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  • The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware is a tense, gothic, psychological thriller with a grey cover and a black key on it
    Book Review,  Gothic,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware

    / April 6, 2024

    Opening up a new Ruth Ware book has to be one of my favorite things ever. It’s like getting ready to eat a delicious meal or take a nap—the anticipation of something you…

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  • Book review the other passenger by Louise Candlish psychological thriller
    Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Other Passenger | Louise Candlish

    / July 22, 2023

    This is a spoiler-free review of The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish. If you are wanting to have the ending explained and my thoughts on these wild twists, head over to my spoiler…

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  • Contemporary,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Book Review: The Golden Spoon | Jessa Maxwell

    / July 7, 2023

    Part cozy mystery, part feel good baking novel, and part quirky contemporary fiction, The Golden Spoon is the sort of easy read that is a perfect palate cleanser. Not unlike the appeal of…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological,  Suspense

    BOOK REVIEW: The It Girl by Ruth Ware #theitgirl #bookreview

    / December 27, 2022

    I’m a huge Ruth Ware fan. Her books atmospheric, claustrophobic in the best way, and tend to veer towards modern gothic. She excels at a locked-room mystery. I’d be hard pressed to think…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    BOOK REVIEW: The Heights by Louise Candlish @louise_candlish @atriabooks #theheights #bookreview

    / April 12, 2022

    A different style of thriller for Louise Candlish, The Heights is a story that reminds you that only those present in a situation can ever truly know what happens. A gripping story of…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    BOOK REVIEW: On the Corner of Love and Hate by Nina Bocci @ninabocci @gallerybooks #onthecornerofloveandhate #contemporaryromance

    / October 25, 2020

    An enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance set in the political world of a mayoral election. Fun, light, and heart-warming! About the Book For fans of Christina Lauren and Lauren Layne comes a delightfully sassy and…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological,  Psychological Thriller

    BOOK REVIEW: Temper by Layne Fargo @LayneFargo @gallerybooks #temper #laynefargo #bookreview

    / September 9, 2020

    Tantalizing, twisted, and dark—Layne Fargon’s debut novel Temper is without a doubt one of my favorite reads on 2019, and it remains so on a reread a year later. About the Book After…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Psychological Thriller

    BOOK REVIEW: Follow Me by Kathleen Barber @katelizabee @gallerybooks #bookreview #followme

    / August 31, 2020

    Social media stalker thrillers are the new buzzy thing this year, and I am soaking up every single one! Kathleen Barber’s Follow Me is actually even better than her last book which got…

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  • Book Review,  Suspense

    BOOK REVIEW: The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda #thelasthouseguest #bookreview

    / February 24, 2020

    I am really excited to finally read my first Megan Miranda book. If you spend much time on Goodreads or other book platforms, Megan Miranda is a favorite author of book lovers who…

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  • Book Review,  Non-fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams @gallerybooks #botm #bookreview

    / January 2, 2020

    This is the type of story that is easy to judge if you don’t delve into the details. A young woman stuck paying for an expensive vacation she took because she thought someone…

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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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