Author's diary entries from ten-year long period up until pandemic started. We follow her through deaths of loved ones, and then pandemic and earthquake in Zagreb. It took me some time to warm up to her writing, but I ended up enjoying in her thoughts and observations. There's a moment where she travels to the remotest Croatian island, and the descripitons of that place were magic itself. It definitely ignited that old desire in me as well.

Back from the library with the tagged book, and the one on the right is nonfiction from a Croatian author. 📚📚☀️

Here's a fun little quiz for you! 😅😅

https://bookriot.com/should-you-stop-buying-books/

Last summer after my best friend's wedding and a sore throat as a consequence I discovered joys of drinking tea in summer evenings. It never occured to me before to drink tea during summer, but it works so well, especially when you're in the garden and just chilling with your book and your magic cup. 😄📚📚🍵

If I could be all three, that would be great! 😅😅

It was a bit difficult for me to rate this book because there are some really interesting stories and lessons in here, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the previous one of his I've read, and I also know how popular this one is, at least in Croatia. Nevertheless, I still think this is an interesting read and I understand why so many people love it. If you want some life lessons told in a kind and friendly manner, I highly recommend it. 📚📚🤗

This book... I don't know what to say, the writing just goes straight to my heart. It's just brilliant, fantastic, and heartbreaking, and everything that one wants from a novel. I just want to sit with my thoughts now and think about this amazing piece of literature. I'm just not ready to move on with my life yet.

Okay, I'm finally ready to admit, this is just not working for me. I might give novels a try in the future, but for now, I just don't want this unfinished read hanging over my head anymore. It's time to move on.

This Thursday was my last working day at my current company and there was somewhat of a goodbye party. My coworkers bought me the tagged book and this beautiful Marauders Map notebook. I also got a big box of chocolates, a card, some kind of graduation diploma that was quite funny, and a lovely rose. They really know me so well. 🥹🥹 Now, I have three weeks of vacation ahead of me before I start on my next job. 📚📚

Season of reading in the garden has officially started! ☀️🪴📚📚

Started reading this today for my book club, and honestly it is so good! I've listened to Perel speak a few times and loved her style, and it definitly transmits in her writing. It's really interesting, so much to unpack in just first three chapters, can't wait to talk about this in our next book club meeting. It's in a month, so I definitely started too early, because I'm gonna devour this one. 😅😅🙈📚📚

Me and my non-reader boyfriend literally the other day. 😅📚📚

It's been a while since I've bailed on a book, but I just can't get into this one. I don't think it's bad, I simply just can't. And I did feel guilty at first bailing on it, because I so rarely bail on books, but it also felt good when I finally did it and just admit to myself I'm simply not vibing with this one at the moment. 🤷🏻‍♀️📚

So, I treated myself with a new book and a book fan! 😅😄📚📚📚

This was so disappointing. The idea was interesting, it's magical realism which I generally enjoy, but the execution was just bad. I'm not sure whether it's the writing style, or translation, or both, but this was difficult and boring to read, and at times confusing. It's under 300 pages long, but I felt like it was 1000. It's a shame, because Barberry's Elegance of the Hedgehog is one of my all time favourites, but this just didn't do it for me.

When one feels sadness for a prolonged period of time, one will simply buy books until one feels happy again. 🤷🏻‍♀️😅🙈🙈📚📚📚

P. S. If anyone is ever interested in doing a buddy read for The Second Sex, let me know. 😄

Starting this one today. I've read The Elegance of the Hedgehog years ago and really loved it, so I'm very curious to see how I'm going to like this one. Also, I'm really liking the mysticism of this cover. 📚📚

Reading this after obsessing over #kanthony made me realize that I prefer a slow burn, I need them to pine after one another, I prefer that enemy to lovers trope. But, I liked this one the most out of the three books in this series, I enjoyed the character development, and unexpectedly for a romance novel, I cried during the last few pages. So, yes, I ended up really liking this.

Third book in the series finished! It'll take me a week or two to get to the final one, and I honestly can't wait to see what will happen with Lila and Elena. I have already given my praise of Ferrante's writing, don't know what more to say other than brilliant. 😅📚📚👌🏼

Today I visited Memorial Center Nikola Tesla at his birthplace, Smiljan, a small village in Croatia's mountainous region called Lika. We didn't spend as much time there as I'd like, but I enjoyed the experience. It was a special feeling to go into his childhood home, his attick, garden where he observed nature, and to know that I'm walking the same grounds genius such as him once did. And of course, I got a bookmark as a souvenir.
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This is me currently. Reading on the balcony and soaking up as much sunshine as I can. 😄😄📚📚🪴🌳☀️

At the end of last year I started making a list of books I'd like to buy and I had every intention of waiting a big book sale that happens every November in Croatia. But then I saw bookstores having a week-long sale, so I went and bought six books.😅😅 They're all from my list, and they're all self-help, and they have some lovely covers, so I'll try to post them in the next few days. 😄📚📚 #bookhaul

#libraryhaul from Friday! The top one is Ferrante, third book in Neapolitan novels, then The Life of Elves by Muriel Barberry. I've read The Elegance of the Hedgehog years ago and loved it immensely, so when I saw this one I picked it up immediately without even reading the blurb. And the one on the bottom is the tagged one. 📚📚📚

What a heartbreaking story this was. There were moments when I struggled with reading, because it got to heavy for me, but I also couldn't put it down. It was like poking at a wound, you know it's gonna hurt, but you just can't help yourself. What an amazing piece of literature this is, I'm so glad I got around reading it thanks to my book club. It was also a glimpse into country and culture I knew so little about.

This is so true!😅😅🙈

Finished the tagged book, and I actually started using Bookly! I liked this book, it was an interesting read on topics that I'm not particulary familiar with. One thing that I didn't like was jumping back and forth in the narration, I've found it at times confusing and it took me out of the story sometimes. 📚📚📚

My 8 yo niece recently got into Harry Potter and in a short period of time she managed to collect a lot of HP figurines, including three Hermiones, and she was kind enough to gift me one today. 🤗🤗 📚📚 #harrypotter #wizardingworld #hermione

Currently reading. 📚📚📚

Finished my first April read! There were moments when I struggled a bit, especially in the beginning, but overall I enjoyed the story, and how the author brought Shakespeare to life, and made him, and his family, feel real and human, and not just some historical names. I really enjoyed the portrayal of Agnes and her relationship with Shakespeare. 📚📚📚

Hey Littens, I wanna take a moment to celebrate Vesna Parun, most famous Croatian female poet, who would've turned 100 today. She lived exclusively of her writing which was a rarity. This is one of hers most notable poems. I didn't have much luck in finding English translation of her work online, you can check full poem here: https://kristentwardowski.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/poetry-sunday-vesna-paruns-yo...

Currently reading, it's been on my TBR for a while now. I'm about halfway through and I'm not sure how I feel about it. There are moments where I was immersed, and then there are moments where I was struggling to finish a page. 😅🤷🏻‍♀️📚📚

Just finished watching Bridgerton season 2, and it took me a bit to get into it, but I ended up loving it. Kate and Anthony's pining is fantastic, and they're both absolutely gorgeous! I'm probably gonna watch it again in a couple of days. 😅😅🙈🙈📚📚 #bridgerton #bridgertonseason2 #booktoscreen

Seeing for the first time Croatian edition of the tagged book. Most of the time our editions follow the original cover, but they went in a whole another direction with this one, and I actually quite like it. I still haven't read the book, though I have English edition on my shelves.📚📚 #libraryvisits #libraryadventures

This is not the tagged book, but it's the same author. The one I read isn't in the database. The title of this one could be translated something like Devil's gotten into her, which is a common phrasing in my region when someone is misbehaving or being more lively. This was a collection of memories from Tisja's childhood before the war, written in our dialect. It was funny and sweet and the illustrations are lovely too. 📚📚

Until couple of weeks ago I didn't know this book existed and how popular it was. Many ideas and lines in this book I came across in my previous reads but I never understood the refrence. It's a beautiful book, really great ideas on love, marriage, children, and many other aspects of life. I already started to reread it. Plus, it's really short. 📚📚
#philosophy #wisdom #love

Book two in Neapolitan novels finished! I loved this one as well! Honestly, these books are so good! Ferrante has such vivid and captivating style, it's so raw and honest. I'm so glad I started reading these books, they're worth the hype, for me at least. 📚📚📚

Quote from the tagged book, this one really hit me. 📚📚

It's been long ago since I last read Coelho, and I finally decided to give him another try with his most famous work. And I can say I enjoyed it. It's an interesting book with a beautiful message with losts of wise words, and I understand why this is so popular and loved. I'm glad I finally read it and it'll probably stay with me for a while. 📚📚

Bookish candle I didn't buy but really appreciated number two! I almost liked the smell of this one, but it's still a bit pricey for me to buy based solely on the package appeal. 😅😅📚📚📚

I am not a fan of candles, but I sure was tempted by this package. Fortunately for my budget, it didn't smell like libraries or books, at least not to me, so I didn't buy it in the end.📚📚📚

I've found this to be a little cheesey at times, but mostly it was a sweet story, and gentle reminder how each and every one of us is dealing with our own demons, and that we're all just trying to do our very best. I've read this for my book club, and I'm looking forward to the discussion we'll be having next week. 📚📚📚

I was a bit sad to hear that there'll be no Duke in Season 2, but after watching the latest trailer, I am hooked! I'm definitely gonna binge the entire season, my best friend and I already made plans of watching it together and ignoring everything else. 😅😅🙈🙈 #bridgerton #netflix #booktoscreen 📚📚

Another visit to the library! The one on the right is from a Croatian author and it's about her childhood in Dalmatia which is also where I grew up. There's a popular play about it also, which I haven't seen. This year I chose to read more Croatian authors because the last time I did that it was back in high school for our literature class. 📚📚📚

I just want to take a moment to appreciate Ferrante's writing. I can't remember the last time (apart from My Brilliant Friend) I've read something so immersive, so vivid, and so addictive. The characters are so beautifully fleshed out and real, and the story itself moves in an easy, fluid way. I started reading this today in hopes of reading just a few chapters and I ended up reading 80 pages, because I couldn't put it down. 📚📚📚

Today's catch from book fair! When will I get around reading all the books I've accumulated over the years, plus many more on my TBR, I honestly don't know. 😅🙈📚📚
#bookhaul #selfhelp #psychology

I managed to create some more shelf space in my room, just in time for a mini book fair. And I ended up buying three books! 😅 New #bookbuyingban starts tomorrow! 😅🙈🙈📚📚

Another book finished! I must admit, it took me a while to get into it, but overall, I've found it interesting. I enjoyed the themes of female friendships, finding yourself and your own path, and overall mysterious aspect of secret apothecary. 📚📚📚

My current pile of books! 😅🙈 I'm currently reading three of them, plus the tagged book in ebook form, one is finished, and others I'll hopefully get around reading soon! As you can tell, I'm all booked! 😅🙈📚📚

I spent about two hours in a bookstore today and I didn't buy any books, though I was tempted many times! I'm calling that a win!!

P. S. I've never seen this cover of the tagged book, and this was probably the biggest tempation to resist. I haven't read the book before, that was my main reason to give up on the purchase eventually. 😅🙈📚📚

I had three hours to spare today so I went to the bookstore and managed to read this book. It's a beautifully illustrated book with little bits of wisdom inside, and I kept comparing it with The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse, and this one just didn't deliver in such a strong and touching way. Nevertheless, it's still a lovely and quick read.