To Catch a Firefly

5 stars!It’s been a while since a book thoroughly destroyed me, but this one achieved that. Not in a bad way, but in a way that just left me a weeping mess because the story was so beautiful.Ellis and Lucky are seemingly opposites when they meet as young children in rural Nebraska. We have Lucky, who is outgoing, excitable, and always looking to escape the small town in which they grow up. Ellis, though, is quiet, steady, and at ease with his lot in life. He is content to stay home and care for his ailing mother while Lucky strikes out into the world as a nature magazine photographer.Although Ellis is neurodivergent and rarely speaks much, he and Lucky have a bond and an understanding. Lucky knows all of the words that Ellis doesn’t say, and the communication between them is (usually) easy for all that. Lucky calls Ellis frequently when on the road, excitedly telling Ellis about his adventures as he travels around the world. The emails that Ellis writes to Lucky in turn, though never sent, are beautiful, though. He expresses all of the care and love that he cannot say in fear of upsetting their close friendship. It takes a while for Lucky to figure out that the true love of his life has been there all along, waiting patiently, but once he does it’s wonderful.This book is so good and so well-written. If you’re looking for lots of action it may not be for you. This one is character-driven, but we learn to know Ellis and Lucky so well that when they find their happily ever after it is all the more appreciated. Observations made in passing stuck with me, and the truth of them struck home – and at times left me in tears. I loved this book so much, and highly recommend it.

This is my first book by this author and I could not stop reading. I fell in I love with Ellis and Lucky's characters. This was such a heart warming, emotional yet spicy story. I loved the plot and the character development. It was an amazing book and I look forwar to more from this author. I absolutely recommend this book for a spicy sweet mm romance.

This was a really sweet lovely coming of age romance. Both Lucky and Ellis are appealing, likable and main characters that you want to have a hea. The Nebraska corn fields and Ellis’s collection of glass were vivid and colorful. This book has one of the best epilogues I’ve read. It was perfect.

This book is just simply amazing! The absolute love between Ellis and Lucky is so beautiful! There are so many highs and lows, but the love between them is beautiful!Emmy Sanders writing is just stunning. This book is an absolute must read!

Wow, this was a fantastic novel! It left me with all kinds of emotions, good and bad. I highly recommend this story; it was more than 5 stars for me! This story was beautifully written, with an interesting storyline and wonderful characters!!! And the two epilogues really added much to the story!!! I found a new to me author and I am so glad that I did!

A fellow reader on booktok said this was her absolute favorite MM romance so I decided to download it. I read it in less than a day because I simply couldn't put it down.You cam see from the description what it's about, but it's so much more. The author really does well with writing from Ellis's point of view and I truly loved reading it. Once we came to lucky, it was even more special.Yes, there was some spice, but this story was just SO much more. It was heartwarming, charming, loving, and just filled with the strongest friendship one could imagine. Truly worth your time and because of Ellis and Lucky, I will be reading more by this author.

This was the cutest story I've ever read. I'm typing this now with blurry vision not out of sad but out of pure joy because this was so cute the writing was beautiful 💜

The relationship between Ellis and Lucky is by far the most heart wrenching, heartbreaking and purest love story I have ever read. It pulled me in to the point that when I had to run errands, I immediately bought the audible version so I wouldn't have to miss even a moment. Smiles and tears and gut-wrenching perfection in every chapter. Thank you for bringing this story to life. It was beautiful and I am so very glad that I took a chance on it.

Such a beautiful story of Ellis and Lucky. So well written - painted pictures. Loads of emotional tears were shed. This book just made me so happy. ❤️

Sério que historia perfeita.Ellis e Lucky ganharam meu coraçãoQue amizade linda essa que começouQue paixão linda essa que floresceuE que amor perfeito esses dois possuem!Sabe aquela pessoa que vai te entender sem que vc precise dizer (literalmente) muitas palavras? Esse é o Lucky para o El. E o El para o LuckEsse livro me fez torcer com o coração apertado, e ler cada linha com um sorriso bobo no rosto. Sério. O relacionamento desses dois não está escrito e vc consegue sentir isso através do livro, pq ele transborda amor.Ta favoritadissimo ❤️

Une histoire touchante, emouvante. On aime les personnages, on comprend leurs choix et leur parcours. L'écriture est fluide. J'ai adoré ce livre

Unglaublich romantisch und so tiefgründig.Ellis & Lucky Geschichte hat mich sehr bewegt, diese tiefe Verbundenheit zwischen den beiden. Dieses Verständnis und diese Akzeptanz ist einfach nur schön.Eine wunderschöne Liebesgeschichte!

This is the most beautiful book I’ve ever read. Oh my heart, I loved every single page I read. Simply beautiful.