Two Things to Watch, One to Read

...because it's too dang hot to go outside

Hey there,

Is it as hot where you are as it is where I am? *sprawls dramatically across a fainting couch*

If you’re looking to hide indoors this weekend like I am so that you don’t melt, I have a few things to keep you busy!

What to Watch

• Fatal Attraction (TV series) on Paramount+ - This was such a well-done reboot of this story. Great, nuanced characterization, fantastic acting, and enough misdirection to keep me guessing about who did what to whom. Plus, I’ve always been #TeamPacey and Joshua Jackson still gives me heart eyes.

• Never Have I Ever (4 seasons) on Netflix - I am BEREFT that this was the final season of this show. If you need something that is just a pure delight and wickedly funny (and don’t mind shows set in high school), then you need to add this to your list. There’s awkward, angsty romance and lovely friendships and warm family relationships. Ugh, I just can’t even with how much I adore this show. I’ll pretty much watch anything Mindy Kaling has her hands on. Her humor/voice speaks to me. Prepare to want to binge this one. The episodes go down really easily and fly by. I raced through this last season in two days.

What to Read

• The Local by Joey Harstone - Every now and then I get a hankering for a legal thriller/mystery, so when I saw this one recommended in Sarah’s Bookshelves Summer Reading Guide, I decided to give it a try. This one is set in Marshall, Texas, which apparently is a hotbed for federal patent law cases. (Who knew?!) I loved learning about that, but also this was a well-plotted mystery that kept me guessing. I also appreciated that the characterization was well-done. Sometimes mysteries suffer from all plot no characterization, but this wasn’t the case in this one.

• Bonus pic: If you’re a fellow writer and don’t subscribe to my other newsletter, The Nourished Writer, you might have missed my review of Chuck Wendig’s Gentle Writing Advice. You can check out my thoughts here.

• Interesting article from Esquire: Why does Hollywood ignore older audiences? This made me think about how this happens in the book world as well. People in their 50s+ deserve great stories too!

All right, that’s all I have for you this week. Stay cool, my friends.

Have you read or watched anything great lately? Share with the class!

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