Author: Lwile the Leo

Lwile is a writer from Nairobi, Kenya who is passionate about Mental Health, books and Taylor Swift.

A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell

Book 28/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsI enjoyed the movie adaptation of A Simple Favor so much I watched it twice, though the second time around I was high AF so it probably does not count 😅It starts with a simple favor—an ordinary kindness mothers do for one another. When her best friend, Emily, … Continue reading A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Book 27/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsIf your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.Joy Delaney and husband Stan have done well. Four wonderful grown-up children. A family business to envy. The golden years of … Continue reading Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Crazy Unhinged Drunk Girl

Who is this crazy, unhinged, drunk girl and where the fuck did she come from? Oh, I know. You made her. You created her from scratch with the way you watch her. Your eyes trail her across the room and she feels more seen, desirable and alive than she has in years. Sorry. Let me … Continue reading Crazy Unhinged Drunk Girl

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

Book 26/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsI was really conflicted about buying, and reading, The Tales of Beedle the Bard because J.K. Rowling is a massive transphobe and I am not normally one to separate the artist from the art. But it’s from the world of Harry Potter and out of the 3 books … Continue reading The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

Book 25/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsWhen they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever.Twenty-five … Continue reading Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

I’m Gonna Pour Heartbreak In The Fountain

Early 2021 I had a dream in which I was truly, madly, deeply heartbroken. The kind of heartbroken that is too devastating to be delivered by a man, even in a dream. The kind of heartbroken that can only come from being a lonely member of The Unmothered Club. In the dream, I lived in … Continue reading I’m Gonna Pour Heartbreak In The Fountain

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert

Book 23/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsAnother reread 😅I first read Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything in 2015 and rated it 5 stars. I turned 37 on August 3rd and am currently on a journey to ‘Eat. Pray. Love.’ my way into 38 as that will be a special age because … Continue reading Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Book 22/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsThis was my fourth Gabrielle Zevin read. The first, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, was a 5 star read that I devoured in a day. The second, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, was a 4 star read. The third, Elsewhere, was a 2 star read that left … Continue reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin