Autumn Skies over Ruby Falls (Jewel Island, #2)

by Holly Martin

[Emma (SCR)]

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free for a Blog Tour in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Holly for my copy of this book. I love Holly's writing and I'm always super excited for a new book.
Before you start this book, I have some things that I think you should stock up on:
1) Hot Chocolate
2) Marshmallows (big and small)
3) Ice Cream. Like a really good B&J or something not a typical vanilla.
4) Pancake mix (American style). I had the most amazing pancakes for breakfast with buttermilk, raspberries and banana. Oh, they were good.
Back to the book, this is a big warm hug of a story. It deals with some serious issues but in Holly’s usual style these are not too heavy. This was a perfect escape.
If you have read the first book in this series you would have met our two main characters, Clover and Angel. It’s not necessary to read the first book as this can be read as a standalone but I would highly recommend doing so as it’s a fantastic book.
Clover and Angel met 6 months ago and it was obvious from the first meeting that there was a spark between these two. Clover though has ‘baggage’. Her last relationship gave her some pretty deep scars. I felt so much sympathy for her when I heard what happened. It was truly awful. Clover is someone I could easily see myself being friends with. She’s funny, sweet and bloody determined.
Angel, Angel, Angel. I love his silly personality. I love that he isn’t afraid to make a fool of himself. He is sure of himself but not in an egotistical way. He is not afraid to be himself.
This is the perfect story for right now. Autumn often gets overlooked in the book world. Everyone seems to skip it and go for the big C (Christmas) Now don’t get me wrong. I LOVE CHRISTMAS but it was a refreshing change to have an autumnal book. It was full of leaves, pumpkins and Halloween. If you are sad about the end of the summer then pick up this book because it will make you remember all the good things about Autumn!
I loved catching up with Aria and Noah. There’s a really sweet moment for them in this book which brought me to happy tears. It was perfect! I also loved seeing how Jesse and Skye are getting on and I can’t wait for Skye’s story (I mean I assume this is next. If not, I’m hunting you down Holly! LOL).