The Ones We're Meant To Find by Joan He | ARC Review

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“None of us live without consequence. Our personal preferences are not truly 
personal. One person’s needs will deny another’s. Our privileges can harm 
ourselves and others.” 

Review :
 
An apocalyptic future tests the bonds of love between sisters. 
 
In this future world, climate change and other disasters have brought people 
together from different countries into eco-cities that levitate above their regions. 
 
Sixteen-year-old Kasey Mizuhara disassociates herself from people, 
moving through the world like an alien or ghost, observing her human 
companions. She prefers the cool comfort of logic, and the only one she loves 
and looks to for direction is Celia, her older sister. 
 
Celia Mizuhara, on the other hand, loves too much, continually pushing 
boundaries and breaking rules. Yet the sisters admire each other for their 
complementary strengths. As the world crumbles around them due to human-
made disasters, Kasey strives to uncover the mystery surrounding Cee’s 
disappearance while Cee survives, marooned on an island and driven to 
search for Kasey through her wavering memories. 
 
While the science-fiction setting often does not feel fully realized enough to 
anchor readers in this world where the residents of the floating eco-cities carry out most of their nonessential activities in holographic mode, the story is a 
compelling exploration of humanity and its tendency toward selfishness and 
self-destruction. 
 
The pacing is maddeningly slow at first, but midway through, the action 
accelerates, racing to a breathless end. Readers who puzzle through this world 
will find a curious struggle that may answer the question of whether humanity is 
worth saving. 
 
The book is an intriguing foray into a devastating future—and yet one where 
hope abides.

Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 22, 2024 at 1:37 AM

    Nicely written and seems such a real world story . Maybe we all have those 2 types of personalities just we play only one at a time . Hope is what the story is of in this post apocalyptic world . Nicely reviewed and well chosen words ! Keep up !

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