Tracey Bue

Tracey’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (267)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (388)
young-adult‎ (4)
childrens‎ (3)
fantasy‎ (2)
5-stars‎ (1)
action‎ (1)
action-adventure‎ (1)
adventure‎ (1)
all-time-favorites‎ (1)
book-club‎ (1)

books‎ (1)
books-i-own‎ (1)
bookshelf‎ (1)
ebook‎ (1)
ebooks‎ (1)
epic‎ (1)
epic-fantasy‎ (1)
fantasia‎ (1)
fantasy-and-sci-fi‎ (1)
fantasy-sci-fi‎ (1)
fantasy-science-fiction‎ (1)
fantasy-scifi‎ (1)

faves‎ (1)
favorite‎ (1)
favorite-books‎ (1)
favorites‎ (1)
favourites‎ (1)
favs‎ (1)
fiction‎ (1)
fiction-fantasy‎ (1)
finished‎ (1)
genre-fantasy‎ (1)
high-fantasy‎ (1)
home-library‎ (1)

i-own‎ (1)
kindle‎ (1)
loved‎ (1)
magic‎ (1)
must-read‎ (1)
my-books‎ (1)
my-favorites‎ (1)
my-library‎ (1)
novel‎ (1)
novels‎ (1)
on-my-shelf‎ (1)
own‎ (1)

Stats | More…

“Hugh le Despencer the Elder was speaking to his son, Hugh le Despencer the Younger. He said, “Son, given that you are effeminate and lack manly qualities, I think that the way for you for you to improve your lot in life is to become the King’s Chamberlain.”
― Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

tags: british-history, documentary, drama, historical, isabella, king-edward-ii, real-life, research, royalty, truth

157 likes

“The Alchemy Scroll works on the heart,” he said. “It plants words as I plant stones. The Scroll-maker is my brother. He paints the mysteries of God while I, guided by the Mother, built the new Hall as a door to heaven,” he said.”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

tags: action, adventure, climatic, dramatic, emotionally-charged, fast-paced, mystery, profound, tense, unpredictable

455 likes

“Daring to raise my eyes,
I call out, a bird-like sound,
giving myself to this day,
abandoning desire
for all except you.”
― Don Hynes, Something Will Change Me: Poems of Soul and Spirit

tags: acceptance, accomplish, ambition, be-happy, believe, change, cherish, inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life, leadership

14 likes

“Guests began drifting toward the edge of the lawn.
Jane heard the shift around her as someone whispered,
“Graham’s here.”
― D.L. Maddox, The Dog Walker: Secrets

tags: complexity, dark-humour, emotionally-charged, emotions, heart-wrenching, human-fragility, intrigue, thrilling, unpredictable

51 likes

“The other two muleteers, addicted to opium, were invariably in a dazed state of mind. They had to smoke the drug every morning in order to rouse themselves sufficiently to tie up the packs. It was evident this morning that we would not be able to start marching before 8 a.m. whereas the stream of refugees invariably got under way at dawn. Captain Gribble”
― Elizabeth Tebby Germaine, EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORIES OF SURVIVAL IN BURMA WW2: tens of thousands fled to India from the Japanese Invasion in 1942