Abby Cooper

True Colors

Krys C.

In Serenity’s closed-off bubble of happiness and positive thinking, things go awry when the haze extends itself to the other residents. Initially, Mackenzie only has the haze, where her emotions—both the good and the bad—are on full display to everyone. Now a good amount of people's emotions are on display as well. This sends everyone panicking because everything in Serenity is supposed to be okay, nice, happy, normal, positive, kindness, all smiles and good intent, staying in that lavender haze.

This was a story on the importance of emotions—acknowledging them and feeling them. It reminds us that it’s okay to not be okay and we have to feel some uncomfortable emotions so we can enjoy life and be true to ourselves. It’s a great analogy for mental health care and emotional intelligence. It doesn’t just focus on kids; it also highlights that the adults need to feel things, too, and that we shouldn’t run from our emotions.

Thank you to NetGalley and Astra books for the ARC :>

True Colors

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