I just started it today. So far so good.
Author: Deb Caletti
Book: The Nature of Jade
Book Description:
I am not my illness.
"Girl with Anxiety," "Trauma of the Week" -- no. I hate
stuff like that. Everyone, everyone has their issue. But the one thing my
illness did make me realize is how necessary it is to ignore the dangers of
living in order to live. And how much trouble you can get into if you
can't.Jade DeLuna is too young to die. She knows this, and yet she can't quite
believe it, especially when the terrifying thoughts, loss of breath, and dizzy
feelings come. Since being diagnosed with Panic Disorder, she's trying her best
to stay calm, and visiting the elephants at the nearby zoo seems to help.
That's why Jade keeps the live zoo webcam on in her room, and that's where she
first sees the boy in the red jacket. A boy who stops to watch the elephants. A
boy carrying a baby.
His name is Sebastian, and he is raising his son alone. Jade is drawn into Sebastian's cozy life with his son and his activist grandmother on their Seattle houseboat, and before she knows it, she's in love. With this boy who has lived through harder times than anyone she knows. This boy with a past.
Jade knows the situation is beyond complicated, but she hasn't felt this safe in a long time. She owes it all to Sebastian, her boy with the great heart. Her boy who is hiding a terrible secret. A secret that will force Jade to decide between what is right, and what feels right.
Master storyteller Deb Caletti has once again created characters so real, you will be breathless with anticipation as their riveting story unfolds.
Review: March 3, 2013
3.7/5 rating
I really enjoyed this book.
Took me a while to read it because of school stuff but overall I didn't mind.
I wanted to savor every page.
I learn a lot about elephants and anxiety something I have never really thought about.
Having the elephants and Damian as a side story really helped the book.
I loved the characters. Tess was one strong granny you just couldn't help but love her.
Sebastian was great with all that was going on around him he seemed to be able to handle it. And Bo... so cute! Hope he has an awesome life.
I felt as if I didn't really understand Jade's parents. It would have been nice if they explained what happen with them or why they are drifting apart. I saw what was happening at that moment but it felt like there relationship was something that had been drifting apart for a while. And I want to know what happens in the end.
Same with Tiffany I wish I knew the side of her story so that I could see where to place myself in their case. Who's side to pick.
I don't really know how I feel about what Sebastian did. It seems okay to me but then we have to face the fact that it is not in the legal side of everything. But if we think about what's fair for the kid I think he did the right thing.
His name is Sebastian, and he is raising his son alone. Jade is drawn into Sebastian's cozy life with his son and his activist grandmother on their Seattle houseboat, and before she knows it, she's in love. With this boy who has lived through harder times than anyone she knows. This boy with a past.
Jade knows the situation is beyond complicated, but she hasn't felt this safe in a long time. She owes it all to Sebastian, her boy with the great heart. Her boy who is hiding a terrible secret. A secret that will force Jade to decide between what is right, and what feels right.
Master storyteller Deb Caletti has once again created characters so real, you will be breathless with anticipation as their riveting story unfolds.
Review: March 3, 2013
3.7/5 rating
I really enjoyed this book.
Took me a while to read it because of school stuff but overall I didn't mind.
I wanted to savor every page.
I learn a lot about elephants and anxiety something I have never really thought about.
Having the elephants and Damian as a side story really helped the book.
I loved the characters. Tess was one strong granny you just couldn't help but love her.
Sebastian was great with all that was going on around him he seemed to be able to handle it. And Bo... so cute! Hope he has an awesome life.
I felt as if I didn't really understand Jade's parents. It would have been nice if they explained what happen with them or why they are drifting apart. I saw what was happening at that moment but it felt like there relationship was something that had been drifting apart for a while. And I want to know what happens in the end.
Same with Tiffany I wish I knew the side of her story so that I could see where to place myself in their case. Who's side to pick.
I don't really know how I feel about what Sebastian did. It seems okay to me but then we have to face the fact that it is not in the legal side of everything. But if we think about what's fair for the kid I think he did the right thing.
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