Review: KDH Reviews: Song of the Fireflies
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
I read an excerpt of this book in The Edge of Always. Immediately, I went to Barnes & Noble and pre-ordered the book. Then, I saw a tweet from the author about it being available on Netgalley. After not hearing anything after a few days, I was pretty sure that I wouldn’t receive the book early. Then, on Christmas Eve, APPROVED! Woohoo! Anyway…The story is told from both the perspectives of Elias and Bray. I felt more connected with Elias than I did Bray. I found this somewhat odd as I believe I have more in common with Bray than I do Elias. Either way, this didn’t really influence how I felt about the book, but I was a bit surprised. Overall, the two perspectives didn’t do much for me here. While it didn’t hurt the book, I think it might have been stronger if it had only been told from Elias’ point of view.Wow, oh wow. This story was so much more than what I thought it was going to be. Yeah, it’s a love story, but it’s so much more than that. It was darker and more intense than what you’d expect from a romance. On top of it being such a good book, it definitely gets extra points for being a stand-alone novel.While I’ve only read two other books by J. A. Redmerski, this one is definitely my favorite so far.* This book was received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. *Be sure to check out all of my reviews on my blog, KDH Reviews.