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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Mystery

    Mystery Review: The Curse of Penryth Hall | Jess Armstrong

    / December 3, 2023

    I’m continuing to love gothic settings now that winter has set in. They just make me want to cozy up with a book by the fire while the world outside is dark and…

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  • Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Gone Tonight | Sarah Pekkanen

    / November 22, 2023

    Sarah Pekkanen writes a great suspenseful thriller, whether writing with the incredible Greer Hendricks or solo. I find that the books written with Hendricks are more twist-y psychological thrillers with true devious characters…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Nine Lives and Alibis | Cate Conte | Cat Cafe Mystery #7

    / November 21, 2023

    A 40-year-old unsolved murder and a current murder are linked as Daybreak Island celebrates Halloween with their Haunted Halloween Festival! Nine Lives and Alibis is the seventh book in the Cat Café Mystery…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: The Trade Off | Sandie Jones

    / October 26, 2023

    What a fitting week I chose (of all weeks) to read Sandie Jones’ newest psychological thriller, The Trade Off. This same week, Britney Spears’ shocking and heartbreaking memoir was released. Early reviews have…

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  • The Fatal Folio is a mystery by Elizabeth Penney
    Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: The Fatal Folio | Elizabeth Penney

    / October 25, 2023

    I’ve been enjoying the blend of intrigue, curiosity, mystery, and comfort that cozy mysteries provide and I’m constantly up for trying new series or standalones. After reading The Fatal Folio—book three in Elizabeth…

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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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  • Home at Night is a mystery by Paula Munier set at an historic Vermont farm on Halloween
    Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Mystery Review: Home at Night | Paula Munier

    / October 21, 2023

    A perfect Halloween read set on an historic farm in Vermont full of dead poets, a mysterious letter, a rundown Victorian mansion, and a murder victim in a library. What more could you…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Psychological Thriller

    Psychological Thriller Review: Dark Corners | Megan Goldin

    / October 16, 2023

    Megan Goldin is an auto-buy author for me since her very first book. While Dark Corners is billed as the second book in a series, I’d say it reads more like a standalone…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery

    Book Review: A Stolen Child | Sarah Stewart Taylor | Maggie D’arcy Mystery #4

    / October 14, 2023

    I’ve been wanting to check out the Maggie D’arcy mystery series by Sarah Stewart Taylor because I’ve heard it is recommended for fans of Tana French and I am certainly a Tana French…

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  • The Intern is a book of the month selection by Michele Campbell
    Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Psychological Thriller Review: The Intern | Michele Campbell

    / October 10, 2023

    I always wait with great anticipation for the newest Michele Campbell book and I was so excited to finally be able to read her newest book, The Intern. With the fall weather and…

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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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