Release Promo & Review: "Chasing Fireflies," by Paige P. Horne

Title: Chasing Fireflies

Author: Paige P. Horne

Release Date: 23 Jan 2017

ADD TO GOODREADS

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32731228-chasing-fireflies

BLURB

People say young love never lasts. They say you should wait and grow up first, you should figure out who you are. But those people didn’t know us. They didn’t know that she didn’t like shoes and Christmas was her favorite time of the year. They didn’t know that she liked to feel the cold dirt run through her fingers and floppy hats were a must when planting flowers. Curly hair was meant to be wild and Fireflies were meant to be chased. Paint wasn’t just for walls and ceilings but for noses and skin. Our love was the rarest kind of love and I held onto it with everything I had. But you see, Sara Williams wasn’t in control of her choices. Her mind betrayed her and was her hearts worst enemy. Sometimes we are only meant to have a certain amount of time with the person we love. Sometimes a lifetime isn’t enough. But you take what you’re given and you make the best of every moment. This is a story about love, life and never giving up. This is a story about a woman who tried to be better for a man and a man who loved a woman more than his next breath. This is a story about us… Sara and Cash Williams.

PURCHASE LINK

https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Fireflies-Paige-P-Horne-ebook/dp/B01MYSI5L4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485138274&sr=8-1&keywords=Chasing+fireflies+paige+p+horne

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MY REVIEW

This is not an uplifting story, and it may be tough to read for some. Ms. Horne has tackled the subject of mental illness, specifically Bipolar Disorder/manic depression, quite beautifully. You not only get a glimpse of what it is like for Sara living with the illness, but you get to see the effect it has on her loved ones as well. Sara struggles to cope with her day to day highs and lows, all she wants is to feel normal, to be normal. Cash loves Sara unconditionally and does his best to support her. He gets frustrated with her at times, desperately trying to understand her. My heart broke for each of them, for different reasons. Ms. Horne’s depiction of the constant struggle felt both honest and real. Chasing fireflies is a raw, tragic, and heart-wrenching story. I did shed a few tears towards the end, so I recommend having some tissues close by!