Man, it's been about a month since I posted last here. The thing is that there's been so much going on in my life and the world that I just haven't been like doing anything, not even reading. I just felt like hiding in my room, closing the door and escaping from it all. 

Unfortunately it's only for so long you can hide from the world before life starts screaming at you and it starts yelling "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" Yeah, depression is a beotch and some times is harder to fight it than others. I guess I'm lucky enough to have the necessary weapons to if not defeat it at least keep it under a least for another while. I know others are not so lucky and are still fighting the good fight and to those I say "keep fighting, my warriors! Your day will come."  

And in case no body has told you this recently: 

Hickory Road Ramblings, Essays and Photographs on Life and Gardening
Enjoyed this book because it's not only about her garden but photographs and other important seasonal things that occur over time.
Love how she is preparing the garden, planning what crops to grow during the winter months-we do the same thing, even have the seeds bought.
Good memories of the flowers and how she decided where they will grow.
Photographs are stunning!  Winter Lace is my favorite as I am relate to what she's knitting and seeing outside.
A master gardener that reminds me so much of my mother as she'd sleep with window open year round also and loved just tossing seeds outside and the wonder of what they'd produce one day.

October proved out to be a month with reads above the average: I only dnf'ed one book.

I am so proud of myself... although that might mean that I'll Dnf two books in November: namely the ones that I managed not to finish in October. -_-

Books Read: 8

Anthology- Horror/ Dark Fantasy- A feast of Sorrows 3.5 Stars (Arc)

Fairy Tales - The Princess and The Bear ( #2) - 3.5 Stars

Historical Fiction (with traces of retelling):

 Spindle - 3.5 Stars (Arc)

A Study In Scarlet Women - 2.5 Stars (Arc)

Middle Grade / Retellings: The Rat Prince - 3 Stars

Paranormal Romance:

Shifting Dreams ( Cambio Springs, #1) - 3 Stars

Firefly Hollow (#1) - 2 Stars (DNF)

A Portuguese online bookstore was asking people on FB for the prettiest book cover that we have on our shelf's.

As in one book cover -_- LOL

Ah! Are you kidding me?

Just now I am thinking about Mercedes Lackey "Five Hundred Kingdoms" series.

June was way better than May, but even so, I am still way behind my reading challenge.

The fact that I feel tired all the time, and would rather sleep than read isn't helping.

As always I keep turning for fairy tale retellings:

Mcguire, Sarah, Valiant - This was my favourite book in 2015, and it was still a five star read this year. I just love it. (hardback edition) 5 Stars. Re-Read.

Goss, Theodora, Red As Blood And White As Bone, Tor novellas

I liked it, but I didn't even took the trouble of writing a review. I gave it three stars, but honestly I remember so little about the second half of it, that maybe I should just remove a star.

Howard, Kat, Roses and Rot, Saga - 2 Stars

A story for which I had many expectations, but unfortunately I just couldn't connect with it.

Mcguire, Seanan, Heaps of Pearls( October Daye 9.1)- 3.5 Stars Short-Story

A most appreciated short, it would have gotten a  higher rating if it had been longer...

Lee, Caroline, Ella: An Everland Ever After - 3 Stars

Another retelling, this with a very different setting: the wild west. I liked how real the characters felt. Especially the hero, a former soldier who lost a leg in the war.

Mayberry, Sarah, Make Believe Wedding - 3.5 Stars

This was a very nice surprise. I loved reading it.

Thomas, Sherry, Not Quite a Husband- 5 Stars

Another pleasant surprise: although I am not a stranger to Sherry Thomas historical romances, there use to be something about them ( the guy's hold to rancour) that makes me not love them completely.

THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN HERE!

The romance, the characters, the whole thing was so heartfelt, that I pretty much read it all in one day.

Mckillip, Patricia A, The Snow Queen - 3.5 Stars

A Snow Queen retelling that takes place in modern day life.

Lee, Carolina, Little Red: Everland Ever After- 1 Star- DNF

Unlike what happened with Ella, I just couldn't enjoy this story. The whole thing rubbed me the wrong way.

Logan, Kirsty; The GraceKeepers- 2 Star

Another book that I only finished because I didn't want to add another to the DNF pile.

It wanted to be magical realism. For me it didn't got close.

5 Retellings: _ 1 Full Lenght Book; 3 Novellas, 1 Short Story

1 Historical Romance- Not Quite a Husband

1 contemporary Romance: Make Believe Wedding

2 Messes -The GraceKeepers and Roses and Rot

2 Short Stories: The Snow Queen and Heaps of Pearls