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Aurelie Chazal's avatar

Hahaha Sirens is such a Nicole Kidman show even if she is not in it! You're so spot on. Also I'm a huge fan of this genre based on the fact that I loved every show you listed pretty much.

On the all inclusive resorts: they are deeply uncool but as a millennial I can see the appeal of not having to do anything and often getting a cheaper total price tag on the holiday. I guess it's this time of life when we realize it's ok to be uncool 😅.

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Sara H's avatar

I'm an uncool millennial who loves all inclusives, and I don't care. They have childcare, and I get to read and drink as many Diet Cokes as I want. What's wrong with that?

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Aurelie Chazal's avatar

Haha yes I agree! I don't have kids but when I do you bet your ass I will want child care during my holidays. The diet cokes are a nice extra :D

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Sara Garcia's avatar

Oh how I've missed Substack and especially your newsletter! So many good links here, and today the one I'm bookmarking is the #1 Restaurant trick for sandwiches!! ALSO - have you finished Sirens? I'm curious to know your thoughts about the ending. 🤨

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Sara H's avatar

I tried the tip yesterday and it delivered! Welcome back to Substack! :) Hope I get to read you soon.

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Ani 🌸's avatar

I'm watching Sirens and your Nicole Kidman show type made me giggle 🤣 You're so right. Oh, and I've had Rivals on my watchlist for moonths because of Aiden, I need to watch it! I read Strange Sally Diamond a couple of years ago, and it was strange indeed, but so good!

Loved the Privacy Consultants piece, had no idea this even existed wow

And I aaaalways turn to detective fiction, so I 100% agree haha

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Sara H's avatar

Yoy need to watch Rivals! Aiden is swoonworthy, but Alex Hassel steals the show.

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Ani 🌸's avatar

And I hope you're feeling better! (forgot to write that haha)

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Sara H's avatar

Thank you!! Antibiotics are lifesavers, back to 100%

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Phoebe Wright's avatar

Thanks for sharing!

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Sara H's avatar

my pleasure

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Maddie's avatar

Thank you for the round-up of summer reading lists - one of my favorite hobbies is perusing them and then adding a ton of titles to my TBR (time that could be spent reading; I contain multitudes).

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Sara H's avatar

Mine too! and i end up with too many and fully overwhemed

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Alexis Benveniste's avatar

So happy to hear you loved the sober curious handbook! Thank you for sharing. And so glad you're feeling better!

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Sara H's avatar

Thank you!! Antibiotics are magic.

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Amelia Wilson's avatar

Love the sandwich tip!

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Sara H's avatar

Right? So easy too. We usually eat sandwiches on Sunday night, and we're trying it!

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Jenovia 🕸️'s avatar

I am so sorry you had strep 😭 and so happy you’re feeling better. Strep is a beast.

Read that Miranda article a couple of weeks ago and wow…she had the gift of gab.

I’ve been wanting to watch Sirens but we got rid of Netflix months ago, might have to get it for a month so I can watch my fav Julianne Moore go bonkers. (And Kevin Bacon! Woo!)

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Sara H's avatar

It is a beast. I don't remember feeling this ill! Thank you for the well wishes. The Miranda article was by far the craziest thing I read this week. I'm a sucker for articles like that.

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Nina P.'s avatar

I loved Rivals (and the SOUNDTRACK!). And I just finished the first episode of Sirens! That cliff-hanger!

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Sara H's avatar

The Soundtrack was incredible, I agree with you! I heard there's a second season coming soon!

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Katie - Basic B's Guide's avatar

Oh and I loved Strange Sally Diamond. 👏🏻

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Sara H's avatar

It's so difficult to describe, right? Not quite a thriller nor a mystery, but also not literary fiction! - I almost didn't finish that paragraph because it's hard to explain! But so so good.

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Katie - Basic B's Guide's avatar

Glad you’re feeling better, Sara. I’m watching Sirens now and can’t stop watching. It has me under its spell 😂.

Thanks for sharing my June guide. Isn’t Maddie’s so pretty? She pours so much love into those guides. I need to check out the others you linked as well.

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Sara H's avatar

I love your weekly guides. I have a very similar reading taste to yours, and it helps me get organized and plan my reading.

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Katie - Basic B's Guide's avatar

Love to hear it!

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Kirsten Brontmire's avatar

I absolutely loved Rivals! I binged it one day and it was the soapy goodness I needed.

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Sara H's avatar

Have you read the books? I feel you would enjoy it as you love romance lit! I've been toying with starting them, but it's a commitment, and there are lots of them.

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Kirsten Brontmire's avatar

I’ve heard there’s many of them. I haven’t read them yet, but after watching the series, I added the first book to my TBR and am hoping to pick it up this year at least. I’ll keep an eye out for your review if you do pick it up before me.

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