THE ONES WE'RE MEANT TO FIND centers around two sisters: Kasey, a young prodigy who is skilled in science and Celia, who wakes up in an abandoned island without her memories. Cee wants to cross the ocean hoping be reunited with her sister some day.
After He's gorgeous debut, I had high expectations for her sophomore and it didn't disappoint. The plot started with an alluring veil of mystery that immediately captured me attention. In a world devastated by climate change and with environmental issues, the humanity is paying for the mistakes of the past. There's a ranking system based on each person's ecological footprint and people have to live by conserving resources. I found utterly satirical and interesting the metaphor of ranking indicating privilege and I was drawn by the He's fantastic world-building (including the concept of eco-cities).
The story alternates between the sisters' perspective and while I was more engaged with one POV than other, I thought that it worked well. Kay has real conflicting feelings about her sister's disappearance and Cee's confidence and determination are contagious. Despite their differences, we feel the sisterhood bond that bridge any distance of minds.
I can say that the narrative moves quite slowly yet it's confusing in the best way in the beginning. The pace picks up after the revelation at 50%. Towards the end, the pacing in Kasey's storyline was a bit off however I thought that the ending was well-written. In this dystopian novel, He captures the essence of human nature and touches on elitism, family and climate change.
This YA sci-fi book is thought-provoking and had me thinking of human destruction and lack of care about environment, besides the valuable meaning of sisterhood. Overall, a book that I recommend!
After He's gorgeous debut, I had high expectations for her sophomore and it didn't disappoint. The plot started with an alluring veil of mystery that immediately captured me attention. In a world devastated by climate change and with environmental issues, the humanity is paying for the mistakes of the past. There's a ranking system based on each person's ecological footprint and people have to live by conserving resources. I found utterly satirical and interesting the metaphor of ranking indicating privilege and I was drawn by the He's fantastic world-building (including the concept of eco-cities).
The story alternates between the sisters' perspective and while I was more engaged with one POV than other, I thought that it worked well. Kay has real conflicting feelings about her sister's disappearance and Cee's confidence and determination are contagious. Despite their differences, we feel the sisterhood bond that bridge any distance of minds.
I can say that the narrative moves quite slowly yet it's confusing in the best way in the beginning. The pace picks up after the revelation at 50%. Towards the end, the pacing in Kasey's storyline was a bit off however I thought that the ending was well-written. In this dystopian novel, He captures the essence of human nature and touches on elitism, family and climate change.
This YA sci-fi book is thought-provoking and had me thinking of human destruction and lack of care about environment, besides the valuable meaning of sisterhood. Overall, a book that I recommend!