This book was surprisingly deep but enjoyable
I was surprised that for a YA it hits so heavy subjects. But, in the exact manner it needs to. I would completely agree with the comparison between Black Mirror and We Were Liars as well. Tackling subjects such as technology’s hold on our world, global warming, humanity, and loss. All in a new spin on a post apocalyptic dystopian-esque world. A direction that the reader definitely could see our society and our world taking.
This book is most decidedly not character driven. The characters take no major turning points and don’t grow much from who they are in the beginning of the book. The world building is almost done in a backward manner and can be confusing but, it’s done so artfully that you can see it all there. I do wish I was given more world building or that this book was a duology for the character growth and world building. But, as a stand-alone book it does hold its own in its mixed genre arena.
Coming through with strong sci-fi bones, this YA surprises the reader with its serious lit undertones. If I didn’t know any better I would see it as a warning for us all of where we were headed as a society. But, the technology in this book is still farther advanced than we have and the brains are far more evolved to that technology.
Synopsis: In The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He, two sisters are put to the ultimate test in a chilling, futuristic world.
Cee awoke on an abandoned island three years ago. With no idea of how she was marooned, she only has a rickety house, an old android, and a single memory: she has a sister, and Cee needs to find her.
STEM prodigy Kasey wants to escape from the science and home she once trusted. The Metropolis—Earth's last unpolluted place—is meant to be a sanctuary for those committed to planetary protection, but it’s populated by people willing to do anything for refuge, even lie. Now, she'll have to decide if she’s ready to use science to help humanity, even though it failed the people who mattered most.
This book is most decidedly not character driven. The characters take no major turning points and don’t grow much from who they are in the beginning of the book. The world building is almost done in a backward manner and can be confusing but, it’s done so artfully that you can see it all there. I do wish I was given more world building or that this book was a duology for the character growth and world building. But, as a stand-alone book it does hold its own in its mixed genre arena.
Coming through with strong sci-fi bones, this YA surprises the reader with its serious lit undertones. If I didn’t know any better I would see it as a warning for us all of where we were headed as a society. But, the technology in this book is still farther advanced than we have and the brains are far more evolved to that technology.
Synopsis: In The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He, two sisters are put to the ultimate test in a chilling, futuristic world.
Cee awoke on an abandoned island three years ago. With no idea of how she was marooned, she only has a rickety house, an old android, and a single memory: she has a sister, and Cee needs to find her.
STEM prodigy Kasey wants to escape from the science and home she once trusted. The Metropolis—Earth's last unpolluted place—is meant to be a sanctuary for those committed to planetary protection, but it’s populated by people willing to do anything for refuge, even lie. Now, she'll have to decide if she’s ready to use science to help humanity, even though it failed the people who mattered most.