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  • About PhDiva
    • About My Reviews
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    • Contemporary
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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: Dead to Her | Sarah Pinborough

    / February 14, 2020

    Love, status, money, power, affairs, voodoo, and murder set in the upper society of Savannah, Georgia in Sarah Pinborough’s latest mind-bending thriller, Dead to Her. I hate to say this, but I need…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    BOOK REVIEW: A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell @MCampbellBooks @StMartinsPress #astrangeronthebeach

    / August 1, 2019

    Compulsively readable and deeply satisfying—Michele Campbell’s latest psychological thriller is suspenseful and wild in the best way! I have read both of Michele Campbell’s previous books and I am a huge fan of…

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  • Watching You is a gripping psychological thriller by Lisa Jewell with a great twist. The cover is green and shows plants, and the book is on a green background.
    Book Club,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: Watching You | Lisa Jewell

    / December 26, 2018

    Intelligent, suspenseful, and shocking—my first experience reading the incredible Lisa Jewell blew my mind!!! There are times when an author is hyped up (for good reason), but I feel a small sense of…

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  • The Ancient Nine is a dark academia mystery by Ian K Smith featuring a black basketball student at Harvard and a secret society
    Book Review,  Mystery,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Ancient Nine | Ian K. Smith

    / September 18, 2018

    A twisty mysterious ride through the depths of the Harvard libraries and the best local spots in Cambridge, I absolutely had a blast reading The Ancient Nine! If you’re a fan of mysteries…

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  • Book Club,  Fiction,  Literary Fiction,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: Rush | Lisa Patton

    / August 24, 2018

    Heart-warming, emotional, and thought-provoking…Rush is not what I expected—it is better! I’ve always been fascinated by the Greek system. My own undergraduate didn’t have a Greek system, so who knows if I would…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: Girls’ Night Out | Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke

    / July 22, 2018

    A beautiful, haunting story of friendship and what happens when that friendship is put to the test. A must-read for women of all ages!!! Girls’ Night Out by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: She Was the Quiet One | Michele Campbell

    / July 19, 2018

    A dark and twisted book about the complexities of sisterhood and the scandals that can rock a small community! This is my first book I’ve read by Michele Campbell, though I have been…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller

    Book Review: The Thinnest Air | Minka Kent

    / June 15, 2018

    I have heard the best things about Minka Kent from other book lovers, so I was beyond excited to read my first book by her, The Thinnest Air! It was a fast-paced thriller…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Women's Fiction

    Book Review: When Life Gives You Lululemons Lauren Weisberger

    / May 22, 2018

    Everyone’s favorite ex-assistant Emily Charlton is back and just as sassy and confident as ever!! If any character deserves their own book, Emily would be among the top on my list! When Life…

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  • Book Review,  Gothic,  Mystery,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Death of Mrs. Westaway | Ruth Ware

    / May 10, 2018

    Ruth Ware knows how to write a thriller!! This book had me completely hooked from page one!!! I have to give this 5 glowing stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Ruth Ware—who if I’m being honest…

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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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