Review: The Light of the Fireflies

The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received this book during Amazon's World Book Day celebration.

This is a very intriguing book. I tend to read a lot of horror, so I think I kept expecting this to be a much darker book than it actually is. Because it is told from the perspective of a child, everything seemed just a little more sinister because of his naivete. I guess this book is pretty sinister, but I'm used to it being a lot more so. I guess this book could still be labeled as a horror story because it is quite eerie.

I'm not really sure how I feel about the lack of names in this book. Or the appearing and disappearing living things. I didn't really mind the ending as much as many others did, but the whole thing requires quite a suspension of disbelief. There's no fantasy element in the book, but it sort of feels like it would be better if there was because that would make the unreality of the main story a little more believable.

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