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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Suspense

    Book Review: All the Beautiful Lies | Peter Swanson

    / December 29, 2022

    Though some of the subject matter could be a but polarizing, ultimately I found that All the Beautiful Lies was a deeply thought-provoking character study that left me shocked with the ending twists.…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: The Collective | Alison Gaylin

    / May 10, 2022

    Grief and revenge collide in this absolutely wild, twisted thriller by Alison Gaylin. The second half moves at breaking speed as you learn what is really going on with The Collective. About the…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Thriller

    Book Review: All Her Little Secrets | Wanda M. Morris

    / March 27, 2022

    Have you ever reinvented yourself? I suspect more of us have than you realize, even if only slightly. Maybe you grew up feeling not good enough—not rich enough, not cool enough, not slim…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Thriller

    Book Review: Every Vow You Break | Peter Swanson

    / July 11, 2021

    Peter Swanson can honestly do no wrong in my eyes. Every book of his feels at once fresh and unique, but also stylistically somehow still him. I know not every ready will respond…

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  • Book Review,  Mystery,  Suspense

    BOOK REVIEW: Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks @lauramlippman #ladyinthelake

    / July 1, 2020

    Laura Lippman’s Lady in the Lake is without question one of the most engrossing, thought-provoking mysteries I’ve read in the past year. I honestly can’t stop thinking about it and though I just…

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  • Book Review,  Historical Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: The German Heiress by Anika Scott @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks #thegermanheiress

    / April 14, 2020

    Edgy, heat-pounding, gripping fiction… The German Heiress by Anika Scott isn’t the typical post-World War II historical fiction novel. It has bite and suspense that had me completely immersed in the story! About…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: The DNA of You and Me by Andrea Rothman @rothmaa @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks #thednaofyouandme

    / April 8, 2020

    Somber, intense, and deeply thought-provoking, Andrea Rothman’s The DNA of You and Me is the sort of book that left me with a quiet pensive feeling about women, love, ambition, and sacrifice. About…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: Little Wonders by Kate Rorick @noblerorick @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks #littlewonders #tlcbooktours

    / April 6, 2020

    I have to say, even as a non-mother I am completely hooked on these witty, laugh-out-loud books that give a glimpse into the chaotic mommy-world where perfection is demanded but impossible to achieve.…

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  • Book Review,  Historical Fiction

    BLOG TOUR: The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn @kaytenunn @tlcbooktours @wmmorrowbooks #theforgottenlettersofestherdurrant

    / March 4, 2020

    Beautifully-written and full of romance, nostalgia, mystery, and intrigue, The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn is a story of two women whose stories intertwine across history and through shared emotions.…

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  • Before She Knew Him is a psychological thriller by Peter Swanson with a light blue cover and a woman's face in partial shadow
    Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: Before She Knew Him | Peter Swanson

    / February 27, 2020

    The best type of psychological thriller, in my opinion, is the type that leaves your mind spinning after you finish and your jaw dropped, and rereading the final scenes to try and understand…

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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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