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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster | Shauna Robinson

    / June 28, 2024

    Family, food, culture, and identity blend in this lovely story about a woman reunites with her estranged family. I absolutely loved Shauna Robinson’s The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster! I laughed, I tcried,…

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  • A Likeable Woman is a character-driven psychological thriller by May Cobb featuring a woman in a blue bathing suit on the cover, relaxing in a pool
    Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: A Likeable Woman | May Cobb

    / April 10, 2024

    I’m a big fan of May Cobb—she writes the best soapy, gossip-filled, summer reads with a bit of steam and a whole lot of bad behavior. That’s what I expected when I opened…

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  • Book Review,  Horror,  Mystery

    Book Review: Bless Your Heart | Lindy Ryan

    / April 9, 2024

    A dash of Sweet Magnolias, a splash of Salem’s Lot, and a sprinkle of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and you’ll get close to this hysterical, absurd, cozy horror novel,…

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  • The House on Biscayne Bay is a gothic historical mystery fiction book by Chanel Cleeton set in Miami in the early 1900s
    Book Review,  Gothic,  Historical Fiction,  Mystery

    Book Review: The House on Biscayne Bay | Chanel Cleeton

    / April 7, 2024

    I’ve been a fan of New York Times bestselling author, Chanel Cleeton, ever since I was introduced to her writing in Reese’s Book Club pick, Next Year in Havana. I’ve come to expect…

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  • The Hunting Wives by May Cobb is a blue book with lipstick and a bullet on the cover. This book is a dark, dramatic fiction thriller that is being adapted for television.
    Book Review,  Mystery,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Hunting Wives | May Cobb | Sneak Peak of TV Series

    / March 21, 2024

    Wickedly juicy fun! Grab an ice cold beverage and your sunglasses, because we are heading to a small town in Texas with big secrets… If you like books about rich people behaving badly,…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Psychological Thriller Review: Such a Good Wife | Seraphina Nova Glass

    / November 20, 2023

    Seraphina Nova Glass writes psychological thrillers that are unafraid to feature a flawed and messy lead, and that is something I admire about her books. In Such a Good Wife, a wife and…

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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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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Haunted Hibiscus | Laura Childs

    / October 18, 2023

    After reading Lavender Blue Murders, I couldn’t seem to stay away from the Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs! I talked a bit in that post about how I grew a fondness for…

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Lavender Blue Murder | Laura Childs

    / August 13, 2023

    While I am more of a coffee drinker than a tea drinker, I grew up loving a cup of tea as a treat (I treat coffee more as a necessary component of my…

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  • My Summer Darlings is a twisted, dark psychological suspense novel by May Cobb with a turquoise cover featuring bright red cherries
    Book Review,  Contemporary,  Thriller,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: My Summer Darlings | May Cobb

    / July 6, 2023

    Grab the ice cold beverage of your choice and get yourself to your nearest pool or beachside lounger because May Cobb has delivered another salacious summer read in My Summer Darlings! This book…

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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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