She’s
the One Who Thinks Too Much (Book One of
the War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters)
by
S.R. Cronin
GENRE:
Historical Fantasy
BLURB:
It’s
the 1200’s, and the small realm of Ilari has had peace and
prosperity for generations. That doesn’t mean everyone is happy,
however.
Ryalgar,
a spinster farm girl and the oldest of seven, has always preferred
her studies to flirtation, yet even she finally meets her prince. Or
so she thinks, until she discovers he’s already betrothed.
Embarrassed, she flees her family’s farm to join the Velka, the
mysterious women of the forest known for their magical powers and for
living apart from men.
As
a Velka, she develops her telekinesis and learns she has a talent for
analyzing information. Both are going to come in handy. For she’s
continued to meet her prince at the forest’s edge, thinking being
his mistress isn’t such a bad deal. Then she learns more about his
princely assignment. He’s tasked with training the army of Ilari to
repel the feared Mongol horseman who’ve been moving eastward for
years, killing all in their path. And, her prince is willing to
sacrifice the outer farmlands where she grew up to these invaders, if
he has to.
Ryalgar
isn’t about to let that happen.
She’s
got the Velka behind her now, as well as a multitude of university
intellectuals, a family of tough farmers, and six sisters each with
her own unique personality and talents.
Can
Ryalgar organize all that into a resistance that will stop the
Mongols? She thinks she can.
Excerpt:
We were in the kitchen, and our instructor, a chubby and friendly woman from Lev, was going over how the Velka traded our skills and products for most of our food and drinks, as few edible products grew in the shade of the forest.
“Uh, I know I can’t, shouldn’t, leave the forest yet, but I was told …. well … that I could ….. um …”
The other four girls in my morning acclimation session all giggled and our instructor slapped the table with mirth. “Spit it out, Ryalgar. You’re getting horny? What’s your pleasure?”
“Um. There’s a man. We were lovers before I came here. I’d like to get word to him. To find a way to see him.”
“To see him. Right. Well, orientation instructors like me assist with all such requests for seeing. So, we’ve got Velka going out to markets in each nichna in the realm. Where would this man of yours be found?”
“He’s in Pilk.”
“Plenty going that direction. Must be a dozen markets there. Can you be more specific?”
“Uh, I think you’d find him at the palace.”
“Ah. You’re hooking up with a Svadlu, are you? Those military types can be sexy. I’ve had a few myself.”
I looked down at my hands.
“Not to worry,” she added, trying to guess why I hesitated to say more. “When I said we Velka value discretion, I meant it. Word of your soldier friend will not leave the forest. You can count on it.”
“Actually, he’s a prince.”
“You’re sleeping with a member of the Pilk royal family? Seriously?”
I had everyone’s full attention now.
“His name is Nevik.”
She slammed her hand down a second time and laughed out loud. “You’re telling me the golden granddaughter we recruited is also secretly sleeping with the guy who just got betrothed to some fancy princess from another realm?”
I nodded. “That sounds like Nevik.”
“Well, you do know how to make things difficult, don’t you?”
My Review:
Ryalgar grew up on a farm in the small realm of Ilari with six sisters. Ryalgar loves learning and studying more than she likes going on dates until she meets the Prince and falls in love. After learning that her prince is already betrothed to another she decides to join a group of women who live in the forest.
The Velka are known for their magical powers and for living without men. While they live away from men they can still pair up with one when ever they choose. Living with the Velka Ryalgar can practice her telekinesi away from the prying eyes of others.
Ryalgar learns that war is coming. The Mongol horseman are on their way to attack Ilari. Ryalgar gathers all the information she can about the solders of Ilari and their plans from several different sources. She gathers any information she can that may help the Ilari and the Velka against the Mongol horseman.
Ryalgar and the other women of the Velka practice their magical powers to hopefully make them stronger against their fight with the Mongol horseman. Ryalgar will do whatever it takes to stop the Mongol horseman from killing everyone in Ilari and the women of the forest, the Velka.
She's the One Who Thinks Too Much was a fast paced read that had my attention from the first page with all its twists and turns. I loved getting to know the sisters and women of the forest. The world building was described very well so well in fact I could see the whole thing playing out in my head like a movie. I can’t wait to read about all of Ryalgar’s sisters.
I would highly recommendations She's the One Who Thinks Too Much to anyone who likes fantasy and magic. One click your copy of She's the One Who Thinks Too Much today to begin this epic adventure!
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
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.
Author
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