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  • Book Review,  Suspense,  Thriller

    Book Review: The Chamber | Will Dean

    / March 6, 2025

    A locked room mystery to the extreme! Will Dean’s mystery, The Chamber is essentially a reimagining of And Then There Were by Agatha Christie, but trapped inside of a hyperbaric chamber deep under the water. And by…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Haters | Robyn Harding

    / August 5, 2024

    This is a spoiler-free review of the gripping new Robyn Harding novel, The Haters. If you were hoping to have spoilers or have the ending explained, I’ve got you covered over on my…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: No One Will Miss Her | Kat Rosenfield

    / March 23, 2024

    It is hard to find psychological thrillers that don’t fall somewhere into a common trope (not that there is anything wrong with those—tropes are popular for a reason!), but Kat Rosenfield has done…

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  • Murder Road is a supernatural mystery by Simone St James showing a dark road with a car driving towards the viewer with bright headlights
    Book Review,  Mystery,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Murder Road | Simone St. James

    / March 22, 2024

    Simone St. James has a way of writing what I would describe as intellectual gripping supernatural psychological thrillers. But since that is a confusing mouthful, let’s just say that while all of her…

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  • Reputation is a novel by Sarah Vaughan and audiobook narrated by Julie Teal
    Book Review,  Crime Fiction,  Fiction,  Suspense

    Book Review: Reputation | Sarah Vaughan

    / March 14, 2024

    With social media firmly engrained as a fixture in our society, many issues that already existed are becoming more pervasive. People’s political beliefs are broadcast to the world (or at least their social…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Psychological,  Suspense

    Book Review: Bye, Baby | Carola Lovering

    / March 7, 2024

    Carola Lovering brings her signature suspenseful writing to explore the highs and lows of close female friendships in Bye, Baby. Her book explores the countless lingering effects that time, life changes, childhood trauma,…

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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Only If You’re Lucky | Stacy Willingham

    / February 23, 2024

    I had been waiting to read Stacy Willingham’s Only If You’re Lucky because it was the February pick for my book club, and it was worth the wait! I’ve read and enjoyed all…

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  • Book Review,  Horror,  Suspense,  Thriller

    Book Review: Midnight on Beacon Street | Emily Ruth Verona

    / February 16, 2024

    If you’re looking for something different than the typical thriller, I recommend giving Midnight on Beacon Street a try! Don’t expect a twist-filled heart-pounding story start-to-finish; this book is a slow-building suspenseful thriller—and…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead | Jenny Hollander

    / February 7, 2024

    I love a book with an unreliable narrator, and Jenny Hollander’s debut Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead delivers. After seeing a few less-than-favorable reviews of the ending, I was surprised to…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Suspense

    Book Review: Twenty-Seven Minutes | Ashley Tate

    / February 5, 2024

    Ashely Tate’s debut novel, Twenty-Seven Minutes is a dark, suspenseful portrayal of the long-term impact the death of a young woman has on those closest to the incident a decade later. About 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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