Review: Redmerski did it again!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
5 Star Review – Song of the Fireflies by J. A. Redmerski**Please note:  I received a courtesy copy of this book via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review**I should have known!!!!  I REALLY should have!  The first book I ever read from J. A. Redmerski was The Edge of Never.  I followed it up with its sequel, The Edge of Always……and now Song of the Fireflies.  That being said, I should have known that she would do it to me again…..that she would suck me in, twist me this way and that way, flip me upside and down, until my heart was  beating rapidly and I was holding my breath, waiting for the ride to be over.SYNOPSIS:From the New York Times bestselling author of The Edge of Never and The Edge of AlwaysTHE TRUTH WILL SET THEM FREEBrayelle Bates has always been a force of nature. Even as a child, Bray's wild and carefree spirit intimidated everyone around her. The only person who's ever truly understood her is her best friend, Elias Kline. Though every fiber of her being wants to stay with Elias forever, Bray can't bear the thought of him discovering her agonizing history. She's done everything she can to keep him at arm's length, including moving away. But their undying bond was too strong a pull to deny, and Bray couldn't survive without him. Now she's back home with Elias, and things have never felt more right-until one fateful night changes everything.Elias vowed never to be separated from Bray again. So when she decides to flee in a desperate attempt to escape her destiny, Elias knows he must go with her. As the two try to make the most of their circumstance, taking up with a reckless group of new friends, Elias soon realizes there's a darkness driving Bray he can't ignore. Now in order to save her, he'll have to convince Bray to accept the consequences of their reality--even if it means losing her.Redmerski does such a great job of pulling you in and almost making you part of the story.  She did it to me in The Edge of Never and again, here in Song of the Fireflies.  I found myself in a pasture, chasing fireflies, wishing I, too, had brought a mason jar.  I found comfort in the breeze on a hot and humid southern night.  I found pain in my heart and felt fear, as if the situations the authors she wrote about were happening to me or a dear friend.  I laughed, I held my breath, had heart palpitations…..I cried!  OMG, I CRIED!!!  My heart ached, melted, rejoiced.  When it all ended, this is what I shared with the author via a Facebook wall post:You did it to me again....Song of the Fireflies! Uncontrollable, sloppy tears running down my face...shaky walnut-like chin.....you know, the one you get when trying to stifle your emotional cry....the neck of my t-shirt was soaked! I loved their journey, from start to finish...loved the ups and downs....the hopes and dreams....the fear and longing....what a freakin' fantastic story you just shared with the world.