It is somehow July! For those of y’all who are American, I hope you had a Fourth full of snacks and drinks and maybe a lake or pool, as our forefathers clearly intended for the celebration.

ICYMI on FYA

The July book club pick is The Darkness Outside Us by Elliot Schaefer, and I can’t wait to read it.

Our Friday Night Lights rewatch continues with a recap of episode 1.05 by yours truly and a recap of episode 1.06 by Kandis.

In book reviews:

Book-Related Things

Julia Whelan is really good at narrating romance.

A first look at Libba Bray‘s Under the Same Stars!

Check out this list of anticipated July-December book releases, including from Rainbow Rowell, Casey McQuiston, and Jennifer Lynn Barnes.

If you haven’t yet read Cat Sebastian’s You Should Be So Lucky, stop what you’re doing and go do that, you will not regret it (and also read We Could Be So Good where one of the YSBSL main characters is introduced as a side character).

Onscreen Things

Romance is dead, except on Interview With the Vampire. (PSA: spoilers for the season 2 finale)

Related: did you know My Lady Jane is also a former book club pick?

Social Media Things

D’Arcy Garden (from The Good Place) is wise.

Now that is what I call a femininomenon.

That’s a yes to Richard Gilmore.

Taylor Swift + Mr. Darcy = these are two of my favorite things

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Meredith loves vampires, ridiculous werewolves, and Shadowhunters the most but has a soft spot for a good murder (mystery). When not reading or working, she prefers to make baked goods and cocktails and catch up on TV and movies, sometimes all at once. Meredith resides in Austin with a particularly clingy cat.