills, but it has tons of thrills—so don’t fear if you
- [Book Review: The Rain Watcher | Tatiana De Rosnay](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/30/book-review-the-rain-watcher/) - 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 way De Rosnay writes that is so delicate, and I think that is where the sense of peace comes from as you
- [Book Review: The Ancient Nine | Ian K. Smith](https://phdiva.blog/2018/09/18/book-review-the-ancient-nine-by-driansmith-stmartinspress/) - A twisty mysterious ride through the depths of the Harvard libraries and the best local spots in Cambridge, I absolutely had a blast reading The Ancient Nine! If you’re a fan of mysteries and secret societies, like the Da Vinci Code and the Skulls, you will not want to miss picking this book up. This
- [Book Review: The Proposal | Jasmine Guillory](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/26/book-review-the-proposal-by-thebestjasmine-berkleypub-6bookbestiesberkley/) - 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 a meet-cute if our protagonist meets her beau by being horrifyingly and publicly embarrassed by her current love interest??? More like a
- [Book Review: Closer | Kim L Slater](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/26/blog-tour-closer-by-kimlslater-bookouture-blogtour/) - 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 up Closer and the ending completely shocked and delighted me!!! K. L. Slater certainly knows how to leave me paging backwards, trying
- [Book Review: Go to My Grave | Catriona McPherson](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/24/book-review-go-to-my-grave-by-catrionamcp-minotaurbooks-stmartinspress-gotomygrave/) - 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 dysfunctional is an understatement. This book has a whole cast of unreliable narrators isolated in a bed and breakfast for the weekend,
- [Book Review: The Travelling Cat Chronicles | Hiro Arikawa](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/22/book-review-the-travelling-cat-chronicles-by-hiroarikawa-berkleypub-6bookbestiestravellingcat-6bookbestiesberkley-6bookbestiesapproved/) - 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 his eyes simply filled me with laughs, tears, and smiles. I highly recommend this book to anyone who could use some healing
- [Book Review: The Craftsman | Sharon Bolton](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/21/book-review-the-craftsman-by-authorsjbolton-hewillcomeforyou-stmartinspress-minotaurbooks-thecraftsman/) - 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 around the town that can only be described as not of this mortal world… The Craftsman had me convinced that Sharon Bolton
- [Book Review: Rush | Lisa Patton](https://phdiva.blog/2018/08/24/book-review-rush-by-lisapattonbooks-stmartinspress/) - Heart-warming, emotional, and thought-provoking…Rush is not what I expected—it is better! I’ve always been fascinated by the Greek system. My own undergraduate didn’t have a Greek system, so who knows if I would have rushed a sorority myself, but I am intellectually and socially intrigued by the whole process. I started this book knowing I’d
- [Book Review: When Life Gives You Lululemons Lauren Weisberger](https://phdiva.blog/2018/05/22/review-when-life-gives-you-lululemons/) - Everyone’s favorite ex-assistant Emily Charlton is back and just as sassy and confident as ever!! If any character deserves their own book, Emily would be among the top on my list! When Life Gives You Lululemons is positively delightful, and introduces two new co-leading ladies who are the perfect complement to Emily. Lauren Weisberger sure
- [Book Review: You Were Always Mine | Nicole Baart](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/17/book-review-you-were-always-mine-by-nicolelynnbaart-atriabooks-youwerealwaysmine/) - This book by Nicole Baart came highly recommended to me by my friend Holly over at Dressed to Read and I’m so glad I was able to read it! What an emotional roller coaster this book of domestic suspense took me on! That’s the genre I landed on, after seeing other reviewers comment on how
- [Book Review: Open Your Eyes | Paula Daly](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/15/book-review-open-your-eyes-by-pauladalyauthor-dhamedia-groveatlantic/) - A compulsively-good, twisty thriller that will make you consider the nightmare a life can become following a single moment!!! This is my first Paula Daly and I had a blast reading Open Your Eyes! I actually wish I could start this review with the last line of the book, because it was THAT GOOD! But
- [Book Review: The Warning | Kathryn Croft](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/12/book-review-the-warning-by-katcroft-blogtour-bookouture-thewarning/) - Twisted and deceptive—that is how I describe Kathryn Croft characters. And I don’t just mean the villain. Kathryn Croft writes about people and her novels are character-driven above all else. How do ordinary people react to extraordinary circumstances? When does grief cross into deception? And how do we know who is lying to us? This
- [Book Review: The Clockmaker's Daughter | Kate Morton](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/09/book-review-the-clockmakers-daughter-by-katemorton-atriabooks-6bookbestiesapproved-6bookbestiesclockmakersdaughter-6bookbestiesatria/) - How to describe a book like The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton? The story itself is delicate, like spun sugar. It is timeless, not bound by a single story thread, but comprised of a tangle of threads that weave backwards and forwards like the winding of a clock. In that way, The Clockmaker’s Daughter couldn’t
- [Book Review: In Her Shadow | Mark Edwards](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/08/book-review-in-her-shadow-by-mredwards-amazonpub-inhershadow/) - Eerie, unsettling, and intense—I have come to look forward to the new Mark Edwards books the way I look forward to Fridays or crawling in bed after a long day. They are always tantalizing and well-written, and they captivate my interest until the very last page. Mark Edwards is a master of the suspense genre!
- [Book Review: The Lies We Told | Camilla Way](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/05/book-review-the-lies-we-told-by-camillalway-berkleypub-6bookbestieslieswetold-6bookbestiesberkley-6bookbestiesapproved/) - Compulsive, chilling, twisted—The Lies We Told was my first experience with Camilla Way’s writing and it blew my mind!! I must admit that for the first 75% of this novel, I had no idea what to make of anything or who to trust—in the best possible way. I am firm believer that a good thriller
- [Book Review: Mardi Gras Murder | Ellen Byron](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/03/book-review-mardi-gras-murder-by-ellenbyronla-crookedlanebks/) - Mardi Gras can be quite the party, and in the small town Pelican, Louisiana the party quickly turns from gumbo, treasure hunts, and Mardi Gras masks to murder! Even though the citizens of Pelican hope to have a great week and let the good times roll, a dead body washes up in the wake of
- [Book Review: The Dream Daughter | Diane Chamberlain](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/02/book-review-the-dream-daughter-d_chamberlain-6bookbestiesdreamdaughter-6bookbestiesapproved-6bookbestiessmp/) - Uplifting, heartfelt, and addictive—Diane Chamberlain’s newest book The Dream Daughter is one that I won’t soon forget! This is truly the story of the immense amount of love that one woman has to give, and how that love can transform and transport through time and across boundaries to bring her together with those she loves
- [Author Q&A: Hester Fox answers questions about The Witch of Willow Hall](https://phdiva.blog/2018/10/01/author-qa-hesterbfox-answers-questions-about-thewitchofwillowhall-harlequinbooks-6bookbestieswitchofwillowhall/) - Happy Monday! I want to start this week off by sharing a Q&A with Hester Fox, author of the Gothic Historical Fiction novel, The Witch of Willow Hall (publishing tomorrow, 10/2/2018). I posted my review of this book on friday, and you can see the reviews of the other Book Besties at the bottom of
- [Book Review: The Witch of Willow Hall | Hester Fox](https://phdiva.blog/2018/09/28/book-review-the-witch-of-willow-hall-by-hesterbfox-harlequinbooks-6bookbestiesapproved/) - Haunting, romantic, and atmospheric—Hester Fox’s The Witch of Willow Hall is a deeply engaging gothic historical fiction novel that explores the notion of how we choose to become who we are. Set in the small community of New Oldbury, Massachusetts in the 1800s, this book has a cast of characters that will make you forget
- [Book Review: Malice | Jennifer Jaynes](https://phdiva.blog/2018/09/25/book-review-malice-by-jenniferjaynes7-amazonpub-malice/) - Unputdownable—this book shows how quickly a perfect life can unravel. You will start the book thinking you know where it is heading, and then you will find yourself at the end with a completely unexpected twist in the plot. I tore through this book in a day and half, putting aside every commitment I could
- [Book Review: #FashionVictim | Amina Akhtar](https://phdiva.blog/2018/09/10/book-review-fashionvictim-by-drrramina-crookedlanebks/) - Do you ever finish a book and think, “Wow! WTF??? But still wow!” That is the best way I can describe this fun, dark, twisted book. It is completely bananas!!! The protagonist Anya is off her rocker. Some might say whack-y (get it? Because of the murders!) I was really intrigued when I read the
- [Book Review: How to Bake a New Beginning | Lucy Knott](https://phdiva.blog/2018/09/06/blog-tour-how-to-bake-a-new-beginning-by-lucycknott-theblossomtwins-hqdigitaluk/) - Do you ever take a luxurious bath or visit a beautiful location or indulge in a decadent treat and think, “That was just what I needed to feel rejuvenated. That was good for the soul!” That is how I felt reading How to Bake a New Beginning by Lucy Knott. I would describe this book
- [Book Review: Tear Me Apart | J. T. Ellison](https://phdiva.blog/2018/08/31/book-review-tear-me-apart-by-thrillerchick-harlequinbooks/) - What a tangled web of lies J. T. Ellison has created!!! The more I read the more shocked I became with the twisted trail of deception that was uncovered by a single incident. Ellison is a favorite author of mine, and I noticed she liked to play with the reader a bit. She doesn’t mind
- [Book Review: The Night Olivia Fell | Christina McDonald](https://phdiva.blog/2018/08/29/book-review-the-night-olivia-fell-by-christinamac79-gallerybooks/) - Heart-wrenching, emotional, beautiful, suspenseful, thought-provoking, and uplifting—this is a book that is filled with love in many forms, and that I won’t soon forget! When I read a book and I start to fall for the characters, I know that it will quickly become a favorite of mine. This book made me think about the
- [Book Review: Not Her Daughter | Rea Frey](https://phdiva.blog/2018/08/21/book-review-not-her-daughter-by-reafrey_author-stmartinspress-bookbestieapproved/) - An emotional, gripping, suspenseful, tug-on-your-heartstrings book that will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about morality and doing what is right! This is not a run-of-the-mill kidnapping book. Rea Frey debuts with a slam-dunk novel, Not Her Daughter, about crossing lines, rethinking your own ethical boundaries, and leading with your heart instead of
- [Book Review: The Affair | Sheryl Browne](https://phdiva.blog/2018/08/18/book-review-the-affair-by-sherylbrowne-bookouture/) - A dark, twisted, emotional journey telling the story of a single affair and the lies that led to the destruction of trust among those who she loved most. Sheryl Browne has woven quite the tale here in The Affair with this knockout of a domestic noir thriller! What starts as an emotional unraveling of a
- [Book Review: Sister of Mine | Laurie Petrou](https://phdiva.blog/2018/08/12/book-review-sister-of-mine-lauriepetrou-crookedlanebks/) - There is no greater love and greater betrayal that occurs than between two sisters… Wow, what a wonderful book this is by Laurie Petrou!!! I had the pleasure of reading this with Brenda, Norma and Berit as a mini Traveling Sisters read. Of course, as many of you know, Brenda and Norma are real life
- [Book Review: Our House | Louise Candlish](https://phdiva.blog/2018/08/06/book-review-our-house-by-louise_candlish-berkleypub/) - A domestic noir novel that will pull you in with the suspense and shock you with every last twist! Wow, I am beyond impressed with the new novel Our House by Louise Candlish! By 30% through this book, I couldn’t have put it down if I tried. I first was introduced to Candlish in her
- [Book Review: 11 Missed Calls | Elisabeth Carpenter](https://phdiva.blog/2018/07/26/book-review-11-missed-calls-by-libbycpt-avonbooksuk/) - A deep character study of two women connected by a thread that spans time, secrets, and loneliness. Elisabeth Carpenter has written a story in 11 Missed Calls that feels as though it needed to be told. Spanning two different time periods, with each woman at the same age in their story, there are both parallels
- [Book Review: Believe Me | J. P. Delaney](https://phdiva.blog/2018/07/24/book-review-believe-me-by-jpdelaney-randomhouse/) - A dark and twisted thriller that lured me into the story and captured my thoughts until the very last page! There is no one in the psychological thriller genre who can write such captivating, loathsome, alluring characters as J. P. Delaney. Early this year I was enthralled by his last book, The Girl Before (see my
- [Book Review: Girls' Night Out | Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke](https://phdiva.blog/2018/07/22/review-girls-night-out/) - A beautiful, haunting story of friendship and what happens when that friendship is put to the test. A must-read for women of all ages!!! Girls’ Night Out by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke is a gripping tale of friendship and the cracks that form over time. This book reminds me a bit of what makes
- [Book Review: She Was the Quiet One | Michele Campbell](https://phdiva.blog/2018/07/19/book-review-she-was-the-quiet-one-by-mcampbellbooks-stmartinspress/) - A dark and twisted book about the complexities of sisterhood and the scandals that can rock a small community! This is my first book I’ve read by Michele Campbell, though I have been wanting to read her first book, It’s Always the Husband, and I really loved it! I read a Q&A with Campbell where
- [Book Review: Shelved Under Murder | Victoria Gilbert](https://phdiva.blog/2018/07/17/book-review-shelved-under-murder-crookedlanebks/) - This is a sweet, fun cozy mystery, and a great weekend read! Victoria Gilbert offers her second installment in her Blue Ridge Library Mysteries and what an interesting ride! The settings for this book are so adorable, from the winding driveway up to the farm, to the town square hosting the Heritage Festival—Gilbert really has
- [Book Review: The Disappearing | Lori Roy](https://phdiva.blog/2018/07/15/book-review-the-disappearing-by-loriroyauthor-duttonbooks/) - Lori Roy’s The Disappearing is a beautifully-written mystery about the local lore that can haunt a small town and the courage it takes to free a community from their past demons. I loved the gothic atmosphere of this novel, and the way the mystery and town folklore wove through the lives of all who lived
- [Book Review: The Perfect Friend | Barbara Copperthwaite](https://phdiva.blog/2018/07/05/book-review-the-perfect-friend-by-bcopperthwaite-bookouture/) - When everyone knows you are a liar, don’t expect them to believe you when you tell the truth… Wow, what a twisty read The Perfect Friend by Barbara Copperthwaite is!!! About 20% in, I found myself thinking, what is this book? And then by 50% in I could barely put the book down! This was
- [Book Review: After Nightfall | A. J. Banner](https://phdiva.blog/2018/06/25/book-review-after-nightfall-by-a-j-banner-luauthors/) - Secrets, secrets are no fun… How well do we know those we consider closest to us? Our friends, our partner, our family… Do we really know their secrets? Can we tell if they are keeping something from us, or does our love for them blind us to the lies? Would we know if we were
- [Book Review: The Last Time I Lied | Riley Sager](https://phdiva.blog/2018/06/20/book-review-last-time-i-lied-riley_sager-duttonbooks-penguinrandom/) - Riley Sager somehow surpasses the amazing hype surrounding his first novel, Final Girls, with an absolutely compulsively-good psychological thriller full or secrets, lies, and shocking truths that you won’t be able to put down! I have to say, I have read some outstanding books already in 2018, but this is by far the best psychological
- [Book Review: The Thinnest Air | Minka Kent](https://phdiva.blog/2018/06/15/book-review-the-thinnest-air/) - I have heard the best things about Minka Kent from other book lovers, so I was beyond excited to read my first book by her, The Thinnest Air! It was a fast-paced thriller that was hard to put down! Kent is an incredible writer, and I really enjoyed the central characters in this book. This
- [Book Review: The Retreat | Mark Edwards](https://phdiva.blog/2018/04/28/review-the-retreat/) - Haunting!!! Don’t read this book alone at night unless you keep the lights on!!! The Retreat is my first book by Mark Edwards and I absolutely loved it! I wasn’t sure what the genre would be at first, because it has such a tone of the supernatural about it. I think it is best for
- [Book Review: When Never Comes | Barbara Davis](https://phdiva.blog/2018/04/30/review-when-never-comes/) - Sometimes learning to let yourself be happy is the hardest lesson of all… Though the premise of this book may sounds like it veers towards thriller, it is anything but that—in a good way! Davis’s When Never Comes is a beautiful story of resilience, finding yourself, and learning to be open to happiness. It’s a
- [Bok Review: Prodigal Son | Gregg Hurwitz | an Orphan X novel](https://phdiva.blog/2021/01/26/book-review-prodigal-son-an-orphan-x-novel-by-gregg-hurwitz-gregghurwitz-minotaurbooks-kayepublicity-prodigalson-orphanx-gregghurwitz/) - Have you read any of the Orphan X books by Gregg Hurwitz? I hadn’t until I had the opportunity to read Prodigal Son which I learned is actually the sixth book in the series. Let’s just say that I will now be going back to read the other five because I have to read more
- [What Have We Done | Alex Finlay | Book Review](https://phdiva.blog/2023/09/23/what-have-we-done-alex-finlay-book-review/) - I dabble into the spy and assassin thrillers from time to time and usually enjoy them. Though I typically like my psychological thrillers to be character-driven—and that’s not usually what we find in more action-packed thrillers—Alex Finlay’s latest book What Have We Done somehow manages to be both. A heart-pounding thriller about a group of
- [Book Review: The Heiress | Rachel Hawkins](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/08/book-review-the-heiress-rachel-hawkins/) - Grab food and beverages of your choice and settle in somewhere cozy, because Rachel Hawkins’ latest book, The Heiress, is a read-in-a-day soapy psychological thriller! If you like a dash of rich people behaving badly (and perhaps getting some comeuppance if they behave really badly), this is your next read! About the Book | The
- [Mystery Review: Off the Air | Christina Estes](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/26/mystery-review-off-the-air-christina-estes/) - I was intrigued by Christina Estes’ debut novel Off the Air because it promises to be a mystery featuring a local news reporter as the lead character. I come from a family with several journalists so I’ve always loved people who do that work and hearing about the industry—their jobs are so hard! What I
- [Book Review: Every Single Secret | Emily Carpenter](https://phdiva.blog/2018/05/17/review-every-single-secret/) - This is one twisty-WTF-suspense novel that is full of secrets and will have you questioning everything!!! Emily Carpenter is a new-to-me author and I’m so glad I was given an opportunity to read and review this book! This was a Traveling Sisters read and though everyone had a slightly different take on it, we all
- [Book Review: Exquisite | Sarah Stovell](https://phdiva.blog/2017/12/02/book-review-exquisite/) - I must admit that when I read reviews that say the less I know about the book, the better, I find them to be frustrating. Sometimes I want a bit more than what the blurb says, and my favorite reviewers are the ones who are able to pull me into the book with more detail,
- [Book Review: Don't Believe It | Charlie Donlea](https://phdiva.blog/2018/05/25/review-dont-believe-it/) - The last 40% of this book is absolutely mind-blowing!!! I had to go back and reread passages to make sure I read what I thought I did!!! This is my first book by Charlie Donlea, and what a fantastic introduction to this author!!! This book already drew me in with the premise, but the writing
- [Book Review: Lying in Wait | Liz Nugent](https://phdiva.blog/2018/05/31/book-review-lying-in-wait/) - If there were ever a book to capture dark, comedic noir, Lying in Wait would be the one for 2018. This book is incredibly twisted, and yet there was levity and humor despite the darkness of the book. I felt “WTF?!” in the best way when reading this! Liz Nugent really has a talent for
- [Book Review: My Little Eye | Stephanie Marland](https://phdiva.blog/2018/03/24/book-review-my-little-eye/) - A new series that ties in arm chair detectives and true crime!! This book is a strong start to a new police procedural series with a twist by Stephanie Marland, who has also published as Stephanie Broadribb. I did a bit of research into this book and it appears to be the beginning of a
- [Book Review: Reckless Girls | Rachel Hawkins](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/28/book-review-reckless-girls-by-rachel-hawkins-stmartinspress-bookreview-recklessgirls-bookofthemonth/) - This is the sort of binge-worthy thriller that seems to leap right off the page. I could easily picture Rachel Hawkins’ Reckless Girls as a movie—a total popcorn thriller with a dash of paradise, romance, adventure, and danger, this modern gothic is one of my favorite books I’ve read this year! About the Book When
- [Psychological Thriller Review: Good Girls Lie | J. T. Ellison](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/09/psychological-thriller-review-good-girls-lie-jt-ellison/) - I have enjoyed everything I’ve read by J.T. Ellison. Her books are dark, her characters are compelling, the settings are top tier, and I have never read a book of hers that didn’t pack at least one (if not several) good twists. Of all that I have read and enjoyed, I think Good Girls Lie
- [Feminist Thriller Review: Speak of the Devil | Rose Wilding](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/20/feminist-thriller-review-speak-of-the-devil-rose-wilding/) - Speak of the Devil is a dark, debut thriller by Rose Wilding centering around seven women who all have a motive to kill the same man. And it appears they did… About the Book | Speak of the Devil All of us knew him. One of us killed him...Seven women stand in shock in a
- [Book Review: Where They Lie | Claire Coughlan](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/19/book-review-where-they-lie-claire-coughlan/) - Claire Coughlan’s debut novel Where They Lie is an immersive, literary thriller about an ambitious young female journalist whose investigation of a long missing actress will take her through the misty streets and tangled underworld of 1960s Dublin—and force her to confront the dark, long buried secrets of her own past. About the Book |
- [Book Review: No One Will Miss Her | Kat Rosenfield](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/23/book-review-no-one-will-miss-her-kat-rosenfield/) - It is hard to find psychological thrillers that don’t fall somewhere into a common trope (not that there is anything wrong with those—tropes are popular for a reason!), but Kat Rosenfield has done it with No One Will Miss Her. About the Book | No One Will Miss Her Lizzie’s father is an alcoholic and
- [Book Review: End of Story | A. J. Finn](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/05/book-review-end-of-story-a-j-finn/) - Since his juggernaut of a debut, I think many of us have been looking forward to seeing what A. J. Finn would publish for his sophomore novel. Finn’s first book, The Woman in the Window, was by all definitions a success. It took the literary world by storm, quickly rising to Gone Girl level buzz.
- [Book Review: The Neighbor | Joseph Souza](https://phdiva.blog/2018/04/10/book-review-the-neighbor/) - Wow!!! Wtf but wow!!! The Neighbor by Joseph Souza just really took me on a ride! This is absolutely a suspense/psychological thriller with some domestic noir and neighborhood noir thrown in the mix. I have seen this book compared to a mix of The Couple Next Door and Gone Girl, but it really is more
- [Book Review: The Perfect Neighbors | Sarah Pekkanen](https://phdiva.blog/2017/10/11/book-review-the-perfect-neighbors/) - This was a really enjoyable book. It alternates between 4 women's lives in a small suburban street. Kellie has recently returned to work and is attracted to one of her new coworkers. She struggles with the pull between her marriage and family, and the excitement of a life outside of being a homemaker. Susan is
- [Book Review: The New Neighbors | Simon Lelic](https://phdiva.blog/2018/06/06/book-review-the-new-neighbors/) - A truly unique reading experience with some fantastic twists that had me up turning pages frantically to the end!!! When I first started to read The New Neighbors by Simon Lelic, I honestly didn’t know what to make of it! Lelic uses a really interesting style with this book, where for about the first 2/3
- [Book Review: The Hunting Wives | May Cobb | Sneak Peak of TV Series](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/21/book-review-the-hunting-wives-may-cobb-sneak-peak-of-tv-series/) - Wickedly juicy fun! Grab an ice cold beverage and your sunglasses, because we are heading to a small town in Texas with big secrets... If you like books about rich people behaving badly, The Hunting Wives by May Cobb is your next read! If that isn't enough of a reason to pick this book up,
- [Psychological Thriller Review: The New Couple in 5B | Lisa Unger](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/30/psychological-thriller-review-the-new-couple-in-5b-lisa-unger/) - I’ve been a big fan of Lisa Unger since I read In the Blood. I’ve gone on to read most of her books and my favorites have been The Stranger Inside and Confessions on the 7:45. However, her last two books were solid but didn’t have that can’t-put-it-down magic that I’ve come to expect from
- [Book Review: The Vacancy in Room 10 | Seraphina Nova Glass](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/12/book-review-the-vacancy-in-room-10-seraphina-nova-glass/) - I absolutely love a psychological thriller about what may be happening behind closed doors in your neighborhood. Take that concept and push them all into a rundown, moody apartment building and you’ve got the context for Seraphina Nova Glass’s newest thriller, The Vacancy in Room 10. This book is an absolute blast to read! A
- [Book Recommendation: What the Neighbors Saw | Melissa Adelman](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/08/book-recommendation-what-the-neighbors-saw-melissa-adelman/) - There are a lot of neighborhood noir psychological thrillers out there and they range from the popcorn-thriller variety, to heart-pounding terror, and everything in between. The best ones for my personal tastes are the ones that engross the reader so deeply into the dynamics among the neighbors that I forget for just a moment that
- [Book Review: The Sudden Departure of the Frasers | Louise Candlish](https://phdiva.blog/2018/06/30/book-review-the-sudden-departure-of-the-frasers/) - In honor of Louise Candlish's new book, which I will be reading and reviewing on my blog soon, I wanted to share my original post about a previous book of hers that I loved. Enjoy and let me know in the comments if you have read or plan to read anything by Candlish! The Sudden
- [BOOK REVIEW: Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks @lauramlippman #ladyinthelake](https://phdiva.blog/2020/07/01/book-review-lady-in-the-lake-by-laura-lippman-tlcbooktours-wmmorrowbooks-lauramlippman-ladyinthelake/) - Laura Lippman’s Lady in the Lake is without question one of the most engrossing, thought-provoking mysteries I’ve read in the past year. I honestly can’t stop thinking about it and though I just finished, I already want to read Lady in the Lake again. The way this novel was crafted is brilliant and captivating! About
- [Book Review: My Summer Darlings | May Cobb](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/06/book-review-my-summer-darlings-by-may-cobb/) - Grab the ice cold beverage of your choice and get yourself to your nearest pool or beachside lounger because May Cobb has delivered another salacious summer read in My Summer Darlings! This book is wild and totally over-the-top, featuring a sexy new neighbor and a trio of friends (not to mention their other neighbors) who
- [Psychological Thriller Recommendation: Robyn Harding | The Drowning Woman](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/31/psychological-thriller-recommendation-robyn-harding-the-drowning-woman/) - When our Saturday Book Club was looking for our August thriller book club picks, we had lots of titles we considered but decided on Robyn Harding because we always like a psychological thriller that has a bit of edge to it. If you are new to Robyn Harding, she certainly goes up to the edge
- [Book Review: Meet the Benedettos | Katie Cotugno](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/07/book-review-meet-the-benedettos-katie-cotugno/) - Described as the Kardashians meets Pride and Prejudice, Katie Cotugno’s Meet the Benedettos is a funny and delightfully bold entry into the modern reimagining’s of Jane Austen’s greatest hits. About the Book | Meet the Benedettos Every family is complicated, and the Benedettos are no exception. A few years after a reality show skyrocketed them
- [Psychological Thriller Review: Such a Good Wife | Seraphina Nova Glass](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/20/psychological-thriller-review-such-a-good-wife-seraphina-nova-glass/) - Seraphina Nova Glass writes psychological thrillers that are unafraid to feature a flawed and messy lead, and that is something I admire about her books. In Such a Good Wife, a wife and stay at home mother of two engages in an affair that turns her family’s life upside down. Twisted and gripping! About the
- [Book Review: A Likeable Woman | May Cobb](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/10/book-review-a-likeable-woman-may-cobb/) - I’m a big fan of May Cobb—she writes the best soapy, gossip-filled, summer reads with a bit of steam and a whole lot of bad behavior. That’s what I expected when I opened up her third novel, A Likeable Woman. This is a big departure in terms of style and tone from her previous two
- [Book Review: Eliza Starts a Rumor | Jane L. Rosen](https://phdiva.blog/2022/05/16/book-review-eliza-starts-a-rumor-by-jane-l-rosen-berkleypub-elizastartsarumor-bookreview/) - Emotional, thought-provoking, captivating—Eliza Starts a Rumor by Jane L. Rosen is a genre-defying story about the damage a lie can cause, regardless of intention. Surprising and engaging! About the Book It wasn't supposed to happen this way. When Eliza Hunt created The Hudson Valley Ladies' Bulletin Board fifteen years ago, she was happily entrenched in
- [Book Review: Good Rich People | Eliza Jane Brazier](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/02/book-review-good-rich-people-eliza-jane-brazier/) - A twisted story of deceit that will have you questioning if it is possible for good, rich people to exist? About the Book | Good Rich People Lyla has always believed that life is a game she is destined to win, but her husband, Graham, takes the game to dangerous levels. The wealthy couple invites
- [Book Review: The Partner Plot | Kristina Forest](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/24/book-review-the-partner-plot-kristina-forest/) - High school sweethearts get a second chance at romance when they run into each other in Las Vegas and engage in a marriage of convenience in Kristina Forest’s latest contemporary romance novel, The Partner Plot. About the Book | The Partner Plot Violet Greene and Xavier Wright met eleven years ago, on the first day
- [Book Review: Not That Kind of Guy | Andie J. Christopher](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/15/book-review-not-that-kind-of-guy-by-andie-j-christopher-notthatkindofguy-bookreview-romcom/) - Sizzling chemistry, good banter, and average plot make this an easy poolside read that is entertaining despite some uneven and rushed pacing. Not That Kind of Guy is sort of an unintentional recreation of The Proposal and mashes up office romance with fake dating to create a so-so spin on the beloved movie. About the
- [Psychological Thriller Review: I'm Not Done With You Yet | Jesse Q Sutanto](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/18/psychological-thriller-review-im-not-done-with-you-yet-jesse-q-sutano/) - Jesse Q Sutanto’s first psychological thriller, I’m Not Done With You Yet, tops my list of best books of 2023. This psychological thriller has everything I could want—a dark academia setting, a story of two writers, obsession, revenge, lying, deception, a few dead bodies, and just the right amount of dark humor to make it
- [Book Review: He Started It | Samantha Downing](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/08/book-review-he-started-it-by-samantha-downing-smariedowning-berkleypub-hestartedit-bookreview/) - Wild!!!! Absolutely brilliant!!! The road trip from you-know-where will keep your glued to the book, while the tension ramps up to an utterly insane and delightful conclusion that will have your jaw on the floor!!! About the Book Beth, Portia, and Eddie Morgan haven't all been together in years. And for very good reasons—we'll get
- [Book Review: A Twisted Love Story | Samantha Downing](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/05/book-review-a-twisted-love-story-by-samantha-downing/) - I mean this in the best possible way—what did I just read??? Samantha Downing never disappoints me, and her latest book A Twisted Love Story is no exception. I didn’t even really read what the book was about before starting it because when it comes to Samantha Downing, I know without question I will be
- [Book Review: For Your Own Good | Samantha Downing](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/23/book-review-for-your-own-good-samantha-downing/) - 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 prep school may be taking his lessons a bit too far, but of course it’s always for the good of his students…right?
- [Audiobook Review: How Can I Help You | Laura Sims](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/29/audiobook-review-how-can-i-help-you-laura-sims/) - 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! A former nurse has reinvented her life as a librarian in a small, sleepy town library. When an aspiring novelist joins the
- [Book Review: The Last Collection | Jeanne Mackin](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/24/book-review-the-last-collection-by-jeanne-mackin-jeannemackin1-berkleypub-thelastcollection/) - An American woman becomes entangled in the intense rivalry between iconic fashion designers Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli in this captivating novel from the acclaimed author of The Beautiful American. Jeanne Mackin’s The Last Collection is historical fiction at it’s finest! Come for the glamour of the Paris fashion scene, stay for the legendary rivalry that
- [Book Review: Brewed Awakening | Cleo Coyle](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/06/book-review-brewed-awakening-by-cleo-coyle-berkleypub-cleocoyle-brewedawakening-coffeehousemysteries-cozymystery/) - This was a delightful twist on the cozy mystery! Very different than any story I’d read before and so much fun! In Cleo Coyle’s Brewed Awakening, a coffee-shop owner and expert barista awakens on a park bench with no memory of the past fifteen years. And unfortunately, she also has been missing for several days
- [Book Review: Last Girl Gone | J. G. Hetherton](https://phdiva.blog/2018/05/15/review-last-girl-gone/) - A fantastic debut novel and an exciting start to a new series! I am drawn to books with a journalist as the lead because I think journalists are a great mix of detective and every-day person—and isn’t that all of our dream?? Laura Chambers is the lead character in what has been promised as a
- [BOOK REVIEW: And Then You Were Gone by R. J. Jacobs @RJJacobsAuthor @crookedlanebks #andthenyouweregone](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/16/book-review-and-then-you-were-gone-by-r-j-jacobs-rjjacobsauthor-crookedlanebks-andthenyouweregone/) - 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 a leading character who has been successfully managing her bipolar disorder for years—a fact that is called into question when her boyfriend
- [BOOK REVIEW: Buried by Ellison Cooper @ECooperAuthor @MinotaurBooks #buried #ellisoncooper](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/19/book-review-buried-by-ellison-cooper-ecooperauthor-minotaurbooks-buried-ellisoncooper/) - Seriously chilling! Are you prepared to dive deep into the mind of a serial killer? This book will keep you up at night reading, and you should maybe think about keeping the lights on for a few of the chapters if you are prone to getting too invested in a story. Buried is sure to
- [Book Review: The Vanishing Hour | Seraphina Nova Glass](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/25/book-review-the-vanishing-hour-by-seraphina-nova-glass-thevanishinghour-bookreview/) - A gritty story of missing girls, murder, and the seedy underbelly of a small town. The Vanishing Hour by Seraphina Nova Glass is a compelling mystery with a twist-filled ending. About the Book From the Edgar Award–nominated author of On a Quiet Street comes a shocking thriller about secrets…and the lengths some people will go to keep
- [Psychological Thriller Review: Dark Corners | Megan Goldin](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/16/psychological-thriller-review-dark-corners-megan-goldin/) - Megan Goldin is an auto-buy author for me since her very first book. While Dark Corners is billed as the second book in a series, I’d say it reads more like a standalone book featuring the same lead, true crime podcaster Rachel Krall. The first book we saw Rachel Krall in was Night Swim and
- [Book Review: Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice | Elle Cosimano](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/01/book-review-finlay-donovan-rolls-the-dice-elle-cosimano/) - Scrreeeeecchhhh! What’s that sound? It’s the sound of the hilarious ball-of-energy, writer-turned-detective Finlay Donovan flying out of town on her next adventure—a girls trip to Atlantic City where she and her nanny Vero (and a few unexpected passengers) are on the tail of a kidnapper in book four, Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice. About the
- [Book Review: Bye, Baby | Carola Lovering](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/07/book-review-bye-baby-carola-lovering/) - Carola Lovering brings her signature suspenseful writing to explore the highs and lows of close female friendships in Bye, Baby. Her book explores the countless lingering effects that time, life changes, childhood trauma, and the past effect lifelong friendship. About the Book | Bye, Baby Structure The central event of Bye, Baby occurs on October
- [Book Review: Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead | Jenny Hollander](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/07/psychological-thriller-review-everyone-who-can-forgive-me-is-dead-jenny-hollander/) - I love a book with an unreliable narrator, and Jenny Hollander’s debut Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead delivers. After seeing a few less-than-favorable reviews of the ending, I was surprised to find I liked the way it tied together! It goes to show that you should take every review (even mine!) with a
- [Book Review: Listen for the Lie | Amy Tintera](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/18/mystery-thriller-review-listen-for-the-lie-amy-tintera/) - I have an idea… Let’s kill… I will never not chuckle when I think about that line and I will never not hear it in the outstanding narration by January LaVoy. Let’s back up a bit before I get into that more… I am absolutely buzzing to talk about Amy Tintera’s latest psychological thriller, Listen
- [Book Review: The Plot I Jean Hanff Korelitz](https://phdiva.blog/2021/07/10/book-review-the-plot-by-jean-hanff-korelitz-jeanhanffkoreli-celadonbooks-theplot-bookreview/) - Who is the true owner of a story? How much of a story can be used before it becomes someone else’s? Without question The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz is one of the best books I’ve read this year. It’s the perfect sort of character-driven mystery where one decision leads to a snowball effect that
- [The Spare Room | Andrea Bartz | Book Review](https://phdiva.blog/2023/09/25/the-spare-room-andrea-bartz-book-review/) - Set during the pandemic, Andrea Bartz’s The Spare Room centers on a woman who moves in with a friend after the end of her engagement, only to become entangled with the couple in a way that could be deadly… About the Book | The Spare Room Kelly’s new life in Philadelphia has turned into a
- [Book Review: Something in the Water | Catherine Steadman](https://phdiva.blog/2018/05/20/review-something-in-the-water/) - A slow build to a shocking discovery, this book will have you wondering what you would do!!! What an incredible debut novel this is for Catherine Steadman! While the book starts with a bang, the next 30% is a slow build as you get to know the characters. Then at about 35% the story takes
- [Book Review: The Comeback | Ella Berman](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/03/book-review-the-comeback-by-ella-berman-thecomeback-ellaberman/) - Haunting and raw. The Comeback by Ella Berman tells the story of a young Hollywood star discovered as a young teen coming to grips with the incredibly damaging effects of sexual assault and predatory grooming. This is the story of a woman finding what is left of her after a man and society took so
- [Book Review: Before We Were Innocent | Ella Berman](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/07/book-review-before-we-were-innocent-ella-berman/) - Ella Berman delivers another raw and complex commentary on the dark side of being in the public spotlight. Her previous book, The Comeback was gripping and gut-wrenching. Her follow up book, Before We Were Innocent has a similar stark portrayal of the public’s obsession with young women at the center of a scandal. While her
- [Psychological Thriller Review: First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/04/psychological-thriller-recommendation-first-lie-wins-ashley-elston/) - Drop everything and get a copy of this book! Holy smokes! This is the best book I’ve read in ages (and I read a lot of great books!). Ashley Elston’s First Lie Wins is a cat and mouse game on steroids that will have you wondering from the start through the very last twist…who is
- [Book Review: The Husbands | Holly Gramazio](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/01/book-review-the-husbands-holly-gramazio/) - Lauren is in her early thirties, single, and living in flat in south London when she arrives home drunk after a hen party and discovers a man named Michael who she’s never seen before in her apartment. Lauren doesn’t know what to think—who is this man? And how did he get into her flat? Lauren
- [Book Review: The Golden Couple | Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/09/book-review-the-golden-couple-by-greer-hendricks-and-sarah-pekkanen-thegoldencouple-bookreview/) - A seemingly perfect couple isn’t as flawless as their beautiful home and shiny cars project when infidelity and a particularly unique therapeutic intervention send them on a wild journey towards a shocking end. The Golden Couple by Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks is a must-read! About the Book Wealthy Washington suburbanites Marissa and Matthew Bishop
- [Book Review: Silent Lies | Kathryn Croft](https://phdiva.blog/2018/01/25/book-review-silent-lies/) - This is my first Kathryn Croft book, and I enjoyed it so much that I know Silent Lies won't be my last by this author! I had seen a few of my Goodreads favorite reviewers post about it in the fall around publication, and I ordered it from Amazon right away. It went into my
- [Book Review: The Girl I Used to Be | Mary Torjussen](https://phdiva.blog/2018/04/22/book-review-the-girl-i-used-to-be/) - A twisted psychological thriller that will make you wonder what you would do if this happened to you!!! I am a big fan of Mary Torjussen’s last book Gone Without a Trace. As a psychologist, I always find books that deal with the character’s mindset effectively to be so compelling, and this is an area
- [Book Review: A Place for Us | Fatima Farheen Mirza](https://phdiva.blog/2018/06/08/book-review-a-place-for-us/) - I don’t know quite how to put into words how beautiful this book is. A Place for Us worked its way into my heart. This story feels like it has become a part of me, as though it has changed the way I see the world and other people and cultures. The writing is absolutely
- [Book Review: The Advice Column Murders | Leslie Nagel](https://phdiva.blog/2018/03/11/book-review-the-advice-column-murders/) - What an adorable cozy mystery! A perfect weekend read :) I enjoyed Leslie Nagel's The Advice Column Murders immensely! One of my favorite aspects of this genre (the cozy mystery genre), is that you get the mix of the mystery/detective work, with this running commentary of the quirky lives of the town's residents. I actually
- [Book Review: The Widow | Fiona Barton](https://phdiva.blog/2017/09/01/book-review-the-widow/) - A quick read that will have you trying to guess what is going on and who knows what before things come to a head! The Widow by Fiona Barton made me think about what on earth I'd do if I were in this dilemma, which I love in a book. This was a cute book.
- [Book Review: Lie to Me | J. T. Ellison](https://phdiva.blog/2017/12/02/book-review-lie-to-me/) - Lie to Me by J. T. Ellison was my first book by her, but definitely not my last! I absolutely was thrilled with this book, and it was even better than I thought it would be from the description. I started reading it on a flight, and for once my travel plans actually flew by
- [Book Review: Lethally Blond | Kate White](https://phdiva.blog/2018/01/05/book-review-lethally-blond/) - Gosh, do I love a Bailey Weggins Mystery! If you've never read Kate White's Bailey Weggins series, I've heard them referred to as Sex and the City meets Nancy Drew. Fitting, since the author is the former editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. I absolutely love these books. They are fun, light-hearted, and usually have some good
- [Book Review: Fan Club | Erin Mayer](https://phdiva.blog/2022/03/30/book-review-fan-club-by-erin-mayer-harlequinbooks-mayer_erin-fanclub-erinmayer-bookreview/) - This book has taken me over a month to review but I know it was impactful because I’m honestly still thinking about it. The writing and narrative style is not similar to anything I’ve read, and I often felt like I was in a fever dream while reading it, but I also couldn’t put it
- [Book Review: Christa Comes Out of Her Shell | Abbi Waxman](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/16/book-review-christa-comes-out-of-her-shell-abbi-waxman/) - Abbi Waxman’s books are always like a mug of tea and a cozy reading chair, but in book form. Her stories blend family and romantic drama seamlessly surrounding a delightfully quirky heroine. In the case of Christa Comes Out of Her Shell, that magical mix also has a bit of animals and snails! About the
- [Book Review: One of Us Knows | Alyssa Cole](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/17/book-review-one-of-us-knows-alyssa-cole/) - A genre-bending gothic thriller centered around a woman with dissociative identity disorder serving as the caretaker at a gothic estate, when she finds herself trapped on the island with a murderer. Chilling! Over the years I’ve read several books who use dissociative identity as a plot device, including several where it is the twist (the
- [Book Review: The Two Lila Bennetts | Lisa Steinke & Liz Fenton](https://phdiva.blog/2023/01/07/book-review-the-two-lila-bennetts-by-lisa-steinke-and-liz-fenton-thetwolilabennetts-bookreview/) - Lisa Steinke and Liz Fenton are one of my favorite writing duos. Not only do I love their books, but they are an absolute delight to follow on social media and I’ve actually met them in person at a book launch event. They couldn’t be more down to earth and kind to readers and fans
- [Book Review: The Island | Adrian McKinty](https://phdiva.blog/2022/12/24/book-review-the-island-by-adrian-mckinty-theisland-bookreview/) - More survival thriller than psychological thriller—Adrian McKinty’s The Island explores the aftermath of an accidental murder in a remote island where law and order are dictated solely by family who inhabits the island. About the Book It was just supposed to be a family vacation.A terrible accident changed everything.You don't know what you're capable of
- [Book Review: The Split | Sharon Bolton](https://phdiva.blog/2022/07/31/book-review-the-split-by-sharon-bolton-authorsjbolton-minotaurbooks-thesplit-psychologicalthriller/) - I’ve been a big fan of Sharon Bolton ever since I ready my first book by her, The Craftsman. I picked up that book because frankly I’ll try almost anything the team at Minotaur Books deems good. I couldn’t put it down! Sharon Bolton has now become one of those authors I’ll read anything by,
- [Book Review: The Rose Reaper | Jennifer Hunter](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/04/book-review-the-rose-reaper-jennifer-hunter/) - Jennifer Hunter’s thriller, The Rose Reaper, is not for the faint of heart. It’s technically the second book in the Ryan Strickland duo written by Hunter, the first being The Lost Victim. The opening scene of the latest novel is disturbing and has some content warnings (I don’t usually include those, but this one is
- [Best of Psychological Thrillers: The Wife Between Us | Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen (book review)](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/14/review-the-wife-between-us/) - Over the years, I’ve gotten more requests for recommendations from people who are just discovering (or rediscovering) their love of reading. This can be a tricky exercise—if someone hasn’t read hundreds of psychological thrillers, but they’ve read one (maybe a Gone Girl type of heavy hitter)—I want to give them some of the best in
- [Book Review: Indian Burial Ground | Nick Medina](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/13/book-review-indian-burial-ground-nick-medina/) - While horror isn’t my usual genre, I’ll wade into it for the right book. Things I usually look for if I’m thinking of reading a horror book include an interesting premise (duh), a compelling setting, a broader theme or message, and nothing too gory (I’m more of a cozy horror girl). Nick Medina’s Indian Burial
- [Blog Tour Review: Death in Nonna's Kitchen | Alex Coombs | Old Forge Cafe #2](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/15/blog-tour-review-death-in-nonnas-kitchen-alex-coombs-old-forge-cafe-2/) - In the world of celebrity chefs, everyone is trying to put a knife in your back… About the Book | Death in Nonna’s Kitchen When famous TV chef Matteo McLeish turns up at the Old Forge Café and offers chef Charlie Hunter a place in his kitchen for the duration of Hampden Green’s local opera
- [Book Review: If Looks Could Kill | Kate White | Bailey Weggins #1](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/06/book-review-series-if-looks-could-kill-bailey-weggins-1-by-kate-white-katemwhite-grandcentralpub-baileyweggins/) - Welcome to my Kate White book review series! I am a huge fan of Kate White, and I because I read many of her previous books before I started my blog, I want to bring a series of my reviews of her work forward into 2019 features for my blog. She has a new book
- [Book Review: Til Death Do Us Part | Kate White | Bailey Weggins #3](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/26/book-review-series-til-death-do-us-part-bailey-weggins-3-by-kate-white-katemwhite-baileyweggins-tildeathdouspart-bookreview/) - I’m back again with my blog spotlight on Kate White, a favorite author of mine! I read almost all of her books before I had a blog, so I’m really excited to get to bring my love of Kate and her work to my blog, and share a bit about why I love her. Today
- [Book Review: The Stranger Diaries | Elly Griffiths](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/06/book-review-the-stranger-diaries-by-elly-griffiths-ellygriffiths-hmhbooks-quercusbooks-thestrangerdiaries/) - In her first standalone novel, popular author of the Ruth Galloway series Elly Griffiths brings a dark, haunting mystery that is a surprise standout for me in 2019! There is a gothic feel to The Stranger Diaries that leant to the spooky nature of the plot. This is a standout in the genre, and it
- [Book Review: Dead to Her | Sarah Pinborough](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/14/blog-tour-dead-to-her-by-sarah-pinborough-sarahpinborough-wmmorrowbooks-tlcbooktours-deadtoher-bookreview/) - Love, status, money, power, affairs, voodoo, and murder set in the upper society of Savannah, Georgia in Sarah Pinborough’s latest mind-bending thriller, Dead to Her. I hate to say this, but I need to be a bit vague in this review because this one takes a direction that you won’t see coming from the outset!
- [Book Review: The Perfect Daughter | Joseph Souza](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/02/book-review-the-perfect-daughter-by-joseph-souza-josephsouza3-kensingtonbooks-tlcbooktours-theperfectdaughter-bookreview/) - With The Neighbor and Pray for the Girl, Joseph Souza proved himself a master of twisty and unpredictable psychological suspense. In this riveting new novel, a mother is unwittingly drawn into the dark underbelly of her picture-perfect Maine town . . . Shepherd’s Bay has been home to generations of lobstermen and their families. Lately, affluent newcomers have
- [Book Review: The Favorite Daughter | Patti Callahan Henry](https://phdiva.blog/2019/12/24/book-review-the-favorite-daughter-by-patti-callahan-henry-pcalhenry-berkleypub-thefavoritedaughter-bookreview/) - Emotional, heartfelt, and powerful—Patti Callahan Henry’s The Favorite Daughter is a story of the complexity of families, the anguish of loss, and the profound healing power of forgiveness. About the Book | The Favorite Daughter From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop at Water's End, here is a lush, heart-wrenching novel about the power of
- [Book Review: The Last Flight | Julie Clark](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/05/book-review-the-last-flight-by-julie-clark-jclarkab-sourcebooks-thelastflight-bookreview/) - “People will believe whatever you want them to, as long as you don’t hesitate.” Without question one of the best books I’ve read in 2020, The Last Flight by Julie Clark is compelling, thrilling, thought-provoking, and has some truly amazing characters. This is the sort of book that will appeal to fans of so many
- [Book Review: When You Disappeared | John Marrs](https://phdiva.blog/2017/11/18/book-review-when-you-disappeared/) - The novel When You Disappeared is a really lovely book by John Marrs, and I have to admit, it was difficult to put down. I saw many reviews and it does seem this is a polarizing book. Some hated it, some loved it, and most hate-loved it. Having read it, I can understand these opinions.
- [Book Review: Lies | T. M. Logan](https://phdiva.blog/2018/09/11/book-review-lies-by-tmloganauthor-stmartinspress/) - Twisted, dark, heart-wrenching, deceptive, distorted fun—do not start this book if you don’t have time to stay up late into the night reading it! Lies by T. M. Logan is that hard to put down! When we began this read, I thought it would be a good old-fashioned domestic noir novel. But it blew my
- [Book Review: All the Beautiful Lies | Peter Swanson](https://phdiva.blog/2022/12/29/book-review-all-the-beautiful-lies-by-peter-swanson-wmmorrowbooks-peterswanson-bookreview/) - Though some of the subject matter could be a but polarizing, ultimately I found that All the Beautiful Lies was a deeply thought-provoking character study that left me shocked with the ending twists. I wasn't sure I'd like it based on other reviews, but I'm so glad I read it to form my own opinion!
- [Book Review: The Band | Christine Ma-Kellams](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/15/book-review-the-band-christine-ma-kellams/) - Christine Ma-Kellams’s whip-smart, darkly funny, and biting debut, The Band, follows a psychologist with a savior complex who offers shelter to a recently cancelled K-pop idol on the run. About the Book | The Band Sang Duri is the eldest member and “visual” of a Korean boy band at the apex of global superstardom. But
- [Book Review: The Collective | Alison Gaylin](https://phdiva.blog/2022/05/10/book-review-the-collective-by-alison-gaylin-wmmorrowbooks-thecollective-bookreview/) - Grief and revenge collide in this absolutely wild, twisted thriller by Alison Gaylin. The second half moves at breaking speed as you learn what is really going on with The Collective. About the Book Just how far will a grieving mother go to right a tragic wrong?Camille Gardner is a grieving—and angry—mother who, five years
- [Book Review: If I Disappear | Eliza Jane Brazier](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/07/book-review-if-i-disappear-eliza-jane-brazier/) - I absolutely loved Eliza Jane Brazier’s third book, Good Rich People, so I wanted to go back and read her debut. One thing is certain, Brazier writes some of the most bizarre and fun plots I’ve read. Her main characters are so delightfully weird! If I Disappear is no exception. Centered around a woman who
- [Book Review: Kill for Me, Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/11/book-review-kill-for-me-kill-for-you-steve-cavanagh/) - I’ve been wanting to read Steve Cavanagh’s work for some time after his thriller Thirt3en. However, when I saw the plot of Kill for Me, Kill for You and it’s inspiration from Strangers on a Train—I couldn’t resist starting it immediately. Cavanagh’s latest thriller revolves around three women who all have a reason to want
- [Book Review: Do No Harm | Dawn A. Eastman](https://phdiva.blog/2018/12/21/book-review-do-no-harm-by-dawnaeastman-crookedlanebks-donoharm-katieleclair/) - A disappearance in a small town, a decade old murder case revisited, and an enigmatic man at the center of it all—Dawn Eastman’s Do No Harm is compulsively readable and absorbing. I’d almost consider this to be a cross between a cozy mystery and a crime thriller, since it centers around amateur detective and family
- [Book Review: It's One of Us | J.T. Ellison](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/12/book-review-its-one-of-us-by-j-t-ellison-itsoneofus-psychologicalthriller-bookreview/) - As a long-time fan of everything J.T. Ellison has ever written, I was so excited about her latest thriller. In It’s One of Us, the concept of how much of us can be explained by shared DNA is put on hyperdrive in a suspenseful thriller loosely inspired by an issue near and dear to J.T.
- [Book Review: The Sister | Louise Jensen](https://phdiva.blog/2017/08/12/book-review-the-sister/) - A dark and twisted tale of the damages in our past coming back to haunt us! I finished this yesterday, and I'm so glad to have found this author. I found The Sister by Louise Jensen on a recommended staff read at Powell's books, which is where I find a lot of new-to-me authors. The
- [Book Review: 29 Seconds | T. M. Logan](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/30/book-review-29-seconds-by-t-m-logan-tmloganauthor-stmartinspress-29seconds-bookreview/) - A twisting, tantalizing ride that had me glued to this book to the very final page. What a story!!! What an ending!!! T. M. Logan is one of my favorite writers and this was probably my favorite book yet. In 29 Seconds, a good deed leads to an offer that is hard to turn down,
- [Book Review: Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/19/book-review-nightwatching-tracy-sierra/) - Run, Hide, Fight. That’s what we are taught to do when faced with an active threat. Running get’s us away from the situation immediately, but what happens if our first response is to freeze? We may lose our chance to run and be forced to move to our next option…hide. In Tracy Sierra’s debut novel,
- [Book Review: Scenes of the Crime | Jilly Gagnon](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/11/psychological-thriller-review-scenes-of-the-crime-jilly-gagnon/) - A unique take on a locked-room format mystery! An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friend's disappearance by recreating their fateful final girls’ trip in Jilly Gagnon’s Scenes of the Crime. About the Book | Scenes of the Crime A remote winery. A missing friend. And a bunch of sour grapes.It should have been the
- [Book Review: Take Two, Birdie Maxwell | Allison Winn Scotch](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/05/rom-com-review-take-two-birdie-maxwell-allison-winn-scotch/) - In Allison Winn Scotch’s new novel, Take Two Birdie Maxwell, Hollywood’s biggest rom-com star tries to recover from her damaged reputation by staging her own rom-com and following a lead on a lost love. Review | Take Two Birdie Maxwell This book is so fun! Birdie Maxwell is surprisingly relatable as a character, despite being
- [Book Review: The Arrangement | Kiersten Modglin](https://phdiva.blog/2021/08/15/book-review-the-arrangement-by-kiersten-modglin-thearrangement-bookreview/) - Kiersten Modglin has been all the rage lately in the psychological thriller circles on social media and largely that has centered around her most recent book, The Arrangement. I wasn’t sure what to expect—this seems to be one of those buzzy books that the more I heard about it, the more I wondered if it
- [Book Review: The Amendment | Kiersten Modglin](https://phdiva.blog/2022/06/07/book-review-the-amendment-by-kiersten-modglin-kmodglinauthor/) - Buzz about Kiersten Modglin continues to dominate many online psychological thriller communities and it seems that the hype will continue. In fact, my review of The Arrangement from August of 2021 continues to be one of my most popular posts nearly a year after posting it. When I saw that a sequel had been released
- [Book Review: The Night Before | Wendy Walker](https://phdiva.blog/2020/11/15/book-review-the-night-before-by-wendy-walker-stmartinspress-wendy_walker-thenightbefore-bookreview/) - A woman leaves on a first date and doesn’t return home. Her sister tries to remain calm but she can’t. Something is wrong, she is sure of it. But is she more worried for her sister or the person she was on the date with? A twisty, compulsive thriller that will pull you in until
- [Book Review: When the Lights Go Out | Mary Kubica](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/04/book-review-when-the-lights-go-out-by-marykubica-harlequinbooks/) - This was my first book by Mary Kubica and I was excited because I've heard so many great things about her. I expected this to be an experience and...I mean it was certainly an experience! The premise of When the Lights Go Out centers around a woman who loses her mother to cancer, only to
- [Book Review: Bless Your Heart | Lindy Ryan](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/09/book-review-bless-your-heart-lindy-ryan/) - A dash of Sweet Magnolias, a splash of Salem’s Lot, and a sprinkle of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and you’ll get close to this hysterical, absurd, cozy horror novel, Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan. This book is a whole lot of fun and the audio narration is top notch! Review
- [Book Review: No Bad Deed | Heather Chavez](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/23/book-review-no-bad-deed-by-heather-chavez-wmmorrowbooks-iamhrchavez-nobaddeed-bookreview/) - What a ride!!! This book starts with a bang and takes off at breakneck speed until the very final page. When you start Heather Chavez’s No Bad Deed, just make sure you clear your schedule for the next 24 hours because I promise you won’t want to put it down! About the Book Packed with
- [Book Review: The Wife Who Knew Too Much | Michele Campbell](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/18/book-review-the-wife-who-knew-too-much-by-michele-campbell-mcampbellbooks-stmartinspress-thewifewhoknewtoomuch-bookreview/) - Michele Campbell writes thrillers that feel new, fresh, twist-y and fun. Every year I find myself looking forward to the release of her next book, and this year was no exception! I actually finished The Wife Who Knew Too Much last month and it is one of those books that sticks with you! It is
- [Book Review: These Witches Don't Burn | Isabel Sterling](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/19/book-review-these-witches-dont-burn-by-isabel-sterling-thesewitchesdontburn-bookreview/) - A fun fall read that will definitely satisfy a few of those Halloween vibes! About the Book Hannah's a witch, but not the kind you're thinking of. She's the real deal, an Elemental with the power to control fire, earth, water, and air. But even though she lives in Salem, Massachusetts, her magic is a
- [Book Review: Campusland | Scott Johnston](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/20/book-review-campusland-by-scott-johnston-stmartinspress-sjohnston60-campusland/) - I wasn’t sure what to expect when I selected Campusland by Scott Johnston, but I ended up loving this brilliant work of satire focused on the over-the-top and often sanctimonious “woke” culture of the elite Ivy-league campuses. Come for the laugh-out-loud moments and stay for the accurate social commentary on these elite institutions, who may
- [Book Review: True Story, A Novel | Kate Reed Petty](https://phdiva.blog/2021/02/11/book-review-true-story-a-novel-by-kate-reed-petty-pettykate-vikingbooks-truestory/) - Complicated, thought-provoking, and original—True Story by Kate Reed Petty is one of those books that takes a bit to unpack after finishing it. This book is nothing like what I expected, in a good way. A truly unique look at the complexities of truth, sexual assault, rumors, trauma, and the lasting impact of a story
- [Cozy Mystery Review: The Poison Pen | Paige Shelton | Scottish Bookshop Mystery #9](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/08/cozy-mystery-review-the-poison-pen-paige-shelton-scottish-bookshop-mystery-9/) - I’m always happy when I pop into a cozy mystery in the Scottish Bookshop Mystery series. It’s like taking a vacation through a book! The ninth installment in this mystery series by Paige Shelton, The Poison Pen, brings us back to visit amateur sleuth Delaney Nichols, who works at a specialty bookshop in Edinburgh called
- [Book Review: Before She Knew Him | Peter Swanson](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/27/blog-tour-before-she-knew-him-by-peter-swanson-peterswanson3-wmmorrowbooks-tlcbooktours-beforesheknewhim-bookreview/) - The best type of psychological thriller, in my opinion, is the type that leaves your mind spinning after you finish and your jaw dropped, and rereading the final scenes to try and understand if you read that right. Peter Swanson’s Before She Met Him is like falling through a rabbit hole where everything is backwards,
- [Book Review: The Stillwater Girls | Minka Kent](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/04/book-review-the-stillwater-girls-by-minka-kent-amazonpub-thestillwatergirls-minkakent-bookreview/) - Two seemingly separate stories intertwine in a shocking way in the latest novel by Minka Kent, The Stillwater Girls! In one story, two girls raised in isolation off the grid find themselves forced to leave the hold home they’ve ever known when a stranger comes to call. Miles away, a woman with everything life has
- [Book Review: The Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/06/book-review-the-turn-of-the-key-by-ruth-ware-ruthwarewriter-gallerybooks-theturnofthekey-bookreview/) - Opening up a new Ruth Ware book has to be one of my favorite things ever. It’s like getting ready to eat a delicious meal or take a nap—the anticipation of something you know that you’ll love. Her new novel The Turn of the Key is absolutely gripping!! A page-turner that kept me up late
- [The Family Game | Catherine Steadman | Review](https://phdiva.blog/2023/09/13/the-family-game-catherine-steadman-book-review/) - Ever since I first read Something in the Water, I have been a big fan of Catherine Steadman. Her books read like a brilliant, dark film in the best way, in no small part due to the author’s background as an actor and most recently a screenwriter for the adaptation of The Ex-Wife for film
- [Book Review: Over Her Dead Body | Kate White | Bailey Weggins #4](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/21/book-review-series-over-her-dead-body-bailey-weggins-4-by-kate-white-katemwhite-baileyweggins-overherdeadbody-bookreview/) - Back at it with my Kate White spotlight series, with my review of Over Her Dead Body, the fourth installment in the Bailey Weggins series. To backtrack, I’ve been doing a re-read of all of Kate White’s books. She is one of my all-time favorite authors, and her books are my number one go-to when
- [Book Review: Madam | Phoebe Wynne](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/22/book-review-madam-by-phoebe-wynne-madam-gothicfiction-bookreview/) - A gothic novel with a strong feminist message, Madam by Phoebe Wynne features a young classics teacher who takes a position at a girl’s boarding school off the coast of Scotland and finds an increasingly disturbing secret underbelly at the school. Dark, unsettling, and gripping! About the Book For 150 years, high above rocky Scottish
- [Book Review: I Have Some Questions for You | Rebecca Makkai](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/26/book-review-i-have-some-questions-for-you-by-rebecca-makkai-ihavesomequestionsforyou-bookreview/) - A podcaster returns to her former boarding school and becomes convinced in the wrongful conviction of a man who has been in prison more than 20 years for the murder of her former classmate. Intricately plotted with a unique narrative structure and a different but compelling addition to the #metoo movement through literary fiction. About
- [Book Review: The Disappearing Act | Catherine Steadman](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/28/book-review-the-disappearing-act-by-catherine-steadman-thedisappearingact-psychologicalthriller/) - A London actress is visiting Los Angeles for auditions when she becomes entangled with a missing woman and soon risks her career (and life) as she seeks to uncover the truth. This is the sort of psychological thriller that seems straight forward at first, only to become more complicated and twisted until the final shocking
- [Book Review: The Marriage Act | John Marrs](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/29/book-review-the-marriage-act-by-john-marrs-speculativefiction-themarriageact-bookreview/) - Another installment in John Marrs’ Orwellian world that feels chillingly not so far removed from our own, The Marriage Act is brilliant, terrifying, and compelling speculative fiction. In his latest book, Marrs explores a not-so-far-off future where the government in Great Britain has passed legislation that significantly disadvantages single individuals or those widowed or divorced.
- [Book Review: Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six | Lisa Unger](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/30/book-review-secluded-cabin-sleeps-six-by-lisa-unger-secludedcabinsleepssix-psychologicalthriller/) - What could be better than a getaway with your friends to a luxury cabin in the woods with stunning views and top-end accommodations? This perfect getaway is a lot darker and more twisted than it seems as secrets come to light. Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six is another chilling read by Lisa Unger. About the Book
- [Book Review: The Ice Coven | Max Seeck](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/01/book-review-the-ice-coven-by-max-seeck-theicecoven-scandanavianthriller-bookreview/) - A Scandinavian thriller set in Finland with a chilling premise, The Ice Coven by Max Seeck features a detective investigating two seemingly unrelated murders with a chilling conclusion. About the Book (Goodreads) Investigator Jessica Niemi is in a race against time to find the link between a body with strange markings that has washed up
- [Book Review: Lost, Found, & Forever | Victoria Schade](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/04/book-review-lost-found-forever-by-victoria-schade/) - If you love romances and love our furry four-legged friends (more specifically pups for this book!) then you have to make sure you are following the books by Victoria Schade. Lost, Found, and Forever is heartwarming, adorable, engaging, and really everything you could want from a feel-good contemporary romance. This book will leave you with
- [Book Review: The Golden Spoon | Jessa Maxwell](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/07/book-review-the-golden-spoon-by-jessa-maxwell-cozymystery/) - Part cozy mystery, part feel good baking novel, and part quirky contemporary fiction, The Golden Spoon is the sort of easy read that is a perfect palate cleanser. Not unlike the appeal of it’s loose inspiration The Great British Bakeoff, this locked room mystery creeps up on you and before you realize it you’ve consumed
- [Book Review: The Silent Woman | Minka Kent](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/13/book-review-the-silent-woman-by-minka-kent-minireview/) - I needed a quick and easy audiobook listen while I had some driving and chores to get done so Carrie agreed to do a buddy read with me. We picked The Silent Woman because I’ve read Minka Kent before and I find her books bingeable and typically satisfying. There wasn’t anything groundbreaking in this thriller
- [Book Review: Smile Beach Murder | Alicia Bessette](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/16/book-review-smile-beach-murder-by-alicia-bessette/) - A quaint mystery set in a cozy island community with a treasure hunt, an intriguing case, and depth to the characters and relationships that makes you want to see them succeed. Smile Beach Murder is a perfect mystery for a breezy beach day read! The Characters If you know anything about cozy mystery series, you
- [Book Review: Happy Place | Emily Henry](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/19/book-review-happy-place-by-emily-henry/) - Have you ever delayed sharing news because you don’t want to ruin an event or outing? Or maybe because you honestly are avoiding the drama that will come with sharing it? Sometimes it can seem easier to just pretend things are ok than it is to face the questions and reality we are avoiding. That
- [Book Review: Crazy Stupid Bromance | Lyssa Kay Adams | Bromance Book Club #2](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/24/book-review-crazy-stupid-bromance-by-lyssa-kay-adams-the-bromance-book-club-series/) - How do we know when to let go of our past and heal? That is what Lyssa Kay Adams explores in the third book in the Bromance Book Club series, Crazy Stupid Bromance. The bromance crew is back and just as delightful as in the prior books. A friends-to-lovers romance with many subplots and compelling
- [Book Review: The Three Mrs. Wrights | Linda Keir](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/26/book-review-the-three-mrs-wrights-linda-keir/) - If you’re looking for a soapy suspense novel that is (bonus!) available on Kindle Unlimited, then Linda Keir’s The Three Mrs. Wrights is your next read. I thought this book was like a good Wednesday-night blockbuster movie that you might watch on the streaming app of your choice—not too deep, no shocking twists, but a
- [Book Review: Black Sheep | Rachel Harrison](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/06/black-sheep-rachel-harrison/) - I don’t tend to read a lot of horror, mostly because I don’t enjoy the gore aspect as much. When I heard about the (controversial) concept of cozy horror, I was instantly intrigued. Like cozy mysteries as they relate to the broader mystery genre, cozy horror beings the complexity and vividness of horror without the
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Murder Backstage | Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran | Murder, She Wrote #58](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/06/cozy-mystery-review-murder-backstage-jessica-fletcher-and-terrie-farley-moran-murder-she-wrote-58/) - Jessica Fletcher knows a thing or two about solving mysteries, and so does her current co-writer Terrie Farley Moran! I never turn down a chance to sink back into Jessica Fletcher’s world in the Murder, She Wrote book series based on the hit television program. In Murder, She Wrote: Murder Backstage, Jessica is visiting her
- [Book Review: Beach Read | Emily Henry](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/05/book-review-beach-read-emily-henry/) - Emily Henry’s new book Funny Story is about to debut later this month, and I (like many others) am impatiently waiting for my copy to arrive. Emily Henry has taken the book world by storm—even the non-bookish people in my life have read and fallen in love with her writing. As I was thinking about
- [Non-fiction Book Review: The Exvangelicals | Sarah McCammon](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/04/non-fiction-book-review-the-exvangelicals-sarah-mccammon/) - Part memoir and part journalistic investigation—Sarah McCammon’s The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church is a powerful and thought-provoking study of the growing social movement of people leaving the white evangelical churches where they were raised. With the availability of social media and global connectedness, these people who may have been quietly
- [Book Review: Nosy Neighbors | Freya Sampson](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/03/book-review-nosy-neighbors-freya-sampson/) - Charming! Intriguing! Heartwarming! Freya Sampson’s Nosy Neighbors debuted this week and it was a breath of fresh air! If you are a fan of Fredrik Backman, you will LOVE this book. It had that perfect blend of being charming, wholesome, and unputdownable. You will leave this book absolutely loving the characters like they are your
- [Thriller Review: When I'm Her | Sarah Zachrich Jeng](https://phdiva.blog/2024/04/02/thriller-review-when-im-her-sarah-zachrich-jeng/) - Sarah Zachrich Jeng’s newest speculative thriller When I’m Her will have your mind in a blender as you follow two women whose lives are so intertwined, they are able to change places. There are a lot of takeaways from this book, so let’s get right into the review. About the Book | When I’m Her
- [Book Review:  Mercury | Amy Jo Burns](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/29/book-review-mercury-amy-jo-burns/) - Amy Jo Burns’s Mercury is a compelling and emotional story about the conflicting loyalties in a small Pennsylvania town. Set in a blue collar town where secrets don’t stay buried forever, this novel is a story that is powerful in its quietness. Mercury is a small, working town near Pittsburg. The Josephs family own a
- [Mystery Review: How to Solve Your Own Murder | Kristen Perrin](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/28/mystery-review-how-to-solve-your-own-murder-kristen-perrin/) - It’s one thing to try to solve someone else’s murder, but do you think you could solve your own murder before it even happens? In Kristen Perrin’s latest mystery, How to Solve Your Own Murder, a woman spends a good portion of her life trying to solve her own inevitable murder before it happens, only
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Rhythm and Clues | Olivia Blacke](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/27/cozy-mystery-review-rhythm-and-clues-olivia-blacke/) - Grab a frosty, creamy, Bohemian Frapsody (an adorably named drink served at Sip & Spin Records) from your favorite coffee shop and settle in to enjoy Olivia Blacke’s new mystery, Rhythm and Clues. This third installment in the Record Shop Mystery series is a fun one! About the Book | Rhythm and Clues It’s been
- [Literary Thriller Review: The Mystery Writer | Sulari Gentill](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/25/literary-thriller-review-the-mystery-writer-sulari-gentill/) - Sulari Gentill is a master of the literary thriller game. She has this extraordinary talent to take the concept for a thriller and build it out in a complicated and daring plot that is unpredictable at each step and somehow lands at the finish with a standing-ovation-worthy ending! In her latest novel, The Mystery Writer,
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Dial A for Aunties | Jesse Q. Sutanto | Aunties #1](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/23/cozy-mystery-review-dial-a-for-aunties-jesse-q-sutanto-aunties-1/) - Jesse Q. Sutano kicks off a new cozy mystery series with a group of chaotic aunties and a murder in Dial A for Aunties. What happens when you mix 1 (accidental) murder with 2 thousand wedding guests, and then toss in a possible curse on 3 generations of an immigrant Chinese-Indonesian family? You get 4
- [Cozy Mystery Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties | Jesse Q. Sutanto | Aunties #3](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/24/cozy-mystery-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-aunties-jesse-q-sutanto-aunties-3/) - A new mystery featuring the meddlesome aunties is headed to bookstores from the bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties. What should have been a family celebration of Chinese New Year descends into chaos when longtime foes crash the party in this hilariously entertaining novel by Jesse Q. Sutanto, The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties.
- [Book Review: Murder Road | Simone St. James](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/22/book-review-murder-road-simone-st-james/) - Simone St. James has a way of writing what I would describe as intellectual gripping supernatural psychological thrillers. But since that is a confusing mouthful, let’s just say that while all of her books have a supernatural element to them, they also appeal to psychological thriller readers. The way she crafts her stories would allow
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Peril in Pink | Sydney Leigh | Hudson Valley B&B #1](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/20/cozy-mystery-review-peril-in-pink-sydney-leigh-hudson-valley-bb-1/) - Everything is coming up rosé for innkeeper Jess Byrne until a murder on opening weekend gives her B&B’s killer vibe a whole new meaning. Schitt’s Creek meets Only Murders in the Building in Sydney Leigh’s sparkling debut mystery, Peril in Pink. Also a tip before we get started--if you have Hoopla through your library, the
- [Cozy Mystery Review: A Midnight Puzzle | Gigi Pandian | Secret Staircase Mystery #3](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/19/cozy-mystery-review-a-midnight-puzzle-gigi-pandian-secret-staircase-mystery-3/) - Gigi Pandian’s A Midnight Puzzle is a fun, relatively light mystery centering around a family of magicians. This premise feels fresh—as a frequent mystery reader I don’t think I’ve come across something like this before. A Midnight Puzzle is the third book in Pandian’s Secret Staircase Mystery series and I do think some context is
- [Contemporary Romance Review: In a Not So Perfect World | Neely Tubati Alexander](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/19/contemporary-romance-review-in-a-not-so-perfect-world-neely-tubati-alexander/) - If the cheery cover to In a Not So Perfect World by Neely Tubati Alexander didn’t pull you in already, then hopefully this glowing, gushing review will convince you that this is the perfect uplifting romance you need right now! Sloane Cooper is a heartbroken video game designer. She found out the man that she
- [Psychological Thriller Review: A Friend in the Dark | Samantha M. Bailey](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/20/psychological-thriller-review-a-friend-in-the-dark-samantha-m-bailey/) - Who among us hasn’t had a moment in life where we felt a bit lost and sought solace in someone from our past? Samantha M. Bailey’s newest psychological thriller A Friend in the Dark explores this very concept with a digital-age twist. My first thought while reading this book was “Oh, Eden, you sweet summer
- [Psychological Thriller Review: The Engagement Party | Darby Kane](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/17/psychological-thriller-review-the-engagement-party-darby-kane/) - Trapped on an island with a group of college friends (and two guests) who are hiding dark secrets from their past, someone seems to know those secrets and be enacting revenge one-by-one… Darby Kane’s latest psychological thriller, The Engagement Party is a tense, gripping mystery that will have you on the edge of your seat.
- [Psychological Thriller Review: Are you Sara? | S.C. Lalli](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/15/psychological-thriller-review-are-you-sara-s-c-lalli/) - A captivating novel exploring whether there really is a difference between who we are and the roles we play. S.C. Lalli is the abbreviated name that popular contemporary fiction and romance author Sonya Lalli uses to publish psychological thrillers. Are you Sara? Is her first thriller (she has a new one coming out later this
- [Historical Romance Review: Evie Dunmore | Bringing Down the Duke | A Rogue of One's Own | A League of Extraordinary Women Books 1 and 2](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/16/historical-romance-review-evie-dunmore-bringing-down-the-duke-a-rogue-of-ones-own-a-league-of-extraordinary-women-books-1-and-2/) - I have been wanting to start Evie Dunmore’s A League of Extraordinary Women series for some time but for me, historical romances tend to be a mood-read. In other words, this is a genre I enjoy but not one that I read frequently. I blew through the first two books in the series, so this
- [Psychological Thriller Review: The Resort | Sara Ochs](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/13/psychological-thriller-review-the-resort-sara-ochs/) - That feeling after finishing a book with a seriously twisted ending is unlike anything else! My mind is buzzing—I turned the final page of Sara Ochs' debut thriller, The Resort and started paging backwards now that I had the final reveals to see what I didn’t pick up on. What an ending! Is it too
- [Book Review: Reputation | Sarah Vaughan](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/14/book-review-reputation-sarah-vaughan/) - With social media firmly engrained as a fixture in our society, many issues that already existed are becoming more pervasive. People’s political beliefs are broadcast to the world (or at least their social network), misogyny, misinformation, and personal attacks under the veil of online anonymity run rampant. Sarah Vaughan’s novel, Reputation explores these issues and
- [Book Review: Becoming Madam Secretary | Stephanie Dray](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/12/book-review-becoming-madam-secretary-stephanie-dray/) - Stephanie Dray writes the most powerful historical fiction books (or perhaps they are better categorized as narrative non-fiction) about real women from history. Often the women she chooses are ones that history books haven’t propped up enough, which is certainly true of her latest novel, Becoming Madam Secretary, telling the story of Frances Perkins. About
- [Psychological Thriller Review: Or Else | Joe Hart](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/11/psychological-thriller-review-or-else-joe-hart/) - A man is having an affair with his neighbor when a blackmailer reaches out threatening to expose him or face further consequences in Joe Hart’s psychological thriller, Or Else. I always find that psychological thrillers with a male lead and a male author have a different vibe to them than the standard psychological thriller. There
- [Historical Mystery Review: Speculations in Sin | Jennifer Ashley](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/10/historical-mystery-review-speculations-in-sin-jennifer-ashley/) - To save an innocent man’s life, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must expose a financial scam that could ruin the most powerful aristocrats in Victorian-era London in New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ashley’s Speculations in Sin. About the Book | Speculations in Sin Kat Holloway is distressed to learn that Samuel Millburn, husband
- [Mystery Book Review: The Cold Way Home | Julia Keller | Bell Elkins #8](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/09/mystery-book-review-the-cold-way-home-julia-keller-bell-elkins-8/) - In the next powerful mystery from Julia Keller, former West Virginia prosecuting attorney Bell Elkins investigates the murder of a teenager while continuing to rebuild her life.Bell Elkins and Jake Oakes make a good team, so good that they decide after years of working together to hang out their shingle: BJ Investigations, LLC. With his
- [Historical Fiction Review: I Am Rome | Santiago Posteguillo](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/08/historical-fiction-review-i-am-rome-santiago-posteguillo/) - Not for those looking for a light or quick read, I Am Rome is an epic historical thriller centered around a young Julius Caesar. At over 600 pages in text, this book is lengthy but rewarding. About the Book | I Am Rome Every legend has a beginning.Rome, 77 B.C. Senator Dolabella, known for using
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Murder in the Tea Leaves | Laura Childs | A Tea Shop Mystery #27](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/06/cozy-mystery-review-murder-in-the-tea-leaves-laura-childs-a-tea-shop-mystery-27/) - I’m always excited to settle in with a new Tea Shop Mystery by Laura Childs. The historic Charleston setting, the adorable tea shop, and the brazen tea maven, Theodosia Browning, never disappoint! In the latest cozy mystery from Laura Childs, Murder in the Tea Leaves, Theodosia is helping provide craft services for a movie filming
- [Horror Book Review: Island Witch | Amanda Jayatissa](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/06/horror-book-review-island-witch-amanda-jayatissa/) - Amanda Jayatissa’s latest novel, Island Witch is an atmospheric, gothic horror novel set in the 19th century in Sri Lanka. A tense story about a young woman and the truths she uncovers about her village. About the Book | Island Witch Inspired by Sri Lankan folklore, award-winning author Amanda Jayatissa turns her feverish, Gothic-tinged talents
- [Mystery Review: The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder | C. L. Miller](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/05/mystery-review-the-antique-hunters-guide-to-murder-c-l-miller/) - In new cozy mystery by C. L. Miller, The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder, a divorcee is learning to live as an empty nester when a mysterious death from her estranged mentor brings her back home. About the Book | The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder In this irresistible and thrilling debut novel, a former
- [Psychological Thriller Review: Nowhere Like Home | Sara Shepard](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/03/psychological-thriller-review-nowhere-like-home-sara-shepard/) - Sara Shepard’s newest psychological thriller Nowhere Like Home explores female friendships and toxic relationships all surrounded by the glittering world of print media and a remote women’s commune. About the Book | Nowhere Like Home Told in two timelines, the story follows a woman named Lenna who is a new mother. In the present timeline,
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Murder in Masquerade | Mary Winters | Lady of Letters #2](https://phdiva.blog/2024/03/02/cozy-mystery-review-murder-in-masquerade-mary-winters-lady-of-letters-2/) - This is the second historical mystery I’ve read recently that centers around a wealthy woman who writes an anonymous advice column for the newspaper and solves mysteries on the side. The similarities end there, so this fun premise still feels fresh! Mary Winters’ new mystery, Murder in Masquerade, puts advice columnist Amelia Amesbury at the
- [Historical Thriller Review: The Rumor Game | Thomas Mullen](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/28/historical-thriller-review-the-rumor-game-thomas-mullen/) - If you’ve never read Thomas Mullen before, I consider him best known for his historical mysteries with strong themes of prejudice, racism, hatred, corruption, and violence. His latest historical thriller, The Rumor Game, is set in Boston, Massachusetts during World War II and centers around a newspaper reporter and an FBI agent whose work intersects
- [Psychological Thriller Review: A Step Past Darkness | Vera Kurian](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/28/psychological-thriller-review-a-step-past-darkness-vera-kurian/) - Vera Kurian proves she can write about much more than psychopaths in her newest thriller, A Step Past Darkness. This book was a totally different feel than Kurian’s first book, but no less captivating. Picture I know What You Did Last Summer mashed up with Stand by Me and The Breakfast Club and a dash
- [Horror Book Review: A Haunting in the Arctic | C. J. Cooke](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/27/horror-book-review-a-haunting-in-the-arctic-c-j-cooke/) - C. J. Cooke’s latest atmospheric mystery, A Haunting in the Arctic, left me with chills. This haunting novel leans heavily towards horror. It’s not for the faint of heart, but those who like a dark, haunting story will find this gripping. About the Book | A Haunting in the Arctic A deserted shipwreck off the
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Ill-Fated Fortune | Jennifer J. Chow | A Magical Fortune Cookie #1](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/26/cozy-mystery-review-ill-fated-fortune-jennifer-j-chow-a-magical-fortune-cookie-1/) - The first book in Jennifer J. Chow’s new cozy mystery series—A Magical Fortune Cookie—absolutely charmed me! In Ill-Fated Fortune, a young woman finds her family magic just before a dead body turns up with one of her fortunes. About the Book | Ill-Fated Fortune The first in the heart-warming and deliciously mysterious Magical Fortune Cookie
- [Book Review: Once Persuaded, Twice Shy | Melodie Edwards](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/25/book-review-once-persuaded-twice-shy-melodie-edwards/) - Anne Elliott is one of the great literary characters of all time, though I often think she is underappreciated compared to other more-popular leading ladies from Austen’s work. One Persuaded, Twice Shy by Melodie Edwards is a modern-retelling-of-a-classic at it’s finest, as Jane Austen’s Persuasion is re-imagined in a poignant new romance. About the Book
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Fur Love or Money | Sofie Ryan | Second Chance Cat Mystery #11](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/24/cozy-mystery-review-fur-love-or-money-sofie-ryan-second-chance-cat-mystery-11/) - Secondhand shop owner Sarah Grayson and her rescue cat, Elvis, sniff out the suspect in this new, delightful Second Chance Cat Mystery from New York Times bestselling author, Sofie Ryan. In Fur Love or Money, a dead body is linked to a man thought to already be dead. About the Book | Fur Love or Money
- [Book Review: Only If You're Lucky | Stacy Willingham](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/23/book-review-only-if-youre-lucky-stacy-willingham/) - I had been waiting to read Stacy Willingham’s Only If You’re Lucky because it was the February pick for my book club, and it was worth the wait! I’ve read and enjoyed all of Willingham’s books, but this was my favorite. A twist-filled story about female friendships gone wrong! About the Book | Only If
- [Cozy Mystery Review: A Smoking Bun | Ellie Alexander | Bakeshop Mystery #18](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/21/cozy-mystery-review-a-smoking-bun-ellie-alexander-bakeshop-mystery-18/) - Ellie Alexander’s latest book in her Bakeshop Mystery series set in Ashland, OR sees pastry chef Jules’ growing extended family come to visit from Spain. Meanwhile a murder on the ski slopes threatens to upend everything in A Smoking Bun. About the Book | A Smoking Bun The mountains are calling in Ashland, Oregon, where
- [Book Review: Village in the Dark | Iris Yamashita](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/22/book-review-village-in-the-dark-iris-yamashita/) - A chilling (in more ways than one!) mystery centering around three strong female characters in the dark, cold winter in Alaska. Iris Yamashita’s Village in the Dark is the second book featuring the lead character Cara Kennedy, and picks up with her pursuing more information about what led to the death of her husband and
- [Book Review: The Guest | B.A. Paris](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/20/book-review-the-guest-b-a-paris/) - New York Times bestselling author B.A. Paris has built a well-deserved reputation of writing standout psychological thrillers. I’ve read several of her books and I always look forward to the next one! The Guest takes us back to her domestic suspense style books. But don’t let that fool you into thinking this story won’t deliver
- [Book Review: Bring Me Back | B.A. Paris](https://phdiva.blog/2018/06/02/book-review-bring-me-back/) - Unsettling in the best possible way!!! Does anyone put the “psychology” into psychological thriller quite as well as B. A. Paris??? Paris really has a way with messed up characters and disturbing situations. This book is a mind game from the first chapter right through the very last page. I finished this book two days
- [Psychological Thriller Review: Keep Your Friends Close | Leah Konen](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/18/psychological-thriller-review-keep-your-friends-close-leah-konen/) - Strangers on a Train meets The Family Next Door in this page-turning thriller by Leah Konen, author of The Perfect Escape (which I loved!). In her latest psychological thriller Keep Your Friends Close, a woman going through a difficult divorce meets a charming woman, only for her new friend to ghost her. Or did she? About the Book |
- [Psychological Thriller Review: The Perfect Escape | Leah Konen](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/01/book-review-the-perfect-escape-by-leah-konen-putnambooks-leahkonen-theperfectescape-bookreview/) - How often have you wanted to escape for a few days with your girlfriends for a weekend of fun? In The Perfect Escape, what starts as a weekend getaway for three friends quickly turns into a nightmare. Leah Konen’s thriller about a girls’ weekend gone wrong is so fun! About the Book | The Perfect
- [Historical Mystery Review: The Proof of the Pudding | Rhys Bowen | Her Royal Spyness #17](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/17/historical-mystery-review-the-proof-of-the-pudding-rhys-bowen-her-royal-spyness-17/) - A poison garden is at the center of The Proof of the Pudding, when a dinner party is disrupted by a poisoned guest! About the Book | The Proof of the Pudding Lady Georgiana “Georgie” Rannoch and her husband Darcy O’Mara are expecting their first child. Though Georgie is a cousin to Kind Edward VIII
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Deadly to the Core | Joyce Tremel](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/18/cozy-mystery-review-deadly-to-the-core-joyce-tremel/) - It’s always fun to join a cozy mystery series at book one. Joyce Tremel’s Deadly to the Core is the first in the Cider House Mysteries, and it was particularly interesting to me (a cider lover) because it centers around a woman who inherits her great uncle’s fruit orchard and decides to open a cidery
- [Book Recommendation: The Fury | Alex Michaelides](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/10/book-recommendation-the-fury-alex-michaelides/) - A unique and refreshing take on the locked room mystery, Alex Michaelides’s The Fury leverages a theatrical retelling and an unreliable narrator to deliver a wickedly clever third novel! About the Book | The Fury A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek
- [Thriller Review: The Guests | Margot Hunt](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/12/thriller-review-the-guests-margot-hunt/) - A tense thriller about a family trapped indoors during a hurricane with three strangers who may be a bigger risk to the family than the storm. The Guests by Margot Hunt is an entertaining book with characters who veer towards one-dimensional and a great ending. About the Book | The Guests Characters Marlowe and Lee
- [Book Review: Midnight on Beacon Street | Emily Ruth Verona](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/16/book-review-midnight-on-beacon-street-emily-ruth-verona/) - If you’re looking for something different than the typical thriller, I recommend giving Midnight on Beacon Street a try! Don’t expect a twist-filled heart-pounding story start-to-finish; this book is a slow-building suspenseful thriller—and love letter to vintage horror movies—in which a teenager must overcome her own anxiety to protect the two children she’s babysitting when
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Fatal First Edition | Jenn McKinlay | Library Lover's Mystery #14](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/14/cozy-mystery-review-fatal-first-edition-jenn-mckinlay-library-lovers-mystery-14/) - A murder onboard a train seems linked to a rare first edition book that mysteriously appeared at an archivist convention. Jenn McKinlay’s Fatal First Edition is the latest in her Library Lover’s Mysteries and features a fun cameo for the literary cozy mystery fans out there! About the Book | Fatal First Edition People are
- [Romance Review: The Catch | Amy Lea](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/13/romance-review-the-catch-amy-lea/) - Amy Lea’s The Catch is an enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, opposites-attract romantic comedy that brings together some of the best tropes into a story surrounding an influencer who finds herself stuck in close proximity with a local man in a rural Canadian town. This book is funny, cute, and everything rom com fans could want! Melanie Karlsen
- [Contemporary Romance Review: Sex, Lies and Sensibility | Nikki Payne](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/11/contemporary-romance-review-sex-lies-and-sensibility-nikki-payne/) - Funny moments, a renovation storyline, and an opposites attract romance make Sex, Lies, and Sensibility a blast to read. A fun re-imagining for Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility! About the Book | Sex, Lies and Sensibility Two sisters roll up their sleeves to run a dilapidated, beach town inn but must learn to work with
- [Book Review: Twenty-Seven Minutes | Ashley Tate](https://phdiva.blog/2024/02/05/book-review-twenty-seven-minutes-ashley-tate/) - Ashely Tate’s debut novel, Twenty-Seven Minutes is a dark, suspenseful portrayal of the long-term impact the death of a young woman has on those closest to the incident a decade later. About the Book | Twenty-Seven Minutes For the last ten years, the small, claustrophobic town of West Wilmer has been struggling to understand one
- [Thriller Review: Missing Persons | A Private Novel | James Patterson and Adam Hamdy | Private #16](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/30/thriller-review-missing-persons-a-private-novel-james-patterson-and-adam-hamdy-private-16/) - Whenever I have an in between moment where I am not sure what book to pick up that will grab me instantly, I have a few go-to authors and series that always seem to deliver exactly what I need to escape into a book. The Private Novels always deliver! In Missing Persons by James Patterson
- [Historical Mystery Review: Of Hoaxes and Homicide | Anastasia Hastings](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/29/historical-mystery-review-of-hoaxes-and-homicide-anastasia-hastings/) - “It is a sad day, indeed, when even an orgy does not interest me.” From the opening line, it’s clear that Anastasia Hastings’s Of Hoaxes and Homicide will be titillating and delightful to read. An engaging historical mystery centered around two half-sisters, a cult, and a murder. Review | Of Hoaxes and Homicide The second
- [Mystery Book Recommendation: The Expectant Detectives | Kat Ailes | The Expectant Detectives #1](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/26/mystery-book-recommendation-the-expectant-detectives-kat-ailes-the-expectant-detectives-1/) - This week I really needed a pick me up and The Expectant Detectives delivered the mood lift I needed and more! Fresh, funny, heart-warming, and intriguing—this is the perfect mystery. I can’t imagine anyone reading this book and not having a smile on their face. About the Book | The Expectant Detectives Can they solve
- [Psychological Thriller Review: Stone Cold Fox | Rachel Koller Croft](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/25/psychological-thriller-review-stone-cold-fox-rachel-koller-croft/) - I love a psychological thriller that features a villainous lead, and Stone Cold Fox delivered that and more! Stone Cold Fox is a debut psychological thriller by Rachel Koller Croft that will have you cheering against your will for the wickedly entertaining female protagonist, Bea. About the Book | Stone Cold Fox A compelling debut
- [Book Review: The Paleontologist | Luke Dumas](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/22/book-review-the-paleontologist-luke-dumas/) - A haunting portrayal of memory, grief, and the insatiable search for truth. Luke Dumas’s novel, The Paleontologist, blends science and the metaphysical in a story of one man’s search for answers to his sister’s disappearance twenty years earlier. About the Book | The Paleontologist A haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was
- [Historical Fiction Review: The Wharton Plot | Mariah Fredericks](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/19/historical-fiction-review-the-wharton-plot-mariah-fredericks/) - A narrative non-fiction take on Edith Wharton’s time in the Gilded Age of New York, The Wharton Plot focuses on Wharton’s obsession with the murder of a renowned novelist. About the Book | The Wharton Plot New York City, 1911. Edith Wharton, almost equally famed for her novels and her sharp tongue, is bone-tired of
- [Psychological Thriller Review: The Woman on the Ledge | Ruth Mancini](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/17/psychological-thriller-review-the-woman-on-the-ledge-ruth-mancini/) - Lies! Revenge! Obsession! Secrets! Manipulation! I cannot recommend this book enough—it is seriously twisted and the back half is so satisfying it made my toes curl with pleasure reading how it all unfolds. “She couldn’t seem to stop herself from teetering on rooftops, from living life very close to the edge.” I went into Ruth
- [Cozy Mystery Review: The Dog Across the Lake | Krista Davis | Paws & Claws Mystery #9](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/15/cozy-mystery-review-the-dog-across-the-lake-krista-davis-paws-claws-mystery-9/) - The ninth Paws and Claws Mystery by Krista Davis, The Dog Across the Lake, features a strange new dog appearing in Wagtail, Virginia, and leads to a murder mystery. A sweet cozy mystery for the dog-lovers! About the Book | The Dog Across the Lake Holly and Trixie meet a strange new dog in Wagtail
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Paws to Remember | Sofie Kelly](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/09/cozy-mystery-review-paws-to-remember-sofie-kelly/) - Sofie Kelly’s magical cats series is always a lot of fun, and Paws to Remember is no exception. In Paws to Remember, a body is discovered in the wall and the investigation uncovers long-buried secrets. About the Book | Paws to Remember Librarian Kathleen Paulson and her enchanted felines get involved in a cold case
- [Psychological Thriller Review: The Replacement Wife | Darby Kane](https://phdiva.blog/2024/01/05/psychological-thriller-review-the-replacement-wife-darby-kane/) - A great hook and compelling twists make The Replacement Wife worth picking up. Imagine if one of your family members has a troubling history of women they date going missing or winding up dead? While this wasn’t my favorite by Darby Kane, it’s a solid psychological thriller with a great ending that kept me hooked!
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Coconut Drop Dead | Olivia Matthews | Spice Isle Bakery Mystery #3](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/29/cozy-mystery-review-coconut-drop-dead-olivia-matthews-spice-isle-bakery-mystery-3/) - The Spice Isle Bakery Mystery series by Olivia Matthews is a cozy mystery series set in Little Caribbean, Brooklyn, New York and centers around Lyndsay Murray and her Caribbean American family. Lyndsay co-owns Spice Island Bakery and does a little bit of detective work on the side. Coconut Drop Dead is a perfect blend of
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Death in the Dark Woods | Annelise Ryan | Monster Hunter Mystery #2](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/28/cozy-mystery-review-death-in-the-dark-woods-annelise-ryan-monster-hunter-mystery-2/) - It is so exciting to find a fresh take on the cozy mystery genre and this series by Annelise Ryan delivers. In Annelise Ryan’s Monster Hunter Mystery series, a cryptozoologist is called in to assist on mysteries that seem to involve animals whose existence is unsubstantiated but whose lore looms over the community where the
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Public Anchovy #1 | Mindy Quigley | Deep Dish Mystery #3](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/26/cozy-mystery-review-public-anchovy-1-mindy-quigley-deep-dish-mystery-3/) - This time of year I always split my time for holiday gatherings between Chicago and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, so reading the newest Deep Dish Pizza Mystery by Mindy Quigley is basically the perfect way to celebrate the wonderful things about these two places in one book. The series centers around Delilah O’Leary, who worked as
- [Contemporary Fiction Review : If You Ask Me | Libby Hubscher](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/22/contemporary-fiction-review-if-you-ask-me-libby-hubscher/) - Libby Hubscher’s If You Ask Me tells the story of an advice columnist who is on the brink of career success, when suddenly everything in her life is torn apart. This was one of the surprisingly cathartic books that I wasn’t expecting to react to the way that I did. It’s a story about processing
- [Cozy Mystery Review: The Twelve Books of Christmas | Kate Carlisle | A Bibliophile Mystery #17](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/20/cozy-mystery-review-the-twelve-books-of-christmas-kate-carlisle-a-bibliophile-mystery-17/) - Kate Carlisle’s Bibliophile Mystery series is another cozy mystery series that I have popped in and out of. I hope to eventually read them all, but I find that they are so easy to enjoy in any order when you’re in the mood for that truly bookish cozy mystery for the book lover soul. Carlisle
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Murder Under the Mistletoe | Sherry Lynn | A Mainely Murder Mystery #2](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/19/cozy-mystery-review-murder-under-the-mistletoe-sherry-lynn-a-mainely-murder-mystery-2/) - Sherry Lynn’s Murder Under the Mistletoe features a grinch-y murder mystery with a dash of holiday cheer and maybe even some romance! Another festive read for those looking for a light and breezy holiday mystery. About the Book | Murder Under the Mistletoe In a fresh new Maine-set holiday cozy, landscaper Kinsley Clark must root
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Sugar Plum Poisoned | Jenn McKinlay | Cupcake Bakery Mystery #15](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/15/cozy-mystery-review-sugar-plum-poisoned-jenn-mckinlay-cupcake-bakery-mystery-15/) - It’s time to continue with the Christmas cozy mysteries! I know some readers only like to read holiday cozy mysteries in the right season, but I’m someone who enjoys them at any time. There is something festive, though, about reading them in December! I’ve read a few of the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries by Jenn McKinlay
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Murder on the Menu | Alex Coombs | Old Forge Café Mystery #1](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/14/cozy-mystery-review-murder-on-the-menu-alex-coombs-old-forge-cafe-mystery-1/) - A little getaway to a cozy café in the cold and rainy English countryside takes a deadly turn in Alex Coombs’ Murder on the Menu: the first delicious taste of a mouthwatering new mystery series set in the idyllic English countryside. About the Book | Murder on the Menu Chef Charlie Hunter's arrival in the
- [Psychological Thriller Review: American Girl | Wendy Walker](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/06/psychological-thriller-review-american-girl-wendy-walker/) - If you are a fan of stories about small towns with big secrets, Wendy Walker’s American Girl is must-add to your to-be-read list! About the Book | American Girl A pulse-pounding novel about a small-town business owner found dead and the teenage girl caught in the crosshairs, American Girl is the latest thriller from international best-selling author
- [Legal Mystery Review: Betrayal | Phillip Margolin | Robin Lockwood #7](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/12/legal-mystery-review-betrayal-phillip-margolin-robin-lockwood-7/) - After reading Murder at Black Oaks, I was excited and surprised by the next book in the Robin Lockwood series, Betrayal. While Murder at Black Oaks followed a legal spin on a locked room mystery format, Betrayal is more of a classic legal mystery and thriller. An engaging case and great character development around Robin
- [Contemporary Romance Review: Undercover Bromance | Lyssa Kay Adams | Bromance Book Club #2](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/11/contemporary-romance-review-undercover-bromance-lyssa-kay-adams-bromance-book-club-2/) - The Bromance Bookclub series by Lyssa Kay Adams is a constant and memorable delight in the contemporary romance genre. Every book has a bit of twinkle to it that brings the magic to a genre full of tropes and stories. In the second book, Undercover Bromance, a nightclub entrepreneur turns to his friends in the
- [Book Review: Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust | Mike Lupica | Spenser #50](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/08/book-review-robert-b-parkers-broken-trust-mike-lupica-spenser-50/) - I’m no stranger to jumping into a series on the newest book just to see if I like it. With Robert B. Parker’s Broken Trust, this was a particularly interesting book to jump in on (it is number 50 in the Spenser series originally by Robert B. Parker and now penned by different authors) because
- [Science Fiction Review: The Mother Code | Carole Stivers](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/08/science-fiction-review-the-mother-code-carole-stivers/) - Science fiction is not my normal genre but I like to read standalone books from the genre sometimes because I can usually keep up to an extent with the world building required (not even sure that is the right term, but you know what I mean, I hope!). In The Mother Code by Carole Stivers,
- [Mystery Review: The Curse of Penryth Hall | Jess Armstrong](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/03/mystery-review-the-curse-of-penryth-hall-jess-armstrong/) - I’m continuing to love gothic settings now that winter has set in. They just make me want to cozy up with a book by the fire while the world outside is dark and snowy. I would have never guessed The Curse of Penryth Hall is a debut, but it is! Armstrong’s book centers around Penryth
- [Book Review: Murder at Black Oaks | Phillip Margolin | Robin Lockwood #6](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/05/book-review-murder-at-black-oaks-phillip-margolin-robin-lockwood-6/) - I’ve had the Robin Lockwood series by Phillip Margolin on my radar for a few years now and have been wanting to try out the series. I was particularly interested in Murder at Black Oaks because of the setting. I’ve been all about gothic-style stories and settings now that winter has fallen. There’s something about
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Bulletproof Barista | Cleo Coyle | Coffeehouse Mysteries #20](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/04/cozy-mystery-review-bulletproof-barista-cleo-coyle-coffeehouse-mysteries-20/) - The Coffeehouse Mysteries by Cleo Coyle are a cozy mystery series that I dip in and out of as new books come out. Its not a series I find necessary to read in order. The characters are so lovely and warm that picking up a book from this series is like visiting good friends and
- [A Pairing to Die For | Kate Lansing | Cozy Mystery Review | Colorado Wine Mystery #2](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/11/a-pairing-to-die-for-kate-lansing-cozy-mystery-review-colorado-wine-mystery-2/) - I’m really enjoying the Colorado Wine Mystery series by Kate Lansing. While there are lots of culinary series around, I hadn’t read one specifically focused on a winery before. I love this theme because I think it will appeal to long-time cozy mystery fans and bring in some newer fans who may be inspired by
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Mulled to Death | Kate Lansing | Colorado Wine Mystery #3](https://phdiva.blog/2023/12/01/cozy-mystery-review-mulled-to-death-kate-lansing-colorado-wine-mystery-3/) - I enjoyed the first two books in the Colorado Wine Mystery series, Killer Chardonnay and A Pairing to Die For, so I went ahead to continue to the third book in the series. In Kate Lansing’s Mulled to Death, our favorite winemaker is on a Valentine’s couple getaway when the romantic weekend is interrupted by
- [Book Review: There Should Have Been Eight | Nalini Singh](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/29/book-review-there-should-have-been-eight-nalini-singh/) - Nalini Singh’s psychological thrillers are always a hit for me. Dark, gothic, atmospheric, and suspenseful—There Should Have Been Eight is a new and captivating nod to the closed circle mysteries made popular by Agatha Christie in And Then There Were None. In There Should Have Been Eight, seven friends reunite at an aging estate in
- [Book Review: The Weatherman | Royston Reeves @randomttours @royston_reeves](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/24/book-review-the-weatherman-royston-reeves/) - A read-in-one-sitting thriller that will have you in a chokehold wondering if and how it will resolve. The Weatherman by Royston Reeves will take you through a nightmare scenario and have you wondering what you would do to escape it. About the Book | The Weatherman 'I'm going to tell you about the worst thing
- [Book Review: Gone Tonight | Sarah Pekkanen](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/22/book-review-gone-tonight-sarah-pekkanen/) - Sarah Pekkanen writes a great suspenseful thriller, whether writing with the incredible Greer Hendricks or solo. I find that the books written with Hendricks are more twist-y psychological thrillers with true devious characters and plots. Pekkanen’s solo works tend to be more domestic suspense in tone and character-driven. In her latest novel Gone Tonight, Sarah
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Nine Lives and Alibis | Cate Conte | Cat Cafe Mystery #7](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/21/cozy-mystery-review-nine-lives-and-alibis-cate-conte-cat-cafe-mystery-7/) - A 40-year-old unsolved murder and a current murder are linked as Daybreak Island celebrates Halloween with their Haunted Halloween Festival! Nine Lives and Alibis is the seventh book in the Cat Café Mystery series by Cate Conte, and a perfect fall mystery. About the Book | Nine Lives and Alibis Characters Maddie James is the
- [Psychological Thriller Review: The Book of Cold Cases | Simone St. James](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/19/psychological-thriller-review-the-book-of-cold-cases-simone-st-james/) - “But I’ve always believed that murder is the healthiest obsession of all.” I always look forward to the new Simone St. James! She always delivers a haunting and intriguing mystery with an atmospheric and gothic vibe and a great ending. In The Book of Cold Cases, a true crime blogger has an opportunity to interview
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Baking Spirits Bright | Sarah Fox | True Confections Mystery #2](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/12/cozy-mystery-review-baking-spirits-bright-sarah-fox-true-confections-mystery-2/) - One of the most charming winter-y settings I’ve read, Sarah Fox’s Baking Spirits Bright is the perfect winter mystery! A chocolatier finds herself on the case to solve a mystery when a fellow contestant in a holiday baking competition is murdered with her chocolate chipper! About the Book | Baking Spirits Bright Setting The events
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Murder and Mamon | Mia P Manansala | Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #4](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/04/cozy-mystery-review-murder-and-mamon-mia-p-manansala-tita-rosies-kitchen-mystery-4/) - I’ve been reading the full Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series and I just finished book four, Murder and Mamon. If you are just catching up, check out my reviews for the first three books, Arsenic and Adobo, Homicide and Halo-Halo, and Blackmail and Bibingka. Outside of the first book, Murder and Mamon has been my
- [Book Recommendation: Homicide and Halo-Halo | Mia P Manansala | Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #2](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/21/book-recommendation-homicide-and-halo-halo-mia-p-manansala-tita-rosies-kitchen-mystery-2/) - 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 these on my own and I realized that the comfort they brought me during the pandemic meant they fell during the time
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Blackmail and Bibingka | Mia P Manansala | Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #3](https://phdiva.blog/2023/09/28/cozy-mystery-review-blackmail-and-bibingka-mia-p-manansala-tita-rosies-kitchen-mystery-3/) - I am back for part three of my coverage of the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries, which I am re-reading in anticipation of the just-released fourth book by Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon. I read this series for pleasure and during a time I wasn’t actively accepting advance copies or posting reviews. Now that I’m
- [Book Review: Book Lovers | Emily Henry](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/03/book-review-book-lovers-emily-henry/) - If you think you are a fan of the small-town love story, this book will both delight and surprise you! The popular city girl finds love in a small town trope is highlighted and deconstructed in Emily Henry’s Book Lovers. About the Book | Book Lovers Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she
- [Book Review: Serena Singh Flips the Script | Sonya Lalli](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/02/book-review-serena-singh-flips-the-script-sonya-lalli/) - Sonya Lalli’s Serena Singh Flips the Script is an empowering and heartwarming book about a single woman who chooses her career over a husband and kids, and an unlikely friendship that helps her one the path to find her happiness. About the Book | Serena Singh Flips the Script Serena Singh is tired of everyone
- [Psychological Thriller Review: Never Saw Me Coming | Vera Kurian](https://phdiva.blog/2023/11/01/psychological-thriller-review-never-saw-me-coming-vera-kurian/) - If you are looking for an absolutely wild and compulsive psychological thriller (particularly one about psychopathy)—Vera Kurian’s Never Saw Me Coming is your next read! I didn’t go into this with any expectations, and I found it dark, fun, and a bit bonkers. Chloe Sevre is not your average athleisure-wearing, honors student, college freshman. While
- [Thriller Review: Zero Days | Ruth Ware](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/31/thriller-review-zero-days-ruth-ware/) - 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 bar to clear for me. When I read Zero Days and previously read The It Girl, I noticed a shift in the
- [Audiobook Review: True Crime Story | Joseph Knox](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/30/audiobook-review-true-crime-story-joseph-knox/) - 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. This is a unique book, both in the narrative structure and how it’s presented. The audiobook is absolutely the right format for
- [Book Review: The Trade Off | Sandie Jones](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/26/book-review-the-trade-off-sandie-jones/) - 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 decried the way we all sat by and watched the media destroy a vulnerable young woman. Jones’ thriller The Trade Off could
- [Cozy Mystery Review: The Fatal Folio | Elizabeth Penney](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/25/mystery-review-the-fatal-folio-elizabeth-penney/) - 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 Penney’s Cambridge Bookshop Series—I think I’ve found my new favorite! I was easily able to jump right into the newest mystery, though
- [Book Review: Big Lies in a Small Town | Diane Chamberlain](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/22/book-review-big-lies-in-a-small-town-diane-chamberlain/) - 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 | Big Lies in a Small Town North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she
- [Mystery Review: Home at Night | Paula Munier](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/21/mystery-review-home-at-night-paula-munier/) - 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 want for an October mystery? About the Book | Home at Night Mercy has just recently married her now-husband Troy Warner and
- [Holiday Romance Review: The Ex-Mas Holidays | Zoe Allison](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/20/holiday-romance-review-the-ex-mas-holidays-zoe-allison/) - 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 your ex when you’re working together over Christmas in the Scottish Highlands, but being stuck together might be the best possible present
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Haunted Hibiscus | Laura Childs](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/18/cozy-mystery-review-haunted-hibiscus-laura-childs/) - 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 the elegance of tea from my grandmother, and reading this series has delighted me by bringing back many lovely memories of her
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Lavender Blue Murder | Laura Childs](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/13/cozy-mystery-review-lavender-blue-murder-laura-childs/) - While I am more of a coffee drinker than a tea drinker, I grew up loving a cup of tea as a treat (I treat coffee more as a necessary component of my day) and I really grew to love the English preparations from my grandmother, though as an adult I’ve learned more about other
- [Book Review: The Ex-Wife | Jess Ryder](https://phdiva.blog/2018/06/03/book-review-the-ex-wife/) - A twisty novel of suspense that will make you question everyone!! Wow, what a read!! The Ex-Wife was my first novel by Jess Ryder and as soon as I finished I added her previous two to my Amazon cart because I am so excited about this book. Jess has an incredible gift with story telling,
- [Book Review: A Stolen Child | Sarah Stewart Taylor | Maggie D'arcy Mystery #4](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/14/book-review-a-stolen-child-sarah-stewart-taylor-maggie-darcy-mystery-4/) - I’ve been wanting to check out the Maggie D’arcy mystery series by Sarah Stewart Taylor because I’ve heard it is recommended for fans of Tana French and I am certainly a Tana French fan. I got the opportunity to read the latest book, A Stolen Child and I jumped at it. The series revolves around
- [Blog Tour: No Safe Haven | LK Chapman | Random Things Tours | #nosafehaven @lk_chapman @RandomTTours](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/12/blog-tour-no-safe-haven-lk-chapman-random-things-tours-nosafehaven-lk_chapman-randomttours/) - I was excited to be able to join the book tour for LK Chapman’s latest psychological thriller about a woman on the run harboring a lot of secrets. Steady pacing and non-stop plot reveals make LK Chapman’s No Safe Haven difficult to set aside without reading straight through. An intriguing story with a delightfully twisted
- [Book Review: Prom Mom | Laura Lippman](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/04/book-review-prom-mom-laura-lippman/) - Laura Lippman is always a go-to author for me and truly one of the best crime fiction authors (in my opinion) currently writing. I read an interview with Lippman where she describes that she knows some readers only want likable characters, but writing a character to be likable isn’t really something she thinks about while
- [Killer Chardonnay | Kate Lansing | Cozy Mystery Review | Colorado Wine Mystery #1](https://phdiva.blog/2023/02/20/killer-chardonnay-kate-lansing-cozy-mystery-review-colorado-wine-mystery-1/) - I read Killer Chardonnay during that hazy time during the pandemic when I was just looking to escape. I actually looked back at my reading dates and it was in May of 2020, so right during the slog of lockdown from COVID-19. I never posted most of my reviews of books during that time, but
- [Sweeten the Deal | Katie Shepard | Romance Book Review](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/11/sweeten-the-deal-katie-shepard-romance-book-review/) - Katie Shepard’s novel Sweeten the Deal throws all gender norms and stereotypes in the trash for a sweet, juicy, and unique contemporary romance that was simply refreshing and fun to read. The writing and banter was elevated from the average romance novel (no criticism intended to any novel, just something I noticed about this). I
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda @KairaRouda @HarlequinBooks #thefavoritedaughter](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/29/book-review-the-favorite-daughter-by-kaira-rouda-kairarouda-harlequinbooks-thefavoritedaughter/) - 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 terrible character who I sort of wanted to succeed anyway? Perfection! Fantastic work by Kaira Rouda on The Favorite Daughter—on sale now!
- [BOOK REVIEW: Those People by Louise Candlish @louise_candlish @berkleypub #thosepeople #louisecandlish #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/12/book-review-those-people-by-louise-candlish-louise_candlish-berkleypub-thosepeople-louisecandlish-bookreview/) - It’s the type of block that everyone wants to live on. When you live on Lowland Way, you’re one of the privileged few who are protected from the outside by your closely bonded neighborhood association. Until one day, a new neighbor moves in. And those neighbors don’t play by the same rules… All of the
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle @KateCarlisle @BerkleyPub @BerkleyMystery #TheBookSupremacy #cozymystery](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/21/book-review-the-book-supremacy-by-kate-carlisle-katecarlisle-berkleypub-berkleymystery-thebooksupremacy-cozymystery/) - A cozy mystery series based around old books and spies is a pretty hard-to-turn-down combination! Kate Carlisle’s The Book Supremacy is a really fun mystery that has vintage elements in a modern setting. With outstanding characters a film-like feel, readers will have a fun time with this one! About the Book Brooklyn Wainwright and her
- [BOOK REVIEW: Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin @UzmaWrites @BerkleyPub #ayeshaatlast #bookreview #berkleypub](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/29/book-review-ayesha-at-last-by-uzma-jalaluddin-uzmawrites-berkleypub-ayeshaatlast-bookreview-berkleypub/) - Through a myriad of Pride and Prejudice adaptations, it would be easy to think you’ve seen it all. I am a total sucker for the story, because it is so timeless and I’ve always found the way two independent characters come together to make my heart swell. Uzma Jalaluddin’s novel Ayesha at Last features two
- [BOOK REVIEW: Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle @kimberlysbelle @parkrowbooks @harlequinbooks #dearwife #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/02/book-review-dear-wife-by-kimberly-belle-kimberlysbelle-parkrowbooks-harlequinbooks-dearwife-bookreview/) - Drop everything you are reading and pick up a copy of Kimberly Belle’s latest novel of psychological suspense, Dear Wife. I am a big fan of Kimberly Belle—I’ve read all of her books. This one is the best yet! About the Book Beth Murphy is on the run… Of course, that isn’t Beth’s real name.
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory @thebestjasmine @berkleypub @berkleyromance #theweddingparty #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/16/book-review-the-wedding-party-by-jasmine-guillory-thebestjasmine-berkleypub-berkleyromance-theweddingparty-bookreview/) - Jasmine Guillory’s third book The Wedding Party is in my opinion her best yet! In her signature style, this book is steamy, sweet, sassy, and has depth to it that will help us all learn a bit more about what it is like to be a minority in a majority industry. I thought the enemies-turned-lovers
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Escape Room by Megan Goldin @megangoldin @stmartinspress #theescaperoom #psychologicalthriller](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/09/book-review-the-escape-room-by-megan-goldin-megangoldin-stmartinspress-theescaperoom-psychologicalthriller/) - Megan Goldin’s The Escape Room is the type of book that more than deserves every glowing review, every reader who calls it “unputdownable”, and every list who identifies it as a top-thriller of 2019. I absolutely could not tear myself away from this book despite the long list of things I had to do (work,
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Passengers by John Marrs @johnmarrs1 @berkleypub #thepassengers #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/27/book-review-the-passengers-by-john-marrs-johnmarrs1-berkleypub-thepassengers-bookreview/) - John Marrs is officially one of my favorite authors! I have read his books before and LOVED them, but it was before I had a blog or a bookstagram and if I’m honest, I should go back and feature those books I’ve read because they deserve to join the echelon of books I’ve promoted. His
- [BOOK REVIEW: Tell Me Everything by Cambria Brockman @cambriabrockman @randomhouse #bookreview #tellmeeverything](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/20/book-review-tell-me-everything-by-cambria-brockman-cambriabrockman-randomhouse-bookreview-tellmeeverything/) - An elite New England college, a group of friends that form fast and close, a shocking murder that tears them apart…. I knew going in the Tell Me Everything by Cambria Brockman was my kind of book. I love books that take place on college campuses. They are little microcosm of society—everything always seemed heightened
- [BOOK REVIEW: What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr @nevadabarr @minotaurbooks #bookreview #whatroseforgot](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/21/book-review-what-rose-forgot-by-nevada-barr-nevadabarr-minotaurbooks-bookreview-whatroseforgot/) - Heart-pounding and unique! In Nevada Barr’s latest thriller, What Rose Forgot, a woman wakes up in a memory care unit with no knowledge of how she got there but certain of one thing—the drugs meant to save her may be killing her. The pace of this book moved quickly and the characters were outstanding! I
- [BOOK REVIEW: Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim @rosellewriter @berkleypub #natalietansbookofloveandfortune #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/03/book-review-natalie-tans-book-of-luck-and-fortune-by-roselle-lim-rosellewriter-berkleypub-natalietansbookofloveandfortune-bookreview/) - “Food comforts and heals, and is the only lover I will ever take.” Love, comfort, loss, food, heart, and a dash of magic make this truly a book that felt good for the soul. Roselle Lim’s debut novel Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune truly enchanted me! A stunning debut that will put a
- [BOOK REVIEW: Faker by Sarah Smith @AuthorSarahS @BerkleyPub @berkleyromance #faker #fakerbook #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/30/book-review-faker-by-sarah-smith-authorsarahs-berkleypub-berkleyromance-faker-fakerbook-bookreview/) - You know how in most genre people use the phrase “predictable” as a criticism? To me the best part about contemporary romance is that it is predictable in the best way possible. Sometimes a girl just needs a happily ever after!!! Sarah Smith’s debut novel Faker is an enemies-to-lovers co-worker romance novel that just hit
- [PAPERBACK RELEASE: An Anonymous Girl by @GreerKH @SarahPekkanen @StMartinsPress #paperbackrelease #ananonymousgirl #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/11/05/paperback-release-an-anonymous-girl-by-greerkh-sarahpekkanen-stmartinspress-paperbackrelease-ananonymousgirl-bookreview/) - Dark, captivating, and twisted--nobody pulls off a psychological thriller quite like the amazing duo, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen! I just did a re-read of their newest thriller An Anonymous Girl in honor of the paperback release (yes, I own this in hardcover and in paperback!), and I'm still shocked and delighted by this twisty
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams](https://phdiva.blog/2019/11/18/book-review-the-bromance-book-club-by-lyssa-kay-adams/) - Do you ever pick up a book that just brings joy into your life? That was how I felt reading The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams. This book is so much fun! Picture a group of alpha males trying to be better husbands and partners by learning more about women through romance books
- [EXCERPT: Good Girls Lie by J. T. Ellison @thrillerchick @TLCBookTours @harlequinbooks #goodgirlslie](https://phdiva.blog/2019/12/09/excerpt-good-girls-lie-by-j-t-ellison-thrillerchick-tlcbooktours-harlequinbooks-goodgirlslie/) - If you haven't read anything by J. T. Ellison before, first of all what have you been doing that has gotten in the way??? And also, I highly recommend grabbing a copy of her upcoming thriller, Good Girls Lie (not to mention her entire backlog!). Her books are so special--she manages to have a completely
- [BLOG TOUR: Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough @sarahpinborough @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks #bookreview #crossherheart](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/23/blog-tour-cross-her-heart-by-sarah-pinborough-sarahpinborough-tlcbooktours-wmmorrowbooks-bookreview-crossherheart/) - Don’t make plans once you start reading Sarah Pinborough’s Cross Her Heart because once you start, you won’t want to stop reading until the final page! I’ve been hearing about Sarah Pinborough for awhile now. She’s a book of the month darling, well-respected thriller writer, and her books seem to cause that buzz in the
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Antidote for Everything by Kimmery Martin @kimmerym @BerkleyPub #theantidoteforeverything](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/20/book-review-the-antidote-for-everything-by-kimmery-martin-kimmerym-berkleypub-theantidoteforeverything/) - One of the best parts about Berkley as a book publisher is that they consistently surprise me with diverse books and topics that many shy away from. I am delighted that I had the opportunity to read and review Kimmery Martin’s The Antidote for Everything which covers timely, relevant, and sometimes polarizing topics with grace,
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda #thelasthouseguest #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/24/book-review-the-last-house-guest-by-megan-miranda-thelasthouseguest-bookreview/) - I am really excited to finally read my first Megan Miranda book. If you spend much time on Goodreads or other book platforms, Megan Miranda is a favorite author of book lovers who writes some incredible books! I found The Last House Guest to be a suspenseful, gripping character study about a woman who is
- [Book Review: You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen @stmartinspress @greerkh @sarahpekkanen #youarenotalone #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/03/25/book-review-you-are-not-alone-by-greer-hendricks-and-sarah-pekkanen-stmartinspress-greerkh-sarahpekkanen-youarenotalone-bookreview/) - Psychological thrillers will always be my go-to type of book. They delight me and thrill me no matter what mood I’m in. And for me personally, they help me escape the stressful times. I’m actually reading Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen’s You Are Not Alone for the second time, because I just found it so
- [BOOK REVIEW: Grown-Up Pose by Sonya Lalli @saskinthecity @berkleypub #grownuppose #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/04/19/book-review-grown-up-pose-by-sonya-lalli-saskinthecity-berkleypub-grownuppose-bookreview/) - After reading The Matchmaker’s List last year, Sonya Lalli became a must-read author for me. She writes these incredible contemporary fiction novels that explore the push and pull between tradition and modern life on Indian women. Her latest novel Grown-Up Pose is fresh, heart-warming, thought-provoking, and compulsively readable to the very last page. About the
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman @jodygehrman @crookedlanebks #bookreview #thegirlsweekend](https://phdiva.blog/2020/08/28/book-review-the-girls-weekend-by-jody-gehrman-jodygehrman-crookedlanebks-bookreview-thegirlsweekend/) - In Jody Gehrman's The Girls Weekend, a group of women who are mostly friends (but maybe a bit of frenemies) get together for a reunion, at the large estate owned by queen bee Sadie MacTavish. When Sadie goes missing, they are all suspects… A fun and twist-y read that will definitely have you grabbing for
- [BOOK REVIEW: Follow Me by Kathleen Barber @katelizabee @gallerybooks #bookreview #followme](https://phdiva.blog/2020/08/31/book-review-follow-me-by-kathleen-barber-katelizabee-gallerybooks-bookreview-followme/) - Social media stalker thrillers are the new buzzy thing this year, and I am soaking up every single one! Kathleen Barber’s Follow Me is actually even better than her last book which got tons of great feedback and became an AppleTV+ series, Truth Be Told (aka You Are Sleeping). Twisty, salacious, and un-put-down-able! About the
- [BOOK REVIEW: Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan @berkleypub #survivingsavannah #berkleybuddyreads #berkleywritesstrongwomen](https://phdiva.blog/2021/03/24/book-review-surviving-savannah-by-patti-callahan-berkleypub-survivingsavannah-berkleybuddyreads-berkleywritesstrongwomen/) - Absolutely captivating! Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan explores the will of the human spirit to survive, regardless of what life throws at you. Weaving together the past and the present, that feel synchronous in a city like Savannah, where history seems not so far gone and where mysteries still lurk, waiting to be uncovered. Based
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Heights by Louise Candlish @louise_candlish @atriabooks #theheights #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/12/book-review-the-heights-by-louise-candlish-louise_candlish-atriabooks-theheights-bookreview/) - A different style of thriller for Louise Candlish, The Heights is a story that reminds you that only those present in a situation can ever truly know what happens. A gripping story of revenge and justice! About the Book The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is
- [BOOK REVIEW: Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel @berkleypub #darlingrosegold #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/18/book-review-darling-rose-gold-by-stephanie-wrobel-berkleypub-darlingrosegold-bookreview/) - A total ripped-from-the-headlines thriller, Stephanie Wrobel’s Darling Rose Gold is a dark and gripping story of a mother, a daughter, and the complicated abuse that comes with Munchausen by proxy syndrome. You’ll have trouble putting this book down! About the Book For the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Second Husband by Kate White #thesecondhusband #bookreview @katemwhite @harperperennial](https://phdiva.blog/2022/08/07/book-review-the-second-husband-by-kate-white-thesecondhusband-bookreview-katemwhite-harperperennial/) - It’s definitely no secret that Kate White has been one of my favorite authors since I stumbled across a copy of The Sixes randomly at Powell’s in Portland. Now I’ve read (and even re-read!) everything she has published and every summer I get so excited for her latest thriller to drop. This summer that thriller
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Therapist by B.A. Paris #bookreview #thetherapist](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/11/book-review-the-therapist-by-b-a-paris-bookreview-thetherapist/) - A woman and her partner buy a home shadowed by the murder-suicide of the prior tenants. Delving into themes of trust and secrets can upend even the most polished of lives. Absolutely enthralling! B.A. Paris’s The Therapist is one of those unputdownable thrillers that will keep you flipping the pages late into the night (preferably
- [BOOK REVIEW: I Know You by Annabel Kantaria #iknowyou #psychologicalthriller #bookreivew](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/20/book-review-i-know-you-by-annabel-kantaria-iknowyou-psychologicalthriller-bookreivew/) - An engaging psychological thriller about an American woman who is lonely after moving to the UK with her husband, only to find that someone in her new group of friends may have ulterior motives. More than just a typical social media thriller, I Know You by Annabel Kantaria has great twists and turns. About the
- [BOOK REVIEW: A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell @MCampbellBooks @StMartinsPress #astrangeronthebeach](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/01/book-review-a-stranger-on-the-beach-by-michele-campbell-mcampbellbooks-stmartinspress-astrangeronthebeach/) - Compulsively readable and deeply satisfying—Michele Campbell’s latest psychological thriller is suspenseful and wild in the best way! I have read both of Michele Campbell’s previous books and I am a huge fan of hers. She is certainly a queen of the summer thrillers—her books are perfect summer reading in my opinion. This is one you
- [Psychological Thriller Review: The Intern | Michele Campbell](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/10/psychological-thriller-review-the-intern-michele-campbell/) - I always wait with great anticipation for the newest Michele Campbell book and I was so excited to finally be able to read her newest book, The Intern. With the fall weather and of course being back in school fulltime, I am all about books from the dark academia genre. I always love the setting
- [The Exchange: After the Firm | John Grisham | Thriller Book Review](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/09/the-exchange-after-the-firm-john-grisham-thriller-book-review/) - Count me among the millions of fans who revisit the godfather of legal thrillers, The Firm, frequently. This used to be one of my go-to books when I was home sick, finding comfort in the familiar story and always enjoying the intricacies of the plot. Mitch McDeere must be one of my favorite literary characters
- [Contemporary Romance Review: Summer Reading | Jenn McKinlay](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/02/contemporary-romance-review-summer-reading-jenn-mckinlay/) - Pick this book up for the cover alone (adorable!), but stay for the neurodivergent lead, hunky librarian, and the complicated messy family relationships that will charm you. Samantha Gale leaves behind a disappointing career moment as a chef to spend the summer in Martha’s Vineyard at her family’s tine cottage hoping to reinspire her career.
- [Book Review: The Daydreams | Laura Hankin](https://phdiva.blog/2023/10/01/book-review-the-daydreams-laura-hankin/) - Every generation is captivated by the teen stars we grew up loving. For many of those stars, the toll fame and manipulation in the entertainment industry took on them in their youth makes adulthood difficult. For the lucky ones, their fame translates to adulthood, for others, they escape the spotlight and find a way to
- [Psychological Thriller Review: Kill All Your Darlings | David Bell](https://phdiva.blog/2023/09/30/psychological-thriller-review-kill-all-your-darlings-david-bell/) - If you are anything like me, back-to-school season will have you wanting all of the dark academia, set-on-college-campus, university-themed thrillers. I hadn’t had a chance to read David Bell’s dark academic thriller, Kill All Your Darlings yet but I have read other books by him and enjoyed so I snagged the audiobook from my library.
- [Psychological Thriller Review: This Might Hurt | Stephanie Wrobel](https://phdiva.blog/2023/09/29/psychological-thriller-review-this-might-hurt-stephanie-wrobel/) - Who doesn’t love a cult-themed psychological thriller? In This Might Hurt, three women with different but connect stories are on journeys to face their fears no matter the cost. Absolutely gripping and a fantastic follow-up to Wrobel’s first book, Darling Rose Gold. About the Book | This Might Hurt Natalie hasn’t heard from her sister
- [Unleashed Holiday | Victoria Schade | Contemporary Romance Book Review](https://phdiva.blog/2023/09/26/unleashed-holiday-victoria-schade-contemporary-romance-book-review/) - I needed something cozy and uplifting and Unleashed Holiday by Victoria Schade delivered everything and more! If you are new to Victoria Schade, she writes the best blend of contemporary fiction and romance always centered around an animal lover, their furry friends, and a love interest. This is a must read for the dog-lovers out
- [Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust | Mindy Quigley | Cozy Mystery Review](https://phdiva.blog/2023/09/17/ashes-to-ashes-crust-to-crust-mindy-quigley-cozy-mystery-review/) - After reading the first book in Mindy Quigley’s Deep Dish Mystery series, I couldn’t pass up book 2! If you’re new to cozy mysteries, check out my post on Cozy Mystery 101 where I talk about what cozy mysteries are and why I think they are one of the most approachable and inclusive genres for
- [The Book of Silver Linings | Nan Fischer](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/31/the-book-of-silver-linings-nan-fischer/) - Do you ever feel that a book finds you at just the right time? Not unlike the main character Constance and the letters, I felt that The Book of Silver Linings came to me at a time when the themes particularly spoke to things I’m working through myself. This is a story about resilience, overcoming
- [Cozy Mystery Review: Six Feet Deep Dish | Mindy Quigley](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/24/cozy-mystery-review-six-feet-deep-dish-mindy-quigley/) - 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 has a knack for making it! Not only do Delilah and I share a love of Chicago, deep dish pizza, mysteries, and
- [Romance Book Review: Accidentally in Love | Danielle Jackson | Buxom Boudoir #2](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/23/romance-book-review-accidentally-in-love-danielle-jackson-buxom-boudoir-2/) - 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 to diversity in romance that I think make it worth a read. About the Book Details This is the second book in
- [Psychological Thriller Review: The Chateau | Jaclyn Goldis](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/22/psychological-thriller-review-the-chateau-jaclyn-goldis/) - 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 weekend getaway goes awry when someone is murdered and it becomes clear only one of the guests and resident staff at the
- [Book Recommendation: Arsenic and Adobo | Mia P Manansala | Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #1](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/16/book-recommendation-arsenic-and-adobo-mia-p-manansala-tita-rosies-kitchen-mystery-1/) - 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 reviews. I love this series as a collection, though of course you can read them as solo books too. After you read
- [Legal Thriller Review: Her, Too | Bonnie Kistler](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/19/legal-thriller-review-her-too-bonnie-kistler/) - 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 women continuing to add voice to the #metoo movement. In her latest thriller, Bonnie Kistler explores a fresh idea and one with
- [Book review: The Messenger | Megan Davis](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/18/book-review-the-messenger-megan-davis/) - 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 United States to Paris to reside with his father, Eddy. A wealthy journalist who drinks heavily and holds Alex to a harsh
- [Romance Book Review: The Intimacy Experiment | Rosie Danan](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/17/romance-book-review-the-intimacy-experiment-rosie-danan/) - 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 porn star with an advanced degree who has evolved her career away from sex work and towards co-leading a successful sex-positive online
- [Mini Review: They Fly Silent | Barb Lanell](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/20/mini-review-they-fly-silent-barb-lanell/) - 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 as heavy as it was. I expect the themes on mental health and healing from trauma will appeal to some readers. In
- [Cozy Mysteries 101 | What is a cozy mystery?](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/14/cozy-mysteries-101-what-defines-the-genre/) - I feel like cozy mysteries are one of those genre that some readers shy away from because they either don’t understand what they are or because the kitschy titles can sometimes throw them off. I’m here to tell you that if you’re a reader, you’ve probably encountered a cozy mystery along the way! Does Agatha
- [Cover Reveal: BECOMING MADAM SECRETARY by Stephanie Dray](https://phdiva.blog/2023/07/26/cover-reveal-becoming-madam-secretary-by-stephanie-dray/) - Read more about Dray's newest historical fiction novel I’m thrilled to share the cover of Stephanie Dray’s super anticipated new novel Becoming Madam Secretary, which goes on sale March 2024, tracing the life of one of America’s unsung heroes: Frances Perkins. If you don't know much about Frances Perkins, she was the first woman to
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren @gallerybooks @christinalauren #theunhoneymooners](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/26/book-review-the-unhoneymooners-by-christina-lauren/) - 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 Christina Lauren that I’ve read, and I enjoyed The Unhoneymooners even more than the last one! This is a must-read vacation book,
- [Much Ado About You | Samantha Young | Contemporary Romance Novel](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/09/much-ado-about-you-samantha-young-contemporary-romance-novel/) - I really needed a pick-me-up breezy read and so I looked at what contemporary romance novels I had on my list and picked up Much Ado About You almost at random. I had obviously read the premise when I first added it to my list but this time I just decided to jump in and
- [BOOK REVIEW: Well Met by Jen DeLuca @jaydee_ell @berkleyromance @tayhaggerty @berkleypub #wellmet #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/03/book-review-well-met-by-jen-deluca-jaydee_ell-berkleyromance-tayhaggerty-berkleypub-wellmet-bookreview/) - “I didn’t choose the wench life, the wench life chose me.” If those aren’t outstanding opening lines for a book, I don’t know what are! Jen De Luca’s contemporary romance Well Met had me hooked from that first page. I found it funny, light, filled with great characters, unique, and heart-warming. A perfect book for
- [Book Recommendation: Well Played | Jen DeLuca](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/07/book-recommendation-well-played-jen-deluca/) - Charm and wit served up in spades in the second installment of Jen DeLuca’s Renaissance Faire contemporary romance series, Well Played! Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Instagram About the Book (Goodreads) Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when
- [Book Recommendation: My Sweet Girl | Amanda Jayatissa](https://phdiva.blog/2023/08/04/book-recommendation-my-sweet-girl-amanda-jayatissa/) - While they aren’t for everyone, I have always loved a well-written unlikable character, and the lead in Amanda Jayatissa’s debut novel My Sweet Girl is unlikable in the best way. Spoiled, disinterested in how others feel about her, impatient, and quick to anger, Paloma seems like someone that you wouldn’t want to read. And yet
- [BOOK REVIEW: Murder She Wrote: Murder in Red by Jessica Fletcher and Jon Land @JonDLand @BerkleyPub @BerkleyMystery #murdershewrote #murderinred](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/01/book-review-murder-she-wrote-murder-in-red-by-jessica-fletcher-and-jon-land-jondland-berkleypub-berkleymystery-murdershewrote-murderinred/) - 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 Fletcher. In Jon Land’s latest installment in the Jessica Fletcher catalog, Murder She Wrote: Murder in Red, Jessica Fletcher is back with
- [BOOK REVIEW: A Deadly Feast (Key West food critic mystery #9) by Lucy Burdette @LucyBurdette @crookedlanebks #adeadlyfeast #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/02/book-review-a-deadly-feast-key-west-food-critic-mystery-9-by-lucy-burdette-lucyburdette-crookedlanebks-adeadlyfeast-bookreview/) - 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 for her wedding to fiancé Nathan Bransford, when a dead body threatens to put a stop to the whole thing. With yummy
- [BOOK REVIEW: A Shot of Murder by J. A. Kazimer @JAKazimer @midnightinkbook @KayePublicity #AShotofMurder #cozymystery #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/08/book-review-a-shot-of-murder-by-j-a-kazimer-jakazimer-midnightinkbook-kayepublicity-ashotofmurder-cozymystery-bookreview/) - 200 years ago, a whisky distillery was founded in Gett, Florida named Lucky Whisky. When Lucky shared his secret recipe with this best friend Gett, he stole it and started a rival distillery. Centuries later, these two families never see eye-to-eye, but they sure do make some great whisky… In the first book in the
- [BOOK REVIEW: Cherry Scones and Broken Bones by Darci Hannah @midnightinkbook @kayepublicity #cherrysconesandbrokenbones #cozymystery](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/16/book-review-cherry-scones-and-broken-bones-by-darci-hannah-midnightinkbook-kayepublicity-cherrysconesandbrokenbones-cozymystery/) - If a cherry-themed cozy isn’t the most adorable thing, I don’t know what is! I finished reading the second book in the Very Cherry Mysteries this week and I loved it—so charming! In Darci Hannah’s Cherry Scones and Broken Bones, manager of the Cherry Orchard Inn Whitney Bloom finds herself on the suspect list when
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Pawful Truth by Miranda James @mirandajames57 @berkleypub #cozymystery #thepawfultruth #catinthestacks](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/26/book-review-the-pawful-truth-by-miranda-james-mirandajames57-berkleypub-cozymystery-thepawfultruth-catinthestacks/) - I’m back on my cozy train this week with a review of the latest Cat in the Stacks mystery, The Pawful Truth. What a great title, first of all. I know some don’t love punny titles but I definitely do! I found this book filled with charm, interesting characters, and a fascinating mystery that certainly
- [BLOG TOUR: A Whisker in the Dark @leighanndobbs @bookouture #cozymystery #awhiskerinthedark](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/02/blog-tour-a-whisker-in-the-dark-leighanndobbs-bookouture-cozymystery-awhiskerinthedark/) - Well after reading this book, one thing is clear--humans are TERRIBLE at solving mysteries! Cats are the real detectives!! Do yourself a big favor if you are a fan of cute and cozy mysteries and check this book out! The wrong people would certainly be arrested for murder if not for Nero and Marlowe (detective
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Time for Murder is Meow by T. C. LoTempio @RoccoBlogger @midnightinkbook @kayepublicity](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/08/book-review-the-time-for-murder-is-meow-by-t-c-lotempio-roccoblogger-midnightinkbook-kayepublicity/) - I’m three for three on cat-themed cozies in the past month and I couldn’t be happier! Two felines and their owner Shell help discover the identity of a killer amidst local politics, small-town gossip, and a cast of wacky townsfolk. Adorable, fun, and a great read to escape the trouble of life! At merely 38
- [BOOK REVIEW: A Killer Edition by Lorna Barrett @lornabarrett @berkleypub #akilleredition #booktownmystery](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/01/book-review-a-killer-edition-by-lorna-barrett-lornabarrett-berkleypub-akilleredition-booktownmystery/) - I loved visiting Stoneham (aka Booktown) in the latest edition of the Booktown Mysteries, A Killer Edition! Lorna Barrett is a big name in cozy mysteries, and I always enjoy her books. This one was a bit heavier on the cute and cozy side than the mystery, though there are a few twists towards the
- [Book Review: A Killer Carnival by Jeannette de Beauvoir @JeannetteDeB #akillercarnival #cozy mystery](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/08/book-review-a-killer-carnival-by-jeannette-de-beauvoir-jeannettedeb-akillercarnival-cozy-mystery/) - Someone in Provincetown, MA is set to destroy Carnival if it’s the last thing they do in the latest installment of Jeannette de Beauvoir’s Provincetown Mysteries. Working as a wedding and events coordinator at the Race Points Inn in Provincetown, MA keeps Sydney Riley busy! As part of her job organizing parties, weddings, and events
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis @RowanColeman @BerkleyPub #TheVanishedBride #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/10/book-review-the-vanished-bride-by-bella-ellis-rowancoleman-berkleypub-thevanishedbride-bookreview/) - I participated in an absolutely DELIGHTFUL buddy read of The Vanished Bride over the past few weeks. Are you a fan of mysteries? Women empowerment? Historical fiction based around read people or events? The Bronte sisters? If any of these are a yes, pick up a copy of this book! Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Bronte
- [BLOG TOUR: Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnuts by Sarah Graves @KensingtonBooks @TLCBookTours #deathbychocolatefrosteddoughnut](https://phdiva.blog/2020/03/02/blog-tour-death-by-chocolate-frosted-doughnuts-by-sarah-graves-kensingtonbooks-tlcbooktours-deathbychocolatefrosteddoughnut/) - Cozy mysteries are truly among my favorite books to just take a break from it all. They are surprisingly light, have great characters, and fun settings. They usually have a good sense of humor, despite the murder central to the story. And overall they just feel like a palate cleanser of sorts! In Sarah Grave’s
- [BLOG TOUR: British Murder by Leslie Meier @TLCBookTours @kensingtonbooks #britishmurder #lucystonemysteries](https://phdiva.blog/2020/03/06/blog-tour-british-murder-by-leslie-meier-tlcbooktours-kensingtonbooks-britishmurder-lucystonemysteries/) - In British Murder, Kensington books brings us two Lucy Stone mysteries in one volume, transporting us from Tinkercove to England for two cozy mysteries. I had a fun time experiencing the UK along with Lucy, and I loved that they paired these together in one volume (with an adorable cover, no less!)! ENGLISH TEA MURDER
- [BOOK REVIEW: Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer Chow @berkleypub #bookreview #mimileegetsaclue](https://phdiva.blog/2020/08/14/book-review-mimi-lee-gets-a-clue-by-jennifer-chow-berkleypub-bookreview-mimileegetsaclue/) - Mimi Lee Gets a Clue is the first in a new cozy mystery series by Jennifer Chow. It's a cute, cozy mystery that is lighter on the mystery and heavy on the fun and puns! I love the premise for this book, and Mimi Lee is a fun character. I totally fell in love with
- [BOOK REVIEW: A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette @AbbyVandiver @BerkleyPub #adeadlyinsidescoop #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/11/29/book-review-a-deadly-inside-scoop-by-abby-collette-abbyvandiver-berkleypub-adeadlyinsidescoop-bookreview/) - A new favorite cozy mystery series for me—Abby Collette’s Ice Cream Parlor Mysteries have it all! The characters are fantastic, I love the ice cream shop theme and seeing how she grows her business, and the mystery was well-done and compelling. Loved it! About the Book This book kicks off a charming cozy mystery series
- [BOOK REVIEW: Al Dente's Inferno by Stephanie Cole #aldentesinferno #bookreview #cozymystery](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/25/book-review-al-dentes-inferno-by-stephanie-cole-aldentesinferno-bookreview-cozymystery/) - I’m very in and out on cozy mysteries lately and really throughout the pandemic. The light, often silly appeal of a murder mystery with very little darkness as reflected by their punny titles appeals to me. But lately I have found it harder to pay attention to them when the balance between cute plot elements
- [BOOK REVIEW: If You Lived Here You'd be Home By Now by Christopher Ingraham @_cingraham @HarperCollins #bookreview #ifyoulivedhereyoudbehomebynow](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/15/book-review-if-you-lived-here-youd-be-home-by-now-by-christopher-ingraham-_cingraham-harpercollins-bookreview-ifyoulivedhereyoudbehomebynow/) - Honest, humorous, thought-provoking, and intellectually stimulating—Christopher Ingraham’s memoir If You Lived Here You’d Be Home by Now chronicles the article he wrote that ended up changing his life, and what has happened since. I loved this book and I highly recommend it, especially if you’ve lived in a larger city! It stimulated a lot of
- [BLOG TOUR: Body Leaping Backward: Memoir of a Delinquent Girlhood by Maureen Stanton @tlcbooktours @maureenstanton1 @hmhbooks #bodyleapingbackward](https://phdiva.blog/2019/11/12/blog-tour-body-leaping-backward-memoir-of-a-delinquent-girlhood-by-maureen-stanton-tlcbooktours-maureenstanton1-hmhbooks-bodyleapingbackward/) - A haunting, often humorous, and though-provoking story of one woman’s journey of delinquency, self-discovery, and healing. I found Maureen Stanton’s words captivating, I read her story in a single sitting. Her memoir, Body Leaping Backward taught me a lot about a time period in our country that I never really had as much of a
- [BOOK REVIEW: My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams @gallerybooks #botm #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/02/book-review-my-friend-anna-by-rachel-deloache-williams-gallerybooks-botm-bookreview/) - This is the type of story that is easy to judge if you don't delve into the details. A young woman stuck paying for an expensive vacation she took because she thought someone else was going to pay for it? Not exactly someone's grandmother being swindled out of her life's savings! But trust me when
- [BOOK REVIEW: A Christmas Home by Marta Perry @berkleypub #bookreview #achristmashome](https://phdiva.blog/2019/12/11/book-review-a-christmas-home-by-marta-perry-berkleypub-bookreview-achristmashome/) - I like to mix up my book genre so I only read a few holiday books each December. This year one of the ones I chose is the first in a series about an Amish community, which was a new-to-me setting to explore. I found Marta Perry's novel A Christmas Home to be cozy and
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Killer in Me by Olivia Kiernan @LivKiernan @DuttonBooks #thekillerinme #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/02/book-review-the-killer-in-me-by-olivia-kiernan-livkiernan-duttonbooks-thekillerinme-bookreview/) - Gritty and realistic! Olivia Kiernan’s The Killer in Me is the perfect blend of crime fiction, captivating narrative, and modern. The documentary aspect brings a certain relevance that makes the novel feel current, and yet the historical crime that weaves with the ongoing case has a sense of days past. Truly a fantastic crime thriller!
- [BOOK REVIEW: Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton #localgonemissing #bookreview #policeprocedural](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/14/book-review-local-gone-missing-by-fiona-barton-localgonemissing-bookreview-policeprocedural/) - Though it took me a bit to get into, the characters and setting are well-developed, the structure works, and the ending is satisfying. Local Gone Missing is a different feel than Fiona Barton’s prior work because it is really more of a police procedural and the setting is more run down, but I’m glad I
- [BLOG TOUR: The Playground by Jane Shemilt @janeshemilt @TLCbooktours @WmMorrowBooks #theplayground #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/07/blog-tour-the-playground-by-jane-shemilt-janeshemilt-tlcbooktours-wmmorrowbooks-theplayground-bookreview/) - Oh what a tangled web of secrets are woven among three couples brought together by their kids, but held together by their actions… Until something shocking occurs… This is quite a book! A character-driven novel of suspense that will suck you right in! About the Book Big Little Lies meets Lord of The Flies in this electrifyingly twisty
- [BOOK REVIEW: Raven Lane by Amber Cowie @ambercowie @amazonpublishing](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/01/book-review-raven-lane-by-amber-cowie-ambercowie-amazonpublishing-ravenlane-bookreview/) - Amber Cowie’s Raven Lane is a suspenseful domestic drama with a splash of neighborhood noir that kept me glued to the book until the very last page. A story about the secrets that we try to hide, but that always eventually come to light. Dark, character-driven, and addictive! About the Book The truth can bring
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Woman I Was Before by Kerry Fisher @KerryFSwayne @Bookouture #blogtour #blogblitz #bookblog #bookreview #thewomaniwasbefore](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/22/book-review-the-woman-i-was-before-by-kerry-fisher-kerryfswayne-bookouture-blogtour-blogblitz-bookblog-bookreview-thewomaniwasbefore/) - Gripping, emotional, and heart-warming!!! I’m beyond thrilled to help kick off this blog tour! My first experience reading Kerry Fisher made me so happy—I could barely put down her latest novel The Woman I was Before! I found this books to be a mix of thought-provoking, feel-good, and suspenseful. Basically, my perfect type of book
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Heart Keeper by Alex Dahl @alexdahlauthor @berkleypub #theheartkeeper #alexdahl #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/22/book-review-the-heart-keeper-by-alex-dahl-alexdahlauthor-berkleypub-theheartkeeper-alexdahl-bookreview/) - What if there were still a part of someone you lost still beating? What would you do to hold on to that person just a bit longer? A dark, heart-wrenching novel that was rich with raw emotions and vivid descriptions. Nordic noir is truly a unique genre. Books within it may range from mysteries to
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Poison Garden by A. J. Banner @LUauthors @AmazonPub @KCC_PR #AJBanner #ThePoisonGarden #BookReview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/27/book-review-the-poison-garden-by-a-j-banner-luauthors-amazonpub-kcc_pr-ajbanner-thepoisongarden-bookreview/) - I really loved A. J. Banner’s last book, so I was excited to hear about her newest novel The Poison Garden. She has a way of writing about that niggle of doubt in a relationship that can tear it wide open. In The Poison Garden, a woman walks in on a shocking moment that sends
- [POETRY REVIEW: Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans #poetry #blackgirlcallhome #review](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/19/poetry-review-black-girl-call-home-by-jasmine-mans-poetry-blackgirlcallhome-review/) - It’s been some time since I have truly gotten into a poetry collection, but when I go back to it I always find something incredibly calming and powerful about poetry. In Jasmine Mans’ collection Black Girl, Call Home, there isn’t a single word, line break, formatting choice, punctuation mark, or blank space that isn’t dripping
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton @KJHAuthor @HarlequinBooks #ThePerfectGirlfriend #bookreview #bookblog](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/31/book-review-the-perfect-girlfriend-by-karen-hamilton-kjhauthor-harlequinbooks-theperfectgirlfriend-bookreview-bookblog/) - YOU’VE NEVER READ A LOVE STORY AS TWISTED AS THIS. You know when you read a book, and you know logically who you are supposed to like and dislike, and somehow you feel the exact opposite? That describes how I read The Perfect Girlfriend in a nutshell!!! This book is T-W-I-S-T-E-D!!! I sat down to
- [BOOK REVIEW: Until the Day I Die by Emily Carpenter @EmilyDCarpenter @AmazonPub #untilthedayidie #lakeunionpublishing #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/01/book-review-until-the-day-i-die-by-emily-carpenter-emilydcarpenter-amazonpub-untilthedayidie-lakeunionpublishing-bookreview/) - I have to say, now that I’ve read my second psychological thriller by Emily Carpenter, she is firmly cemented in my top go-to thriller authors. Until the Day I Die had so many of the qualities that I fell in love with when I read Every Single Secret, and at the same time was so
- [BOOK REVIEW: Stone Mothers by Erin Kelly @mserinkelly @minotaurbooks #stonemothers #bookreview #minotaurbooks](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/23/book-review-stone-mothers-by-erin-kelly-mserinkelly-minotaurbooks-stonemothers-bookreview-minotaurbooks/) - Poignant and haunting—Erin Kelly’s latest novel Stone Mothers has an elegance to it that is both poetic and dark. I read this book as a buddy read with my friend Berit at Audio Killed the Bookmark and we LOVED it! We couldn't stop texting about this one--everything from the story to the setting to the
- [BOOK REVIEW: I'll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie @CEMcKenzie1 @AmazonPub #illnevertell @lakeunionpublishing #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/26/book-review-ill-never-tell-by-catherine-mckenzie-cemckenzie1-amazonpub-illnevertell-lakeunionpublishing-bookreview/) - Secrets, secrets hurt someone… Wow this family had a LOT of secrets! Secrets they kept to protect themselves, secrets they kept to protect others, and secrets that can threaten to destroy everything. Suspenseful, salacious, and thrilling—I loved Catherine McKenzie’s I’ll Never Tell! When the MacAllister children—now adults—return to camp after their parents’ sudden deaths, they
- [Cover Reveal: Mistaken Identity Crisis (Braxton Campus Mysteries #4) by James Cudney @JamesCudney4 @Shalini_G26 #CreativiaPub #BraxtonCampusMysteries](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/05/cover-reveal-mistaken-identity-crisis-braxton-campus-mysteries-4-by-james-cudney-jamescudney4-shalini_g26-creativiapub-braxtoncampusmysteries/) - Anyone who reads my blog (or follows me on instagram, or knows me in real life...) knows that I LOVE all mysteries and especially cozy mystery series! They are engaging, puzzling, charming, and witty--and best of all, they tend to have multiple books focusing on new mysteries and my favorite characters! Today I join my
- [BOOK REVIEW: Breathe In, Cash Out by Madeleine Henry @MadeleineSHenry @atriabooks #breatheincashout #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/13/book-review-breathe-in-cash-out-by-madeleine-henry-madeleineshenry-atriabooks-breatheincashout-bookreview/) - Madeleine Henry’s Breathe In, Cash Out is a charming, laugh-out-loud story that had me hooked from page one! Allegra is so relatable to me, someone who also has a high-stress job (though my job is nothing compared to this one! I was exhausted just reading about how tired she is). The characters in this book
- [Book Chat: SJP for Hogarth debuts with A Place for Us](https://phdiva.blog/2018/06/03/book-chat-sjp-for-hogarth-debuts-with-a-place-for-us/) - As many who follow actress and producer Sarah Jessica Parker may know, she is a bookworm and lover of reading. In the past, she has selected books for Book Club Central through Penguin Random House. Now she is actually launching her own imprint SJP for Hogarth in which she acquires and curates books through her
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Codebook Murders (Oakwood Mystery #4) by Leslie Nagel @leslie_nagel @penguinrandom #thecodebookmurders](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/27/book-review-the-codebook-murders-oakwood-mystery-4-by-leslie-nagel-leslie_nagel-penguinrandom-thecodebookmurders/) - 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 and it is the fourth in the series. It is a bit different than the others, but just as fun. I love
- [BOOK REVIEW: Hundred. What you learn in a lifetime. By Heike Faller and Valerio Vidali @heikefaller #valeriovidali @celadonbooks #hundredbook #celadonreads](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/26/book-review-hundred-what-you-learn-in-a-lifetime-by-heike-faller-and-valerio-vidali-heikefaller-valeriovidali-celadonbooks-hundredbook-celadonreads/) - A beautiful book filled with the lessons that resonate because you already have learned them, and the ones still to come. I am so in love with this book! About the Book In HUNDRED, the simple pleasures and hard lessons of each age are gorgeously presented as a full color, illustrated journey of the passage
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Genome Odyssey: The Promise of Precision Medicine to Define, Detect, and Defeat Disease by Euan Angus Ashley @celadonbooks #thegenomeodyssey](https://phdiva.blog/2021/01/22/book-review-the-genome-odyssey-the-promise-of-precision-medicine-to-define-detect-and-defeat-disease-by-euan-angus-ashley-celadonbooks-thegenomeodyssey/) - In The Genome Odyssey, Dr. Euan Ashley, Stanford professor of medicine and genetics, brings the breakthroughs of precision medicine to vivid life through the real diagnostic journeys of his patients and the tireless efforts of his fellow doctors and scientists as they hunt to prevent, predict, and beat disease.Since the Human Genome Project was completed in
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Second Wife by @SherylBrowne @Bookouture #blogtour #blogblitz #thesecondwife](https://phdiva.blog/2019/01/31/book-review-the-second-wife-by-sherylbrowne-bookouture-blogtour-blogblitz-thesecondwife/) - Do you ever finish a book and just wonder how you got to that ending sequence??? That is how I felt reading Sheryl Browne’s latest domestic thriller, The Second Wife! I read Browne’s last novel The Affair over the summer. Actually it was one of my first reviews when I started my blog! I loved
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Couple by Sarah Mitchell @SarahM_Writer @bookouture #blogtour #thecouple](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/11/book-review-the-couple-by-sarah-mitchell-sarahm_writer-bookouture-blogtour-thecouple/) - I’m having facial aches from how long my jaw was dropped open while reading The Couple by Sarah Mitchell!!! This book puts the “thrill” in psychological thriller! You know how some thrillers have a slower build to a shocking conclusion? This one was edge-of-your-seat shocking the whole way through!! What a fantastic book that left
- [BOOK REVIEW: Sorry Not Sorry by Sophie Ranald @SophieRanald @bookouture @LAWsometweets #sorrynotsorry #blogtour](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/14/book-review-sorry-not-sorry-by-sophie-ranald-sophieranald-bookouture-lawsometweets-sorrynotsorry-blogtour/) - Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere… Ooh boy! Sophie Ranald's Sorry Not Sorry is such a fun book! I just finished reading this steamy, sweet, roller coaster of a rom com romp and I’m just so happy! This is the type of book that is pure pleasure when reading it for me. It fired
- [BOOK REVIEW: Her Closest Friend by Clare Boyd @clareboydclark @bookouture #blogtour #herclosestfriend #bookblogger](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/09/book-review-her-closest-friend-by-clare-boyd-clareboydclark-bookouture-blogtour-herclosestfriend-bookblogger/) - Seriously twisted!!! I am reeling over Her Closest Friend by Clare Boyd! This book puts the twist in twisted! It brings to mind the phrase “with a friend like this, who needs enemies?” This devious tale of friends Sophie and Naomi who met in college at Exeter is shocking, dark, and addicting! I truly couldn’t
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Girl Across the Street by Vikki Patis @PatisVikki @Bookouture #blogtour #blogblitz #thegirlacrossthestreet](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/11/book-review-the-girl-across-the-street-by-vikki-patis-patisvikki-bookouture-blogtour-blogblitz-thegirlacrossthestreet/) - Constant suspense until the very last page, this one will have you on the edge of your seat, unable to blink until you know the conclusion! This was my first book by Vikki Patis but I heard such great things about her last book, The Diary, so I was so excited to get a chance
- [BLOG TOUR: The Honeymoon by Rona Halsall @RonaHalsallAuth @bookouture #booksontour #blogblitz #thehoneymoon](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/07/blog-tour-the-honeymoon-by-rona-halsall-ronahalsallauth-bookouture-booksontour-blogblitz-thehoneymoon/) - A whirlwind romance leads to a dream honeymoon…but what if that dream turns out to be a nightmare? I have to say, UK psychological thrillers are almost always pretty wild rides, and this one was no exception! The characters in this are really something, and at one point I truly had NO idea what I
- [BLOG TOUR: It's Not You, It's Him by Sophie Ranald @SophieRanald @Bookouture #blogblitz #booksontour #blogtour #itsnotyouitshim](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/22/blog-tour-its-not-you-its-him-by-sophie-ranald-sophieranald-bookouture-blogblitz-booksontour-blogtour-itsnotyouitshim/) - This is the second book I’ve read by Sophie Ranald and she has cemented herself as one of my favorite romance and chick lit authors that I’ve read! I literally just went on Amazon and bought every book I could purchase. Her characters pull me right in and I can’t put them down until I
- [BOOK REVIEW: The DNA of You and Me by Andrea Rothman @rothmaa @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks #thednaofyouandme](https://phdiva.blog/2020/04/08/book-review-the-dna-of-you-and-me-by-andrea-rothman-rothmaa-tlcbooktours-wmmorrowbooks-thednaofyouandme/) - Somber, intense, and deeply thought-provoking, Andrea Rothman’s The DNA of You and Me is the sort of book that left me with a quiet pensive feeling about women, love, ambition, and sacrifice. About the Book Emily Apell arrives in Justin McKinnon’s renowned research lab with the single-minded goal of making a breakthrough discovery. But a
- [BOOK REVIEW: The German Heiress by Anika Scott @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks #thegermanheiress](https://phdiva.blog/2020/04/14/book-review-the-german-heiress-by-anika-scott-tlcbooktours-wmmorrowbooks-thegermanheiress/) - Edgy, heat-pounding, gripping fiction… The German Heiress by Anika Scott isn’t the typical post-World War II historical fiction novel. It has bite and suspense that had me completely immersed in the story! About the Book Clara Falkenberg, once Germany’s most eligible and lauded heiress, earned the nickname “the Iron Fräulein” during World War II for
- [BLOG TOUR: Montauk by Nicola Harrison @NicolaHAuthor @stmartinspress @suzyAPbooktours #montauk #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/06/01/blog-tour-montauk-by-nicola-harrison-nicolahauthor-stmartinspress-suzyapbooktours-montauk-bookreview/) - A simple town on the brink of a glamorous future.A marriage drifting apart.A life on the edge of what is and what could be...Montauk, Long Island, 1938.For three months, this humble fishing village will serve as the playground for New York City’s wealthy elite. Beatrice Bordeaux was looking forward to a summer of reigniting the passion between her
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Summer House by Lauren K. Denton @laurenkdenton @tlcbooktours @thomasnelson #thesummerhouse #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/06/15/book-review-the-summer-house-by-lauren-k-denton-laurenkdenton-tlcbooktours-thomasnelson-thesummerhouse-bookreview/) - Heart-warming! The type of book that will leave you feeling uplifted with a full-heart! About the Book Lily Bishop wakes up one morning to find a good-bye note and divorce papers from her husband on the kitchen counter. Having moved to Alabama for his job only weeks before, Lily is devastated, but a flyer at
- [BOOK EXCERPT: The Friendship List by Susan Mallery @susanmallery @tlcbooktours @harlequinbooks #thefriendshiplist](https://phdiva.blog/2020/07/31/book-excerpt-the-friendship-list-by-susan-mallery-susanmallery-tlcbooktours-harlequinbooks-thefriendshiplist/) - Can you believe it is the last day of July? Summer somehow feels like it just started and has been so long. I don't know about you, but I have been missing vacations during this pandemic and my solution is to turn off electronics and escape into a perfect beach read book. I'm so excited
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Other Mrs by Mary Kubica @MaryKubica @KCC_PR @parkrowbooks #bookreview #theothermrs](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/13/book-review-the-other-mrs-by-mary-kubica-marykubica-kcc_pr-parkrowbooks-bookreview-theothermrs/) - Oooh Ms Kubica, you have done it again! Unsettling, twisted, and fast-paced—The Other Mrs definitely had me wanting to read more each time I had to put it down. And the ending was so fun! A total shocker! About the Book She tried to run, but she can't escape the other Mrs....Sadie and Will Foust
- [BLOG TOUR: Let the Willows Weep by Sherry Parnell @sbparnell @tlcbooktours #letthewillowsweep](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/21/blog-tour-let-the-willows-weep-by-sherry-parnell-sbparnell-tlcbooktours-letthewillowsweep/) - An emotional coming-of-age story about how one seeks to keep going through hard times. Sad and yet hopeful—filled with prose so beautiful and delicate, it often felt like reading poetry. “My mother’s greatest talent was her ability to cause pain with her words. It was also her greatest weapon, and she rarely held back without
- [BLOG TOUR: The Silent Conspiracy by L.C. Shaw @LCShawAuthor @SuzyAPBookTours @harperbooks #thesilentconspiracy](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/28/blog-tour-the-silent-conspiracy-by-l-c-shaw-lcshawauthor-suzyapbooktours-harperbooks-thesilentconspiracy/) - The second installment in the Jack Logan books is as compelling and heart-pounding as the first. L.C. Shaw’s The Silent Conspiracy is a high-octane thriller that definitely had me hooked! About the Book It’s been almost two years since investigative reporter, Jack Logan, and television producer, Taylor Parks brought down the Institute—the secret facility responsible
- [BLOG TOUR: A Borrowed Life by Kerry Anne King @kerry_anne_king @LUauthors @tlcbooktours #aborrowedlife](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/06/blog-tour-a-borrowed-life-by-kerry-anne-king-kerry_anne_king-luauthors-tlcbooktours-aborrowedlife/) - From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Whisper Me This comes an emotional and sharply witty novel about how life’s unexpected detours can ultimately bring you home.For twenty-six years Liz has perfectly played the part of Mrs. Thomas Lightsey, exemplary pastor’s wife and mother. But maintaining appearances for the congregation and catering to her demanding
- [BLOG TOUR: Playing With Fire, A Modern Investigation into Demons, Exorcism, and Ghosts by Billy Hallowell @thomasnelson @tlcbooktours #playingwithfire](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/14/blog-tour-playing-with-fire-a-modern-investigation-into-demons-exorcism-and-ghosts-by-billy-hallowell-thomasnelson-tlcbooktours-playingwithfire/) - Next up for me in my October spooky reads is a topic that actually terrifies me… demonic possession! About the Book What is Our Fascination with the Other Side?Join investigative reporter Billy Hallowell as he delves into the strange phenomena of supernatural activity. Themes of demonic possession, exorcism, and ghosts have overtaken Hollywood, with countless
- [BLOG TOUR: Lie, Lie Again by Stacy Wise @stacywise_author @suzyAPbooktours @amazonpub #lielieagain #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/11/16/blog-tour-lie-lie-again-by-stacy-wise-stacywise_author-suzyapbooktours-amazonpub-lielieagain-bookreview/) - This is a fun, grab-your-popcorn sort of book that was so fun to read! Three women connected by proximity, and a whole bunch of lies! About the Book For three women with so much to hide, there’s no such thing as a little white lie… All three women who live at 1054 Mockingbird Lane have
- [BOOK REVIEW: Glimmer As You Can by Danielle Martin @tlcbooktours #glimmerasyoucan](https://phdiva.blog/2020/12/13/book-review-glimmer-as-you-can-by-danielle-martin-tlcbooktours-glimmerasyoucan/) - A book that is truly a story for women, Glimmer As You Can is set in the 1960s and is at its core a story about female friendships and the strength and support women can lend to one another. About the Book Welcome to the Starlite. Let your true self shine.1962. In the middle of
- [BLOG TOUR: The Stills by Jess Montgomery @JessM_author @TLCBookTours @minotaurbooks #thestills #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2021/03/08/blog-tour-the-stills-by-jess-montgomery-jessm_author-tlcbooktours-minotaurbooks-thestills-bookreview/) - I’m so excited to be featuring my review of The Stillsby Jess Montgomery on International Women’s Day because this book truly celebrates the impact of strong women throughout history even in the face of adversity. This is the third book in her Kinship series, and I’ve read all three (though I do think readers could
- [BLOG TOUR: Dead Secret by Noelle Holten @nholten40 @letstalkbookspr @berittalksbooks #deadsecret #letstalkbooks](https://phdiva.blog/2021/05/10/blog-tour-dead-secret-by-noelle-holten-nholten40-letstalkbookspr-berittalksbooks-deadsecret-letstalkbooks/) - There are few things more rewarding as a book blogger than seeing someone you’ve worked with before follow their passion for writing and create truly fantastic books! I have worked with Noelle a few times in her role as the PR and Social Media Manager for Bookouture, and I’ve been reading her Maggie Jamieson series
- [BOOK REVIEW: Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson @JoshilynJackson @WmMorrowBooks #neverhaveiever #audiobooks #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/09/book-review-never-have-i-ever-by-joshilyn-jackson-joshilynjackson-wmmorrowbooks-neverhaveiever-audiobooks-bookreview/) - Diabolical! One of the best books I’ve read in 2019 without question, Joshilyn Jackson’s Never Have I Ever is intelligent, expertly-plotted, twisted, and with a dash of dark humor that makes it a masterpiece in my opinion. This is a keep-forever book if I’ve ever read one! About the Book In this game, even winning
- [BOOK REVIEW: Third Party by Brandi Reeds @_SashaDawn @LUAuthors @AmazonPublishing #thirdparty #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/10/book-review-third-party-by-brandi-reeds-_sashadawn-luauthors-amazonpublishing-thirdparty-bookreview/) - Seriously twisted! For once I didn’t read too much about a book before going in. Brandi Reed’s latest thriller Third Party is daring and uninhibited, exploring a very twisted web of secrets, lies, and betrayal. What a ride! By about one third through, I couldn’t put the book down. A twisted thriller with some expert
- [BOOK REVIEW: Unbreak Me by Michelle Hazen @michellehazen @berkleypub #unbreakme](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/16/book-review-unbreak-me-by-michelle-hazen-michellehazen-berkleypub-unbreakme/) - A bold, socially-conscious contemporary romance novel that explores everything from race, culture, and social status in the midst of an emotional love story between people with darkness in their pasts. The characters in this story just broke me down and built me back up while reading it. Beautiful! Andra Lawler lives an isolated life on
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Language of Divorce by Leanne Treese @authorleanne @fillesvertespub @suzyapbooktours #blogtour #thelanguageofdivorce](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/19/book-review-the-language-of-divorce-by-leanne-treese-authorleanne-fillesvertespub-suzyapbooktours-blogtour-thelanguageofdivorce/) - I love to read debut novels by an author, because I find the reading of the book to be such a special experience. When I had a chance to read Leanne Tresse’s The Language of Divorce, I was so excited. The premise sounded right up my ally—two people who found themselves at what they perceived
- [BOOK REVIEW: Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior @hazelpriorbooks @berkleypub #ellieandtheharpmaker #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/25/book-review-ellie-and-the-harpmaker-by-hazel-prior-hazelpriorbooks-berkleypub-ellieandtheharpmaker-bookreview/) - Ellie and the Harpmaker is a lovely, debut novel by Hazel Prior that I found completely enchanting!! I found this book to be completely heartwarming—I loved the way it explored an unconventional love story between two people that from the outside shouldn’t work together. A lonely, emotionally abused housewife and a shy, eccentric, and likely
- [BOOK REVIEW: Not the Girl You Marry by Andie J. Christopher #notthegirlyoumarry #berkleypub #berkleyromance #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/12/01/book-review-not-the-girl-you-marry-by-andie-j-christopher-notthegirlyoumarry-berkleypub-berkleyromance-bookreview/) - Marketed as a re-imagined How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days for the millennial generation, Andie J Christopher’s novel Not the Girl You Marry was a fun book to read, but that ultimately altered too much of the central aspect to the original move to work for me. Still, there’s a lot to enjoy
- [BOOK REVIEW: And They Called it Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie Thornton @berkleypub #andtheycalleditcamelot #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/05/book-review-and-they-called-it-camelot-a-novel-of-jacqueline-bouvier-kennedy-onassis-by-stephanie-marie-thornton-berkleypub-andtheycalleditcamelot-bookreview/) - I go through phases with historical fiction and right now I’m absolutely loving them. I’d read Stephanie Marie Thornton’s prior book American Princess which was a fictionalized narrative non-fiction (honestly not sure how to label this specific sub-genre!) about Alice Roosevelt, which I loved. So when I saw And They Called it Camelot: A Novel
- [BOOK REVIEW: Meg & Jo by Virginia Kantra @berkleypub @viriginiakantra #megandjo #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/22/book-review-meg-jo-by-virginia-kantra-berkleypub-viriginiakantra-megandjo-bookreview/) - Inspired by Little Women, Virginia Kantra’s Meg & Jo is a modern take on the classic novel many of us grew up loving. Charming, nostalgic, and fun! About the Book The timeless classic Little Women inspired this heartwarming modern tale of four sisters from New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra.The March sisters—reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy, and
- [BOOK REVIEW: Fake by Erica Katz @harperbooks #fakeanovel #ericakatz #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2022/05/19/book-review-fake-by-erica-katz-harperbooks-fakeanovel-ericakatz-bookreview/) - A glimpse into a world most of us will never experience—Erica Katz balances suspense, entertainment, and morality in Fake. I didn’t want this novel to end! About the Book Can you spot the difference? Emma Caan is a fake. She’s a forger, an artist who specializes in nineteenth-century paintings. But she isn’t a criminal; her
- [BOOK REVIEW: Lock Every Door by Riley Sager @riley_sager @duttonbooks #bookreview #lockeverydoor #rileysager](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/10/book-review-lock-every-door-by-riley-sager-riley_sager-duttonbooks-bookreview-lockeverydoor-rileysager/) - Riley Sager continues to dominate the thriller genre with each new book, and Lock Every Door is certainly no exception!!! I am bubbling with excitement over this sinister and twisty read—he is a master of suspense! Before I even read much about the new Riley Sager book, I pre-ordered my hardcopy. His last book The Last
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas @KateMascarenhas @crookedlanebks @ckemmelhainz #thepsychologyoftimetravel](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/18/book-review-the-psychology-of-time-travel-by-kate-mascarenhas-katemascarenhas-crookedlanebks-ckemmelhainz-thepsychologyoftimetravel/) - I’m thrilled to finally share my full review of The Psychology of Time Travel by the incredible Kate Mascarenhas. This book completely captivated me, and I actually purchased the hardcover and am on a second reading of it because I loved it SO much! On my second reading, I'm picking up on so many wonderful
- [BOOK REVIEW: Come and Get Me by August Norman @crookedlanebks #comeandgetme #augustnorman #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/26/book-review-come-and-get-me-by-august-norman-crookedlanebks-comeandgetme-augustnorman-bookreview/) - A book with a fun, fierce, flawed female lead and a gripping mystery that had me hooked from the first chapter! August Norman’s Come and Get Me is his debut thriller featuring journalist Caitlin Bergman, who returns to her university decades later in order to accept her honorary degree. And then a local mystery catches
- [BOOK REVIEW: Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea @CharlieDonlea @KensingtonBooks #somechoosedarkness #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/03/book-review-some-choose-darkness-by-charlie-donlea-charliedonlea-kensingtonbooks-somechoosedarkness-bookreview/) - 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, weaving the past and present together in a way that enhanced the tension and left me unable to put the book down.
- [BOOK REVIEW: Murder Likes it Hot by Tracy Weber @TracyWeberTypes @midnightinkbook #downwarddogmystery #cozymystery #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/01/book-review-murder-likes-it-hot-by-tracy-weber-tracywebertypes-midnightinkbook-downwarddogmystery-cozymystery-bookreview/) - It’s a cozy Friday here on the blog and I couldn’t be happier about it! I finished reading the 6th installment in Tracy Weber’s downward dog mystery series, Murder Likes it Hot, and it was the perfect book for me this week! I was in the mood for something compulsively readable and with some intrigue
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Third Mrs. Durst by Ann Aguirre @MrsAnnAguirre @MidnightInkBook @KayePublicity #thethirdmrsdurst #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/31/book-review-the-third-mrs-durst-by-ann-aguirre-mrsannaguirre-midnightinkbook-kayepublicity-thethirdmrsdurst-bookreview/) - I’d been looking forward to reading Ann Aguirre’s The Third Mrs. Durst for a while after I saw some early publicity featuring it. The premise is fantastic—“Some people just need killing.” When it arrived in the mail, I was beyond excited. That weekend I was staying at a friend’s house and I was up early
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Night Olivia Fell by @ChristinaMac79 @gallerybooks #bookbestiesnightoliviafell #thenightoliviafell](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/05/book-review-the-night-olivia-fell/) - It's finally publication day for a favorite book of mine that I read in 2018!!! I hope if you are a fan of women's fiction, you give this one a try. It's wonderful! Keep reading for my review... Heart-wrenching, emotional, beautiful, suspenseful, thought-provoking, and uplifting—this is a book that is filled with love in many
- [Romantic Comedy Round Up, Just in Time for Valentine's Day! @thebestjasmine @agreer @saskinthecity @christinalauren @hannahorens](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/10/romantic-comedy-round-up-just-in-time-for-valentines-day-thebestjasmine-agreer-saskinthecity-christinalauren-hannahorens/) - If you are like me, you are finding yourself in the mood for some good old fashioned love, laughter, and light this Valentine's Day! I have grown very fond of these romantic comedy type of stories. I've rounded up a few fun ones, most of which came out in the past year, to add some
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Last by Hanna Jameson @hanna_jameson  #bookbestiesthelast](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/17/book-review-the-last-by-hanna-jameson-hanna_jameson-gallerybooks-bookbestiesthelast/) - My mind is still reeling from Hanna Jameson’s post-apocalyptic mystery novel, The Last! I read this one with my bestie Berit and wow did we love it!!This book just defies a genre, if I’m being honest. Is it post-apocalyptic? Locked-room mystery? Psychological thriller? I’d have to say it is a blend of all three, with
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Arrangement by Robyn Harding @rhardingwriter @GalleryBooks #thearrangement #sugarbaby #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/29/book-review-the-arrangement-by-robyn-harding-rhardingwriter-gallerybooks-thearrangement-sugarbaby-bookreview/) - Whoa! What a dark and twisted tale Robyn Harding wove in The Arrangement! I found this book to be a read-in-a-day book for me, because I couldn’t put it down! This should be on your summer thriller list for sure. It is such a unique concept and executed flawlessly. Incredible!!! About the Book Natalie is
- [BOOK REVIEW: Temper by Layne Fargo @LayneFargo @gallerybooks #temper #laynefargo #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/09/book-review-temper-by-layne-fargo-laynefargo-gallerybooks-temper-laynefargo-bookreview/) - Tantalizing, twisted, and dark—Layne Fargon’s debut novel Temper is without a doubt one of my favorite reads on 2019, and it remains so on a reread a year later. About the Book After years of struggling in the Chicago theater scene, ambitious actress Kira Rascher finally lands the role of a lifetime. The catch? The
- [BOOK REVIEW: On the Corner of Love and Hate by Nina Bocci @ninabocci @gallerybooks #onthecornerofloveandhate #contemporaryromance](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/25/book-review-on-the-corner-of-love-and-hate-by-nina-bocci-ninabocci-gallerybooks-onthecornerofloveandhate-contemporaryromance/) - An enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance set in the political world of a mayoral election. Fun, light, and heart-warming! About the Book For fans of Christina Lauren and Lauren Layne comes a delightfully sassy and sexy romance about a campaign manager who reluctantly works with the local Lothario to help revamp his image for the upcoming mayoral
- [BOOK REVIEW: The It Girl by Ruth Ware #theitgirl #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2022/12/27/book-review-the-it-girl-by-ruth-ware-theitgirl-bookreview/) - I’m a huge Ruth Ware fan. Her books atmospheric, claustrophobic in the best way, and tend to veer towards modern gothic. She excels at a locked-room mystery. I’d be hard pressed to think of a current author who builds settings quite the way she does (the opening chapters at the desolate carnival strip in The
- [BOOK REVIEW: Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews @harperperennial @mkayandrews #bluechristmas #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/24/book-review-blue-christmas-by-mary-kay-andrews-harperperennial-mkayandrews-bluechristmas-bookreview/) - A cute and cozy book that will definitely help beat those winter blues! This is a read-in-an-afternoon book that definitely lifted my spirits! About the Book The popular Mary Kay Andrews delivers a tasty holiday treat as she brings back the winning characters from Savannah Blues and Savannah Breeze for a little Southern cheer. It's
- [BLOG TOUR: Stop Self-Sabotage by Dr. Judy Ho @DrJudyHo @Harper_Wave @SuzyAPBookTours #stopselfsabotage #blogtour](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/21/blog-tour-stop-self-sabotage-by-dr-judy-ho-drjudyho-harper_wave-suzyapbooktours-stopselfsabotage-blogtour/) - Have you ever gotten yourself into trouble by not paying your bills on time? Failed at a diet AGAIN? Struggled to open up in a relationship? Almost missed a work deadline because you couldn’t stop checking social media? These are all examples of ways that we self-sabotage. In Dr. Judy Ho’s new book, Stop Self-Sabotage:
- [BOOK REVIEW: Anyone by Charles Soule @charlessoule @harperperennial #anyonebook #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/12/17/book-review-anyone-by-charles-soule-charlessoule-harperperennial-anyonebook-bookreview/) - This is the sort of mind-blowing, thought-provoking thriller that will not only have you on the edge of your seat, it will have you thinking in a very different way about our identities and what makes us who we are. This is truly one of the best books of 2019 in my opinion, and I’m
- [BLOG TOUR: The Network by L.C. Shaw @LCShawAuthor @suzyAPbooktours @harperbooks #thenetwork](https://phdiva.blog/2019/12/20/blog-tour-the-network-by-l-c-shaw-lcshawauthor-suzyapbooktours-harperbooks-thenetwork/) - Fast-paced and intense! What I love about The Network by L.C. Shaw is that it is a true thriller. Not a psychological thriller, not a suspense thriller, not a mystery thriller—but a thriller through and through. Conspiracies, secrets, good guys vs. bad guys, and a man and woman on the run trying to uncover the
- [BLOG TOUR: Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore @harperperennial @harpercollins #valentine #elizabethwetmore #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/03/08/blog-tour-valentine-by-elizabeth-wetmore-harperperennial-harpercollins-valentine-elizabethwetmore-bookreview/) - Haunting and exquisite, Valentine is the sort of book that when I read it carried this heavy stillness, where nothing else seemed to exist besides me and the story I was reading. This book is so beautifully written, Elizabeth Wetmore is truly talented and brings a depth and authenticity to the heavy topics dealt with
- [BLOG TOUR: Eat Sleep Work Repeat by Bruce Daisley @brucedaisley @harperone @tlcbooktours #eatsleepworkrepeat](https://phdiva.blog/2020/03/09/blog-tour-eat-sleep-work-repeat-by-bruce-daisley-brucedaisley-harperone-tlcbooktours-eatsleepworkrepeat/) - “Let’s start enjoying our jobs again. It’s time to rediscover the joy of work.” I am thrilled to be able to talk today about a recent book I read by Bruce Daisley called Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat: 10 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your Job. For those who don’t know (which is probably most of
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Personal Assistant by Kimberly S. Belle #bookreview #thepersonalassistant #psychologicalthriller](https://phdiva.blog/2023/01/02/book-review-the-personal-assistant-by-kimberly-s-belle-bookreview-thepersonalassistant-psychologicalthriller/) - An influencer’s life spirals out of control when a viral post that she is certain she didn’t post goes viral on her account, attacking another influencer. I am a fan of Kimberly Belle and I always make sure to grab her latest, though some have wowed me more than others. I really enjoyed The Personal
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Promise by Teresa Driscoll @teresadriscoll @amazonpub](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/22/book-review-the-promise-by-teresa-driscoll-teresadriscoll-amazonpub/) - A dark character study of the impact a promise made long ago has on the lives of three women. Teresa Driscoll’s The Promise is more of a suspense novel than psychological thriller, but with some fascinating secrets that await being revealed! About the Book The chilling new psychological thriller from the #1 bestselling author of I
- [BOOK REVIEW: Trophy Life by Lea Geller @lrgeller @amazonpub @suzyapbooktours #blogtour #lakeunionpublishing #trophylife](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/05/book-review-trophy-life-by-lea-geller-lrgeller-amazonpub-suzyapbooktours-blogtour-lakeunionpublishing-trophylife/) - Uniquely authentic, laugh-out-loud, rejuvenating, and with depth and heart that just warms the soul, Lea Geller’s Trophy Life is that rare novel that spans from light to emotional and back within a single scene. I absolutely loved this book! About the Book A refreshingly honest, laugh-out-loud novel about losing the life you always wanted…and finding
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Orchid Sister by Anne D. LeClair @amazonpub @lakeunionpublishing #TheOrchidSister #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/25/book-review-the-orchid-sister-by-anne-d-leclair-amazonpub-lakeunionpublishing-theorchidsister-bookreview/) - “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 wake of a challenging upbringing, two sisters prove that their bond is greater than the bad things that come their way. This
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Patient by Steena Holmes @steenaholmes @LUauthors @amazonpub #thepatient #bookreview #kindleunlimited](https://phdiva.blog/2019/11/03/book-review-the-patient-by-steena-holmes-steenaholmes-luauthors-amazonpub-thepatient-bookreview-kindleunlimited/) - A town plagued by brutal murders… Parents found bludgeoned to death with their young children at home left untouched. A therapist who gets a note that one of her patients is behind the murders… This book was really fascinating! A lot of clues sprinkled through the book and I had about a dozen theories of
- [BLOG TOUR: One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Olivia Hawker @LUauthors @amazonpub @TLCbooktours #historicalfiction #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/11/07/blog-tour-one-for-the-blackbird-one-for-the-crow-by-olivia-hawker-luauthors-amazonpub-tlcbooktours-historicalfiction-bookreview/) - Set on the prairie in Wyoming in the late nineteenth century, One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow tells the story of two women who must learn to rely on one another for their families to survive in the wake of a terrible betrayal and tragedy. When Cora’s husband catches her having an affair
- [BOOK REVIEW: Regretting You by Colleen Hoover @colleenhoover @KCC_PR #regrettingyou #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/27/book-review-regretting-you-by-colleen-hoover-colleenhoover-kcc_pr-regrettingyou-bookreview/) - A story of grief, love, loss, and moving on. Emotional and raw, this book seems to maintain an uplifting noted despite heavy content. It’s my first Colleen Hoover book and I get it! I now see why she is a favorite writer for so many! About the Book Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara,
- [BLOG TOUR: Last Day by Luanne Rice @amazonpub @luannerice @TLCbooktours #lastday #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/05/blog-tour-last-day-by-luanne-rice-amazonpub-luannerice-tlcbooktours-lastday-bookreview/) - An expertly crafted story about a robbery, two deaths, and the secrets that connect them. This was my first Luann Rice novel and I really enjoyed it! About the Book Years ago, Beth Lathrop and her sister Kate suffered what they thought would be the worst tragedy of their lives the night both the famous
- [BOOK REVIEW: How to Save a Life by Lisa Steinke and Liz Fenton @lizandlisa @amazonpublishing @KCC_PR #howtosavealife #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/08/25/book-review-how-to-save-a-life-by-lisa-steinke-and-liz-fenton-lizandlisa-amazonpublishing-kcc_pr-howtosavealife-bookreview/) - Groundhog’s Day meets Happy Death Day meets Always Be My Maybe in Lisa Steinke and Liz Fenton’s latest novel, How to Save a Life. Lisa and Liz never fail to bring something entirely new and different from what they’ve done before each time they write a book, and this is no exception. Emotional and cathartic—this
- [BLOG TOUR: The Second Chance Supper Club by Nicole Meier @NMeierwrites @SuzyAPBookTours @LUAuthors #thesecondchancesupperclub](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/04/blog-tour-the-second-chance-supper-club-by-nicole-meier-nmeierwrites-suzyapbooktours-luauthors-thesecondchancesupperclub/) - I love books about sisters so much. The bond between sisters is truly stronger and more complex than many other relationships. Sisters can be the most loving but also the most combustible relationships. Sisters can be at odds and also fiercely loyal. I know this in my soul, I have a sister myself. And I
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Assistants by Camille Perri @CamillePerri @penguinrandom #theassistants #bookreview #camilleperri](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/11/book-review-the-assistants-by-camille-perri-camilleperri-penguinrandom-theassistants-bookreview-camilleperri/) - Our country is failing to live up to its promise of opportunity and fairness. It used to be true that if you went to college and you worked hard, you could count on having a decent middle-class life - but that's just not true anymore. Economic and political changes that have occurred over the past
- [BOOK REVIEW: Little Lovely Things by Maureen Joyce Connolly @MConnollyAuthor  @sourcebooks @suzyapproved #blogtour #littlelovelythings](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/13/book-review-little-lovely-things-by-maureen-joyce-connolly-mconnollyauthor-sourcebooks-suzyapproved-blogtour-littlelovelythings/) - In Maureen Joyce Connolly’s debut novel, Little Lovely Things, every parent’s worst nightmare plays out as two parent’s search for information about their young daughters who’ve gone missing. With a rawness that makes the story authentic and emotional, Connolly still manages to add lightness and hope to a difficult subject matter. About the Book A
- [BOOK REVIEW: Playing House by Ruby Lang @rubelang @harlequinbooks #playinghouse](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/17/book-review-playing-house-by-ruby-lang-rubelang-harlequinbooks-playinghouse/) - A sweet story and a quick read, Ruby Lang’s novella Playing House is a fun spin on romance. Centering around two characters who are both Chinese-American and both Urban Planners, I had a lot of fun with the theme of this book around architecture and pretending becoming reality! Out-of-work urban planner Oliver Huang is on
- [BOOK REVIEW: Followers by Megan Angelo @meganangelo @kcc_pr @harlequinbooks @harpercollins #FOLLOWERS #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/12/book-review-followers-by-megan-angelo-meganangelo-kcc_pr-harlequinbooks-harpercollins-followers-bookreview/) - In the age of social media, how do we define our worth? I’ll admit as a book blogger and bookstagrammer, I’ve had my fair share of moments where I compare my following, popularity, likes, shares, and other metrics to others. This is the time that we live in, where many of us feel that some
- [BOOK REVIEW: Stranger in the Lake by Kimberly Belle #strangerinthelake #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/08/10/book-review-stranger-in-the-lake-by-kimberly-belle-strangerinthelake-bookreview/) - You know how there are some authors who you spend months looking forward to each book release and you hold them to really high standards because they are a favorite of yours? One of those authors for me is Kimberly Belle. She usually releases her books in summer and they are always a pre-order for
- [BOOK REVIEW: One Little Lie by Colleen Coble @colleencoble @TLCbooktours @thomasnelson #onelittlelie](https://phdiva.blog/2020/03/27/book-review-one-little-lie-by-colleen-coble-colleencoble-tlcbooktours-thomasnelson-onelittlelie/) - It started with one little lie. But Jane Hardy will do everything in her power to uncover the truth. In the kickoff to a new Pelican Harbor series set in Alabama’s Pelican Bay, Officer Jane Hardy finds herself in new territory serving as the interim sheriff after her father’s retirement. I liked the romance that
- [BLOG TOUR: After the Flood by Kassandra Montag @kassandra.montag @tlcbooktours @williammorrowbooks #bookreview #aftertheflood](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/11/blog-tour-after-the-flood-by-kassandra-montag-kassandra-montag-tlcbooktours-williammorrowbooks-bookreview-aftertheflood/) - In an epic story about grief, the love of a mother, and lengths one will go to save their child, many readers will find themselves lost in the emotions of Kassandra Montag’s debut novel, After the Flood. Though this novel has a dystopian setting, I think it will appeal to fans of women’s fiction and
- [BLOG TOUR: Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane @MhairiMcF @williammorrowbooks @TLCbooktours #bookreview #dontyouforgetaboutme](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/18/blog-tour-dont-you-forget-about-me-by-mhairi-mcfarlane-mhairimcf-williammorrowbooks-tlcbooktours-bookreview-dontyouforgetaboutme/) - When I read Mhairi McFarlane’s latest novel Don’t You Forget About Me, I expected to enjoy it. The premise sounded adorably like just the sort of contemporary rom-com I love. The book is that but it’s honestly so much more. One of the best books I have read this year! When I started looking into
- [BLOG TOUR: No Judgments by Meg Cabot @officialmegcabot @williammorrowbooks @TLCbooktours #nojudgments](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/10/blog-tour-no-judgments-by-meg-cabot-officialmegcabot-williammorrowbooks-tlcbooktours-nojudgments/) - Is there anything better than a sweet contemporary romance set in a small town and with tons of cute animals? I was so excited to read No Judgments by Meg Cabot. I’ve read some of her earlier works but nothing recent. In No Judgments, we meet Sabrina—who goes by Bree—a woman in need of a
- [BLOG TOUR: A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie @deborah.crombie @tlcbooktours @williammorrowbooks #abitterfeast #tlcbooktours #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/14/blog-tour-a-bitter-feast-by-deborah-crombie-deborah-crombie-tlcbooktours-williammorrowbooks-abitterfeast-tlcbooktours-bookreview/) - For those who don’t like anything too dark out of their mystery/thrillers, Deborah Crombie’s newest mystery A Bitter Feast is sure to delight you! With a fascinating mystery but not too much darkness, this is a great October read! What appears to be a vehicular accident leads to the uncovering of a murder (or two)
- [BLOG TOUR: The Lying Room by Nicci French @FrenchNicci @WilliamMorrowBooks @TLCBookTours #thelyingroom](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/21/blog-tour-the-lying-room-by-nicci-french-frenchnicci-williammorrowbooks-tlcbooktours-thelyingroom/) - Writing duo Nicci French could write a book on how to make a manipulative character likable. That’s the craziest part for me of reading The Lying Room—I completely rooted for everything Neve was doing, only to remember that I probably shouldn’t like her given the circumstances A brilliantly plotted suspense novel with a stunning murderer
- [BLOG TOUR: A Trace of Deceit by Karen Odden @karen_odden @tlcbooktours @morrow_pb  @wmmorrowbooks #atraceofdeceit](https://phdiva.blog/2019/12/23/blog-tour-a-trace-of-deceit-by-karen-odden-karen_odden-tlcbooktours-morrow_pb-wmmorrowbooks-atraceofdeceit/) - A Victorian mystery with everything you could want—a strong leading lady, a murder in London’s art world, a meticulous detective, and a missing painting. A Trace of Deceit is a gripping and complex mystery set in the world of Victorian London’s art scene that historical mystery fans will not want to miss! About the Book
- [BLOG TOUR: The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn @kaytenunn @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks #theforgottenlettersofestherdurrant](https://phdiva.blog/2020/03/04/blog-tour-the-forgotten-letters-of-esther-durrant-by-kayte-nunn-kaytenunn-tlcbooktours-wmmorrowbooks-theforgottenlettersofestherdurrant/) - Beautifully-written and full of romance, nostalgia, mystery, and intrigue, The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn is a story of two women whose stories intertwine across history and through shared emotions. Beautiful and powerful! About the Book A cache of unsent love letters from the 1950s is found in a suitcase on a remote
- [BOOK REVIEW: Little Wonders by Kate Rorick @noblerorick @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks #littlewonders #tlcbooktours](https://phdiva.blog/2020/04/06/book-review-little-wonders-by-kate-rorick-noblerorick-tlcbooktours-wmmorrowbooks-littlewonders-tlcbooktours/) - I have to say, even as a non-mother I am completely hooked on these witty, laugh-out-loud books that give a glimpse into the chaotic mommy-world where perfection is demanded but impossible to achieve. Little Wonders by Kate Rorick is a complete delight to read, and a perfect book right now as we are away from
- [BOOK REVIEW: A Deadly Divide by Ausma Zehanat Khan @AusmaZehanat #bookbestiesadeadlydivide #adeadlydivide @minotaurbooks](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/07/book-review-a-deadly-divide-by-ausma-zehanat-khan-ausmazehanat-bookbestiesadeadlydivide-adeadlydivide-minotaurbooks/) - Riveting, influential, and terrifying—A Deadly Divide by Ausma Zehanat Khan is a socially conscious thriller with an incredibly powerful storyline and characters that will be hard to forget. I not only loved the mystery and the characters, I also would have never guessed the twist at the end! A stand-out book that needs to be
- [BOOK REVIEW: A Beautiful Corpse by Christi Daugherty @CJ_Daugherty @MinotaurBooks #bookbestiesabeautifulcorpse #abeautifulcorpse](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/07/book-review-a-beautiful-corpse-by-christi-daugherty-cj_daugherty-minotaurbooks-bookbestiesabeautifulcorpse-abeautifulcorpse/) - Wow, this book was so compulsively readable and addictive! I found myself thinking about the mystery of A Beautiful Corpse by Christi Daugherty whenever I wasn’t reading it. As journalist Harper McClain pursues a killer, the police throw up road blocks, and Harper finds herself the focus of a different sort of crime that is
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton @authorpaige @minotaurbooks #thelochnesspapers #minotaurbooks #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/08/book-review-the-loch-ness-papers-by-paige-shelton-authorpaige-minotaurbooks-thelochnesspapers-minotaurbooks-bookreview/) - Paige Shelton’s fourth installment in the Scottish Bookshop Mysteries The Loch Ness Papers has it all—wedding troubles, an adorable setting, a bookshop, an eccentric lochness monster enthusiast, and a hunt for the enigmatic monster herself! This one is a great read for cozy mystery lovers! About the Book Bookseller Delaney Nichols befriends a Loch Ness
- [BOOK REVIEW: Death of a New American by Mariah Fredericks @mariahfredericks @Minotaurbooks #minotaurbooks #deathofanewamerican #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/20/book-review-death-of-a-new-american-by-mariah-fredericks-mariahfredericks-minotaurbooks-minotaurbooks-deathofanewamerican-bookreview/) - A socially-conscious, atmospheric, historical mystery exploring issues of ethnicity, class, and gender equality in the backdrop of early 1900s New York City. The novel is set right after news of the Titanic hits New York, and just before tens of thousands of women march the streets in support of women’s suffrage. With an explosive mystery
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Fifth Column by Andrew Gross @The_AndrewGross @MinotaurBooks #TheFifthColumn #minotaurbooks](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/17/book-review-the-fifth-column-by-andrew-gross-the_andrewgross-minotaurbooks-thefifthcolumn-minotaurbooks/) - In Andrew Gross’s latest historical thriller, complicated sociopolitical dynamics from the late 1930s surround a conspiracy uncovered involving U.S. government officials. The Fifth Column is particularly fascinating because it is set in a time period that I don’t often see explored in fiction, particularly in the thriller genre. Intricately plotted and so entertaining! February, 1939.
- [BOOK REVIEW: We Went to the Woods by Caite Dolan-Leach #wewenttothewoods](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/27/book-review-we-went-to-the-woods-by-caite-dolan-leach-wewenttothewoods/) - They went off the grid. Their secrets didn’t. For readers of The Secret History and The Immortalists comes a novel about the allure—and dangers—of disconnecting. About the Book Certain that society is on the verge of economic and environmental collapse, five disillusioned twenty-somethings make a bold decision: They gather in upstate New York to transform an abandoned farm, once
- [BOOK REVIEW: Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh @berkleypub #quietinherbones #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2022/05/03/book-review-quiet-in-her-bones-by-nalini-singh-berkleypub-quietinherbones-bookreview/) - Riveting, dark, and twisted—Nalini Singh’s Quiet in Her Bones is an atmospheric thriller that kept me hooked until the final page. About the Book My mother vanished ten years ago.So did a quarter of a million dollars in cash.Thief. Bitch. Criminal.Now, she's back.Her bones clothed in scarlet silk.When socialite Nina Rai disappeared without a trace,
- [BOOK REVIEW: How to Kill Your Best Friend by Lexie Elliott #howtokillyourbestfriend #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2022/10/01/book-review-how-to-kill-your-best-friend-by-lexie-elliott-howtokillyourbestfriend-bookreview/) - I’m hoping that no one reading this has ever thought about killing their best friend, but if you have… well this is the book to give you some ideas! Cleverly starting each chapter with a method you could kill someone (only if you really needed to), Lexie Elliott’s How to Kill Your Best Friend is
- [BOOK REVIEW: Thank You, Next by Andie J. Christopher #thankyounext #bookreview #contemporaryromance](https://phdiva.blog/2022/12/31/book-review-thank-you-next-by-andie-j-christopher-thankyounext-bookreview-contemporaryromance/) - Alex Turner is ready for love, but finds herself repeatedly being “the one before The One” in her relationships. A great premise for a book, this one didn’t quite deliver for me. I enjoyed parts but ultimately I was ready to say “next” to Andie J. Christopher’s Thank You, Next. About the Book (from Goodreads)
- [BOOK REVIEW: Always the Last to Know by Kristan Higgins #alwaysthelasttoknow #bookreview #kristanhiggins](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/16/book-review-always-the-last-to-know-by-kristan-higgins-alwaysthelasttoknow-bookreview-kristanhiggins/) - “Love isn’t always the thing that fills up the room, or your heart. Sometimes, it’s what sneaks into the in between spaces.” Those who know me know that tear-jerkers really get to me. Always the Last to Know by Kristan Higgins is one of those books. Delving into the complexities of family, relationships, and love,
- [BOOK REVIEW: Tightrope by Amanda Quick](https://phdiva.blog/2023/06/17/book-review-tightrope-by-amanda-quick/) - A quick, enchanting read, Tightrope tells the story of a former trapeze artist who has changed careers to run an inn after surviving an attempted murder. Now she finds herself drawn to the man investigating a murder at her inn. About the Book (Goodreads) An unconventional woman and a man shrouded in mystery walk a
- [BOOK REVIEW: Saving Meghan by D. J. Palmer @djpalmerauthor @stmartinspress #savingmeghan  #protectmeghan #believebecky](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/16/book-review-saving-meghan-by-d-j-palmer-djpalmerauthor-stmartinspress-savingmeghan-protectmeghan-believebecky/) - Can you love someone to death? In a stunning novel that is part medical thriller, part domestic suspense, D. J. Palmer brings us the shocking and unputdownable story of a sick girl with parents who will stop at nothing to save her. Or is it possible one of them are to blame? This book had
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth @sallyhepworth @stmartinspress #bookreview #themotherinlaw](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/24/book-review-the-mother-in-law-by-sally-hepworth-sallyhepworth-stmartinspress-bookreview-themotherinlaw/) - As gripping as it is haunting, there’s a poetry to the story told in The Mother-in Law that is so captivating and suspenseful, you will think about it for days after reading it. Over 24-hours after finishing Sally Hepworth’s The Mother-In-Law, there are still so many nuances I’m left turning over in my mind and
- [BOOK REVIEW: Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @stmartinspress #thingsyousaveinafire](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/14/book-review-things-you-save-in-a-fire-by-katherine-center-katherinecenter-stmartinspress-thingsyousaveinafire/) - Katherine Center’s newest book Things You Save in a Fire is the type of book that stays with you. It was actually the first book I read in 2019 and I absolutely loved it. When I recommend it to people, I describe it as the type of book that heals the soul when you read
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Night Swim by Megan Goldin  @stmartinspress @megangoldin #thenightswim #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2022/04/21/book-review-the-night-swim-by-megan-goldin-stmartinspress-megangoldin-thenightswim-bookreview/) - As someone who loves true crime podcasts and loves when books feature a journalism or podcast element to an investigation or mystery, I knew I had to have Megan Goldin’s novel The Night Swim the moment I read the description. Frankly, I would have read anything Megan Goldin published next after how much I loved
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Closer You Get by Mary Torjussen @marytorjussen @berkleypub #thecloseryouget](https://phdiva.blog/2020/11/02/book-review-the-closer-you-get-by-mary-torjussen-marytorjussen-berkleypub-thecloseryouget/) - I’ve been a big fan of Mary Torjussen ever since I read Gone Without a Trace (be sure to check out that book for a wild ride!!!) and so I look forward to her new book each time I see one coming! The Closer You Get showcases her talent in the psychological thriller space expertly!
- [BOOK REVIEW: Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey @kerryann @berkleyromance #waitingfortomhanks #romcom](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/13/book-review-waiting-for-tom-hanks-by-kerry-winfrey-kerryann-berkleyromance-waitingfortomhanks-romcom/) - A story for romantic comedy fans—this one is for you! About the Book A rom-com-obsessed romantic waiting for her perfect leading man learns that life doesn’t always go according to a script in this delightfully charming and funny novel.Annie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing screenplays, rewatching Sleepless in
- [BOOK REVIEW: Minor Dramas and Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West @berkleypub @kwestbooks #minordramasandothercatastrophes](https://phdiva.blog/2020/10/07/book-review-minor-dramas-and-other-catastrophes-by-kathleen-west-berkleypub-kwestbooks-minordramasandothercatastrophes/) - A mother who lives her life for her children finds herself on the outs when her helicopter parenting lands her in hot water with the other affluent mothers. Meanwhile, a teacher who truly believes in opening her students up to diverse perspectives may be no match for the affluent private school moms on facebook. Two
- [BOOK REVIEW: Who Rescued Who by Victoria Schade @VictoriaSchade @BerkleyPub #whorescuedwho #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/15/book-review-who-rescued-who-by-victoria-schade-victoriaschade-berkleypub-whorescuedwho-bookreview/) - Come for the adorable puppy on the cover, stay for a fun rom-com that will definitely lift your spirits! About the Book A few rough breaks lead a woman at the end of her leash to journey across the pond to fetch a surprise inheritance--but the dogs she rescues along the way have other ideas.The
- [BOOK REVIEW: Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati @akaSaraDonati @BerkleyPub #wherethelightenters #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/09/05/book-review-where-the-light-enters-by-sara-donati-akasaradonati-berkleypub-wherethelightenters-bookreview/) - From the international bestselling author of The Gilded Hour comes Sara Donati's enthralling epic about two trailblazing female doctors in nineteenth-century New York.Obstetrician Dr. Sophie Savard returns home to the achingly familiar rhythms of Manhattan in the early spring of 1884 to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. With the help of Dr. Anna
- [BOOK REVIEW: Master Class by Christina Dalcher @CVDalcher @BerkleyPub #bookreview #masterclass #dystopianfiction](https://phdiva.blog/2020/08/24/book-review-master-class-by-christina-dalcher-cvdalcher-berkleypub-bookreview-masterclass-dystopianfiction/) - Christina Dalcher’s Master Class is without a doubt one of the most thought-provoking, socially terrifying books I have read, not by overt horror but through the way she crafts a society that by the end of the book doesn’t seem so far off from our own. Absolutely gripping and brilliant! About the Book Every child's
- [BOOK REVIEW: Salty, Bitter, Sweet by Mayra Cuevas @mayraecuevas @tlcbooktours @blinkyabooks #saltybittersweet #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/03/16/book-review-salty-bitter-sweet-by-mayra-cuevas-mayraecuevas-tlcbooktours-blinkyabooks-saltybittersweet-bookreview/) - A coming-of-age novel about an American teenager who is living in France with her father and attending a high-caliber cooking program. With dreams of becoming a Michelin-star chef, a troubled relationship with her father and his new family, and a love-interest, Isabella has her plate full. A charming story with a lot of heart and
- [BLOG TOUR: The Road to Delano by John DeSimone @SuzyAPBookTours @rarebirdlit #theroadtodelano](https://phdiva.blog/2020/03/01/blog-tour-the-road-to-delano-by-john-desimone-suzyapbooktours-rarebirdlit-theroadtodelano/) - Thought-provoking and powerful—The Road to Delano by John DeSimone touches on issues of justice, destiny, and equality that resonate from the time of the novel through today. A story you won’t soon forget. In the 1930s, Sugar Duncan and his new wife Shirly drive down the road to Delano and purchase land to set up
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Girl in White Gloves by Kerri Maher @BerkleyPub @kerrimaherbooks #thegirlinwhitegloves #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/26/book-review-the-girl-in-white-gloves-by-kerri-maher-berkleypub-kerrimaherbooks-thegirlinwhitegloves-bookreview/) - I am definitely one of those girls who was guilty of growing up absolutely adoring Grace Kelly. Not that she didn’t deserve that adoration, but I feel guilty that I only based that off of the part I could see—her beauty, her composure, her talent, her glamorous life. As we get older, it can be
- [BOOK REVIEW: A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker @berkleypub @sarahpinsker #asongforanewday](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/21/book-review-a-song-for-a-new-day-by-sarah-pinsker-berkleypub-sarahpinsker-asongforanewday/) - In a dystopian world where public gatherings have been made illegal, one woman raises her voice to stand up for the power of music, art, and human connection. A beautiful story that will definitely speak to the heart! About the Book In this captivating science fiction novel from an award-winning author, public gatherings are illegal
- [BOOK REVIEW: You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley @OakleyColleen @BerkleyPub @berkleyromance #youweretheretoo](https://phdiva.blog/2020/02/17/book-review-you-were-there-too-by-colleen-oakley-oakleycolleen-berkleypub-berkleyromance-youweretheretoo/) - Do you believe that your dreams have meaning? What would you do if you dreamt about someone you don’t know, and then met that person in real life? In Colleen Oakley’s You Were There Too, a woman meets a man literally from her dreams. But the problem is, she is already married. Heart-wrenching and thought-provoking,
- [BOOK REVIEW: A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh @berkleypub #bookreview #amadnessofsunshine](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/22/book-review-a-madness-of-sunshine-by-nalini-singh-berkleypub-bookreview-amadnessofsunshine/) - A widow returns home, a woman goes missing, and secrets from the past won’t stay buried for long… In this tensely-plotted, taut thriller, Nalini Singh crafts a breathtaking mystery set in the wild thicket of a small coastal New Zealand community that hooked me from page one! About the Book On the rugged West Coast
- [BLOG TOUR: The Other Gloria by L.A. Villafane @othergloria @suzyAPbooktours #bookreview #theothergloria](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/16/blog-tour-the-other-gloria-by-l-a-villafane-othergloria-suzyapbooktours-bookreview-theothergloria/) - This book started with a shocking scene and it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through! This is the sort of book that leaves you unsure what to say about it… Whoa! What? Those are some of the reactions I had. Tense and tautly wound, don’t skip this book! About
- [BOOK REVIEW: Holly Banks Full of Angst by Julie Valerie @julie_valerie @KCC_PR @LUAuthors #bookreview #hollybanksfullofangst](https://phdiva.blog/2020/01/03/book-review-holly-banks-full-of-angst-by-julie-valerie-julie_valerie-kcc_pr-luauthors-bookreview-hollybanksfullofangst/) - Do you ever think that a book was just simply meant for you to read when you did? I had been having a really stressful few weeks at work when my copy of Holly Banks Full of Angst arrived and when I started reading it, I immediately knew it was just what I needed. Holly
- [BLOG TOUR: Every Stolen Breath by Kimberly Gabriel @KT_Gabriel @TLCBookTours #everystolenbreath](https://phdiva.blog/2019/12/04/blog-tour-every-stolen-breath-by-kimberly-gabriel-kt_gabriel-tlcbooktours-everystolenbreath/) - Kimberly Gabriel’s heart-racing YA thriller Every Stolen Breath was such a delight to read and truly hard to put down! Filled with tension and inspired by the real life flash mob violence that occurred in Chicago nearly a decade ago, this is a must-read thriller this year. About the Book The Swarm is unrecognizable, untraceable,
- [BLOG TOUR: A Better Next by Maren Cooper @marenwrites @suzyAPbooktours @shewritespress #abetternext #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/11/25/blog-tour-a-better-next-by-maren-cooper-marenwrites-suzyapbooktours-shewritespress-abetternext-bookreview/) - Some books just seem to come at the right time and resonate in a way that you weren’t expecting. When I say Maren Cooper’s novel A Better Next was that book, it’s an understatement. This book was just the type of women empowerment novel of resilience that I needed to push through a tough few
- [BLOG TOUR: Maggie's Ruse by Anne Leigh Parrish @AnneLParrish @TLCBookTours #maggiesruse #literaryfiction](https://phdiva.blog/2019/11/11/blog-tour-maggies-ruse-by-anne-leigh-parrish-annelparrish-tlcbooktours-maggiesruse-literaryfiction/) - Maggie’s Ruse by Anne Leigh Parrish focuses on a pair of beautiful, creative and often turbulent twins living in New York City and learning to appreciate their differences, embrace their twin-ness, and grow up. A quick and compulsive read, this is one I don’t think I’d normally gravitate to but the way it was written
- [BOOK REVIEW: Still Lives by Maria Hummel @mariahummel2 @counterpointllc @bookofthemonth #bookofthemonth #botm](https://phdiva.blog/2019/11/09/book-review-still-lives-by-maria-hummel-mariahummel2-counterpointllc-bookofthemonth-bookofthemonth-botm/) - A famous and provocative painter goes missing on the night of her latest exhibition’s debut. The subject of her exhibition, Still Lives, depicts paintings of herself posed as famous murder victims from Los Angeles. The museum’s writer, Maggie, finds herself at the center of the investigation as her personal and professional lives become entangled… A
- [BLOG TOUR: Eve 2.0: The Ultimate Gaming Experience by Winter Lawrence @WinterBLawrence @TLCBookTours #Eve2point0  #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/11/04/blog-tour-eve-2-0-the-ultimate-gaming-experience-by-winter-lawrence-winterblawrence-tlcbooktours-eve2point0-bookreview/) - For a gamer-girl, being trapped in her favorite video games for a while sounds like a dream come true. But when it seems like the program may be linked to illness in her boyfriend and another person, the stakes are no longer about winning, they are about making it out of the game alive… Filled
- [BLOG TOUR: Plastic by Frank Strausser @FrankStrausser @SuzyAPBookTours #plastic #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/10/16/blog-tour-plastic-by-frank-strausser-frankstrausser-suzyapbooktours-plastic-bookreview/) - The moment I saw the cover of Frank Strausser’s novel Plastic, I wanted to read it. The cover has that sort of campy satire vibe, but the book itself is a bit more serious. Dealing with themes of fame, beauty, and aging with a contemporary twist and a touch of irony, this was a commentary
- [Book Chat: Read the Rainbow, Sept 16, 2019](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/16/book-chat-read-the-rainbow-sept-16-2019/) - I think the best thing about books (besides reading them!) has to be their covers and their spines. Aesthetically, a beautiful tonal book stack just makes my soul happy! Today I'm sharing some beautiful purple\ book spines--all are books that I haven't read yet but are top of my too-read list. A few are already
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Only Skill That Matters by Jonathan Levi @entreprenewer @TLCbooktours @superhumanacad #theonlyskillthatmatters #reading](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/04/book-review-the-only-skill-that-matters-by-jonathan-levi-entreprenewer-tlcbooktours-superhumanacad-theonlyskillthatmatters-reading/) - I just finished the last section of Jonathan Levi's book The Only Skill The Matters, and to be honest I am livid. LIVID! Do you know why I'm upset right now? Because every single exercise in this book would have helped me IMMENSELY when I was studying for my doctoral degree and comprehensive exams, and
- [BLOG TOUR: The House by the Cypress Trees by Elena Mikalsen @WF_writerEM @suzyAPbooktours #bookreview #thehousebythecypresstrees #womensfiction](https://phdiva.blog/2019/09/02/blog-tour-the-house-by-the-cypress-trees-by-elena-mikalsen-wf_writerem-suzyapbooktours-bookreview-thehousebythecypresstrees-womensfiction/) - Some books provide a sensory experience that rushes you away and makes you forget where you are when you read it. In The House by the Cypress Trees by Elena Mikalsen, an American woman feeling lost and searching for answers meets a British man who has closed his heart off in a chance encounter in
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Floating Feldmans by Elyssa Friedland @ElyssaFriedland @BerkleyPub #thefloatingfeldmans #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/28/book-review-the-floating-feldmans-by-elyssa-friedland-elyssafriedland-berkleypub-thefloatingfeldmans-bookreview/) - A charming contemporary family drama featuring a highly dysfunctional family with some endearingly quirky characters. Secrets, old rivalries, and resentment abound, bringing in drama caused by holding on to those secrets. I have to admit that if I were in this family, I’d probably keep secrets as well because ono-cohesive family unit is an understatement
- [BLOG TOUR: Castle of Concrete by Katia Raina @katiaraina1 @tlcbooktours #castleofconcrete](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/28/blog-tour-castle-of-concrete-by-katia-raina-katiaraina1-tlcbooktours-castleofconcrete/) - Castle of Concrete is a truly enlightening young adult historical fiction novel about a fifteen year-old Jewish girl being reunited with her mother in Moscow during the early 1990s as the Soviet Union is set to fall. With beautiful writing and a story that covers an historical event I didn’t know much about, I think
- [BOOK REVIEW: Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins @kristan_higgins @berkleypub #lifeandotherinconveniences](https://phdiva.blog/2019/08/13/book-review-life-and-other-inconveniences-by-kristan-higgins-kristan_higgins-berkleypub-lifeandotherinconveniences/) - A beautifully complex story about an unconventional family and the healing power of forgiveness. I cannot believe I have never read anything by Kristan Higgins before! By the end of the very first chapter I found Life and Other Inconveniences to be completely charming. It has that blend of humor, heartfelt emotion, pain, lightness, and
- [BOOK REVIEW: Milady by Laura L. Sullivan @berkleypub #milady #lauralsullivan #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/07/05/book-review-milady-by-laura-l-sullivan-berkleypub-milady-lauralsullivan-bookreview/) - “We all know history was written by men, and they so often get things wrong.” I always love a good reversal of classic stories, where the villain becomes the central character, and the hero’s faults are exposed. A story that makes you think about why the villain acted the way they did. Maybe not forgiving
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Great Pretenders by Laura Kalpakian @LauraKalpakian @BerkleyPub #thegreatpretenders #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/23/book-review-the-great-pretenders-by-laura-kalpakian-laurakalpakian-berkleypub-thegreatpretenders-bookreview/) - If you love a strong female lead and an old-Hollywood setting, Laura Kalpakian’s The Great Pretenders is a must-read book! Set in the 1950s, the book tells the story of Roxanne Granville, granddaughter to a successful studio head and an agent to script writers. But Roxanne’s life is not as easy as it seems. She
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Friends We Keep by Jane Green @JaneGreen @BerkleyPub #TheFriendsWeKeep #BookReview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/06/09/book-review-the-friends-we-keep-by-jane-green-janegreen-berkleypub-thefriendswekeep-bookreview/) - Friendship, forgiveness, and finding your way in life. In Jane Green’s The Friends We Keep, three best friends are followed over decades, as they lose touch and come back together. This is a story of how best friends are still there for each other, even when they lose their way. This is the kind of
- [BOOK REVIEW: My Ex-Best Friend's Wedding by Wendy Wax @Wendy_Wax @BerkleyPub #myexbestfriendswedding #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/20/book-review-my-ex-best-friends-wedding-by-wendy-wax-wendy_wax-berkleypub-myexbestfriendswedding-bookreview/) - 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 before this book and I feel that I picked up this one at the exact right moment. It was a story that
- [BOOK REVIEW: Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen @berkleypub @reneerosen1 #parkavenuesummer #bookreview #bookbestiesapproved](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/14/book-review-park-avenue-summer-by-renee-rosen-berkleypub-reneerosen1-parkavenuesummer-bookreview-bookbestiesapproved/) - 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 around historical fact, Renee Rosen crafted a compelling story that allowed me to not only fall in love with the fictional Alice,
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang @HHoangWrites @BerkleyPub #thebridetest](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/07/book-review-the-bride-test-by-helen-hoang/) - A fairy tale story with an entirely unique take—Helen Hoang’s The Bride Test is fresh, charming, and steamy!!! Truly, no one brings a new voice to romance quite the way Helen Hoang does. She has the “it” factor with her books—that combination of modern and socially conscious, while still having that Cinderella fairy tale feel
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Missing Years by Lexie Elliott @elliott_lexie @berkleypub @corvusbooks #themissingyears #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/05/01/book-review-the-missing-years-by-lexie-elliott-elliott_lexie-berkleypub-corvusbooks-themissingyears-bookreview/) - Steeped in small town folklore and filled with atmospheric suspense, I absolutely loved Lexie Elliott’s second novel, The Missing Years! Revolving around a decades old disappearance and an inherited house that seems to have a presence all of its own, The Missing Years was a book that I lost myself into each time I picked
- [BOOK REVIEW: Death Waits in the Dark by Julia Buckley @JuliaBucks @BerkleyMystery @BerkleyPub #cozymystery #writersapprentice #deathwaitsinthedark #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/04/13/book-review-death-waits-in-the-dark-by-julia-buckley-juliabucks-berkleymystery-berkleypub-cozymystery-writersapprentice-deathwaitsinthedark-bookreview/) - Nothing cools off a summer heat-wave in Blue Lake, Indiana quite like a chilling murder! In Julia Buckley’s fourth installment of her Writer’s Apprentice cozy mystery series Death Waits in the Dark, a long buried secret surfaces and murder soon follows. With a menacing presence looming over the novel, readers will find this suspenseful cozy
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- [BOOK REVIEW: My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing @smariedowning @berkleypub #bookbestiesmylovelywife #bookreview #mylovelywife](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/26/book-review-my-lovely-wife-by-samantha-downing-smariedowning-berkleypub-bookbestiesmylovelywife-bookreview-mylovelywife/) - Seriously twisted! I don’t even know how to prepare myself to talk about this book because it is THAT good! When I read My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing, I not only had no idea what would happen next, but I couldn’t even decide what I wanted to have happen! A truly gripping thriller with
- [BOOK REVIEW: American Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton @StephMThornton @berkleypub #bookbestiesamericanprincess #americanprincess #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/24/book-review-american-princess-by-stephanie-marie-thorton-stephmthorton-berkleypub-bookbestiesamericanprincess-americanprincess-bookreview/) - In a powerful story of the dark and light sides of her life, the unconventional, unapologetic, and uninhibited Alice Roosevelt shines through the pages of Stephanie Marie Thornton’s American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt. This is a story of a truly incredible woman that I admit I knew very little about before
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Last Woman in the Forest by Diane Les Becquets @dlesbecquets @berkleypub #bookbestieslastwomanintheforest #thelastwomanintheforest](https://phdiva.blog/2019/03/05/book-review-the-last-woman-in-the-forest-by-diane-les-becquets-dlesbecquets-berkleypub-bookbestieslastwomanintheforest-thelastwomanintheforest/) - The opening chapter to Diane Les Becquet’s The Last Woman in the Forest is positively chilling! From the moment I read it, I seriously couldn’t put the book down. I wouldn’t say this is an action-fueled thriller, but it is absolutely a plot-driven thriller. As I read clue after clue, I needed to understand how
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Secret of Clouds by Alyson Richman @alysonrichman @berkleypub #thesecretofclouds #bookbestiessecretofclouds](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/19/book-review-the-secret-of-clouds/) - Tearfully beautiful and filled with a certain sort of magic that only an inspiring story can deliver, Alyson Richman's The Secret of Clouds is a book I encourage everyone to open their heaart to. I’m still a bit choked up over this story in a wonderful way. It spoke to the child in me who still remembers that
- [BOOK REVIEW: Sophie Last Seen by Marlene Adelstein @fixyourbook #bookreview #bookblog #sophielastseen](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/27/book-review-sophie-last-seen-by-marlene-adelstein-fixyourbook-bookreview-bookblog-sophielastseen/) - Emotionally, this book got me right in the feels! Marlene Adelstein’s debut novel Sophie Last Seen tells the story of a mother stuck in a perpetual state of grieving after the disappearance of her daughter Sophie 6 years previously. I found this book to be extremely engaging—it read so quickly for the genre. Adelstein is
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray @berkleypub #thecareandfeedingofravenouslyhungrygirls #bookbestiescareandfeeding #bookbestieapproved](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/20/book-review-the-care-and-feeding-of-ravenously-hungry-girls/) - A dark portrayal of the dysfunction of families, this book touches on many important but difficult subjects. The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray is the sort of book that resonates the most in the quiet aftermath of the story than it does while reading it, for me. In a good
- [BOOK REVIEW: The Beast's Heart by Leife Shallcross @leioss @berkleyromance @berkleypub #bookbestiesbeastsheart #thebeastsheart](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/15/book-review-the-beasts-heart-by-leife-shallross-leioss-berkleyromance-berkleypub-bookbestiesbeastsheart-thebeastsheart/) - Whimsical and enchanting! Leife Shallcross’s latest reimagining of the classic storyof Beauty and the Beast is more similar to Beaumont’s 18th century abridgedLa Belle et la Bête than it is the Disneyclassic—which is a total compliment! No offense to Disney, but the classicversion of this story really has much more depth and darkness. (Sidebar: Did
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- [BOOK REVIEW: The Matchmaker's List by Sonya Lalli @saskinthecity @BerkleyPub #bookbestiesmatchmakerslist #TheMatchmakersList](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/08/book-review-the-matchmakers-list-by-sonya-lalli-saskinthecity-berkleypub-bookbestiesmatchmakerslist-thematchmakerslist/) - Heartwarming, funny, and fresh—Sonya Lalli’s novel The Matchmaker’s List is already a favorite in the romantic comedy category for me! I loved the story about a woman who is feeling pressured to get married as she nears the age of 30, and I loved the way Lalli wrote. She lets her characters be flawed and
- [Can't Wait Wednesday: Say You're Sorry by Karen Rose @KarenRoseBooks @BerkleyPub #sayyouresorry #bookbestiessayyouresorry](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/06/cant-wait-wednesday-say-youre-sorry-by-karen-rose-karenrosebooks-berkleypub-sayyouresorry-bookbestiessayyouresorry/) - Can't Wait Wednesday is a meme hosted over at wishful endings where we talk about what book we are looking forward to reading. This week the book that I can't wait to read is... Say You're Sorry by Karen Rose! This one looks fantastic--it has romance, suspense, and quite a cover! Read on to learn
- [BOOK REVIEW: Forget You Know Me by @JessicaStrawser @stmartinspress #forgetyouknowme #bookbestiesforgetyouknowme #bookreview](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/04/book-review-forget-you-know-me/) - My first experience reading Jessica Strawser, and I can now understand the buzz in the book community over her work! I found Forget You Know Me to be decadent, raw, and emotionally gratifying. This is a book most women will connect with, especially as we transition out of youth and into adulthood. It touches on
- [What I Read: Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood @tgwood505 @stmartinspress #keepinglucy](https://phdiva.blog/2019/02/01/what-i-read-keeping-lucy-by-t-greenwood-tgwood505-stmartinspress-keepinglucy/) - Happy Friday! This past week I finished reading T. Greenwood's novel Keeping Lucy, which tells the story of a mother who is learning to rediscover her voice and follow her instincts. Set in the 1970s, Ginny is advised to send her second child Lucy to a home for children born with downs syndrome. She'll need special

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- [The Boyfriend (spoilers and ending explained) | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-boyfriend-end-spoilers-frieda-mcfadden/) - I have my spoiler-free review on my main page. Or if you're looking for spoilers for other standalone Freida books, I recommend Never Lie or The Teacher (I liked one much less than the other but you'll have to pop in to see which). Here, we’re going to talk spoilers for Frieda McFadden’s new book, The
- [How did it end? Book reviews with spoilers available](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/) - Some books just beg to be discussed in further detail! In my main reviews (the ones that show in my feed), I keep it spoiler-free. For a few books, I have a separate review that explains the ending and has my thoughts on the whole book. You can find those books here! For reasons I
- [The Tenant | Freida McFadden (spoilers and ending explained)](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/the-tenant-freida-mcfadden-spoilers-and-ending-explained/) - This review covers all of the juciy spoilers and a summary of The Tenant - Freida McFadden's latest thriller. If you want to see a review with no spoilers, head over to the main review. Otherwise let's get into it! We’ve all had a bad roommate experience, right? (If you haven’t had that experience, consider
- [About PhDiva](https://phdiva.blog/about-phdiva/) - Hi all! I'm Mackenzie and I'm excited you are here! On this page I talk a bit about myself and why I started this blog. I also talk about my work and how I publicize books. If you are interested in contacting me about reviewing a book, there is a contact form (linked at the
- [Red River Road | Anna Downes (spoilers and ending explained)](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/red-river-road-anna-downes-spoilers-and-ending-explained/) - This review contains spoilers for the big twist in Anna Downes' Red River Road. If you are looking to stay spoiler-free, head back to the main review. That is one long road on the cover and it may appear straight, but it is quite twisty in the book! This book really came out of left field. I
- [The Business Trip | Jessie Garcia (spoilers and ending explained)](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/the-business-trip-jessie-garcia-spoilers-and-ending-explained/) - I am dying to talk about the ending to Jessie Garcia’s thriller, The Business Trip, and here is the place we can do that. Sigh of relief! But if you are looking to avoid spoilers, head back over to the other review where I keep it spoiler-free. You can always come back here when you’re done!
- [The Crash | Freida McFadden (spoilers and ending explained)](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/the-crash-freida-mcfadden-spoilers-and-ending-explained/) - New year, new resolutions, and a new Freida McFadden book! Freida’s newest standalone thriller, The Crash, has quite frankly crashed into best seller lists, book clubs, and bookstores everywhere (pun intended!). Let’s discuss! What’s going on in the prologue? Call me a hater, but I can’t stand Freida’s (or really any author’s) dramatic opening prologue that hints
- [Beautiful Ugly | Alice Feeney (spoilers and ending explained)](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/beautiful-ugly-alice-feeney-spoilers-and-ending-explained/) - Alice Feeney has done it again! I feel like I’ve been gaslighted in the best possible way when I read her books. As a preface before I get into it, if you like audiobooks I thought that Richard Armitage knocked it out of the park for this book. Dark, moody, atmospheric! So what was that
- [Book Reviews by Author](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-by-author/) - Mystery Reviews | Psychological Thriller Reviews | Spoiler Reviews A A. J. Banner | The Poison GardenA. J. Finn | End of StoryAbbi Waxman | Christa Comes Out of Her ShellAbby Collette | A Deadly Inside ScoopAdam Hamdy | Missing PersonsAdrian McKinty | The IslandAlana B. Lytle | Man's Best FriendAlex Coombs | Death in
- [There is No Ethan | Anna Akbari (book spoilers and ending explained)](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-there-is-no-ethan-end-spoilers-anna-akbari/) - This is a spoiled review of Anna Akbari's There is No Ethan. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, head back to the main review. You can always come back here when you're done! Anna Akbari's book, There is No Ethan, is part memoir, part intellectual analysis, and part exposé. She opens describing how
- [Humor Me (spoilers and ending explained) | Cat Shook](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-humor-me-end-spoilers-and-ending-explained-cat-shook/) - This review contains spoilers for Humor Me by Cat Shook, where I explain the ending and talk through my thoughts on the full story. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, I’ve got that covered as well! What is Humor Me about? Presley Fry is a talent bookings assistant at the Late Night Show.
- [Never Lie | Freida McFadden (book spoilers and ending explained)](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/never-lie-freida-mcfadden-book-spoilers-and-ending-explained/) - Another day, another Freida McFadden book full of unlikable dummies and an illogical-but-shocking twist. Never Lie is the most recommended Freida book to psychological thriller lovers that I've seen. Even more than The Housemaid, and that is saying something! Did I like it? Eh… I liked it better than some (looking at you, The Teacher) but not as well
- [Clickbait | Holly Baxter (book spoilers and ending explained)](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/clickbait-holly-baxter-book-spoilers-and-ending-explained/) - This is a book that I absolutely had to spoil because (if no other reason), I am absolutely gobsmacked by the instigating event that causes the main character’s life to unravel! I’m literally blushing thinking about it. I’m covering my eyes. I’m giggling. I’m mentally texting everyone I hypothetically have in common with her to discuss the
- [Here One Moment (spoilers and ending explained) | Liane Moriarty](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/here-one-moment-spoilers-and-ending-explained-liane-moriarty/) - This post has spoilers for Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, head back to the main page for an un-spoiled review. Are you looking to find out how Here One Moment ended and get into this long and unique book? If you’re like me, you didn’t really know what
- [The Housemaid is Watching (spoilers and ending explained) | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-housemaid-is-watching-end-spoilers-freida-mcfadden/) - We have reached the conclusion of Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid series, and this was not how I expected the book to end. If you’ve followed any of my other reviews on the series, you’ll know that I liked The Housemaid (though I took small issue with the overlap with another popular book, I felt the last 20% redeemed it),
- [The Housemaid's Secret (spoilers and ending explained) | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-housemaids-secret-end-spoilers-freida-mcfadden/) - Are you following Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid trilogy? I had read the first book two years ago but didn’t post my review until recently. In my spoiler post, I talked a bit about the comparison between The Housemaid and another popular book (you can check that out here). However, the sequel to The Housemaid came
- [The Housemaid (spoilers and ending explained) | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-housemaid-end-spoilers-freida-mcfadden/) - Though Freida McFadden had been gaining some traction online (and had already self-published several books), The Housemaid is arguably the book that skyrocketed her to the juggernaut she is today. I’d say McFadden is one of the most controversial popular authors currently. There’s a psychological thriller facebook group that gets multiple fan (crossing into stan)
- [The Paris Widow (spoilers and ending explained) | Kimberly S Belle](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-paris-widow-end-spoilers-kimberly-s-belle/) - This is my spoiler review for The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle, where I'll outline how the book ended and what I thought. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, head back to the main page. You can always come back here when you're done! What is The Paris Widow about? An unknown woman
- [The Teacher (spoilers and ending explained) | Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-teacher-end-spoilers-freida-mcfadden/) - This is my full spoiler review for Freida McFadden's The Teacher, where I lay out exactly what happened, explain the ending, and say what I really thought about this book. If you want to avoid spoilers, go back to my unspoiled-review. You can always come back when you finish! Freida is best known for the
- [She's Not Sorry (spoilers and ending explained) | Mary Kubica](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-shes-not-sorry-end-spoilers-mary-kubica/) - This review will have spoilers for the end of She's Not Sorry. If you're looking for a spoiler-free review, you can go to the main review and come back when you're done! Meghan Michaels is an ICU nurse and single mother. When a patient named Caitlyn arrives at the ICU with a brain injury, Meghan
- [One Perfect Couple (spoilers and ending explained) | Ruth Ware](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-one-perfect-couple-end-spoilers-ruth-ware/) - Are you looking for a spoiler-free review of One Perfect Couple? Head back to the main review to avoid spoilers. You can always return here when you're ready to unpack the ending! What is One Perfect Couple about? (brief recap) Five couples head to a remote island in the Indian Ocean to compete in a
- [House of Glass (spoilers and ending explained) | Sarah Pekkanen](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-house-of-glass-end-spoilers-sarah-pekkanen/) - Full post coming soon!
- [Everyone is Watching (spoilers and ending explained) | Heather Gudenkauf](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-everyone-is-watching-end-spoilers-heather-gudenkauf/) - This is a spoiler-reveiw of Everyone is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, head back to the main page. You can come back here when you are ready to find out how it all ended, the ending explained, and what I thought! What is Everyone is Watching about? (official
- [Darling Girls (spoilers and ending explained) | Sally Hepworth](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-darling-girls-end-spoilers-sally-hepworth/) - This review contains spoilers for the ending of Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, head to the main page. Stay here if you want to see the ending explained and what I thought about that final chapter. A dark suspense novel, Sally Hepworth’s Darling Girls is not one to miss.
- [The Husbands (spoilers and ending explained) | Holly Gramazio](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-husbands-end-spoilers-holly-gramazio/) - Are you looking for a spoiler-free review of The Husbands? Head back to the main review. You can always return here when you're ready to unpack the ending! How did The Husbands end? (spoilers) Lauren spends much of the book trying to find another Carter. In one of her lives, she actually travels to Denver
- [The Midnight Feast (spoilers and ending explained) | Lucy Foley](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-midnight-feast-end-spoilers-lucy-foley/) - This is my spoiler-review of Lucy Foley's The Midnight Feast, where I get into everything that went down and explain that juicy ending! What happened after everything came together? Let's get into it below! If you don't want to be spoiled, head back to my unspoiled review first and then stop back here later! Who
- [The Soulmate  (spoilers and ending explained) | Sally Hepworth](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-soulmate-end-spoilers-sally-hepworth/) - This is my spoiler review of The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, head over to my main review. You can always come back here when you're done to check out my thoughts! A domestic-suspense novel with fascinating relational dynamics and a compelling ending that will have you tempted
- [The Unwedding (spoilers and ending explained) | Ally Condie](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-unwedding-end-spoilers-ally-condie/) - This review of Ally Condie's The Unwedding contains spoilers and the ending explained. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, I've got that over on the main page! What is the TL;DR on The Unwedding? I think this is the first Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club pick in ages that I just simply…did not get.
- [The Unraveling (spoilers and ending explained) | Vi Keeland](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-unraveling-end-spoilers-vi-keeland/) - This review contains spoilers for the ending of The Unraveling by Vi Keeland. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, I've got that covered over on the main page! This is quite a book! I wasn’t expecting to sucked in so quickly, but I can’t resist a slightly unhinged narrator and Meredith is teetering
- [The Haters (spoilers and ending explained) | Robyn Harding](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-haters-end-spoilers-and-ending-explained-robyn-harding/) - This review contains spoilers for The Haters by Robyn Harding and goes through how the book ends plus my thoughts. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review of The Haters, I've got that covered as well! A dark psychological suspense novel, The Haters is a play on every writer’s worst nightmare: a cadre of
- [Look in the Mirror (spoilers and ending explained) | Catherine Steadman](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-look-in-the-mirror-end-spoilers-and-ending-explained-catherine-steadman/) - Did you just finish Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman and now you have a million questions? Let's talk about it! The following review contains major spoilers for Look in the Mirror. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, head over to the main page. I’m so ready to talk about Catherine Steadman’s
- [The Last Mrs. Parrish (spoilers and ending explained) | Liv Constantine](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-last-mrs-parrish-end-spoilers-and-ending-explained-liv-constantine/) - This review contains spoilers for The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine. In this post I briefly summarize the twists and turns and explain the ending. If you are looking to avoid spoilers, head back to my spoiler-free review! A deliciously unlikable narrator, a twist you won’t see coming, and a secret game of cat
- [You Will Never Be Me (spoilers) | Jesse Q Sutanto](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-im-not-done-with-you-yet-end-spoilers-jesse-q-sutanto/) - This review contains spoilers for You Will Never Be Me, the latest psychological thriller by Jesse Q Sutanto. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, head back to the main page. If you are looking to unpack that twist at the end, stick around! Two best friends have a falling out when one of
- [The Astrology House (spoilers) | Carinn Jade](https://phdiva.blog/book-reviews-with-spoilers-available/how-did-the-astrology-house-end-spoilers-carinn-jade/) - This review contains spoilers for the ending of The Astrology House by Carinn Jade. If you are looking to keep spoiler-free, head back to my main review! I'm going to try to keep my spoilers more succinct, because there is too much to do play-by-play here. Read on to find out how it ended and
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- [Behind Closed Doors](https://phdiva.blog/tag/behind-closed-doors/)
- [Neighbors](https://phdiva.blog/tag/neighbors/)
- [Island](https://phdiva.blog/tag/island/)
- [Documentary](https://phdiva.blog/tag/documentary/)
- [Suburbs](https://phdiva.blog/tag/suburbs/)
- [Lauren Weisberger](https://phdiva.blog/tag/lauren-weisberger/)
- [Former Foster Kid](https://phdiva.blog/tag/former-foster-kid/)
- [Orphan](https://phdiva.blog/tag/orphan/)
- [Retreat](https://phdiva.blog/tag/retreat/)
- [Emily Carpenter](https://phdiva.blog/tag/emily-carpenter/)
- [Orphan X](https://phdiva.blog/tag/orphan-x/)
- [Resilience](https://phdiva.blog/tag/resilience/)
- [Secret Life](https://phdiva.blog/tag/secret-life/)
- [Disappearance](https://phdiva.blog/tag/disappearance/)
- [Motherhood](https://phdiva.blog/tag/motherhood/)
- [Engagement](https://phdiva.blog/tag/engagement/)
- [Louise Jensen](https://phdiva.blog/tag/louise-jensen/)
- [Dates gone Wrong](https://phdiva.blog/tag/dates-gone-wrong/)
- [Tense](https://phdiva.blog/tag/tense/)
- [Forgeries](https://phdiva.blog/tag/forgeries/)
- [Writing Duo](https://phdiva.blog/tag/writing-duo/)
- [Wild Ride](https://phdiva.blog/tag/wild-ride/)
- [Shari Lapena](https://phdiva.blog/tag/shari-lapena/)
- [Vacation Gone Wrong](https://phdiva.blog/tag/vacation-gone-wrong/)
- [Greek Life](https://phdiva.blog/tag/greek-life/)
- [Mississippi](https://phdiva.blog/tag/mississippi/)
- [Emotional](https://phdiva.blog/tag/emotional/)
- [Teenager](https://phdiva.blog/tag/teenager/)
- [Italy](https://phdiva.blog/tag/italy/)
- [Fashion](https://phdiva.blog/tag/fashion/)
- [Privilege](https://phdiva.blog/tag/privilege/)
- [Newlyweds](https://phdiva.blog/tag/newlyweds/)
- [Scandal](https://phdiva.blog/tag/scandal/)
- [Witches](https://phdiva.blog/tag/witches/)
- [Massachusetts](https://phdiva.blog/tag/massachusetts/)
- [Author Q&A](https://phdiva.blog/tag/author-qa/)
- [Louisiana](https://phdiva.blog/tag/louisiana/)
- [Mardi Gras](https://phdiva.blog/tag/mardi-gras/)
- [Kate Morton](https://phdiva.blog/tag/kate-morton/)
- [Iowa](https://phdiva.blog/tag/iowa/)
- [Chilling](https://phdiva.blog/tag/chilling/)
- [Heartbreaking](https://phdiva.blog/tag/heartbreaking/)
- [Academic Thriller](https://phdiva.blog/tag/academic-thriller/)
- [Academic Setting](https://phdiva.blog/tag/academic-setting/)
- [Race in America](https://phdiva.blog/tag/race-in-america/)
- [Sherlock](https://phdiva.blog/tag/sherlock/)
- [Mindfulness](https://phdiva.blog/tag/mindfulness/)
- [Germany](https://phdiva.blog/tag/germany/)
- [Historical Fantasy](https://phdiva.blog/tag/historical-fantasy/)
- [Twisty](https://phdiva.blog/tag/twisty/)
- [Survival](https://phdiva.blog/tag/survival/)
- [Justice](https://phdiva.blog/tag/justice/)
- [Great Villain](https://phdiva.blog/tag/great-villain/)
- [Lisa Jewell](https://phdiva.blog/tag/lisa-jewell/)
- [Parenthood](https://phdiva.blog/tag/parenthood/)
- [Australia](https://phdiva.blog/tag/australia/)
- [Spoilers Available](https://phdiva.blog/tag/spoilers-available/)
- [How did it end?](https://phdiva.blog/tag/how-did-it-end/)
- [Family Secrets](https://phdiva.blog/tag/family-secrets/)
- [Best of list](https://phdiva.blog/tag/best-of-list/)
- [By the Sea](https://phdiva.blog/tag/by-the-sea/)
- [Travel](https://phdiva.blog/tag/travel/)
- [friendly ghosts](https://phdiva.blog/tag/friendly-ghosts/)
- [Forced Proximity](https://phdiva.blog/tag/forced-proximity/)
- [Juicy Secrets](https://phdiva.blog/tag/juicy-secrets/)
- [Quotable](https://phdiva.blog/tag/quotable/)
- [Vivid Descriptions](https://phdiva.blog/tag/vivid-descriptions/)
- [Books about Chefs](https://phdiva.blog/tag/books-about-chefs/)
- [JP Delaney](https://phdiva.blog/tag/jp-delaney/)
- [Sacrifice](https://phdiva.blog/tag/sacrifice/)
- [Cinematic](https://phdiva.blog/tag/cinematic/)
- [Isolation](https://phdiva.blog/tag/isolation/)
- [Catherine Mack](https://phdiva.blog/tag/catherine-mack/)
- [San Francisco](https://phdiva.blog/tag/san-francisco/)
- [Cuba](https://phdiva.blog/tag/cuba/)
- [Latinx](https://phdiva.blog/tag/latinx/)
- [Psychiatric Facility](https://phdiva.blog/tag/psychiatric-facility/)
- [Heist](https://phdiva.blog/tag/heist/)
- [Love Triangle](https://phdiva.blog/tag/love-triangle/)
- [Mary Kay Andrews](https://phdiva.blog/tag/mary-kay-andrews/)
- [Resort](https://phdiva.blog/tag/resort/)
- [Agatha Christie inspired](https://phdiva.blog/tag/agatha-christie-inspired/)
- [Books about Academics](https://phdiva.blog/tag/books-about-academics/)
- [Dark Fiction](https://phdiva.blog/tag/dark-fiction/)
- [Romantic Thriller](https://phdiva.blog/tag/romantic-thriller/)
- [Christina Henry](https://phdiva.blog/tag/christina-henry/)
- [Post-Apocalytic](https://phdiva.blog/tag/post-apocalytic/)
- [Humanity](https://phdiva.blog/tag/humanity/)
- [popcorn read](https://phdiva.blog/tag/popcorn-read/)
- [quirky female lead](https://phdiva.blog/tag/quirky-female-lead/)
- [Summer Reads](https://phdiva.blog/tag/summer-reads/)
- [Content Warnings](https://phdiva.blog/tag/content-warnings/)
- [Slavery](https://phdiva.blog/tag/slavery/)
- [Complex Relationships](https://phdiva.blog/tag/complex-relationships/)
- [Trains](https://phdiva.blog/tag/trains/)
- [Catfish](https://phdiva.blog/tag/catfish/)
- [Internet](https://phdiva.blog/tag/internet/)
- [Prohibition](https://phdiva.blog/tag/prohibition/)
- [Undercover](https://phdiva.blog/tag/undercover/)
- [Candice Fox](https://phdiva.blog/tag/candice-fox/)
- [Lottery](https://phdiva.blog/tag/lottery/)
- [More money](https://phdiva.blog/tag/more-money/)
- [Elyssa Friedland](https://phdiva.blog/tag/elyssa-friedland/)
- [Liv Constantine](https://phdiva.blog/tag/liv-constantine/)
- [Los Angeles](https://phdiva.blog/tag/los-angeles/)
- [Nature](https://phdiva.blog/tag/nature/)
- [Wilderness](https://phdiva.blog/tag/wilderness/)
- [Jeneva Rose](https://phdiva.blog/tag/jeneva-rose/)
- [There's no place like home](https://phdiva.blog/tag/theres-no-place-like-home/)
- [Reality TV](https://phdiva.blog/tag/reality-tv/)
- [Heather Gudenkauf](https://phdiva.blog/tag/heather-gudenkauf/)
- [Lucy Foley](https://phdiva.blog/tag/lucy-foley/)
- [Weather](https://phdiva.blog/tag/weather/)
- [Storm](https://phdiva.blog/tag/storm/)
- [Teachers](https://phdiva.blog/tag/teachers/)
- [Education](https://phdiva.blog/tag/education/)
- [Contract Killer](https://phdiva.blog/tag/contract-killer/)
- [Cat Shook](https://phdiva.blog/tag/cat-shook/)
- [Country Club](https://phdiva.blog/tag/country-club/)
- [Wedding Thriller](https://phdiva.blog/tag/wedding-thriller/)
- [Ally Condie](https://phdiva.blog/tag/ally-condie/)
- [Vacation Thriller](https://phdiva.blog/tag/vacation-thriller/)
- [Soapy](https://phdiva.blog/tag/soapy/)
- [Jamie Day](https://phdiva.blog/tag/jamie-day/)
- [Jealousy](https://phdiva.blog/tag/jealousy/)
- [Neurodivergence](https://phdiva.blog/tag/neurodivergence/)
- [Kerryn Mayne](https://phdiva.blog/tag/kerryn-mayne/)
- [Freida McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/tag/freida-mcfadden/)
- [Seattle](https://phdiva.blog/tag/seattle/)
- [New England](https://phdiva.blog/tag/new-england/)
- [Connecticut](https://phdiva.blog/tag/connecticut/)
- [plane crash](https://phdiva.blog/tag/plane-crash/)
- [Japan](https://phdiva.blog/tag/japan/)
- [Cafe](https://phdiva.blog/tag/cafe/)
- [Frieda McFadden](https://phdiva.blog/tag/frieda-mcfadden/)
- [Best Friends](https://phdiva.blog/tag/best-friends/)
- [Camp Life](https://phdiva.blog/tag/camp-life/)
- [Nostalgia](https://phdiva.blog/tag/nostalgia/)
- [Liane Moriarty](https://phdiva.blog/tag/liane-moriarty/)
- [Alice Feeney](https://phdiva.blog/tag/alice-feeney/)
- [Jessie Garcia](https://phdiva.blog/tag/jessie-garcia/)
- [Strangers on a Plane](https://phdiva.blog/tag/strangers-on-a-plane/)
- [Hamptons](https://phdiva.blog/tag/hamptons/)