This book was a very short read. I finished it in one day. The writing style was easy to digest as well. When I first started this book I think I had too high of hopes. The story in itself is beautiful and teaches good lessons. However, I didn’t like some of the spiritual undertones it had. Not because I am against someones personal beliefs but rather because it’s not what I expected when I first started reading the book. They seemed to come off a bit strong. The main idea of the book was strong but I wish it was just delivered in a different manner. I do want to apologize for the late feedback, but I also want to thank the Author as well as NetGalley for this ARC!

This is a relatively quick read and I enjoyed it. It reminded me a little bit of Life of Pi. I think you have to approach it with an open mind because the conversational prose feels a bit unusual.

This might not be a book for everyone but it certainly was for me.
Tis is a story about friendship and love, about sacrifice, about finding yourself and trusting to be found.

Very metaphorically written we meet the survivor of a shipwreck and his companion, a tiny fireball, who has been traveling through the universe. What follows is a medtative journey. One you have to be willing to commit to otherwise you will not enjoy it.

Even though the book did not over something groundbreaking new, I enjoyed the journey it was taking me on as well as the bits of advice it gave.

I was in on the pitch for this, bit of Life of Pi meets Light from Uncommon Stars and Ocean at the End of the Lane. That is a banger of a goal to live up to. And it was doing it, until it was not. Sadly the story became more of talking about how to meditate, which in the case of the situation of Fireball's journey doesn't solve her issue. The part of Fireball and the person stuck on the raft is good, but I stopped caring about Fireball about 55% in thanks to a line about double taking "fit for a meme." There were a couple of other parts that tried to make "meme" jokes that did not land and took me out off the story.

I honestly don’t know where to start with this book……. Maybe I should meditate on it (ha ha, I know I’m hilarious)
I going to start with the good things, first thing it’s short, it took me an hour to read completely, I think that’s it.

What I didn’t, this book is above all about spiritualism, hidden beneath a fantasy genre, it’s misleading and frankly not that well hidden. It written well, but the author likes to spout his profound thoughts across the page like diarrhoea.
If I could give this a no star I would. No I would not recommend.

This is not the type of book I was expecting and really feel it is listed in the wrong categories. It is more of a fable/self help book. If meditation and spirituality is your thing, awesome. But it wasn’t for me and I didn’t enjoy it at all.

The Tiny Fireball is listed as a magical realism novel and I was a bit surprised to find it wasn’t quite the story I expected. The story is very short and has similar qualities to that of a fable.

It follows a person stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean and their encounter with the Tiny Fireball, a being that has ventured across time and space. Our narrator then imparts their lessons to the reader.

Unfortunately, I am not quite the right reader for this story, but I can see how it would appeal to those who are interested in meditation and other spiritual or religious aspects.

It was quite difficult to read in terms of the story down to structural issues and ongoing POV shifts, but I found I was able to understand the motives of the characters.

All in all, it was an interesting concept and plot.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing a digital arc to review.

A fantastical view of being lost and found.

Even amid the fairytale like story, there is a lot of wisdom and perspective shifters within it.

It’s a quick read but one you’ll think about for awhile.

This ended up not being the sort of book or story I expected at all, and not in an enjoyable way. I was expecting a fantasy story, maybe with a little surrealism or magical realism, but this ended up being a new-agey self help manual dressed up as a sort of fable. If that's what you're looking for, this will suit you, but I found it to be shallow and saccharine. I won't speak on the meditation/spiritual aspect of the book, as it's drawing from a tradition I'm not familiar with, but the rest of it preaches a basic "look within yourself and all your problems will be solved" approach. This appears to involve thinking deeply about Your Place in the Universe and remembering to Stay Positive. I don't care for this type of teaching because I find it reductive and individualistic, so I didn't care for the themes and morals the book was going for. There was the loose implication of a plot, which was almost interesting at points, but that's really all I can say for it.

The writing was too simplistic and fourth-wall breaking for me to enjoy and the art didn't do it for me either. All together, I wasn't the right reader for this book. If you're more meditatively inclined, or find value in concepts of inner strength and pure positivity, maybe you'd have better luck.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was not really what I was expecting and I couldn't really connect with the story at all. I did enjoy the art throughout the book and the book cover. The plot just fell a little short for me. I like the idea but all of the quotes reminded me of a self-help book. Thank you Netgalley for this ARC!

This book is so beautiful, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I would definitely recommend this for fans of Neil Gaiman (writing style-magical realism) and for fans of Life of Pi (story line- though pacing was faster). The Tiny Fireball is a “feel good” story that I can’t wait to read again, and I plan on buying the physical book.