Now that I've finished my crying session, I can write a review. The English title of the book would be 'Catch a rabbit'. So, Catch a rabbit follows 2 protagonists, Sara and Le(j)la, who met in the 1st grade of primary school and continued to be best friends till the end of the 1st year of college. The book opens up with our narrator Sara, living a secure little happy life in Dublin with her boyfriend Michael, when she gets a call from an unknown number. When she answers the phone she hears a familiar voice, her ex friend Lejla. Sara informs us that things have happened between the 2 of them and they haven't spoken in years, and Lejla is telling Sara that she needs to get her and drive to Vienna. But why would Sara do that? Then after Lejla says the cryptic words: "Armin is in Vienna", Sara knows she would do anything for her ex friend. 
Now, this does seem like a beginning of a mystery thriller, but I assure you it is not. This is a story about a friendship between two girls, about the transition into adulthood, jealousy, desire to be someone else, conflict that arises between friends and many other things. The story of their relationship unravels paralell to the story of Sara and Lejla travelling to Vienna. Sara describes memories where it becomes obvious how envious she is of her friend, how obsessed and posessive she is. It seems like Sara loves her, but also desperately wants to be her.
I am mesmerizes with this book. Bastašić's writing style flows seemlessly, describing all the places her characters visit, painting the picture of the young women's shifting dynamic, creating the perfect vibe (so to say) that is characteristic for Balkan, Bosnia especially.
The chapters where Sara and Lejla are driving through Bosnia are hard hitting. Sara tells about this sudden darkness that envelops everthing around her. She panics, stops the car and cannot go on, while Lejla is telling her to get her shit together. It seems they have fallen into a rabbit hole. The darkness follows them to their hometown, where Sara struggles to even walk the streets, having to hold the fences while trying to find her house. It is only when they are getting close to the border that the darkness starts to thin, and reality comes back in full colour. That was one of the most haunting descriptions I've ever read and it is perfect. It left me nervous and aware that I, too, was surrounded with the same darkness. That is my country. That is my town.
This was a weird, cathartic experience for me, down to the crying session after closing the book. I do have more things to say, but not enough time