Happy New Year

Hello, book guys and girls. Thank you for returning to my site

So 2025 is here. May we heal from past misadventures, live in the present even with our head in a new book (mmm, new book smell), and quest on with hopeful dreams for the future. Take a moment to reflect on how much you accomplished in 2024, even if it is only one book or many. Reading is our key to the new world. You will have empathised with another’s perspective and reduced the cognitive decay caused by an unstimulated mind. Reading can help you concentrate better, improving your ability to recall information. Plus, the more young people see us reading, the more they are inspired to do the same. According to the EF English Proficiency Index, the Netherlands is considered the country with the highest level of English proficiency, meaning they are generally considered the best at speaking English grammatically correct. But shouldn’t England, Wales, or Scotland be the highest?… Rant over.

In fiction news, I am waiting for LJ Ross to release her new novel, Belsay. We are all aware that I am an LJ Ross fan girl. Book releases don’t get much bigger than the latest chapter in Rebecca Yarros’ megaselling Empyrean series, and the hugely exciting arrival of Onyx Storm is happening very soon. [21/1/25] For those who still want more Dragons and Heros, Sarah A Parker returns with her second book, The Ballad of Falling Dragons, in The Moonfall Series; it promises to be just as epic. I know there are some of my hardcore thriller hunters out there who are diving headfirst into a brilliant new contemporary fiction, The Wizard of the Kremlin (released 2/1/2025) by Giuliano da Empoli, translated by Willard Wood, A stunning work of political fiction that gets to the heart of the Russian governmental machine, The Wizard of the Kremlin details the life and times of Putin’s chief spin doctor.

I’ll let you know how effective it was for a not-so-political-minded reader (me) once I have finished it.

For now thank you for your company on my literary adventures, I’m blessed by your support and encouragement. May you all find a friend here to share with. Love always Sera