Welcome to the From Sky to Sky Blog Tour!
From Sky to Sky: No less Days #2
By Amanda G. Stevens
Release Date: February 1, 2020
Synopsis:
Daredevil Zac Wilson isn’t the first celebrity to keep a secret from the world, but his might be the most marvelous in history: Zac doesn’t age and injuries can’t kill him. What’s more, he’s part of a close-knit group of others just like him.
Holed up in Harbor Vale, Michigan, Zac meets two more of his kind who claim others in their circle have died. Are their lifetimes finally ending naturally, or is someone targeting them—a predator who knows what they are?
The answers Zac unearths present impossible dilemmas: whom to protect, how to seek justice, how to bring peace to turmoil. His next action could fracture forever the family he longs to unite. Now might be the time to ask for help. . .from God Himself. But Zac’s greatest fear is facing the God he has run from for more than a century.
My thoughts:
Amanda G. Stevens is not afraid of using flawed, broken characters. Nor is she afraid to branch out into the realm of perceived impossibilities in Christian fiction. Her previous alternate reality/futuristic fiction stories have proven as much. And this story is no different.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story for its characters. Mainly Zac, as it’s all in his POV. But the others were just as fascinating. Amanda expertly conveyed the depth of history of this immortal without once info-dumping. All of the past struggles of lifetimes experienced in his past came through to the reader as we were getting to know Zac. As if we walked alongside him in friendship as he loses and struggles to rebuild his community; as he attempted to fold in new-found immortals into his ‘family’; as he struggled with the curse of immortality and whether or not to accept that God still loved him and cared for him.
I love reading authors who know how to drop backstory in bits and pieces. It brings me deeper into the story because I don’t know what’s going on until he knows what’s going on. I don’t know why he’s reacting the way he reacts until he tells me (or the other characters) It’s so much fun.
Plus this story is so imaginative. Taking that dream-like, impossibility of immortality and turning it on its head. This story was adventurous, emotional, and thought provoking. I highly recommend!
About the Author
As a child, Amanda G. Stevens disparaged Mary Poppins and Stuart Little because they could never happen. Now she writes speculative fiction. She is the author of the Haven Seekers series, and her debut Seek and Hide was a 2015 INSPY Award finalist. She lives in Michigan and loves trade paperbacks, folk music, the Golden Era of Hollywood, and white cheddar popcorn.
Check out all of Amanda’s books on Amazon here:
Check out my Review of Seek and Hide by Amanda G. Stevens
Celebrate Lit Blog Stops
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, February 22
Texas Book-aholic, February 22
Inklings and notions, February 23
Inside the Wong Mind, February 23
Through the Fire Blogs, February 24
For the Love of Literature, February 25
deb’s Book Review, February 25
For Him and My Family, February 26
Mary Hake, February 26
Older & Smarter?, February 27
Blogging With Carol, February 28
Life love writing, February 28
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, February 29
Stephanie’s Life of Determination, February 29
Adventures of a Travelers Wife, March 1
Locks, Hooks and Books, March 2
Chas Ray’s Book Nerd Corner, March 2
D’S QUILTS & BOOKS, March 3
Hallie Reads, March 3
Simple Harvest Reads, March 4 (Guest Review from Mindy Houng)
Pause for Tales, March 5
Tell Tale Book Reviews, March 5
Remembrancy, March 6
Bigreadersite, March 6
To celebrate her tour, Amanda is giving away the grand prize package of a a $25 Amazon gift card and a free copy of From Sky to Sky!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/f5cf/from-sky-to-sky-celebration-tour-giveaway
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Thank you for your wonderful review! I’m looking forward to reading this series. 🙂
Me too, I definitely need to read the first one!
What an interesting idea for a story!
Agreed! I loved the premise!
What a lovely review. Thank you! I’m so glad you love Zac!
I really enjoyed his character 🙂
Congrats on this tour and thank for the opportunity to read about another great book out there to read. It helps out so I can find books I know my family will enjoy reading. Thanks as well for the giveaway.