You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
popthebutterfly 's review for:
The Brilliance of Fireflies
by Leslie Hauser
Disclaimer: I received this book from Rockstar Book Tours. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: May 22, 2019
Genre: YA Contemporary
Recommended Age: 15+ (terrorism, terroristic activity, death, grief, mental illness, dementia, anxiety, depression, thoughts of suicide)
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
Pages: 310
Amazon Link
Synopsis: Emma Loukas had a typical teenage life. Until she didn’t. After choosing to stay home instead of accompanying her family to a minor league baseball game, Emma is not present when a suicide bomber detonates an explosive device at the entrance to the stadium just as her family arrives. In the months that follow, grief therapy and the gloomy looks from friends and her extended family do nothing but drag Emma further down into the rubble left behind by that deadly April afternoon.
To escape the sad reality of her new life, Emma heads across the country to California to spend her senior year with her grandmother. Getting away from her former life is the only way to survive. It doesn’t take long, though, for Emma to experience Grandma Connie’s dementia, and it’s more than a seventeen-year-old is capable of handling on her own. Now, Emma fears she has just made her bad situation worse, and she begins to wonder if it’s even worth trying to survive.
But when the family mementos on the dresser catch her eye, Emma feels a bit of light flicker inside her. Maybe the way to make sense of her new life is to live the lives her mom, dad, and brother no longer can. So she sets out to achieve each of their dreams. It won’t be easy, but it’s all Emma has left, and in the process, she just may find out who she’s supposed to be.
Review: Well, don't make the mistake I did and read this book without tissues. This book was very moving and very beautiful. The connections in this book are natural and the book has a very relaxed and natural flow to it. The development was good and the writing was great!
My only complaint is that it felt a bit slow and I felt that this book, while beautiful, doesn't really stand out amongst others like this book. It's great, don't get me wrong, but it's predictable. Predictable isn't necessarily bad though and having something familiar can be what you need occasionally.
Verdict: You're gonna wanna read this if you love your grandma and family.
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: May 22, 2019
Genre: YA Contemporary
Recommended Age: 15+ (terrorism, terroristic activity, death, grief, mental illness, dementia, anxiety, depression, thoughts of suicide)
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
Pages: 310
Amazon Link
Synopsis: Emma Loukas had a typical teenage life. Until she didn’t. After choosing to stay home instead of accompanying her family to a minor league baseball game, Emma is not present when a suicide bomber detonates an explosive device at the entrance to the stadium just as her family arrives. In the months that follow, grief therapy and the gloomy looks from friends and her extended family do nothing but drag Emma further down into the rubble left behind by that deadly April afternoon.
To escape the sad reality of her new life, Emma heads across the country to California to spend her senior year with her grandmother. Getting away from her former life is the only way to survive. It doesn’t take long, though, for Emma to experience Grandma Connie’s dementia, and it’s more than a seventeen-year-old is capable of handling on her own. Now, Emma fears she has just made her bad situation worse, and she begins to wonder if it’s even worth trying to survive.
But when the family mementos on the dresser catch her eye, Emma feels a bit of light flicker inside her. Maybe the way to make sense of her new life is to live the lives her mom, dad, and brother no longer can. So she sets out to achieve each of their dreams. It won’t be easy, but it’s all Emma has left, and in the process, she just may find out who she’s supposed to be.
Review: Well, don't make the mistake I did and read this book without tissues. This book was very moving and very beautiful. The connections in this book are natural and the book has a very relaxed and natural flow to it. The development was good and the writing was great!
My only complaint is that it felt a bit slow and I felt that this book, while beautiful, doesn't really stand out amongst others like this book. It's great, don't get me wrong, but it's predictable. Predictable isn't necessarily bad though and having something familiar can be what you need occasionally.
Verdict: You're gonna wanna read this if you love your grandma and family.