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  • About PhDiva
    • About My Reviews
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    • Contemporary
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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Literary Fiction

    Book Review: Anita de Monte Laughs Last

    / April 22, 2024

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Historical Fiction

    Book Review: Big Lies in a Small Town | Diane Chamberlain

    / October 22, 2023

    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 |…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Perfect Liar | Thomas Christopher Greene

    / January 28, 2019

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Book Review: Murder at the Mill | M. B. Shaw

    / December 10, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Fiction,  Historical Fiction,  Literary Fiction

    Book Review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter | Kate Morton

    / October 9, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery

    Book Review: Shelved Under Murder | Victoria Gilbert

    / July 17, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: The Last Time I Lied | Riley Sager

    / June 20, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Suspense,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: Exquisite | Sarah Stovell

    / December 2, 2017

    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…

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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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