Save 🌞 The Sunday Post – April 20, 2025

20/4/25 20:11
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 Hey friends! Welcome back to my little corner of the internet for another Sunday Post—a weekly blog link-up hosted by @ Caffeinated Reviewer, where we share what’s been going on in our lives, blogs, and bookshelves. This week’s post comes with bonus vampires, sunshine, and just a hint of red clay dust. Let’s go!

✍️ Blog/Life Updates

It’s been a proper blogging week this time! I’ve had a bit more energy, a lot more time on courtside terraces, and apparently all the opinions. Here’s what went up:

📚 Books This Week

I finished The Vampire Lestat and... it was a ride. Melodramatic and decadent in the best possible way.

I’ve just started Fourth Wing, and I’m already seeing the hype. Give me dragons and drama any day.

🔮 Coming Up Next Week

  • A full review of The Vampire Lestat (will try to keep the swooning to a minimum… maybe)
  • Books That Surprised Me – whether for better or worse
  • A peek at my bookshelves (aka: organized chaos)

🎾 Tennis Talk

Well… it didn’t end quite the way we hoped. Carlos had been playing beautifully all week, but the final slipped away—and more worryingly, he seemed to be struggling physically. A thigh/groin issue, maybe? It’s hard to tell, but the whole thing left me holding my breath and crossing every finger for a quick recovery. Here's hoping it's nothing serious, and he can rest up before Madrid. ❤️‍🩹

🌍 Life Lately

I’m heading to Madrid on Monday - yes, for more tennis! This is shaping up to be the spring of clay and cross-country road trips. I’m a little tired, very sun-kissed, and constantly having to remind myself to drink water.

But really, what could be better than books, good food, and live tennis in some of the most beautiful cities in the world?

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🌞 The Sunday Post – April 13, 2025

13/4/25 11:21
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Hey everyone! I didn’t manage to post anything on the blog this week because, well… I’ve been in Monte Carlo soaking up sunshine, sea air, and seriously good tennis. It’s been a blur of match days, long walks back to the hotel, and collapsing into bed too exhausted to even think about writing. But I’ve started using my Instagram again a little (baby steps!), so that’s something!

✨ Last Week on the Blog
Let’s be honest: not a lot happened blog-wise. But I’ve got a backlog of thoughts percolating and some posts lined up for next week (fingers crossed the Barcelona sun lets me sit still long enough to write them).

📚 What I’m Reading
✅ Finished: Interview with the Vampire — moody, brooding, and yes, a little theatrical in all the best ways
📘 Almost done: You and Me on Vacation — soft and sweet and hitting all the right romcom notes
🧛 Next up: The Vampire Lestat — because clearly I’m having a bit of a moment with long-haired immortals right now

📆 Coming Up This Week (…maybe)
A review of Interview With the Vampire
A review of You and Me on Vacation
Maybe a little “Meet the Blogger” post
And possibly: My Unpopular Bookish Opinions – which is bound to ruffle a few covers!

🎾 Tennis Talk
Monte Carlo has been everything. Nothing compares to watching live tennis—the atmosphere, the tension, the ridiculous beauty of that centre court against the sea.

There were a few upsets this week that properly got to me (Dimitrov’s quarterfinal still stings), but it’s all part of the thrill. And—this was unexpected—I ran into Darren Cahill. I’ve met him a handful of times over the years, but I wasn’t expecting to see him in Monte Carlo, so it felt like such a lovely surprise. He’s always exactly what I need him to be: steady, kind, and so much more real than you’d ever guess from the commentary box. That moment will be tucked away in the highlight reel for sure.

💬 Life Lately
Life has mostly been sunshine, good food, and beautiful backhands. I made friends with a lovely Spanish couple while watching a match and—because life sometimes writes a better story than I can—I’ll be heading with them to Spain after today’s final for an unexpected little adventure to the Barcelona Open.

Sometimes, you just have to say yes.

 

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