Down Came the Rain

3.5 I really struggled with some parts of this and enjoyed others, so I ended up going with the middle ground on this. It's rather surprising, as I've rated every other Jennifer Mathieu book highly, but this one didn't sit quite right with me. Javi's character was very well-written. You could see him......more

As teen a who experienced Harvey which inspired me to pursue climate work, I felt really seen in this book. I struggled with a lot of the same issues as Eliza and it was really interesting to see someone go through something similar from an outside perspective. This book is adorable, deals with many......more

I understand being passionate about something, but man, she was over the top. This was a hard book to read. I'm glad she is getting help. I really liked Javi.......more

I’m a big Jennifer Mathieu fan. Unfortunately DOWN CAME THE RAIN didn’t work for me. Set in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Tess, a wealthy white girl and Javi, a lower middle class boy form a school club to address climate issues. The first 80% of the book is a lot of virtue signaling through Te......more

This book was so well written, it really does get you thinking about climate change and that can be kind of scary. I think it is really good for people to be educated on this kind of stuff so we can prevent it from happening because some of the steps we can take are so simple. I loved how the 2 main......more