Ah, the early/mid 2000s. A simpler time. It's actually somewhat hard to rate Bookworm because it's hardly anything outstanding but it's really great at what it's supposed to be - something you pick up and have a good half-hour to an hour long session of, feel good about, and then put away. I can see this being the type of game you'd play a short session of every single day back in the 2000s. And it's fun, in bits, but there's no real "end" beyond "reach the max rank" - it's very arcadey and lacks significant depth. Like Bejeweled, basically. A good time waster, a fun one ever, but not much more than that.