What day is it?

 I've been a bit scattered this week what with planning my mom's funeral and everything else you have to figure out when a loved one dies. Death is exhausting! Needless to say, I haven't done much reading this week. It's been hard to focus on anything. I did manage to finally finish Kristin Beck's Winter Orphans which I started at the very first of this month. 

It's a well-written historical fiction novel based on two real life Swiss Red Cross workers who helped Jewish refugee children escape from Nazi-controlled France during WWII. It was interesting and compelling and a book my mom would have loved. Historical fiction novels were her favorites. And I'm sad that I can't tell her all about it. Winter Orphans is a good read, I just don't have the energy to write a real review of it. 

My hope for next week is to make the rest of the calls I need to make in regards to my mom's death and maybe read a few of the Christmas romances I checked out of the library. Light, frothy escape reads with guaranteed happy endings are what I need right now. And I'd like to try and post my list of favorite 2025 reads next week, too. Until then, take care of yourself, give your loved ones a big hug, and enjoy this holiday season.

Happy Reading!