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
Author: Lwile the Leo
Lwile is a writer from Nairobi, Kenya who is passionate about Mental Health, books and Taylor Swift.
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
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Book 2/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars In 2044, the world outside has become almost unrecognisable, causing millions escape into the OASIS – an enormous virtual world where people can live out almost any fantasy.For Wade Watts, the OASIS is more than an escape. Its mysterious creator, James Halliday, has hidden a series of … Continue reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Karibu 2026
Happiest of happy New Years dear reader 🥳🎉🎊 Yes I know I am late with this, it being 26 days into 2026 (shout-out to the double 26 🤩), but it be like that sometimes 😅 We are 26 days into the new year and I gotta say I am LOVING the fuck out of 2026 … Continue reading Karibu 2026
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Book 1/30. My rating: 5 of 5 stars After not reading a single 5-star book in 2025 😭 and, worse, reading four 1-star ones 😭😭 I am beyond thrilled to start my 2026 reading challenge with a 5-star book 🥳The Nightingale tells the story of Vianne and Isabelle, sisters bound by a deep affection despite … Continue reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
2025 Reading Challenge
I have been doing annual reading challenges since joining Goodreads in 2015 and, 10 years later, this is the first time I have finished a challenge without reading a single 5-star book 😭😭😭😭😭 To make matters worse, I also read four 1-star books, yet in 2024 I did not read a single one 😫 (but … Continue reading 2025 Reading Challenge
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Book 38/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars I deliberately chose Becoming by Michelle Obama for book 38, aka the final book of my 2025 reading challenge, because I turned 38 in August (an age that is a composite of mine and my late mum's birth dates) and this era between 38 and 83, hereby … Continue reading Becoming by Michelle Obama
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Book 37/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Original 2015 ReviewFor you, a thousand times over.This book was just devastating. Gaaah!! So so so sad. Hassan ... Hassan made me feel sooo many things. I'd have given the book 5 stars except I couldn't stand Amir. He is such a little shit. I felt nothing … Continue reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
December 13 2025
Dear mum, Long time no write 😅 but today is the eighth anniversary of your passing and because I turned 38 this year (and 3 and 8 are our numbers), here I am. I last wrote you a letter in 2021 for your fourth anniversary, and in the four years since then I am glad … Continue reading December 13 2025