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
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Book 5/30. My rating: 1 of 5 starsAlice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, … Continue reading Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Book 4/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsI started reading a romance novel for book 4 (IYKYK 😌) of my reading challenge on Valentine’s Day because Val’s Day 🥰Macy is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new paediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep … Continue reading Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Word Of The Year: Self-love
I do not know exactly when it happened, but somewhere along the way in 2024 I stopped loving myself as deeply as I should. Before getting into today’s post, I have to confess that I have never really been one to have a Word of the Year (WotY). I tried having a WotY for the … Continue reading Word Of The Year: Self-love
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
Book 3/30. My rating: 1 of 5 starsOne thing about me, I will ALWAYS find a way to inject Taylor Swift into a conversation and this review is no exception. Track five on Taylor’s seventh studio album, Lover, is called The Archer. For those who do not know, track fives have a big reputation among … Continue reading The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
Mental Health Monday: I Am Fine
Raise your hand if you have ever been asked how you are and you responded with “fine” even though you were anything but. Yeah. Me too. I started writing today's post on January 24th at 3 a.m. as I could not sleep. Normally that would not be something to write home about— after all, in … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: I Am Fine
How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan
Book 2/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsLwile is getting her groove back this year (liwe Lwile liwalo), so I decided to kick things off by reading about how Stella got hers back 😊Stella Payne is forty-two, divorced, a high-powered investment analyst, mother of eleven-year-old Quincy - and she does it all. In fact, if … Continue reading How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan
Karibu 2025
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it … Continue reading Karibu 2025
Hide and Seek by James Patterson
Book 1/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsCould a superstar singer also be a cold-hearted killer?It’s a trial that has electrified the world. Not only because the defendant is Maggie Bradford, the woman whose songs have captured hearts across the globe. And not only because the victim is Will Shepherd, the internationally admired athlete. But … Continue reading Hide and Seek by James Patterson
2024 Reading Challenge
I read five 5 star books in my 2024 reading challenge, which is not bad, but is a far cry away from the 13 I read in my 2023 reading challenge 😅 The five were: Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo (easily my favourite book of the year 🤩🙅♀️) Part … Continue reading 2024 Reading Challenge
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