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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Only If You’re Lucky | Stacy Willingham

    / February 23, 2024

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Psychological Thriller Review: Stone Cold Fox | Rachel Koller Croft

    / January 25, 2024

    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…

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  • First Lie Wins is an oustanding psychological thriller written by Ashley Elston and chosen for several national book clubs
    Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Psychological Thriller Review: First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston

    / January 4, 2024

    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…

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  • Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Gone Tonight | Sarah Pekkanen

    / November 22, 2023

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Psychological Thriller

    Psychological Thriller Review: The Book of Cold Cases | Simone St. James

    / November 19, 2023

    “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…

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  • You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa is an unputdownable psychological thriller set in Sri Lanka
    Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: You’re Invited | Amanda Jayatissa

    / August 25, 2023

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction,  Literary Fiction

    Book Review: The Comeback | Ella Berman

    / July 3, 2023

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Golden Couple | Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

    / June 9, 2023

    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.…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Book Review: The People We Meet on Vacation | Emily Henry

    / April 20, 2022

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction,  Romance

    Book Review: This Time Next Year | Sophie Cousens

    / February 8, 2021

    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…

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Mackenzie Harms is the owner and author of all content of the PhDiva book blog

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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