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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Psychological Thriller,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: The Astrology House | Carinn Jade

    / August 31, 2024

    This is a spoiler-free review of The Astrology House. If you’re looking to have that weird and wild ending explained, head over to the spoiler review where I unpack it all! I would…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: You Will Never Be Me | Jesse Q Sutanto

    / August 24, 2024

    This is a spoiler-free book review of You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q Sutanto. If you are looking to find out how the book ends and what to make of that…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: Everyone Here is Lying | Shari Lapena

    / August 22, 2024

    Should have been titled “Everyone Here is Unlikable” if I’m being honest. I don’t mind unlikable characters, but these ones weren’t unlikeable in a fun or interesting way. I just didn’t really care…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Thriller

    Blog Tour: Home is Where the Bodies Are | Jeneva Rose (book review)

    / June 17, 2024

    If you are new to Jeneva Rose, you are in for a twisted story! In her latest book, Home is Where the Bodies Are, family dynamics are tested and long buried secrets surface.…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Historical Fiction,  Mystery

    Book Review: The Last Note of Warning | Katharine Schellman

    / June 3, 2024

    An historical mystery set around a working class Irish woman in New York City during prohibition, Katharine Schellman’s The Last Note of Warning is an engaging and well-crafted story that hooked me until…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Main Character | Jaclyn Goldis

    / May 27, 2024

    I loved Jaclyn Goldis’s first mystery novel, The Chateau. It was a compelling locked room mystery with deep backstories. It’s rare for the sophomore mystery to be better than the debut, but in…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction,  Romance

    Book Review: Lies and Weddings | Kevin Kwan

    / May 21, 2024

    Kevin Kwan’s trilogy starting with the smash hit, Crazy Rich Asians took the world by storm. He’s back with a new novel that delves into the world of extreme wealth, an opulent wedding,…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction,  Romance

    Book Review: Lovers and Liars | Amanda Eyre Ward

    / May 10, 2024

    I grabbed this book without even reading what it’s about based on the sunny yellow cover and trio of redheads. It ended up being such a cute book! In New York Times bestselling…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Mystery,  Romance,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: Summers at the Saint | Mary Kay Andrews

    / May 6, 2024

    I read my first Mary Kay Andrews book years ago when I traveled with my mom for a work conference to Palm Beach. I found it at a beachside bookshop and it was…

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  • Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Mystery,  Psychological Thriller

    Best of Psychological Thrillers: Nine Lives | Peter Swanson (review)

    / April 27, 2024

    There is no way I could make a list of best psychological thrillers without including at least one Peter Swanson book (and perhaps more than one!). Though I’ve enjoyed all of Swanson’s books…

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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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