The Ones We're Meant to Find
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
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Joan He
A New York Times BestsellerAn Indie BestsellerPerfect for fans of Marie Lu and E. Lockhart, The Ones We're Meant to Find is a gripping and heartfelt YA sci-fi with mind-blowing twists. Set in a climate-ravaged future, Joan He's beautifully written novel follows the story of two sisters, separated by an ocean, desperately trying to find each other.Cee has been trapped on an abandoned island for three years without any recollection of how she arrived, or memories from her life prior. All she knows is that somewhere out there, beyond the horizon, she has a sister named Kay, and it’s up to Cee to cross the ocean and find her.In a world apart, 16-year-old STEM prodigy Kasey Mizuhara lives in an eco-city built for people who protected the planet?and now need protecting from it. With natural disasters on the rise due to climate change, eco-cities provide clean air, water, and shelter. Their residents, in exchange, must spend at least a third of their time in stasis pods, conducting business virtually whenever possible to reduce their environmental footprint. While Kasey, an introvert and loner, doesn’t mind the lifestyle, her sister Celia hated it. Popular and lovable, Celia much preferred the outside world. But no one could have predicted that Celia would take a boat out to sea, never to return.Now it’s been three months since Celia’s disappearance, and Kasey has given up hope. Logic says that her sister must be dead. But nevertheless, she decides to retrace Celia’s last steps. Where they’ll lead her, she does not know. Her sister was full of secrets. But Kasey has a secret of her own.
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Author
Joan He
Pages
336
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Published Date
2021-05-04
ISBN
125025857X 9781250258571
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"Great read "

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"2.5 star<br/><br/>Yes the beautiful cover got me again.<br/><br/>This was very disappointing especially when the dust jacket dropped big names like Black Mirror and Studio Ghibli. The Black Mirror reference I got but beyond that there was a loosely based concept of some dystopian Ghibli films. Except without the blurb I would have never sensed the connection on my own. Even though I still have to strongly disagree with that backing. Studio Ghibli is well known for its whimsical detailed worlds and unforgettable complex characters. Unfortunately this story had neither.<br/><br/>The world building and character definitions left a lot to be desired. Honestly without the drawing on the inside of the cover, I wouldn't know what the floating city looked like. The interior infrastructure too still eludes me. Lets talk about side characters, absolutely one dimensional. You would be lucky if you even knew their hair color. Some reviews say this story could be shorter but what it actually needs is a trade. Like some more character depth and world growth to replace the endless scientific jargon that never gets explained.<br/><br/>The first to third person prospective was strange in the beginning but does hold some significants later on. Kasey's third person pov seems to make her feel more detached and logical but without the insight into her thoughts it also made Kasey's chapters a chore to read. I can't put my finger on it but there was something about the writing style that had me confused often. I would have to reread many times and still ending up no better than I began. Again mostly in Kasey's perspective which made the story fall flat.<br/><br/>The two protagonist where your typical YA sisters. One smart, doesn't fit in. The other beautiful, loved by all. Cee was the easiest to read, her character more warm and relatable even with the memory loss. Kasey's pov again was often confusing and read like I was suppose to know everything already. Also the sisters stories didn't develop at the same pace which threw me off as well.<br/><br/>The love interest was by far my favorite. So beautiful, unexpected, strange, and lovely. I could feel the desperate connection between them. And the strange fear that not all was as it seemed. But the two needed each other without knowing until they met. It was deliberately slow with a soft sweetness.<br/><br/>To me so much of the story was held back that I felt disconnected. Things got a lot more interesting 200 pages in but before that I contemplated to dnf. Also there was conflicting views which turned friends into enemies but the author didn't challenge the reader to pick a side. Seriously I could keep going. But I didn't hate this book. Cee's half of the story was interesting but Kasey's half was not good from a readers standpoint. In the end the book, though difficult to read, still had promise and intrigue."
"It was fairly good. I liked the story and the small parts of it, like how I could picture the taste and texture of the taro tubes, the smell and feel of the wet salty air, and the dude who washes up on her shore. I was slightly confused due to the changing perspectives but overall, a good read,"
"It was a tricky book as I thought something thoughout all the book but it's wasn't real. It is really mind-blowing and surprising. I was taken me by surprise all along the novel. It was excellent and smartly written. It is a new topic that I tried so I never read a book like this before, and honestly I don't regret it. "