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Song of the Fireflies
Written by J. A. Redmerski
Narrated by Douglas Berger and Chelsea Hatfield
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"I loved every last word! Beautiful, heartfelt, consuming--I couldn't put it down. There's pure magic in J. A. Redmerski's pen." --- KATY EVANS, New York Times bestselling author of the REAL series
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Edge of Never and The Edge of Always
THE TRUTH WILL SET THEM FREE
Brayelle 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 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 fate, 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.
(95,000 words)
New Adult Romance
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Edge of Never and The Edge of Always
THE TRUTH WILL SET THEM FREE
Brayelle 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 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 fate, 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.
(95,000 words)
New Adult Romance
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J. A. Redmerski
J.A. Redmerski, New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of THE EDGE OF NEVER lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas with her three children and a Maltese. She is a lover of television and books that push boundaries and is a huge fan of AMC’s The Walking Dead.
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Reviews for Song of the Fireflies
Rating: 2.3000026666666664 out of 5 stars
2.5/5
15 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a hard one for me to rate. There were things I enjoyed and things I could have gone without. I seen so many negative reviews, so I almost unhauled it, but I am happy that I read first.This deals with so many different triggers. If you do not like hard hitting contemporaries, you will not like this. It involves love, mental health, drugs, and suicide. Bray and Elias deal with so many things as you read about their story. They never catch a break from the very beginning. I will say, this took some turns that I was not expecting.Overall, this was ok.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5***Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review***
I went into this story not really knowing what to expect. There were so many different things going on, but it was enough to keep me into the story.. Once it picked up, then I just wanted to know what else was going to happen. For me it started out a little slow, it goes back in time and leads you up to present day. While I enjoyed that things became much more interesting to me once they were closer to present day.
Bray and Elias have been friends or something like that since they were kids. The dynamic between these two wasn't exactly like I thought it would be. The event that changes everything was a shock to me. I wasn't expecting that and what happens up until present day is a bit of a roller coaster.I think the decision they made was really stupid but I understand it. I also liked the brief appearance of two certain characters.
Bray is a mess of emotions. To easily sum her up: broken. She is so lost and confused with herself. The only constant in her life is Elias. It almost seems unhealthy, but then again not. We have all been there, feeling the way they both do, but Bray's feelings are amplified. I am glad this was a standalone. While I enjoyed Bray and Elias to an extent I don't think I could handle anymore of the ride. I think I expected more out of this story. I wanted to love it like I did TEoN but I just didn't. - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Whilst I do love J.A Redmerski's book, I did find this one very hard together into. It didn't seem to pull me in like her other books did. I felt that that it did confuse you a bit in the beginning when it started off 17 years ago and then jump to 5 years ago.
I just really couldn't settle into this book - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: This was a really big disappointment for me and unfortunately, I ended up not finishing this book.Opening Sentence: They say you never forget your first love, and I have to say that they are right.The Review:Elias Kline and Brayelle Bates grew up together and they have been best friends most of their lives. Throughout their teenage years they tended to cross some of the lines of friendship but they never committed to each other. But they always knew they had something special. One night in college they decided to give a relationship a try, but like all of Bray’s relationships it only lasted a few months. The breakup not only ruins their relationship but also their friendship. Bray moves away and they lose contact.Years later they have both been through a lot of relationships, but nothing has really worked. Elias will always be in love with Bray and any other girl will never live up to her. So when she comes back into his life asking for a second chance, he gladly gives it to her. This time they are determined to make their relationship work, but then there is a horrible accident that sends them on the run. But freedom will only last so long and eventually their past will catch up to them. When it does, the consequences force them to face reality and they may not make it through everything together.Bray was so hard for me to connect with. You have this girl who grew up in a comfortable home, but maybe didn’t get shown as much love as she deserved. She isn’t capable of feeling love, but Elias is the only person she has ever really cared about. She is so shut off from everyone, including Elias that it made it hard for me to like her. She just goes through the motions of being a human but she doesn’t seem to feel things and because of that her character never drew out emotions from me. With the plot line in this book, you would really need characters that can make you feel a lot of emotions or it just doesn’t work.Elias was gorgeous and very sweet. He has loved Bray his whole life and he has always been there for her. I liked Elias just fine, but I felt he was slightly forgettable. My biggest problem with this book was the relationship between Elias and Bray, I really didn’t like them together. They have been friends forever, but they are horrible at communicating with each other, which leads to a lot of unnecessary drama. They make a ton of terrible decisions throughout the story and I found it really frustrating. Honestly, I didn’t feel a strong enough connection with either character to really care about finishing their story.First off, I want to start by saying that I have loved other works by J.A. Redmerski. Her Edge of Never series are one of my favorite new adult books. So I was very excited to read this book because we got to briefly meet Bray and Elias in the Edge of Always, but this book did not work for me at all. I got about half way through the book and found that I honestly didn’t care about what was going to happen next. I didn’t really like either of the characters and I just thought that the plot line was totally over dramatic. I usually try to stick through books, but I gave this one multiple tries and I was never able to get into the story. I don’t think that I will ever finish this book, but I will read other works from Redmerski because I think she is an amazing author.Notable Scene:I thought this was going to be the end. The end of us, the end of everything that we stood for. The last thing in the world that I wanted was for her to turn and walk out that door so I would never see her again. But that was what I expected. The truth is, I would’ve waited forever for her. I couldn’t imagine myself in a serious relationship with any other girl. Sex? Sure. I’m a guy and I like sex. But to love someone other than Bray seemed eternally impossible. So yes, I lied when I told her that it couldn’t be the way it had been any longer. Because I would’ve waited for her forever. I would’ve stayed just like we were, unconventional best friends who shared a lot more than secrets and sleepovers. But with Bray, I knew I had to be harsh. I felt like I had to be the one to make her understand that our relationship might not be what she wanted. As much as it hurt me to do it, I had to let her know that it was OK to go our separate ways. I didn’t want her to cling to the thought of us for the rest of her life and continue pushing people away because of me.FTC Advisory: Forever/Hachette Book Group provided me with a copy of Song of the Fireflies. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.