Book 5/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars Andrea Cooper has always believed she knows her mother, Laura. Laura has spent decades living a quiet, respectable life in the small seaside town of Gullaway Island, where she is a well-known and trusted member of the community. As far as Andrea knows, her mother has never … Continue reading Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
Month: February 2026
Mental Health Monday: The Tortured Poet Struts Into Her Showgirl Era
Happy last all-my-mornings-are-Mondays-stuck-in-an-endless-February Monday to all who celebrate 🤍📇 For those who do not celebrate and consequently have no idea what I am talking about, I am referencing a lyric from Fortnight, the lead single from Taylor Swift’s eleventh studio album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. TTPD’s primary topic is heartbreak, expressed via themes such as … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: The Tortured Poet Struts Into Her Showgirl Era
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Book 4/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsLouisa Clark has always lived a quiet, predictable life in her small village, surrounded by her family and her long-term boyfriend. But everything changes when she takes a job caring for Will Traynor, a wealthy and adventurous man who became paralysed after an accident.Once accustomed to a life … Continue reading Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
Book 3/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars I started rereading Valley of the Dolls on February 10th which was the sixtieth anniversary of the book’s publication. I was super excited to reread it as I enjoyed it so much when I first read it a decade ago that I devoured it in two days … Continue reading Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
Wednesdays Are Back… Kinda, Sorta
Long time no Wednesday post 😅 but that kinda, sorta changes starting today 🥳 Before I get into the reason for the change, I need to say that today’s post builds on my last two posts, Karibu 2026 and 38½ Years Young, so if you have not read them yet, you should definitely do so … Continue reading Wednesdays Are Back… Kinda, Sorta
38½ Years Young
There was a guy I had a crush on in university whose birthday is on February 3rd. From the moment I became aware of that fact, I started paying attention to today’s date because: I learnt to love my birthday from my mother, so birthdays, both mine and those of the people I care about, … Continue reading 38½ Years Young