Review: In Review: Song of the Fireflies by J.A. Redmerski
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2014
I didn't get Brayelle and if I'm being honest, what I did understand about her, I didn't like. It was apparent that something was wrong with her from the start, and that was touched on later in the book, but not before the damage had been done. Elias was so very devoted to her, but I just couldn't understand what he saw in Brayelle and why he continually put her ahead of himself. She just wasn't a very nice person. He was obviously seeing something different in her than what I saw. Elias was still flawed, but not to the extent that Brayelle was. I actually liked his character, despite wanting sometimes to yell at him for some of the things going on.This was was a heavy book and it was an emotional read. It was an interesting mix of the NA books I'm used to and some of the darker books I've come to really enjoy over the last few months. I liked that the author confronted issues head on, but I just had a really difficult time with this one. The writing was excellent, as I've come to expect from J.A. Redmerski and the book took me through a myriad of emotions, but overall just left me confused. It kept me interested, despite not really connecting to the main character. I kept waiting for Brayelle and Eli to do the right thing. I kept hoping Brayelle would find a way to redeem herself in my eyes. Unfortunately that redemption never really came, in my eyes. There was eventually hope in all the darkness, but it came almost too late for me.I still love J.A. Redmerski and will continue to read her books. I've loved every one of them up until this standalone. It wasn't a bad book, and I didn't dislike it, but it's far from my favorite of her works. A secret about me and books? If I can't connect with the main character, I have a very difficult time enjoying the book. That was definitely the case here.I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.