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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Horror,  Mystery

    Book Review: The Paleontologist | Luke Dumas

    / January 22, 2024

    A haunting portrayal of memory, grief, and the insatiable search for truth. Luke Dumas’s novel, The Paleontologist, blends science and the metaphysical in a story of one man’s search for answers to his…

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    Book Review: The Broken Girls | Simone St. James

    / December 27, 2018

    Haunting, captivating, chilling, and brilliant—in a story about a place where society sent the misfits, the unwanted, the forgotten, and the ghosts, I discovered a story about how these forgotten women discovered their…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Suspense

    Book Review: Go to My Grave | Catriona McPherson

    / October 24, 2018

    There’s nothing more important than family, they say. But I think the suspenseful thriller Go to My Grave will have you questioning that assumption. To say the main family in this book is…

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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,  Suspense,  Thriller

    Book Review: In Her Shadow | Mark Edwards

    / October 8, 2018

    Eerie, unsettling, and intense—I have come to look forward to the new Mark Edwards books the way I look forward to Fridays or crawling in bed after a long day. They are always…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Fiction,  Historical Fiction

    Book Review: The Witch of Willow Hall | Hester Fox

    / September 28, 2018

    Haunting, romantic, and atmospheric—Hester Fox’s The Witch of Willow Hall is a deeply engaging gothic historical fiction novel that explores the notion of how we choose to become who we are. Set in…

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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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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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