📚What I Read and Enjoyed
The Chateau came highly recommended by Grace from The Stripe. It’s twisty, dark and set in France. This book is a star among many 2023 lukewarm thrillers
Welcome to picturesque Provence, where the Lady of the Chateau, Séraphine Demargelasse, has opened its elegant doors to her granddaughter Darcy and three friends. Twenty years earlier, the four girlfriends studied abroad together in France and visited the old woman on the weekends, creating the group’s deep bond. But why this sudden invitation?
Amid winery tours, market visits, and fancy dinners overlooking olive groves and lavender fields, it becomes clear that each woman has a hidden reason for returning to the estate after all these years.
In the midst of a shocking crime, a sinister Instagram account pops up, exposing snapshots from the friends’ intimate moments at the chateau, while threatening to reveal more.
The chateau houses many secrets…several worth killing for.
Genre: Thriller
Low Brow or High Brow: Low Brow
Overall Score: ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ of 5
Side note: I’m taking a break from thrillers! I feel this genre gets you out of reading slumps, but enough it’s enough, I’ll do better, promise.
📺 What I Watched and Enjoyed
Black Bird: I chose this because of the plot, the plot being Taron Egerton (JK!) but in all seriousness, this might be one of the most overrated TV shows from Apple TV. The story is about a drug dealer who makes a deal with the FBI, help them make a prolific serial killer confess, or pay his 10-year sentence. - Apple TV
Genre: Suspense
Low Brow or High Brow: High Brow
Overall Score: ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ of 5
Red White and Royal Blue: I read this book and loved it, so naturally I needed to watch the movie. Aren’t movies based on books you love a must these days? I thought it was a great rendition and enjoyed the romance in the movie! I might have shed a tear or two 🙂 - Prime Video
Genre: Romance
Low Brow or High Brow: Low Brow
Overall Score: ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ of 5
Mayfair Witches: This is currently my treadmill show! To be a jogging show it must have the following characteristics:
Low Brow: I can’t concentrate while jogging
Highly entertaining or campy
It’s 40 to 50 minutes
Anyways, I know this got panned by the critics, but I’m personally loving it! It’s super campy, has witches and something big happens in every episode. -AMC+
Genre: Supernatural
Low Brow or High Brow: Lowest Brow possible
Overall Score: ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ of 5
PS. It’s going to get very hard to recommend a good new show because of the strikes, so I’m going to start working on my to watch list and get you the best shows we can watch until the industry resolves their hurdles.
🛍️ What I Bought and Enjoyed
I love sheet masks; there's nothing that screams 'self-care Sunday' more than a mask in your hair and a mask on your face after a long bath (pure joy!). Pair this with my favorite silk robe, and I'm sure it's what's keeping my impending mental breakdown at bay. What I'm loving right now are these Korean sheet masks - affordable and super hydrating
💕 Microjoy
I tried a Barre class and fell completely in love with the workout. I've been doing it for a couple of weeks now. I won't lie; it's very challenging and leaves you feeling sore in places you didn't know could ache, but it brings me joy
✅ To Do List
🐰 Rabbit Holes
No rabbit holes this week! 😢
🧜🏼♀️ Corner of the Interwebs
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What to do if you want to help Maui
The Zepotha madness! (What the hell is this?)
😄 Funny Business
👋🏼 Classifieds
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