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mckennasimmons7's review against another edition
4.0
Y’all wanna cry ? And learn about history that I can almost guarantee you didn’t know about ? And have a cute animal involved ? Just read this book it is going to be in my heart forever.
narpus's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful. Amra's story telling is magnificent and makes me love my cat even more! ...Though I'm not sure she would save me from a war...
aidalol's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
ecote525's review against another edition
5.0
"The war didn’t spring on me all at once.
Instead, like a cat, it stalked me quietly.
There might have been a rustle of leaves, a glint of golden eye.
But like a mouse, I didn’t believe it was there until it pounced."
A gripping young adult autobiography, but one that everyone should read. It proves especially timely with current events, with parallels to the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Bosnian war in the 90s during which the author grew up. As a cat lover, of course I adored Maci! I don't know how much of this story is completely true as there seemed to be one too many coincidences...for this and other small reasons, this is a 4.5 star rating for me, rounded up. (This book also made me sob uncontrollably which not a lot of books have done - fair warning).
Instead, like a cat, it stalked me quietly.
There might have been a rustle of leaves, a glint of golden eye.
But like a mouse, I didn’t believe it was there until it pounced."
A gripping young adult autobiography, but one that everyone should read. It proves especially timely with current events, with parallels to the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Bosnian war in the 90s during which the author grew up. As a cat lover, of course I adored Maci! I don't know how much of this story is completely true as there seemed to be one too many coincidences...for this and other small reasons, this is a 4.5 star rating for me, rounded up. (This book also made me sob uncontrollably which not a lot of books have done - fair warning).
goldxnapplxs's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
5.0
I will admit that I didn’t know much about the Bosnian genocide when reading this book. I didn’t have much knowledge about what had happened but knew vaguely the events and how the war ended. This book, however, gives a chilling and intense first hand account of what was happening to the victims of genocide in Bihac, her home city in Bosnia. You will get sucked into the story and grow fond not only of the small, precious, daring kitty cat, but of even minor side characters, as Sabic is not only gifted with math and science but storytelling as well.
internationalkris's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful book about the author's experience as a teenager living under siege for almost 4 years in the northern Bosnian town of Bihac. This book is full of heart and a beautiful read all the way through.