Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: Ashes in the Sky by Jennifer M. Eaton

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Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: Ashes in the Sky
by Jennifer M. Eaton

BookCrushin is thrilled to be a part of the Ashes in the Sky Blog Tour! I have been sitting on my copy of Fire in the Woods for quite a few months now and I am horribly embarrassed but sometimes deadlines force me into reading something that has been shelved for no other reason than time. Being a part of this blog tour motivated me into reading these two fabulous books and I sure hope you all read them too, because they were brilliant! Check out my review below and be sure to enter the tour-wide giveaway for a chance to win an ebook copy!

Ashes in the Sky by Jennifer M. Eaton

Series: Fire in the Woods #2
Category: Young Adult, Sci-Fi
Publication: March 15th, 2016

After inadvertently saving the world, eighteen-year-old Jessica Martinez is ready to put adventure behind her and settle back into the familiar routine of high school.

Though when she’s offered an opportunity to photograph the inside of an alien space ship, Jess jumps at the chance. After all, she’d be crazy to turn something like that down, right?

Spending time with David on the ship has definite advantages and the two seem to pick up right where they left off. But when Jess discovers a plot to sabotage David’s efforts to establish a new home for his people on another planet, neither David’s advanced tech nor Jess’s smarts will be able to save them.

ASHES IN THE SKY is an action-packed, romantic Sci Fi adventure that will leave readers screaming for more.

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Spoiler-Free Review:

[book rating=4.5/5.0]

“And I regret nothing.”

Ashes in the Sky is a fantastic follow-up to Fire in the Woods; it has everything I didn’t know I needed! I loved the adventure Jennifer M. Eaton continued and I am so thrilled she gave us more Jess & David. Her writing was engaging and creative. I really loved the in-depth world building, character development, and the awesomeness of space!

The adventure that Jess ends up on this time around was really fun and of course scary. I can’t help myself, but alien stories are one of those paranormals that actually scare the crap out of me. It’s not horror scary, just believable. I honestly feel that an alien invasion is one of the most plausible sci-fi scenarios. So yeah, this series felt really real and the worlds and scene building was incredible and I couldn’t get enough!

As a second novel, there was a significant amount of character development and growth. Both Jess and David have a much deeper consciousness this round and they really make huge strides in their own personal development. They both are hilarious and expressive. I was able to vividly imagine what Jess must have felt like when enveloped in warm alien love. I wanted to be Jess in those moments of bliss, but I definitely didn’t want to be her when she had to experience the polar opposite.

I devoured all the action, romance and twists! As much as I liked the sinister plot that throws Jess and David in another life threatening adventure some of the things that happened throughout were a little too coincidental. It didn’t take away from the pure enjoyment though. Of course the best part of this book is how much Jess and David feel for each other. Jess, overall, has a lot of compassion, it’s what got her into…and out of…a lot of the scenarios she encounters. Other than her love of bacon & meat, she would make for a very compassionate case-study. Maybe I am biased since I personally could never eat another animal, but I am no Buddhist, I’ve killed some insects and spiders here and there. But I am pretty sure I would have acquiesced as quickly as Jess did and realized that sometimes you have to close your eyes to see what is around you and embrace the good and beware of the bad that is out there. Not everything is as it seems.

I really devoured Ashes in the Sky, it was a wonderful sequel and this series is a breath of fresh air. If you don’t fall for Jess and David and if you don’t catch some feels then we were reading different books! Ashes in the Sky is a brilliant adventure, a perfect addition to the series and even though there is no cliffhanger, I am so excited for another book!

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Fire in the Woods

Publication: September 23rd, 2014; Month9Books
Purchase: Amazon

When a plane crashes in the woods near Jess’s home, the boy of her dreams falls out of the sky—literally.

But David’s not here to find a girlfriend. He’s from another planet, and if Jess can’t help him get back to his ship, he’ll be stuck on Earth with nothing to look forward to but the pointy end of a dissection scalpel. But her father runs their house like an army barracks. and with an alien on the loose, Major Dad isn’t too keen on the idea of Jess going anywhere.

Ever.

So how the heck is she supposed to help the sweetest, strangest, and cutest guy she’s ever met? Hiding him in her room probably isn’t the best idea. Especially since her Dad is in charge of the squadron searching for David.

That doesn’t mean she won’t do it.

It just means she can’t get caught. Helping David get home while protecting her heart—that’s gonna be the hard part.

After all, she can’t really fall for a guy whose not exactly from here. As they race through the woods with Major Dad and most of the U.S. military one breath behind them, Jess and David grow closer than either of them anticipated. But all is not what it seems. David has a genocide-sized secret, and one betrayal later, they are both in handcuffs as alien warships are positioning themselves around the globe. Time is ticking down to Armageddon, and Jess must think fast if she’s to save the boy she cares about without sacrificing Earth—and everyone on it.

FIRE IN THE WOODS is Star-Crossed meets Close Encounters of the Third Kind!

Author Bio: Jennifer M. Eaton

Jennifer M. Eaton hails from the eastern shore of the North American Continent on planet Earth. Yes, regrettably, she is human, but please don’t hold that against her. While not traipsing through the galaxy looking for specimens for her space moth collection, she lives with her wonderfully supportive husband and three energetic offspring. (And a poodle who runs the spaceport when she’s not around.)

During infrequent excursions to her home planet of Earth, Jennifer enjoys long hikes in the woods, bicycling, swimming, snorkeling, and snuggling up by the fire with a great book; but great adventures are always a short shuttle ride away.

Who knows where we’ll end up next?

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