109 books
—
44 voters
Betsy
https://www.goodreads.com/linwearcamenel
to-read
(3472)
currently-reading (1)
read (1882)
undecided-rating-pending (308)
considering-reading (8)
historical-fiction (1585)
young-adult (1186)
fantasy (1117)
currently-reading (1)
read (1882)
undecided-rating-pending (308)
considering-reading (8)
historical-fiction (1585)
young-adult (1186)
fantasy (1117)
contemporary-fiction
(1024)
science-fiction (711)
to-buy (509)
retellings-continuations (357)
dystopia-post-apocalyptic (233)
nonfiction (229)
time-travel-alternate-history (195)
romance (182)
science-fiction (711)
to-buy (509)
retellings-continuations (357)
dystopia-post-apocalyptic (233)
nonfiction (229)
time-travel-alternate-history (195)
romance (182)
“They were just stories, but stories weren't just anything.”
― Fangirl
― Fangirl
“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces of existence. If we could fly out of that window hand in hand, hover over this great city, gently remove the roofs, and and peep in at the queer things which are going on, the strange coincidences, the plannings, the cross-purposes, the wonderful chains of events, working through generations, and leading to the most outre results, it would make all fiction with its conventionalities and foreseen conclusions most stale and unprofitable.”
― The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
― The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“Because," explained Mary Rommely simply, "the child must have a valuable thing which is called imagination. The child must have a secret world in which live things that never were. It is necessary that she believe. She must start out by believing in things not of this world. Then when the world becomes too ugly for living in, the child can reach back and live in her imagination. I, myself, even in this day and at my age, have great need of recalling the miraculous lives of the Saints and the great miracles that have come to pass on earth. Only by having these things in my mind can I live beyond what I have to live for.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end… because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing… this shadow. Even darkness must pass.”
― The Two Towers
― The Two Towers
Historical Fictionistas
— 15859 members
— last activity 1 hour, 40 min ago
Welcome to Historical Fictionistas! We want to experience all different kinds of HF with all different kinds of people. The more diverse, the better. ...more
Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction
— 6129 members
— last activity Dec 20, 2025 02:43PM
The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 305245 members
— last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Betsy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Betsy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Betsy
Lists liked by Betsy



































