Tag Archives: 4-Stars

Wolf Hall Companion (2020) by Lauren Mackay

Posted on 20 April 2025 by The Bookworm

An accessible and authoritative companion to the bestselling Wolf Hall trilogy by Hilary Mantel, published after the third and final book, The Mirror and the Light. Wolf Hall Companion gives an historian’s view of what we know about Thomas Cromwell, … Continue reading →

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Unicorns Can Be Deadly by Charlotte Stuart PhD

Posted on 30 March 2025 by The Bookworm

A young boy witnesses a kidnapping in a homeless encampment and flees for his life. After rescuing a young boy trying to escape from two men who are chasing him, private investigator and single mom Cameron Chandler is repeatedly told … Continue reading →

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The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

Posted on 23 March 2025 by The Bookworm

Like his bestselling novel The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, Grady Hendrix’s latest is a fast-paced, frightening, and wickedly humorous thriller. From chain saws to summer camp slayers, The Final Girl Support Group pays tribute to and slyly … Continue reading →

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Make It Right by Ron Yates

Posted on 4 June 2022 by The Bookworm

This review was written for LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers. I received a copy of this book from the author to review. “Good fiction presents plausible problems. Chekhov maintained that the artist is not required to solve the problem but to correctly … Continue reading →

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Posted on 5 January 2018 by The Bookworm

I’m a little more than half-way through my first reading of this book and I’m so glad I didn’t read any of the reviews or the recommendations on my book sites before I started. The reviews confuse me, and I’ll … Continue reading →

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Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse by David Ferry

Posted on 18 December 2016 by The Bookworm

I haven’t read any of the other translations of this book, but I will, so I can compare them. I really enjoyed this one, though. There’s also a great section with information about how David Ferry made decisions on how … Continue reading →

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If I’d Killed Him When I Met Him by Sharyn McCrumb

Posted on 11 December 2016 by The Bookworm

I just finished this book and I enjoyed it immensely. This is my first Sharyn McCrumb book and I love her writing style and her wit. I will definitely be reading more of her books. That said, I wouldn’t recommend … Continue reading →

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The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn by Retha M. Warnicke

Posted on 20 November 2016 by The Bookworm

I’m not going to say I don’t recommend this book, because it might not have gotten a fair go. This is my fourth Tudor-era book in a row, and maybe I’m just burnt out. Perhaps I would have preferred this … Continue reading →

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