Book Review: Better Left Unsent | Lia Louis
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by Mackenzie
2d ago
Have you ever accidentally overshared with someone you shouldn’t? The shame spiral afterwards makes me cringe just thinking about it! In Lia Louis’s Better Left Unsent, a woman accidentally spills all of her deepest thoughts to her coworkers. Fun and charming! What is Better Left Unsent about? Two years ago, thirty-year-old receptionist Millie Chandler had her heart spectacularly broken in public. Ever since, she has been a closed book, vowing to keep everything to herself—her feelings, her truths, even her dreams—in an effort to protect herself from getting hurt again. But Millie does write e ..read more
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Book Review: The Bump | Sidney Karger
PhDiva Blog » Contemporary
by Mackenzie
2d ago
Sidney Karger’s latest novel, The Bump, is a charming and hilarious novel following two men expecting a baby via surrogate as they take the road trip of a life time. What is The Bump about? Wyatt Wallace is a practical, super organized director of TV commercials. Biz Petterelli is a child-actor-turned-magazine-writer who thrives on spontaneity. Though polar opposites, they are fully committed to their relationship and their life in Brooklyn with their dog, Matilda. They’re also about to have a baby together. And they’re freaking out. They’ve both dreamed of becoming parents, but now that it’s ..read more
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Book Review: The Second Chance | Charlotte Butterfield
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by Mackenzie
5d ago
A charming and funny novel about letting go of fear and making the most opportunities life gives us. Charlotte Butterfield’s novel, The Second Chance will give you the warm and fuzzies. Follow along as a woman named Nell discovers that the date she thought she was going to die ended with her very much alive and very much in hot water… What is The Second Chance about? After a psychic predicted her death date twenty years ago, she’s lived life accepting she would never see forty – embracing adventure and travelling the world, choosing fun over commitment and laying down roots. So, when the fatef ..read more
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Book Review: Lovers and Liars | Amanda Eyre Ward
PhDiva Blog » Contemporary
by Mackenzie
1w ago
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 author Amanda Eyre Ward’s Lovers and Liars, three sisters reunite for a destination wedding at an English Castle. What is Lovers and Liars about? Once upon a time, the Peacock sisters were little girls who combed each other’s tangled hair. But decades of secrets have led them to separate lives—and to telling lies, to themselves and to one another. Sylvie is getting married. Again. A librarian and widow who soothes her ..read more
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Book Review: Love at First Book | Jenn McKinlay
PhDiva Blog » Contemporary
by Mackenzie
2w ago
A librarian, a quaint Irish village, and a love story all make Jenn McKinlay’s Love at First Book a charming book that will carry you right off to Ireland! What is Love at First Book about? When a librarian moves to a quaint Irish village where her favorite novelist lives, the last thing she expects is to fall for the author’s prickly son… until their story becomes one for the books, from the New York Times bestselling author of Summer Reading. Emily Allen, a librarian on Martha’s Vineyard, has always dreamed of a life of travel and adventure. So when her favorite author, Siobhan Riordan ..read more
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Book Review: Lavash at First Sight | Taleen Voskuni
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by Mackenzie
2w ago
Sparks fly between two women pitted against each other in this delectable new romantic comedy by Taleen Voskuni, Lavash at First Sight. What is Lavash at First Sight about? Twenty-seven-year-old Nazeli “Ellie” Gregorian enjoys the prestige of her tech marketing job but is sick of the condescending Patagonia-clad tech bros, her micromanaging boss, and her ex-boyfriend, who she’s forced to work with every day. When Ellie’s lovingly overbearing parents ask her to attend PakCon—a food packaging conference in Chicago—to help promote their company and vie to win an ad slot in the Superbowl (no big d ..read more
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Book Review: Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies | Catherine Mack
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by Mackenzie
2w ago
Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for. Where do I start? I loved this book! Catherine Mack’s new novel, Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies, is fresh, funny, engaging, and has a unique narrative style that I instantly fell in love with. This is a book for mystery readers, mystery writers, and really anyone who loves books and wants to get inside of an author’s head. You won’t regret adding this to your to-be-read list! What is Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies about? Bestselling mystery author Eleanor Dash has arrived in Italy ..read more
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Book Review: Happy Medium | Sarah Adler
PhDiva Blog » Contemporary
by Mackenzie
3w ago
Sarah Adler’s Happy Medium is one of the more unique romance books you’ll read this year! In Hapy Medium, a clever con woman must convince a skeptical, sexy farmer of his property’s resident real-life ghost if she’s to save them all from a fate worse than death. What is Happy Medium about? Hot men! Farms! Con artists! Fake mediums! Ghosts! That is a combination of themes I bet you didn’t see coming together in one book, but this entertaining romance manages to get it all into a cohesive story. The book centers around Gretchen Acorn, a self-proclaimed fake medium and honestly a c ..read more
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Book Review: Funny Story | Emily Henry
PhDiva Blog » Contemporary
by Mackenzie
3w ago
With her signature blend of heartfelt emotions and a wonderful love story, I’m not alone in eagerly anticipating the newest Emily Henry novel each year! Funny Story is another genre-blending delight, centered around two people who couldn’t be more different, except for the one horrible thing they have in common… What is Funny Story about? Daphne used to love when her fiancé Peter would tell their story. The blustery day they met, the wind-blown hat, the decision to move to his quaint lakeside town and begin a life together. Daphne and Peter had the perfect love story, until the day that they d ..read more
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Book Review: Christa Comes Out of Her Shell | Abbi Waxman
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by Mackenzie
1M ago
Abbi Waxman’s books are always like a mug of tea and a cozy reading chair, but in book form. Her stories blend family and romantic drama seamlessly surrounding a delightfully quirky heroine. In the case of Christa Comes Out of Her Shell, that magical mix also has a bit of animals and snails! About the Book | Christa Comes Out of Her Shell Just when she thought she’d gotten far enough away . . . a life-changing phone call throws an antisocial scientist back into her least favorite place—the spotlight. A hilarious and insightful new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life ..read more
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