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A review by kelly_e
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Title: Firefly Lane
Author: Kristin Hannah
Series: Firefly Lane, #1
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 4.0
Pub Date: January 6, 2009
T H R E E • W O R D S
Unsurprising • Compelling • Moving
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Kate is a quiet, reserved eighth grader with a loving, close-knit and supportive family, yet finds herself lonely and without friends. During the summer of 1974, Tully moves in next door to Kate. Tully is the complete opposite of Kate - outgoing, driven and confident but who comes from a broken home and harbors a huge secret that haunts her. That summer they promise each other to be best friends forever. Firefly Lane follows Kate and Tully over three decades in a story of friendship and family, love and loss.
💭 T H O U G H T S
Kristin Hannah has quickly become one of my favourite authors after having read The Nightingale and Winter Garden, so I was looking forward to reading this one after a dear friend recommended it to me. Firefly Lane is a beautiful portrait of friendship told in alternating perspectives between two women. What I really liked was the lengthy time span of their friendship. But at times I found the characters behaviour predictable and I had issues with how Tully treated Kate. Maybe I didn't feel the connection to Kate or Tully because I've never had such a close and enduring female friendship.
With that said, Kristin Hannah has a gift! Her writing style is so enjoyable to read and she makes me feel so much while reading, which I absolutely love. Her writing here is captivating and beautiful. It captured my attention and pulled me into the story.
Although this was not my favourite Kristin Hannah book, I enjoyed my time with Kate and Tully, and look forward to reading the sequel Fly Away and anything else she writes!
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• Kristin Hannah fans
• readers who love stories about friendship
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing."
"All she knew was that a voice could offer light in a dark place, and light could lead you out.
Author: Kristin Hannah
Series: Firefly Lane, #1
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 4.0
Pub Date: January 6, 2009
T H R E E • W O R D S
Unsurprising • Compelling • Moving
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Kate is a quiet, reserved eighth grader with a loving, close-knit and supportive family, yet finds herself lonely and without friends. During the summer of 1974, Tully moves in next door to Kate. Tully is the complete opposite of Kate - outgoing, driven and confident but who comes from a broken home and harbors a huge secret that haunts her. That summer they promise each other to be best friends forever. Firefly Lane follows Kate and Tully over three decades in a story of friendship and family, love and loss.
💭 T H O U G H T S
Kristin Hannah has quickly become one of my favourite authors after having read The Nightingale and Winter Garden, so I was looking forward to reading this one after a dear friend recommended it to me. Firefly Lane is a beautiful portrait of friendship told in alternating perspectives between two women. What I really liked was the lengthy time span of their friendship. But at times I found the characters behaviour predictable and I had issues with how Tully treated Kate. Maybe I didn't feel the connection to Kate or Tully because I've never had such a close and enduring female friendship.
With that said, Kristin Hannah has a gift! Her writing style is so enjoyable to read and she makes me feel so much while reading, which I absolutely love. Her writing here is captivating and beautiful. It captured my attention and pulled me into the story.
Although this was not my favourite Kristin Hannah book, I enjoyed my time with Kate and Tully, and look forward to reading the sequel Fly Away and anything else she writes!
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• Kristin Hannah fans
• readers who love stories about friendship
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing."
"All she knew was that a voice could offer light in a dark place, and light could lead you out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Grief, and Death of parent