I woke up this morning to a rather cold, rainy day, and my first thought was that it was a perfect day to focus on spooky reads. With that thought in mind, I decided to spend the morning re-reading Emily Carroll's Through the Woods. I actually mentioned this book in a recent post as a…
There's something very exciting about seeing an author tackle not just one, but two well-known intellectual properties...especially when the resulting novel is as fantastic as Fred Saberhagen's The Holmes-Dracula File. "It is with emotions doubly strange that I at last take up my pen to write the story involving the creature I have elsewhere referred…
Back at the end of June, I wrote a post announcing the upcoming release of Allie Brosh's second book, Solutions and Other Problems. It was so hard to wait for the book's release date (and even harder to force myself to quarantine the Amazon box it arrived in out in my garage), but I've finally…
Good morning, everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend so far! It's been a pretty exciting week here at The Unapologetic Bookworm. In addition to completing this year's POPSUGAR Reading Challenge at the beginning of the week, the site has reached a huge milestone. The Unapologetic Bookworm officially has more than 100…
Good morning, everyone! A very happy Hobbit Day to you all! In the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels, today is the shared birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, which makes today a great opportunity to celebrate all things Tolkien-related. Personally, I am planning to celebrate by going about barefoot for the whole day (as a…
It's been several weeks since my participation in the Dewey's 24 Hour Reverse Readathon, and I have one final book from that challenge to share with you. If you've missed any of my Reverse Readathon posts, and you'd like to get caught up, you can find them in the Readathon section of this website. While…
Good morning, everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend so far. It's been a busy week at my house! As many of you know, this week I have been working on a home library reorganization project. The last few days have been tiring, but the project is going very well so far,…
The Reverse Readathon took place more than a week ago, but I'm still thinking about all of the amazing books that I had the opportunity to read. One of my favorites was the fourth book I read during the challenge, Defy or Defend, by Gail Carriger. Defy or Defend tells the story of "fixer" Dimity…
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to participate in the Dewey's 24 Hour Reverse Readathon. I had a tremendous amount of fun spending the day reading, and had a chance to read several fantastic books that have been sitting on my TBR shelves for quite some time. The first book I read during the…
Dating and marriage are significant facets of the human experience, and people around the world have different approaches when it comes to the process of finding a spouse. Some people have chosen to embrace online dating as a method of meeting potential mates, while others prefer to meet someone through a shared hobby or interest,…
