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What To Watch and Read, #2
Elin Melaas 🚢

Wonder what to watch and read? Here are some of my favorites. I’ve compiled this list of one TV series and two books for you. I hope you’ll enjoy them😊

What to Watch — The Night Agent on Netflix

The Night Agent is an American action thriller released on March 23, 2023. IMDb-rating: 7.6/10

Plot

Peter Sutherland is an FBI agent who works the night shift in the basement of the White House. He is manning a phone that never rings — until one night, it does. On the other end is Rose Larkin, whose aunt and uncle have told her to call this number and enter a password. Unknown perpetrators kill the aunt and uncle. As Rose and Peter try to find answers and realize they can’t trust anyone, they are led into a conspiracy against The Oval Office.

What to Read: two really cool books

1. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

This novel is a fantasy heist story. Our six dubious heroes must pull off an impossible break-in. It’s original, surprising, and captivating. Goodreads rating: 4.50/5

Six of Crows has the most fantastic character gallery I’ve ever encountered. Kaz Brekker, you are my hero🤩. The other five in his gang are just as incredible. It never gets dull with these creative thugs and thieves. But the real beauty lies in the support and loyalty of their friendship.

2. Dusty’s Diary: One Frustrated Man’s Apocalypse Story by Bobby Adair

Welcome to a post-apocalyptic zombie story like no other. This one is so funny and catchy. I love Dusty’s sarcasm, which is surely necessary when you may be the only survivor of the apocalypse. Goodreads rating: 3.92/5

Dusty has lived alone in a bunker in his garden for two years. Now he starts to get bored and finds that he wants to go out and check how the world has fared after the apocalypse. This is his diary of what he experiences and thinks.