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A review by ladymacbeth2024
To Catch a Firefly by Emmy Sanders
5.0
5 stars
I think this might be my favourite book from Emmy Sanders, I truly loved it.
I wasn't sure to request the ARC because I'm not very fond of the pining-for-my-best-friend trope, but I have to admit that in this story it was handled very well and, despite I cried a lot, it wasn't an angsty book.
Ellis is a wonderful character, I loved everything about him: his character was build very carefully, every side of his personality has a meaning (the emails, the glass blowing, the few words). Lucky is amazing too and he was so brave and he loved Ellis so deeply! Honestly, it was impossible not to fall in love with both of them.
I was enthralled by the fact that this story has a circular flow: everything goes back to their beginning together, everything fits perfectly well with their journey, especially the last chapters with the two major events. The level of romance was epic: no big declarations, grand gestures or fancy dates; it was all simple and spectacular.
I also loved the structure of the book: the first part has chapters based on their age, so it's very easy to follow the story and keep tracking of their years. The following parts are focused on the MCs when they're 25 years old, when the majority of their story unfolds. There's no unnecessary angst, there's no dragging the reader through pain and heartbreak.
Lastly, Emmy Sanders delivered another great character: Dani is wonderful and now I bet readers will start pestering the author about him (like we did with Brad, side character in Himbo).
This was a wonderful read and I'm aware it's just the beginning of the year, but this book has just set the bar very high for the ones that will follow in the next months.
Abolutely recommended.
I received an ARC from the author and this is my honest review.
I think this might be my favourite book from Emmy Sanders, I truly loved it.
I wasn't sure to request the ARC because I'm not very fond of the pining-for-my-best-friend trope, but I have to admit that in this story it was handled very well and, despite I cried a lot, it wasn't an angsty book.
Ellis is a wonderful character, I loved everything about him: his character was build very carefully, every side of his personality has a meaning (the emails, the glass blowing, the few words). Lucky is amazing too and he was so brave and he loved Ellis so deeply! Honestly, it was impossible not to fall in love with both of them.
I was enthralled by the fact that this story has a circular flow: everything goes back to their beginning together, everything fits perfectly well with their journey, especially the last chapters with the two major events. The level of romance was epic: no big declarations, grand gestures or fancy dates; it was all simple and spectacular.
I also loved the structure of the book: the first part has chapters based on their age, so it's very easy to follow the story and keep tracking of their years. The following parts are focused on the MCs when they're 25 years old, when the majority of their story unfolds. There's no unnecessary angst, there's no dragging the reader through pain and heartbreak.
Lastly, Emmy Sanders delivered another great character: Dani is wonderful and now I bet readers will start pestering the author about him (like we did with Brad, side character in Himbo).
This was a wonderful read and I'm aware it's just the beginning of the year, but this book has just set the bar very high for the ones that will follow in the next months.
Abolutely recommended.
I received an ARC from the author and this is my honest review.