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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,  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,  Mystery

    Book Review: Hollow of Fear | Sherry Thomas

    / October 31, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Mystery,  Suspense,  Thriller

    Book Review: The Craftsman | Sharon Bolton

    / October 21, 2018

    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…

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  • Lies by T. M. Logan is a twist filled psychological thriller
    Book Club,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Thriller

    Book Review: Lies | T. M. Logan

    / September 11, 2018

    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…

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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,  Gothic,  Mystery,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Death of Mrs. Westaway | Ruth Ware

    / May 10, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Suspense

    Book Review: The House Swap | Rebecca Fleet

    / May 3, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Retreat | Mark Edwards

    / April 28, 2018

    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…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Thriller

    Book Review: The Girl I Used to Be | Mary Torjussen

    / April 22, 2018

    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…

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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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