She’s the One Who Can’t Keep Quiet by S.R. Cronin | $25 Giveaway | The War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters Book 5
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Book Details
She's the One Who Can't Keep Quiet by S. R. Cronin
Series: The War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters #5
Published by Cinnabar Press on 01/14/2022
Genres: Alternate History, Fiction, Fantasy, Saga, Historical Fantasy
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 220
Do you know what your problem is?
Celestine, the fifth of seven sisters, is tired of hearing about hers. Father thinks she’s frivolous because she likes pretty clothes and caters to the crowds in the taverns who adore her music. Mother thinks that because she’s the most social daughter in the family, she can’t keep quiet about anything.
They’re both wrong. Celestine hides a secret she has kept for most of her life.
As the family beauty and a talented musician with a lyrical voice, she has the best prospects for marriage to a prince. When such a liaison never happens, people assume Celestine is too choosy. But even in somewhat tolerant Ilari, a daughter hates to disappoint her family. How can she tell them she’s in love with a princess instead?Lucky for Celestine, all her sisters are obsessed with an invading army headed to their realm. Celestine would rather ignore the threat and enjoy the freedom their lack of attention gives her. But, her voice can unlock a power that may help save Ilari. And the woman she loves is determined to fight these invaders. And her family, for all their talents, seems clueless about how to motivate the masses.
Celestine knows she can inspire the citizens of Ilari to do what needs to be done. Is it time to put her inhibitions aside and use her voice to save those she cares about?
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Excerpt from She’s the One Who Can’t Keep Quiet
My twin sister Olivine and I saw more of each other as spring grew warmer. She and I differed outwardly, as her shiny bronze hair made clear from a distance. She avoided people, being utterly absorbed by her art. Me, I couldn’t imagine spending every day alone, working to make some small piece of canvas look exactly as I wished.
We differed on the inside too. Sex with boys thrilled her, giving her an easy route to the intimacy she otherwise lacked.
“How long do you think either of us will last living at the farm?” she said as we sipped a lovely pink lunch wine and enjoyed a dish of eggs and chives, the mid-day specialty at one of my favorite taverns.
“How long do you think we’ll last without a place to have lunch,” I answered. “Neither of us is cut out for the farm, are we?”
“No, but what can we do about it?” She looked as sad as I felt.
“This musical ensemble I told you about? I’m trying to turn it into a paying proposition so Mom and Dad won’t object if I spend my time here in Pilk performing.”
She stared into her goblet of wine, thinking.
“That could work. Mom would hope you’d find a husband in Pilk. She’s already complained to me that you rejected every boy in Vinx.”
“Oh, but not just any boy will do,” I said.
“Of course not,” she answered. “It’s just as easy to fall in love with a prince!”
I repeated the words with her and we laughed. Mom had passed that piece of wisdom along since we were toddlers.
“I’m probably not going to marry royalty,” Olivine confided.
“Yeah. Me neither.” I thought about saying more, about telling her about Firuza and all the passions she’d awakened within me. Olivine wouldn’t criticize, but would she understand? I hesitated for a heartbeat, the waitress interrupted us, and then Olivine stood to leave.
The time for confidences had passed. Maybe next time.
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My thoughts on She’s the One Who Can’t Keep Quiet
I’m back with a review tour for the next in the Sherrie R. Cronin alt-history/fantasy series, The War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters. This time we get to focus on the beautiful & talented Celestine. This is perhaps my favorite so far in the series. As a side note, I haven’t read all of these in order and it doesn’t take away from the pleasure. I would however suggest you read them in order.
With this entry into the series of companion books, the author focuses more on character & plot development and less on world-building. This is why I recommend reading the books in order.
The lgbtq+ aspect of the tale is handled well. You can tell it was written with care and love.
The War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters saga is must-read fiction for historical fantasy lovers.
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About S. R. Cronin
Sherrie Cronin is the author of a collection of six speculative fiction novels known as 46. Ascending and is now in the process of publishing a historical fantasy series called The War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters. A quick look at the synopses of her books makes it obvious she is fascinated by people achieving the astonishing by developing abilities they barely knew they had.
She's made a lot of stops along the way to writing these novels. She's lived in seven cities, visited forty-six countries, and worked as a waitress, technical writer, and geophysicist. Now she answers a hot-line.
Along the way, she's lost several cats but acquired a husband who still loves her and three kids who've grown up just fine, both despite how odd she is.
All her life she has wanted to either tell these kinds of stories or be Chief Science Officer on the Starship Enterprise.
She now lives and writes in the mountains of Western North Carolina, where she admits to occasionally checking her phone for a message from Captain Picard, just in case.
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Giveaway!
S. R. Cronin will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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February 10: Westveil Publishing
February 10: The Faerie Review
February 22: Gina Rae Mitchell
February 24: Fabulous and Brunette
February 24: Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books!
March 3: Kit ‘N Kabookle
March 3: The Avid Reader
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Great excerpt, She’s the One Who Can’t Keep Quiet sounds like my kind of book and I love the cover! Thanks for sharing it with me! Thanks, Gina, for sharing your review! Have a funtastic weekend!
Thanks, Eve. Hope you have a great weekend too.
The book sounds very interesting.
Wondering when you felt that you had a passion for writing? Good luck on your Book!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this book and series, this sounds like an engaging storyline and I am looking forward to reading this book and the rest of the series
Sounds like a great read.
Thanks so much for having me here and thanks for the review.
Thanks for hosting!