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Matthew (Matty) Jones lives on a central Pennsylvania farm adjacent to a field the locals said was visited by a spaceship. It was the morning of December 9, 1965, the day DJ (Matty’s father), was born. The event affected the man’s life. But DJ is no longer around because he ran off with his brother’s wife, Carol.

Now that it’s summer vacation, all seventeen year old Matty seems to care about is making sure his mother Lorna, a registered nurse, gets her morning java so he can spend the rest of his day hanging with best friends Brian and Emily Aoki. However, all changes when a mysterious girl appears in the famous field gawking at the stars.

Eight Days on Planet Earth is written in the first person narrative. Matty tells his story in a week and a day with specific times as chapter headings. The girl Matty sees in the “crash-site” field is Priya, a teenage girl claiming to be a visitor from another world here to observe Earth customs. She has completed her task and is waiting for her ride home. Matty has his doubts.

Cat Jordan’s novel, Eight Days on Planet Earth is not science fiction. It’s a love story between two teens lost in their changing worlds. Through Matty’s descriptions of the unfolding events we learn about his special relationship with his father and his feelings of abandonment when DJ left without discussion.

Cat Jordan is definitely in touch with her inner teen as she provides heart-wrenching descriptions of a boy’s loss of his father and the discovery of a first love that may not be of this world. And throughout the novel, there is the boy’s anchor—Ginger, his dog. Eight Days on Planet Earth is an insightful character study of a teen discovering love for the first time as he tries to come to grips with his father’s betrayal. Highly recommended.


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Eight Days on Planet Earth Cat Jordan Books Reviews

Eight Days on Planet Earth is a down-to-earth yet otherworldly novel - magical, funny, and a little heartbreaking.

Matty Jones has grown up knowing the field he lives next to is a little different. Matty's father claims that a spaceship landed there on the night he was born. But Matty's father has since run off with his brother's sister, leaving Matty and his mother alone, so Matty isn't all that inclined to listen to what his father believes. When a strange girl suddenly appears in Matty's field claiming to be from another planet, waiting to be collected by a spaceship, Matty knows it can't be true. But there is something so ethereal about Priya that she starts to change Matty's view on life, the universe and, maybe, even love.

It wasn't until I reached the very end of this book that I actually started to understand it. For most of this story I really, truly expected a spaceship to land in Matty's field and collect the celestial Priya. But this book is actually a contemporary novel - real life, real-world issues. It is just like it claims in the synopsis - it's about life, the universe, and love. The ending of this book is beautiful. The surprise twist really took my breath away. I didn't see it coming, and it changed everything about how I viewed this book, the characters, and their actions. The surprise is perhaps the best part, though, so I won't say more.

Eight Days on Planet Earth is a surprisingly touching book. Matty is struggling with his father's sudden departure, yet he feels that it's best that his father has gone, that he and his mother will be better off without him and his crazy ideas. Meeting Priya returns Matty to the dreams of his childhood, time spent stargazing with his father and talking about planets far, far away. Matty is also mourning the lost possibility of a relationship with his long-term crush. Again, meeting Priya changes the way Matty views himself. He certainly doesn't expect to fall in love with the strange and crazy girl who turns up in his field. The book is written from Matty's perspective across eight strange and life-changing days, which enables the reader to burrow into Matty's head and heart.

Eights Days On Planet Earth wasn't what I was expecting, but instead was a delightful and moving surprise. It is perfect for readers who enjoy contemporary novels about romance, family breakdown, self-discovery, tearjerkers and that something special that is just a little otherworldly.

The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.
The book recounts the events that transpire over the course of an eight day period. Matty is on summer break before his final year of high school, and he plans to just hang around the lake with his friends. However, he wakes up to find that his father, a conspiracy theorist and UFO blogger, has left his family. Also on that day, Matty meets Priya, a strange girl who claims to be waiting for a ride back to her planet, which is 20 light years away. She sets up camp in the field near Matty's house, where a spaceship is said to have landed at the same moment that his father was born. Because of his father's interest in astronomy and aliens, Matty has developed a healthy skepticism about all things alien. But, over the course of the next few days, he finds himself slowly believing. And as he learns to see his world the way Priya sees it, he learns to appreciate what he has. But is Priya really an alien or is just plain crazy? Or is the truth something else entirely?

The author does a great job getting inside the head of Matty, the seventeen-year-old male narrator. I love Matty's relationship with his mother and his interactions with Priya. I also love Priya's description of the sensation of eating pizza. This book is cute, funny, and sad, all at the same time.

Compulsively readable.

Warnings coarse language, sexual references, sex scenes (not graphic), alcohol abuse (by adults), infidelity.

I received this book in return for an honest review.
I love this book. Eight Days is a sweet coming of age story filled with the right amount of longing, angst, and lightness, but also layered with deeper themes about identity and self. The characters are well-developed and super engaging. Such a quick, enjoyable read.
What a great and fun novel! I loved the love story, I loved the science-y stuff, I loved the field and the dog and the tent and the white-haired girl. This was a book that I wanted to read slowly and savor because of beautiful prose, but I also wanted to read fast to find out what happened.
Matthew (Matty) Jones lives on a central Pennsylvania farm adjacent to a field the locals said was visited by a spaceship. It was the morning of December 9, 1965, the day DJ (Matty’s father), was born. The event affected the man’s life. But DJ is no longer around because he ran off with his brother’s wife, Carol.

Now that it’s summer vacation, all seventeen year old Matty seems to care about is making sure his mother Lorna, a registered nurse, gets her morning java so he can spend the rest of his day hanging with best friends Brian and Emily Aoki. However, all changes when a mysterious girl appears in the famous field gawking at the stars.

Eight Days on Planet Earth is written in the first person narrative. Matty tells his story in a week and a day with specific times as chapter headings. The girl Matty sees in the “crash-site” field is Priya, a teenage girl claiming to be a visitor from another world here to observe Earth customs. She has completed her task and is waiting for her ride home. Matty has his doubts.

Cat Jordan’s novel, Eight Days on Planet Earth is not science fiction. It’s a love story between two teens lost in their changing worlds. Through Matty’s descriptions of the unfolding events we learn about his special relationship with his father and his feelings of abandonment when DJ left without discussion.

Cat Jordan is definitely in touch with her inner teen as she provides heart-wrenching descriptions of a boy’s loss of his father and the discovery of a first love that may not be of this world. And throughout the novel, there is the boy’s anchor—Ginger, his dog. Eight Days on Planet Earth is an insightful character study of a teen discovering love for the first time as he tries to come to grips with his father’s betrayal. Highly recommended.