When 2025 began I was reading up a storm. Not just average books, either, but really good books. I felt like I could have my best reading year ever - and then school/job stuff started to happen. And I could barely pay attention to reading. Summer reading was good again, but once school started in the fall, things went downhill. The workload has increased and the frustrations have increased as well. At this point I'm just grateful I've been able to read at all. This won't be a record breaking year of reading.
But I plan on spending the last month of 2025 reading as much as I can of whatever I want.
Julia Spencer Fleming's Clare Ferguson/Russ Van Alstyne series may be my favorite mystery series of all time. I have loved the collection of characters who live in Millers Kill since the very first book. After a few years off since the last book, I have been anxiously waiting to get my hands on this installment. Number ten in this series didn't disappoint as a white supremacist group has plans for an attack during the holiday season and Kevin Flynn has disappeared causing everyone who knows him to become concerned about what might have happened to him. My only regret is that I am now waiting once again for a new book by Fleming.
Grace and Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon is everywhere on Instagram right now. I picked this one up last weekend and absolutely loved it. Grace and Henry have both lost their spouses: Grace's husband died of cancer, while Henry's wife died in a plane crash. Both are grieving their losses, and when their mothers set them up, they aren't interested in anything romantic, but realize they might be able to help each other through the grieving process. Henry helps catch mice in Grace's house and gives her son pointers for an art contest he is entering. The two find themselves spending time together watching a variety of holiday themed movies, and as time passes, a solid friendship (maybe more?) develops. This is a totally clean rom-com that hit all the right notes for me. Although it is perfect for this holiday season, I'm a firm believer that you can read a Christmas themed book any time of the year.
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