Reviews

The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti

wintermomof4's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

girlreading's review against another edition

4.0

I really, really loved this. The way Deb Caletti portrays anxiety and Jade's situation was so great, I had very few issues with it. At times it was genuinely comforting to read. The elephant element within 'The Nature of Jade' filled my heart with warmth. The way the elephants connection to humans was describe was gorgeous. I though Jade and Sebastian's relationship was lovely and it was so interesting to see how Sebastian's situation was dealt with, although I would have liked to have seen more from Bo (he's such a cutie). Jades character development was everything I could have hoped for and the messages within that really stood out to me. It was so nice to read from the point of view of a character suffering with anxiety, who's anxiety didn't magically vanish over night. I also adored the way Sebastian dealt with the knowledge of Jade's anxiety. Overall a really lovely hidden gem of a book. I'm so happy I picked it up.

briannanicolereads's review against another edition

5.0

This was my favorite book so many years ago and it just popped in my head today. I wish I could read it again. It pushed me to go into the Mental Health field and increased my love of elephants.

sheffner07's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this book from the beginning, thought about DNFing in the middle, and ended up finishing it. I don’t know what it is about Deb Caletti’s books, but there is always something missing for me. I liked how honest the discussion around anxiety was, but didn’t care for the romance or the dramatic second half.

plattin's review against another edition

2.0

Just OK. Your typical coming of age thing.

aggleeson's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

natbythebooks's review against another edition

4.0

First off, I’d like t o say this book is AMAZING. It’s a little hard to get into in the beginning, and for a predictor like me, I put it down one the first try. Suddenly, I would just think of how it was an imaginative idea, creative, inventive.
Jade DeLuna isn’t the average high school senior. She is grounded and worried. Jade gets panic attacks. What calms her down though is watching the elephants from her computer screen.
But when a boy in a cap and a baby on his back, Jade gets interested. As Jade gets more interested, she gets deeper and deeper to resolving her issues and figuring out what she wants to do.

emo_christmas's review against another edition

5.0

I finally finished this book. I ended up really liking it! The beginning was a tad bit slow for my taste but the end was really good. Overall though I thought it was good. :)

bbckprpl's review against another edition

4.0

Another Cannonball Read #6 :

Short form?
Disability portrayed realistically (IMO)
Realistic teenage characters (IE: she gets pissed off about things normal people would get pissed off about, rather than pretending they're fine)
Elephants!
Random adorable strange boy with adorable baby (although his side plot? Not so much.)
Parents are people! (although the mother's side plot? Also not so much.)

Overall, I really liked it, though.

misssusan's review against another edition

5.0

I learned about elephants. I also learned that Deb Caletti is one of those authors who is absolutely guaranteed to draw an emotional response and leave me thinking about the book for days.