Review: FIVE Earth Shattering Stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2014
Song Of The Fireflies has earned it's place as one of my favorite books EVER. As an avid reader, I look for books to make me feel. Well I didn't just feel this book, I LIVED it. I didn't just read this book, I EXPERIENCED it. This earth shattering, heartbreaking, yet beautiful story took me under it's spell. I am forever ruined because of this book. Every book I read from now on will be compared.“...but love isn’t always roses and rainbows and butterflies in your stomach. It’s equally cruel and painful and the world’s worst villain.”Bray and Elias were childhood best friends. As they grew older, this friendship blossomed into love. While Bray is reluctant to try anything other than friendship, Elias is persistent in proving to Bray that their love is so strong and that to be together is inevitable. Soon after, Bray allows fear to get in the way and live pulls them a part. Four years later, Bray returns to the love of her life, Elias. While older, their connection has never been stronger. One night, something happens, and it spirals into an adventure where they are on the run. Throughout this adventure, their love is tested. Secrets are exposed. Their lives are never the same.The Bray and Elias you meet at first, are different. If you think you know what will happen, you have NO idea.The love between Elias and Bray is unlike anything I have ever read. Their bond goes beyond anything measurable. Their love knows NO boundaries. Their love goes places where love doesn't go. I don't think soul mates even begin to describe them. Their all consuming love is felt through every moment in their story, during the good and the bad times.“I love you, Bray… I love you more than you will ever know.”“How is that?”“Because I would do anything for you… You just don’t realize yet what ‘anything’ truly means.”“I love you, too, Elias. More than you could possibly ever know.”“How is that?”“Because I’d never ask you to prove your ‘anything’.”To love with a love like Elias and Bray is something that most people dream about. This raw and genuine story will leave you breathless, speechless, and at times emotionally spent. Your heart will ache. This is not your average hearts and rainbows story. This love is dark.  It is cruel. It is beautiful. It is real. The writing style immerses you in Elias and Bray's story. I said goodbye to real life as I became so engrossed in their story. It is days later as I write this review and I am still reeling over it. I haven't cried over a book in a long time. Song Of The Fireflies went where many books dare to go, but are unsuccessful. LIVING this book reminded me of my love for reading. The writing is breathtakingly beautiful and flawless.In darkness, there is always light. Light drives away the darkness. How much can that light withstand?  Elias and Bray are characters that will be with me for a long time. Their dark, heartbreaking, passionate story is one that I will probably never forget. Elias? He loves Bray beyond words. He loves wholeheartedly and with conviction. He is the epitome of loving someone despite their faults. Love perseveres. Love always wins. In all things, choose love. Thank you to the author for writing such a deep, thoughtful, beautiful story.