Book 16/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsMe right now trying to figure out how the hell this is the same author who wrote The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry:This is my third Gabrielle Zevin book, my first being the aforementioned The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry which was a solid 5 star read. I … Continue reading Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Month: May 2021
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Book 15/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsSighhh!!! I thought I would like this much, much, much more than I did. I watched the movie adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon a few years back and I rather enjoyed it so I was confident I would enjoy the source material as well.Nonfiction is clearly NOT my thing … Continue reading Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Mental Health Awareness Month – DawnMercy
Through my mental health journey, I’ve grown to learn that it loses its aspect of privacy and individuality just cause of what and who it ropes in along the way. In my case, my ongoing journey has roped in a few people, some were strangers who turned into family and others were family right from … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – DawnMercy
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
Book 14/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsThis is my fourth Kristin Hannah read (after The Nightingale, Firefly Lane and Night Road, in that order) and it is the first of her books that doesn’t get a 5 star rating from me and I’m realllllllyyyyyy feeling some typa way about that.Similar to The Nightingale, Winter … Continue reading Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
Mental Health Awareness Month – Calm Wildness
I have been struggling to write this story because I would be the girl who occasionally has suicide ideations and has ever attempted suicide. This story would give me the label, and everyone would say how brave I am for telling it. Then they will turn and treat me like a broken vessel or an … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Calm Wildness
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Book 13/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsTHAT TWIST!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow! Just, wow!!I enjoyed this unputdownable book sooo much!!! The twist at the end was EVERYTHING!!!!!!! and getting to it was such a great ride thanks to the short, punchy chapters that had me saying “just one more chapter.” I really loved getting to know all … Continue reading The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
Book 12/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsSigh!! I thought I would like this sooo much more than I did. I’m even lowkey feeling bad that I’m giving this 3 stars because I really thought I would love this as Emily May wrote a beautiful, moving review about this book that made me shelve it … Continue reading Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
Mental Health Awareness Month – Soraya
My upbringing is what you would consider a typical Nairobi middle-class one; I went to good schools, participated in sports and clubs, was considered a good student all through my academic life into university, got a job and settled into “grown up life”. I had done all the things and checked all the boxes, but … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Soraya
Mental Health Awareness Month
For anyone who may not be aware, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Also referred to as ‘Mental Health Month’, it has been observed in May in the United States since 1949, reaching millions of people in the United States through the media, local events, and screenings. With time the month has shifted from being … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Book 11/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsWhat first drew me to this book was the title and cover, and sadly by the end of the book they (title and cover) remain the most remarkable part of it 😐I started this book on April 26th and finished it on May 3rd, though I technically read … Continue reading The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Lwile the Leo 