Review: Lyrical and haunting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2014
This is a book detailing years of abuse perpetrated against a young girl.  It is told in the narrative voice of the spirit of the homes in which the girl resided.  Mostly because that spirit is the only one who saw the truth of the situation, and the only one who cared about the girl.Books like this absolutely break my heart.  I find it hard to comprehend that people actual treat their children this way, yet I know it to be true.  It is clear that this book is more than a little autobiographical.  I hope the act of writing this helped the author heal.The writing is lyrical and lovely.  The metaphor of insects in place of people is unique, and while it does take some getting used to, it helps deal with the horrors that the firefly  withstood.Shine bright firefly.