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  • Book recommendation audiobook review of To Have and to Heist by Sara Desai part contemporary fiction part contemporary romance part mystery book
    Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction,  Romance

    Book Review: To Have and to Heist | Sara Desai

    / August 11, 2023

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Much Ado About You | Samantha Young | Contemporary Romance Novel

    / August 9, 2023

    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…

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  • Well Played by Jen DeLuca is a contemporary romance book set at a renaissance faire and the follow up to Well Met
    Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Book Recommendation: Well Played | Jen DeLuca

    / August 7, 2023

    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…

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  • book review crazy stupid bromance lyssa kay adams bromance book club romance
    Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Book Review: Crazy Stupid Bromance | Lyssa Kay Adams | Bromance Book Club #2

    / July 24, 2023

    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.…

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  • Happy Place by Emily Henry book review romance contemporary
    Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Book Review: Happy Place | Emily Henry

    / July 19, 2023

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Book Review: Simmer Down | Sarah Smith

    / April 29, 2022

    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…

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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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  • The Kindred Spirits Supper Club is a contemporary romance by Amy E Reichert
    Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Book Review: The Kindred Spirits Supper Club | Amy E. Reichert

    / July 17, 2021

    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…

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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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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    BOOK REVIEW: The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

    / November 18, 2019

    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…

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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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