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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Gothic,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Au Pair | Emma Rous

    / January 8, 2019

    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…

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  • Watching You is a gripping psychological thriller by Lisa Jewell with a great twist. The cover is green and shows plants, and the book is on a green background.
    Book Club,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: Watching You | Lisa Jewell

    / December 26, 2018

    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…

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    Book Review: The Affair | Sheryl Browne

    / August 18, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Our House | Louise Candlish

    / August 6, 2018

    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!…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Sudden Departure of the Frasers | Louise Candlish

    / June 30, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological,  Suspense

    Book Review: The New Neighbors | Simon Lelic

    / June 6, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological,  Suspense

    Book Review: Lying in Wait | Liz Nugent

    / May 31, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Thriller

    Book Review: The Neighbor | Joseph Souza

    / April 10, 2018

    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.…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Suspense,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: The Perfect Neighbors | Sarah Pekkanen

    / October 11, 2017

    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…

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Hi! I'm Mackenzie, the Ph.D. student behind the book reviews and blog. Reading books has always been my favorite pastime and I love sharing my thoughts about them with the world. Now I should probably get back to writing that dissertation...

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