And just like that, August comes to an end today. Being my birth month, August obviously means a lot to me. I learned to love my birthday from my mother, and as I grew older, I graduated from celebrating just my birthday to claiming a whole birth week, to deciding only the entire month will … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: End Of August
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Book 25/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Original 2016 ReviewThis book is all of the 5 stars.Don Tillman is a hell of a character. I enjoyed his narration immensely. This book is one of those that will stay with me for a long time. It's funny AF!! I was literally laughing out loud every … Continue reading The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Book 24/30. My rating: 1 of 5 stars Fight Club follows the experiences of an unnamed narrator struggling with insomnia. The narrator finds relief by impersonating a seriously ill person in several support groups, after his doctor remarks that insomnia is not "real suffering" and that he should find out what it is really like … Continue reading Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
8, or ∞
And just like that, Lwile the Leo turns eight today 🥳🍸🫶🥰♌️🪩✨💃 I remember the day I launched Lwile the Leo like it was yesterday. I had tried, and failed, at blogging before, having started a blog on February 1, 2016, but for well over a year and a half I only put up seven posts. … Continue reading 8, or ∞
Mental Health Monday: Clean (Lwile’s Version)
Happy ten-months-sober-I-must-admit-just-because-you're-clean-don't-mean-you-don't-miss-it to all who celebrate 💃🕺 It’s me. I celebrate 😅🥳 But before getting into my celebration, happy Monday and happy new week dear reader. Long time (47 days, but who’s counting 😅) no post, so I feel it is best to start with a check-in. I hope all is well for you and … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: Clean (Lwile’s Version)
Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
Book 23/30. My rating: 1 of 5 stars Original 2016 ReviewDISAPPOINTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This might easily be the most disappointing book I have ever read. The bold letters, italics, underline, caps and exclamation marks kinda gives away just how disappointing I found this book. Sex And The City is my favourite show of all time Kanye voice. … Continue reading Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Book 22/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars Me 🤝 reading an EmHen book on Book Lover’s Day 🤩🤓Great Big Beautiful Life is the third Emily Henry I read on Book Lover’s Day, the first being Book Lovers in 2023 and the second Funny Story in 2025, and I love that for me 🤩I went … Continue reading Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Final Girls by Riley Sager
Book 21/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars Ten years after surviving a brutal massacre that killed all her friends, Quincy Carpenter is one of three women known as the “Final Girls”, i.e. survivors of infamous mass killings. She has rebuilt her life and buried the trauma of that night, even losing her memory of … Continue reading Final Girls by Riley Sager
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Book 20/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars With an IQ of 68, Charlie works as a floor sweeper and is often the target of other people’s jokes. When an experimental procedure dramatically increases his intelligence, he gets the chance to experience the world in an entirely new way. But as Algernon, the mouse who … Continue reading Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Book 19/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sadie has never had an easy life. Growing up largely on her own, she has been raising her younger sister, Mattie, in an isolated small town, doing everything she can to give them some semblance of a normal life while simply trying to get by.But when Mattie … Continue reading Sadie by Courtney Summers