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A Troublemaker Never Cries (The Troublemaker Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Genta Sebastian (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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When you can’t live by the rules, break them. All of them.

A fast paced adventure, A Troublemaker Never Cries grabs you from the first scene perched atop the roof of a whorehouse and takes you on an emotional roller coaster through laughter and tears to a dark cemetery on a cold Christmas night.

Traf knows what she wants, challenging island traditions and forging her own unique path. She wears men's clothing, competes for their jobs, steals their women, and she’s not alone. A growing group of young lesbians soon join her, supporting each other as they break the rules of God and man. They earn their reputation with a style all their own, dashing and daring, brazen and caring.

Situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and 20th century, they strive to form the first all-woman social club of its kind, Troublemakers, on their small Azorean island. It’s the 1960s and together they fight sexist laws, brutal bullies, the US Air Force, and sometimes even their own families. You'll cheer for Traf and her friends as they shape a new world for their future, facing every trial with epic stoicism because, as they’ll all tell you, A Troublemaker Never Cries.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing story of growing up and coming out in the 1950's Azores
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2016
When Butches Cry - Genta Sebastian

Traf is the archetypal tomboy, the first girl to play football with the boys, competing with her brother in everything, ringleader and troublemaker. As she grows from a child to a feisty teen she realizes she is more different than just her hatred of the confinements of skirts and ladylike behavior. In the extremely regimented and catholic word of the Portuguese Azores in the early 1960's she must fight to be herself and carve a life in a tiny community where there is nowhere to hide.

This is an interesting read. We have stories of British and American lesbian life in the '50s and 60's, but this is the first I have come across set in another country, and the differences are intriguing. The old-world Island of Terceira is tiny and the populations small: the group of 'maria rapaz' (tomboys) stands out and draws attention. The island is extremely conservative in many ways, girls not even allowed to dance with boys until they are formally courting, and their courting done with a chaperone present at all times. Women have a very clearly defined role and are forcibly not allowed to step out of them.

Vitoria (Traf) was never cut out to fit in the world of parental and patriarchal control and rebels in every conceivable way. As she grows she draws a group of like-minded women around her, and over time they form into a butch and femme group; friends, lovers, community and club. While their struggles to find themselves and establish a lifestyle is similar to tales from elsewhere, the level of violence they suffer for being visibly gay is shocking and at times heart rendering.

Life on the island is fascinating, showing us a different world in both terms of the rural lifestyle and the old fashioned ways. Ms Sebastian uses it to great effect as both a backdrop and as a way to place these women in a different world. The landscape is very much part of the story and the land a strong presence in the women's lives.

The group of lesbians are a colourful mix, themselves set into rigidly defined roles of butch and femme that constrain their lives. Even there Traf rebels, constrained by the perceived role of a butch but frustrated by the rules which expect her to act like a husband and yet denies her sexual release.

Everything about this book feels very slightly alien. It's a glimpse into a life where generations of customs and religious beliefs have regimented every aspect of women's lives, with a European twist and a Portuguese flavour.

There's a twist in the tale that suggests this will become a series, and I will want to read what happens next, whether Traf escapes the confines of her life through her career in the US air force, or convinces herself to stay loyal to a home and girlfriend that seem wholly too small for her. ~ Velvet Lounger

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C956P9GP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macoii Publishing; 2nd edition (August 23, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 23, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2116 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 339 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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Genta Sebastian

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Genta Sebastian runs with scissors, laughs without shame, sometimes writes naked, and can’t help dreaming big. A multiple award-winning author, she writes Sapphic romances, like The Troublemaker series:

A Troublemaker Never Cries (2nd edition of When Butches Cry)

A Troublemaker May Surprise

A Troublemaker Will Sigh (expected release date January, 2024)

She’s also written two novels for children living in Rainbow Families:

Riding the Rainbow (GCLS award winner 2015) for middle-school readers, and A Man’s Man for Young Adults.

She stepped into the horror genre with We Don’t Say Gay in Tranquility Bay! a trigger-warning horror story with a twist.

"Lost" is a novelette worthy of the "Twilight Zone". A grieving widow finds a strange child lost in a snowstorm, made of snow and ice.

But she started out writing wlw (women loving women, i.e. lesbian) erotica short stories that range from super-hot sexy sci-fi Martian/human first contact, to culinary cunnilinguists, to drag kings, to college and tropical vacations, exotic settings, unforgettable characters, and quirky situations. These stories are fully adult and not intended for young audiences.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Tina N
5.0 out of 5 stars All the feels.
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
To be young and not know WHY you are different, just know you and some of your friends are, to trying to figure out how to grow up and still be true to yourself despite all the outside detractors is overwhelming. That's the story in this book. It's lovingly told, with all the emotions of growing up, first love, horror, pain, honor, and maybe a little bit of trouble. I laughed, cried, and (more importantly)I empathized with these young women. Just because they are in a story, doesn't mean they weren't someone's REAL story. Whether true or not, it resonates. Read this. Thank you, Ms. Sebastian.
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Jo H
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read by a new for me author
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023
The novel started out with the MC as a young girl that knew she was different from other girls. Later, she and her friends became aware of their group of friends' peculiar feelings, especially with how many of them shared it in common. While the story dealt with their coming of age, it also addressed the differences in life in a small town on one of the Azores Islands, the future "opportunities" for women during the decades it covered, and the many struggles they faced as lesbians in Catholic society. I found it very interesting and engaging, and I appreciated that it wasn't a romance novel (even though the protagonist had a lover). I look forward to continuing the series.
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Kim Montgomery
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book.
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
Omg! This book had me in all my feelings from laughing to crying. I have never related to a character more than I do to Traf and I am loving it. This is the first book in the Troublemaker Series and starts with the main character, Vitoria/Traf around the age of 12 and goes till she is around 18. It is set in the late 1950s on a small Portuguese island. There are some triggers from rape, homophobia, abuse, and suicide. I enjoyed this book so much that I have already started the second book. I received an advanced readers copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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R. Freeman
5.0 out of 5 stars A unique spin on an old dance between butches and femmes
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
This is a really unique and special look at growing up butch in a tiny little part of the world, but at the same time resonates deeply with anyone who has been a young butch or loved one. I've been a femme married to a butch for 18 years, and I see so much of our early years together in this, even though my butch was years older than these characters when we got together.

Love, life, celebration, ugliness, death and heartbreak all abound - but the love and hope are the highest notes and resound the longest. Truly worth every moment reading.
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poulie and moolie
5.0 out of 5 stars so good!
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2023
A wonderfully written story of young women examining their sexuality in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Setting is on a small island in the Azores. Recognition of butch/femme roles and development of a strong sisterhood amongst negative and often violent public opinion. Very well written. Definitely recommend for an engaging, enlightening read.
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