Book 9/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsAll her life, she’s been the girl who survived. Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family’s Oregon cabin, Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal. But now, twenty years later, the past has come thundering back. Her brother, Jonas, who … Continue reading The Girl Who Survived by Lisa Jackson
Month: March 2025
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Book 8/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsAround the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is … Continue reading Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Raha Jipe Mwenyewe
March 20 is the International Day of Happiness. The day was conceptualized and founded by philanthropist, activist, statesman, and prominent United Nations special advisor Jayme Illien to inspire, mobilize, and advance the global happiness movement. Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness as a way to recognise the importance of … Continue reading Raha Jipe Mwenyewe
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Book 7/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsMeet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the … Continue reading The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts
Book 6/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsAfter reading two 1 star books in February, aka the shortest month of the year!!, for books 3 (The Good Girl) and 5 (Beautiful World, Where Are You) 🙄😤 I was in dire need of palate cleanser to remove the taste of those godawful books and rekindle my … Continue reading Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts
Mental Health Monday: The Woman In The Mirror
I do not know exactly when it happened, but somewhere along the way in 2024 I stopped seeing myself in the woman in the mirror. The About Me section on the blog, which I wrote in August 2018 before launching Lwile the Leo on the last day of Leo season, reads: In very many ways … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: The Woman In The Mirror
