Greetings Bookworms! Sometimes I need a little magic in my life. I was really excited when I saw that Sarah Addison Allen had a new book on the horizon. I navigated straight to NetGalley where I requested (and was granted) a complimentary review copy of First Frost. This in no way affects the integrity of… Read more »
Category: Supernatural
King’s March: The Green Mile
Greetings Bookworms, Let it never be said that I am not susceptible to peer pressure. When I saw that Rory from Fourth Street Review and Wendy from Wensend were putting together a Stephen King event for March, I decided to throw my hat in the ring. Now, if you’ve been here a while, you’ll know… Read more »
Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie (Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield)
How goes it, Bookworms? Remember our very first Fellowship of the Worms selection The Thirteenth Tale? Believe it or not, that was Diane Setterfield’s debut novel. When I saw that her long awaited followup was available on NetGalley, I could not help myself. I positively jumped at the chance to get my hands on Bellman & Black. Full… Read more »
The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor
Muahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa Dear Bookworms! I’m busting out my evil laugh to celebrate the fact that it’s October and I’m reading some scary books. Remember this summer when I went to BlogHer? One of the keynote speakers was Gale Ann Hurd- the executive producer of the greatest show currently on television, The Walking Dead. St. Martin’s Press was another… Read more »
The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Hola Bookworms, It’s occurred to me that while I chatter to y’all incessently, I very rarely discuss what I spend the vast majority of my time doing. That’s right. I’ve got a grown-up job. I don’t talk about my job much for a couple of reasons. First, it has absolutely nothing to do with books…. Read more »
Falling for Fall: Top Ten Tuesday
Good Day, Bookworms! It’s the middle of September now, so I’m feeling very Autumnal. Luckily, the ladies of The Broke and The Bookish seem to be feeling this way, too! Today’s topic for Top Ten Tuesday listy goodness is the top ten books we plan to read this fall. Halloween is just around the corner,… Read more »
Take Me Down, Six Underground (Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman)
Well Hello Bookworms, I am not much of a world traveler, so it may surprise you to know I have, in fact, left the good old USA on occasion. When I was in college, I took a mini-mester in London. It was a two week trip where our instructors traveled with us. We took three… Read more »
A Plague of Zombies by Diana Gabaldon
Happy Monday, Bookworms! Ordinarily, Mondays bum me out, but not today. Today is a shortened work week for me because I’m going to BlogHer on Thursday (wahoo!) Have I mentioned that I’m excited? To kick the week off on a happy note, today we’re going to talk about Diana Gabaldon’s novella, A Plague of Zombies. I’m… Read more »
Coming Out From Under the Dome
Howdy, Bookworms! Exciting news today: I survived the DomeAlong! I have some thoughts to share on the second half of the book soooo… SPOILER ALERT!!! (I’m not kidding, it’s like ALL the SPOILERS.) You’ve been warned. Ready? When we last spoke, I was getting frustrated with the one dimensional bad guys (who were just the… Read more »
Dome Along: We're Half Way There!
Hidey Ho, Bookworms! Remember how I said I’d joined a read along for Stephen King’s Under the Dome through Coffee and a Book Chick? I’m about half way through the book right now and I thought I’d give you a little synopsis of my feelings… So. There’s this town called Chester’s Mill. It’s in Maine… Read more »