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  • Audiobook review psychological thriller domestic suspense the drowning woman robyn harding new york times best seller book recommendation
    Book Club,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Psychological Thriller Recommendation: Robyn Harding | The Drowning Woman

    / July 31, 2023

    When our Saturday Book Club was looking for our August thriller book club picks, we had lots of titles we considered but decided on Robyn Harding because we always like a psychological thriller…

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  • Book Review,  Thriller

    Book Review: The Island | Adrian McKinty

    / December 24, 2022

    More survival thriller than psychological thriller—Adrian McKinty’s The Island explores the aftermath of an accidental murder in a remote island where law and order are dictated solely by family who inhabits the island.…

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  • Book Review,  Non-fiction

    BLOG TOUR: Body Leaping Backward: Memoir of a Delinquent Girlhood by Maureen Stanton @tlcbooktours @maureenstanton1 @hmhbooks #bodyleapingbackward

    / November 12, 2019

    A haunting, often humorous, and though-provoking story of one woman’s journey of delinquency, self-discovery, and healing. I found Maureen Stanton’s words captivating, I read her story in a single sitting. Her memoir, Body…

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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Mystery,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Stranger Diaries | Elly Griffiths

    / July 6, 2019

    In her first standalone novel, popular author of the Ruth Galloway series Elly Griffiths brings a dark, haunting mystery that is a surprise standout for me in 2019! There is a gothic feel…

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  • Til Death Do Us Part is part of Kate White's Bailey Weggins series, a mystery series with a female journalist as the amateur detective; the book is black with a wedding cake on the cover
    Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Book Review: Til Death Do Us Part | Kate White | Bailey Weggins #3

    / February 26, 2019

    I’m back again with my blog spotlight on Kate White, a favorite author of mine! I read almost all of her books before I had a blog, so I’m really excited to get…

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  • A Body to Die for is the second mystery in the Kate White Bailey Weggins mystery series about a journalist who solves murders
    Book Review,  Mystery

    Book Review: A Body to Die For | Kate White | Bailey Weggins #2

    / January 14, 2019

    Welcome to my Kate White book review series! I am a huge fan of Kate White, and because I read many of her previous books before I started my blog, I decided to…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Book Review: If Looks Could Kill | Kate White | Bailey Weggins #1

    / January 6, 2019

    Welcome to my Kate White book review series! I am a huge fan of Kate White, and I because I read many of her previous books before I started my blog, I want…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery

    Book Review: My Little Eye | Stephanie Marland

    / March 24, 2018

    A new series that ties in arm chair detectives and true crime!! This book is a strong start to a new police procedural series with a twist by Stephanie Marland, who has also…

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  • Lethally Blond is a mystery book by Kate White in the Bailey Weggins series, featuring a journalist who finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery. The cover has a woman's face with pink lipstick and blod hair.
    Mystery,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: Lethally Blond | Kate White

    / January 5, 2018

    Gosh, do I love a Bailey Weggins Mystery! If you’ve never read Kate White’s Bailey Weggins series, I’ve heard them referred to as Sex and the City meets Nancy Drew. Fitting, since the…

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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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