There are two ways to spread light: to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it 🕯️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Devoured this book, the voice that Nović uses to tell the story of a Croatian girl in 1991 and then in 2001 drips with authenticity.

“Dragging my sleeve across my face, I pumped my legs faster until I could no longer feel the ground, until gravity slithered off the treads of my sneakers (240).”

Wow, this book is much needed. Loving the feeling I get when I start to understand and take control of my emotions. 87 of our emotions and experiences are outlined in this book and the way it is laid out is so logical. Want to know the actual difference between envy and jealousy? Stress and overwhelm? Awe and wonder? This is the book for you.