Review: Review From Hesperia Loves Books: J. A. Redmerski delivers a truthful, heartfelt book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2014
Wow! Song of the Fireflies by J. A. Redmerski is an honest, compelling, consuming story of a young couple facing a very terrifying reality. It is beyond one of the best books I have read that deals with a very real problem many face in life (I can’t say too much because it would give away spoilers).Song of the Fireflies is a story of true love and the devotion to that love. It is story of facing the realities in life and learning to deal with those realities. Learning that mistakes can force people to make poor choices. It is not a simple matter of facing a mistake and learning from it. It is a story of recognizing why these mistakes are made and recognizing what led to them. It is story of giving up oneself for the one you love. Taking a risk of losing that person in order to let that person have a healthy and happy life.This story is beautifully written. It addresses an issue that affects many people. It is brutally honest about how this issue not only affects that person, but every single person that loves them. This is a story of destruction, irrationality, excessive behavior, delusion and poor judgement. It is also a story of unconditional love, acceptance, hope, healing and learning to cope with one’s reality. It is a story of learning how to reach your happily ever after.I loved the cast of characters in this book. Not only were Elias and Bray strong characters that the reader sympathized with, the new friends they chose caught the readers attention. These characters showed strengths and flaws that we could easily identify with. They showed that there are many facets to each and every individual.If you have read the Edge books you will recognize a scene from that book in Song of the Fireflies. That scene will be from a different characters perspective and you will look at it in an entirely different way. Andrew and Camryn’s take will stay the same but you will see what exactly happened and why. I love when an author can intermix their books into another story and make it work.J. A. Redmerski delivered a truthful rendition of a life many people are living. I highly recommend this book.