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A review by winter_is_reading
To Catch a Firefly by Emmy Sanders
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Sweetness, angst, yearning, and goodness. And corn, lots of corn. 🌽 It’s a small town childhood-best-friends-to-lovers romance done so well. If you loved Fool Hearts, you’ll probably like this.
This is also a love letter to those that grew up in the Midwest/Great Plains. The tornado season, the corn backdrop, the small town community, and the fireflies were depicted so well and brought me back memories.
But the best part of the books are the characters. Ellis and Lucky are perfect. I love the non-verbal autism and ace spectrum rep, and I love how deeply these two characters loved each other. Absolute goals.
I wish every small-town queer kid can find themselves some supportive parents and an Ellis to keep them safe.
Spice: 3-4/5
Angst: 4/5 but honestly could’ve been more angsty. Fool Hearts was more brutal than this.
This is also a love letter to those that grew up in the Midwest/Great Plains. The tornado season, the corn backdrop, the small town community, and the fireflies were depicted so well and brought me back memories.
But the best part of the books are the characters. Ellis and Lucky are perfect. I love the non-verbal autism and ace spectrum rep, and I love how deeply these two characters loved each other. Absolute goals.
I wish every small-town queer kid can find themselves some supportive parents and an Ellis to keep them safe.
Spice: 3-4/5
Angst: 4/5 but honestly could’ve been more angsty. Fool Hearts was more brutal than this.