Book 39/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars4 ½ silver lined stars 🤩 The Silver Linings Playbook takes us inside the mind of Pat Peoples, showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically … Continue reading The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Author: Lwile the Leo
Lwile is a writer from Nairobi, Kenya who is passionate about Mental Health, books and Taylor Swift.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Book 38/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsI started reading Book Lovers on August 9th as that is Book Lovers Day and I know that is a little… okay a lot 😝 on the nose, but I have a lot of nose to begin with so 🤷♀️😅Book Lovers is a story about one summer, two … Continue reading Book Lovers by Emily Henry
True Colors by Kristin Hannah
Book 37/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsI started this Kristin Hannah book about sisters on August 6th because the first Sunday of August is National Sisters Day 👯♀️True Colors is a novel about sisters, vengeance, jealousy, betrayal and, ultimately, what it truly means to be a family. The Grey sisters had only each other … Continue reading True Colors by Kristin Hannah
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Book 36/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars I deliberately chose this for book 36 of my 2023 reading challenge because I turned 36 on August 3rd and I just knoooowww 36 is going to be SUCH A FUN AGE!!! After all, I am getting married at 36 and almost exactly five months later I … Continue reading Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
International Day of Friendship (Broken Friendships Version)
July 30 is International Day of Friendship and, unlike my Friendship Day posts in 2019 and 2020 which focused on a thriving friendship, this year I am wearing my heart on my sleeve by writing about a not oft-talked about aspect of friendship— broken friendships. Before getting into today’s post, I need to clarify that … Continue reading International Day of Friendship (Broken Friendships Version)
The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan
Book 35/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsThe Intimacy Experiment is a tender, thoughtful, sexy and often intellectually stimulating story whose MCs are a former porn actress and a rabbi. Yes, you read that correctly 😅 Ethan Cohen is a young ambitious rabbi, but his synagogue is in trouble. If he cannot turn things around … Continue reading The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Book 34/30. My rating: 1 of 5 stars Ugh! This was absofuckinglutely BORING!!! The storyline, the writing, the characters, the setting… everything about The English Patient was A MAJOR SNOOZEFEST 😴 Going from not reading any 1 star book in 2022 to reading two of them in three months <<<<<<<<<<<<< I have not watched the … Continue reading The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Book 33/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsMy fiancé gifted me The Folk of the Air trilogy for my birthday last year and I was realllllllyyyyyy excited to dive in because Young Adult is my second favourite genre and after the Six of Crows duology I have Crazy, Stupid, Love for YA Fantasy 😍🤓In this … Continue reading The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
The Wicked King by Holly Black
Book 32/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsMy fiancé gifted me The Folk of the Air trilogy for my birthday last year and I was realllllllyyyyyy excited to dive in because Young Adult is my second favourite genre and after the Six of Crows duology I have Crazy, Stupid, Love for YA Fantasy 😍🤓 The … Continue reading The Wicked King by Holly Black
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Book 31/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsMy fiancé gifted me The Folk of the Air trilogy for my birthday last year and I was realllllllyyyyyy excited to dive in because Young Adult is my second favourite genre and after the Six of Crows duology I have Crazy, Stupid, Love for YA Fantasy 😍🤓The Cruel … Continue reading The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
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