thank you to netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4.5/5 stars (rounded up to 5)!

this book, my goodness. what a beautiful masterpiece it was.

the book follows cee (celia) and kay (kasey); sisters who were tragically ripped apart after cee was lost at sea, kay has never fully believed that she was dead - but with every day that passes with no sightings or proof that cee is still alive, it is becoming more and more unlikely.

the premise of this book makes you think you know what you’re getting yourself into, but trust me, you don’t. the plot twist that ensues around the halfway mark is INSANE and i felt my jaw drop at it.

i am, admittedly, not the biggest fan of dual point of views in books, but that didn’t deter me one bit with this novel.

while the storyline is complex and intricately woven, i didn’t find it hard to follow along (with chronic illness brain fog; that’s a must for me) and i savoured every single moment that i spent reading, every word on the pages.

so; if you’re umming and ahhing about whether to pick this book up: DO IT. i can guarantee you won’t regret it.

Beautifully written, with themes that have never been more relevant than right now, The Ones We're Meant to Find is a fantastic sophomore novel by Joan He.

The first half is slow. Like, really slow, and unfortunately the digital review copy I had didn't have the finalized formatting, which made the experience a little bit more difficult. I could have done with much more imagery - specifically in the bleakness of Cee's island home.

However, as soon as we hit the halfway point, I was swept up in our characters and the impossible choices they're faced with. We get a really climactic moment/discovery at about 60% and I was practically pulling at my hair like "how do we have so much book left when THIS is going on?"

I will warn potential readers: the book involves significant ecological collapse. There is massive loss of human life (due to environmental disaster and the inability of people in charge to come up with decisive and effective plans of action), the discussion of generational privilege, and the psychology of policy decisions (ie which truths are told and which probabilities are shared). It's a little hard to read in the context of being over a year into a global pandemic, but it brings up fascinating sociopolitical questions.

There will be a lot of people who hate the ending though.

DNF @12%. Hard as I tried I couldn’t go on. I couldn’t connect with the story or the characters and I was permanently confused while reading it.

Kudos for that amazing cover.

<i>The Ones We're Meant to Find</i> is an unpredictable sci-fi story with so much to dissect that I find myself still trying to piece every little detail together even after I've finished it.

With an incredibly immersive world-building, this book is told from a dual perspective. On the one hand, Cee trying to escape this island, working relentlessly towards being reunited with her sister, and, on the other hand, Kaysey, trying to come to terms with a world falling apart (both literally and figuratively) with the disappearance of her sister.

This story is the definition of unpredictable. After the halfway mark, it feels like plot twist after plot twist is thrown at us. It's the type of confusion that I love trying to figure out. Understanding how both sister's perspectives come together is so interesting and complex that you just can't put this book down and need to keep reading until you uncover all the secrets "told and untold".

I loved the conversations around freedom and how it is tied to preserving the planet (and humanity itself), so fitting in our current situation. The concept for eco-cities and the descriptions of the "natural disasters" felt so immersive. Yet, from the point of view of Kaysey, a person detached from emotions and her own humanity, together with her we could analyse everything from her scientific and "logical" perspective. There is a clear message on how greed and power are still at play even when the end of the world is imminent.

<i>"Logic ended where love began"</i>

Even though I NEEDED another 30 pages of this book, an epilogue of some sorts, I'm still really happy with how it turned out and I can confidently say I really loved this book.

<i>Thank you to Netgalley for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.</i>

The Ones We're Meant to Find was a cli-fi twisty read that was exciting but a bit confusing.

I found this book a bit hard to follow. I preferred Cee's chapters to Kay's as the world building felt a bit lacking and more like a info dump. The survival aspect was intriguing however. I wasn't fully immersed into the story as not a lot was explained making the book feel a bit confusing and lacklustre.

The twist was what kept me reading but I found it a bit underwhelming and didn't understand the point of the story dragging on after the twists. The last section was hard to get through as there wasn't anything making me read on and it felt a bit boring.

The prose was brilliant which I think was the most redeeming part of this book.

Overall this was a book that didn't quite live up to the hype and wasn't for me.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the E-arc!

*Thank you to NetGalley and Text Publishing for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own*

This is a beautiful, gutwrenching, creepy and twisty New Adult Dystopian Sci-Fi. It is told from the point of view of two sisters; one, Cee, lost on a deserted island for three years, and the other, Kasey, seeking answers about her disappearance.

It starts simply enough, but oh how it builds! With every chapter, more mysteries begin to come to light and slowly the past catches up with the present, unwraveling all sorts of choices and consequences for this futuristic world.

The characters were well developed, and defintiely drive this narrative. Both sisters have their own particular personalities, and the side characters all add their own elements to the plot and feel of the book. At any one point, I couldn't tell you what was going to happen next. The world was full of so many possibilities, and with the constant tension and unveiling of information, I was always on the lookout for possible outcomes, but was rarely correct in my guesses. I could never assume anything, and it was glorious.

I found it hard to get my head around the world at first, and would have appreciated a bit more in terms of explanation of futuristic elements or vocabulary. However, I can also see how this wouldn't fit with He's writing style, which was quite poetic in nature and wonderfully emotional.

Global Warming plays a huge part in this novel, which was a fantastic point by the author, and I can see this being used in book clubs to spur conversation around this issue.

Trigger warnings/Content warnings for this novel include: Familial death, grief, restraint against will, swearing, and non-graphical sex scenes

I would recommend this book to ages 16+, if you are in the mood for something different to most YA/NA. This is heavily speculative fiction, but such a page turning ride!

In this ya science fiction mystery, we are following along with two perspectives: Cee, in full surviver mode on an island & Kasey, trying to find out what happened when her sister Celia vanished from their floating eco-city three months ago. As Kasey's investigation keeps twisting in new directions, Earth's environment continues to deteriorate. A megaquake kills hundreds of millions, and a solution might live in Kasey's mind if she can only convince the world to follow.

In the beginning, the parameters of this mystery seem straightforward even if the solution is not: how did Cee get to the island and why? But these foundational questions grow in number and complexity as the story builds: when timelines don't match up, when partial explanations edge out others, when conflicting information seems to take up the same space. I was on the edge of my seat for this one.

This dystopian novel also begs several bigger questions about our future as a species and that of our planet: what is feasible to save us? And what is allowable? It also asks that well-worn but still elusive question of science fiction: what is it to be human? While most elements of the story wrap up right at the end, prepare for things to be a bit open-ended. To be fair, with questions like these on the table, I think that's inevitable.

I really connected with this book on an intellectual level. It had my mind buzzing in junior detective mode, looking at characters distrustfully and trying to gauge the ethics of various actions. Where it didn't land with me was on the emotional front. Something would happen that I felt ought to trigger an emotional response, and I just wasn't there, personally. I suspect the swift pace that served the action of the story kept me from forming stronger attachments. However, I think there are several triggers that are worth mentioning for others in case your experiences might heighten the impact: (literal) loss of a sibling, parent death, suicide, and natural disasters to name some of the major ones.

An intriguing and chilling tale with an open ending that left me guessing long after the final page. I spent a lot of this novel trying to work out the twists and how everything would fit together and it still ended up surprising me. Suffused with melancholy, this is a curious book and a story that will stay with me for some time.

Arc kindly given by Netgalley

Unfortunately, this was a DNF read at 23%. I was having a difficult time connecting with the story. I was confused between the two POVs and I found myself dreading the POV switch between the sister that's missing and the one who is looking for her. I feel like this book could've been improved with a proper “plot hook” since I didn't feel like there was a huge mystery behind Sam's disappearance.

he Ones We’re Meant To Find reads like a timeless novel. It has a thematic purpuse and it doesn’t shy away from it. At all. The atmosphere that it creates is amazing. The writing style encompasses this perfectly. It alternates between first and third person depending on which perspective we’re following: Celia, lost at sea stranded in an island or Kasey, in a floating eco-city, dealing with her missing sister’s mystery on top of impending ecological doom.

Personally, I think the chapters that followed Kasey needed something else. I’m not sure what it was, but in juxtaposition with the chapters that followed Cee, let’s say it needed more “oomf“. Still, both timelines compliment each other very well.

Therefore, the story as a whole was thrilling. It’s done very well. It’s smart and intense when it needs to, and at other times it’s subtle and steady. Everything falls together three quarters into the book. Once the story is spun in its head, the pieces of the puzzle start making the best of sense. Characters from each side validate the motivations from people from the other perspective.

However, it’s worth mentioning that the reader has to push through the first half of the book. It might feel stranged from the reader at first, and it won’t click completely until the twists later on in the story. Nevertheless, I also think that it’s a book worth re-reading. That way, that first half might be even more enlightening and hit the book’s purpose with more strength.

All in all, it’s an excellent book. I’d definitely recommend it. Plus, now I’m really interested in Joan He’s works in general.

(the review will go up on the blog on the 27th)

4/5 stars.
I absolutely loved this one. It was super unique and captured my attention the entire time. I loved the idea behind the eco cities and looking at how our impact on the earth affects us not just now but for our future generations.

I have already pre ordered a finished copy of this book and told everyone I know to buy it.
I've also made sure we have plenty on order at the store and it will have a staff recommends sticker on it!

What I thought was a simple story about two sisters trying to find each other after being separated is actually so much more than that. I am blown away.

The Ones We're Meant to Find is a climate/science fiction novel set some indeterminate time in the future, and follows two sisters: the first, Cee, washed up on an island three years ago, with few memories of her past and an inability to see in colour. Here she has lived, gathering materials and biding her time until she can get back to the sister she remembers. Kasey, who lives in an eco-city high above the climate-ravaged earth, lost her sister. Like, actually lost her. Security cameras watched Celia take a boat into the ocean three months ago, and she hasn't been seen or heard from since. Kasey is on a mission to find out what happened.

I don't know what I was expecting from this story, but it far and away exceeded those expectations. I can't go into much detail, because anything beyond the basic synopsis is a massive spoiler, but just know that this book had me guessing and second-guessing all the way through. It's wonderfully written - Joan He knows what she is doing, and the shift in writing style between the two stories was masterfully done. From the dreamy, disconnected, floaty quality of Cee's chapters to the solid, clear writing in Kasey's, He has crafted a truly immersive experience.

It's a thinker, too. What is moral and immoral, and how does that change when lives are at stake? What lengths would we go to to save the earth? What lengths to save humanity? Are the sins of our forebearers ours to carry?

The Ones We're Meant to Find is brilliant. Highly, highly recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and to Text Publishing for providing me with this ARC.

<i>Thank you, NetGalley and for providing an ARC of this book, in exchange for my honest review!</i>

<i>”I love you.
And even if you failed me,
I’d never replace you.”</i>

Confusing, with an interesting premise but very average characters. We follow two Asian sisters, Cee (who is stranded on an island for three years) and Kasey (the youngest, who lives in the so-called <i>eco-cities</i>), who are a part of this dystopian Earth. The <i>eco-cities</i> are very classists and technologycal places where a part of the population can live away from all the polution.
The characters felt very simple, "tradicional" YA ones - one of them is cool and pretty, the other one is the shy and smart one. We also don't get to see a lot about their previous relationships with friends and family, so I didn't connect with them at all. They didn't feel like real people.
Another issue I had was with the world-buildying. A lot about this world was neither well explained nor explained at all. I understand that some books leave a bit to the reader's imagination, but I wanted to see more, since what we learned was interesting.
The pacing wasn't my favorite... I really got invested towards the end of the story, after a reveal happens. The themes of family, pollution, classism, capitalism were discussed interestingly, but the author could have pushed it further.
Unfortunately, I was disappointed with this book. But the premise was very interesting, so I will be definitely giving this author another shot.

"Some secrets were best left at sea, between sisters."
The Ones We're Meant to Find is the story of two sisters living in a futuristic Earth where climate change has left the surface pretty much uninhabitable and people living in raised cities in the sky, living their lives virtually and ranked by their ancestors impact on the planet. We pick up the story after one of the sisters disappears and follow two distinct from there. In short, it is story of sisterhood, what it is to be human, and who we hold responsible for events that affect everyone. What does the perfect world look like, and is it possible with humans in it?
I found this topics to be very engaging when paired with this storyline and the motivations of the characters seem very realistic and honestly not so distant in the future. There are so many transferable messages that can be adapted to present-day and real life. That being said I do wish there had been more nuances, as many of the decisions made by the main characters come from a place of privilege and support a few select individuals. This very well could have been a narration choice however it could have been a great discussion point, especially in the latter half of the novel where I found certain events to be quite repetitive.
I liked the characters on varying levels if I'm being honest, but honestly I think that's the point. By the end, you like the ones who are arguably the least "human" the most which I think is very clever. People can act like machines so why can't machines act like people.
Overall we did get a good amount of background information for me to understand the world however I was left wanting more, more of the futuristic cities and more of the technology.
The writing was easy to digest and structured in a way that really worked in its favour. The dual timelines were fun and engaging, even though I was confused at times if I'm being honest. The pacing was also good however I will say that I was much more engaged during the first half than the second.
This links nicely to the intrigue in this book. The first half had me so intrigued, I couldn't wait to see how things resolved and how we had moved from one timeline to the next. That being said I think the revelations appeared too soon and were revealed in a way that made the latter half to be slower and less engaging in my opinion. I do also think that there were some plotholes in my opinion, however I will not be discussing those here due to spoilers.
Overall I would recommend if you are looking for a new dystopian with environmental messages however not my favourite.
Rated:3.5 Stars

This was one of my most highly anticipated books of 2021 with a cover to die for.
It seems like my review is the odd one out this time.
Sadly I didn't enjoy it for the following reasons:

- The reader gets thrown in and the writing is confusing and dreamlike and it's hard to follow what is actually happening.

- Too much is left unexplained and unexplored. I feel that readers don't get enough answers along the way only more questions until the end. That said I almost dnfed this a couple of times due to being held at arms length.

- I personally didn't enjoy any of the characters. Both Cee and Kasey are your overly stereotypical YA sisters. Cee, the beautiful, smart, funny outgoing, emotional and Kasey the opposite - detached, quiet, unsocial etc.
- The writing style seems forced to me. Strange phrases and word choices and again the author seems to try too hard with the metaphors or comparisons. I can see that the author tried to emphasize Kasey's cold character by writing her in the third person and Cee in the first person, but I also had my issues with this.

- Insta-Love (do I need to say more?)

Altogether a very frustrating read for me and I really really wanted to love this.
I was so excited about the idea about a world dealing with climate disaster and eco cities and new technology, but this alone doesn't make a book.
However I still can see readers liking this, if you're not such a nitpicker like I am and if you can oversee any of the above.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Firstly, how gorgeous is that cover? I love seeing BIPOC women front and centre on book covers, and the art style caught my eye right from the beginning, as it hinted at mysteries. There are a lot of mysteries in this book, but unfortunately The Ones We’re Meant to Find didn’t capture my imagination as much as I would have liked.

This is a hard book to summarise, but The Ones We’re Meant to Find is part cli-fi thriller, part wilderness survival story, each one navigated by a different sister. Firstly, shout out to He for writing a story that is ultimately about individual self-worth at its core, followed by sisterhood. There is a romance (which I found a little too insta-lovely to really enjoy), but the thematic focus of this story is on what it means to be a person, with your own independent thoughts, desires, and sense of agency and purpose. These are themes I would love to see explored more of in YA fiction, and I thought He raised some really interesting moral and ethical dilemmas that I am still thinking about (but are hard to talk through without spoilers).

In terms of the actual stories, I actually enjoyed the survival story, for the most part – Cee’s determination to survive immediately shone through, and her coping mechanisms were both uplifting and heartbreaking; in one scene near the beginning, Cee tries to make friends with the boat she has built to take her away from the island, which she lovingly calls Hubert. My only real criticism here is that occasionally there was a little too much focus on elements that were ultimately nonconsequential for the story, which bogged down the pacing a little.

Meanwhile, I had no idea what was going on in most of Kasey’s scenes. There was a lot of techno-babble about stasis pods and holograms, and a lot of world-building about the various natural disasters taking place outside the eco-city where she lives. The first half of Kasey’s story ultimately felt like a giant info-dump that still didn’t answer some pretty basic questions: how far into the future is this book set? And how did things end up like this? Kasey’s story (and Cee’s) did get significantly more interesting in the second half, as the mysteries started to unravel and the thriller aspect ramped up, with lots of twists and turns, but it was unfortunately too little too late for me. I also think some of the twists would have benefited from me being more engaged with the world-building, as I think I missed some key clues.

On Kasey, something I also think is worth highlighting is that one could easily read Kasey as being neurodivergent (I certainly did). She constantly prioritises logic and science-based explanations over emotional reactions, and regularly laments her struggles in relating to her peers and understanding the nuances of various social interactions. This made her a hard character to read about sometimes because I was, in turn, struggling to relate to how cold and calculating Kasey was about almost every scenario she found herself in. But, I also wish she had been made explicitly neurodivergent in the text; it felt very odd to me that in a world with such advanced technology, including huge advancements in medical science, and in a story so focused on how we perceive ourselves and the world around us, that this wasn’t the case.

I really wish I’d loved this book, but unfortunately, sometimes it isn’t meant to be. I do think others will get more out of it though, especially those who love sci-fi thrillers and unique genre-blends.

Thank you NetGallery for providing this ARC in exchange for a honest review.

“I don’t think either of us came here by choice, and I think we have even less choice over the ones we’re meant to find”

Wow, literally just wow. So, the synopsis of this book follows the story of two sisters who got separated by the ocean and is trying to find each other but the world building of this YA sci-fi contained a lot of plot twist that had my mind blown when all the pieces slowly started to come together.

The plot: what I originally thought would be a simple “lost at sea but I will find my sister” story took a whole other spin when Joan He explained the depth of the dilemmas the eco-cities are in with their natural disasters and the root cause of these said disasters and how this links to the disappearance of Cee.
The story can be broken down into two parts; Cee’s and Kasey’s. At the beginning I was more invested in Cee’s part as the concept of her being trapped alone on an island and trying to find her way back to Kasey by building a boat and just surviving with a bit by her side intrigued me more. But Kasey’s part gets interesting for me when a certain character is introduced and makes her realise there is more to Celia’s disappearance then she is aware of. With aspects of the eco-cities advanced technology being incorporated in her story I liked the unique twist it gave to utopia society, including the use of interface although I’m not too sure whether I would want one myself sjsj.

The writing: this is the first sci-fi book I have read in years and the first of Joan He, I was surprised with how absorbed I was in both characters storylines and how beautifully written the ending was despite it leaving me both satisfied but also on the verge of losing my mind with wanting more. The plot twists throughout the book left me (1) shocked because I did not at all expect that happening or (2) surprised that it really did happen. I liked how the world building did not take long to get into and had the writing slowly build up on the side until it was at a level of intensity where you just wanted everything to come together.

Romance: now I wasn’t expecting any romance in this book but the little we had was SO cute and the decisions made at the end was so selfless and angsty I couldn’t even digest what was happening with them as with the revelations made from the previous chapters had me on the edge of my seat throughout. Also, certain characters would SERVE -enemies to lovers but you’re the villain and I’m trying to save the world- trope just saying and ngl I would love it omg.

This is 4/5 stars for me and is not 5 stars because at times the plot was slightly confusing and I had to go back and re-read what was happening especially since both povs were not in the same time frame. I think when I first started reading the book, the synopsis on goodreads was not updated? Idk maybe I’m tripping but when I read that again halfway through the book, it made it a lot more clear as some of the scientific terminology felt sprung upon me but again idk if this was done initially because of the way Kasey interprets things as she is very objective and relies on facts and statistics.

I would read this book again in the future to see if there was anything I initially missed out on with the world building and because I genuinely did enjoy it but overall, the story of two sisters an ocean apart and trying to find one another was so heart-warmingly devastating to read as we go through the sacrifices both characters/ more had to make but that ending omg, I want more but at the same time I know it’s not needed but still I admire both Kasey and Cee so much as the main reason they did what they did was for each other but here’s to hoping Kasey is happy with the results of her mission.

The Ones We’re Meant to Find is a book that manages to be hopeful and heartbreaking simultaneously.

This YA apocalyptic sci-fi takes place in a world ravaged by natural disasters. It’s tale of floating ecocities and desolate islands. It’s a tale of environmental degradation and personal responsibility. But most importantly of all, it’s a tale of two sisters desperately trying to find one another. Through the eyes of Celia (“Cee”) and Kasey Mizuhara, the story unfolds with many fascinating twists that kept me itching for more.

Cee’s story is one of survival. She’s been stranded on an island for three years with no memories except that of her sister, Kasey. Her only companion is an encyclopedic little robot that speaks only in negatives or affirmatives. She tries to stay positive despite these odds but her restlessness grows by the day. She is desperate to find a way of the island and search for her sister for one thing. For another, she increasingly nervous about her bouts of erratic sleepwalking that leaves her waking up in odd places. When she discovers a young man washed up on the island – the only other person she’s seen in as long as she remembers – it kicks off a chain of events that eventually leads her to a very startling truth.

Kasey storyline is one of mystery and science. She wants to discover what happened to her sister, Celia, who went missing months ago. Kasey is regarded as someone cold and logical to the point of insensitivity, but her genius in STEM cannot be denied. Kasey knows that people think she is too emotionless over her sister’s disappearance, but Kasey simply believes it’s rational to accept that it’s likely her sister is dead and there’s nothing she can do about it. That doesn’t mean she isn’t going to do everything in her power to find out exactly what happened to her, though.

The setting she inhabits is where the sci-fi elements really come to a forefront. Kasey lives in a floating ecocity that ranks all citizens based on how sustainably they and their families have lived in the present and in the past. They are all encouraged to spend as much time as possible in stasis while conducting affairs in online holo environments rather than using physical resources. This, along with neurological implants that do everything from tracking their memories to regulate their emotions, is all the norm for Kasey, but she knows that Cee hated it. The city is marketed as a utopia for those lucky enough to be admitted there but it’s a classist society that feels constraining for someone as free-spirited as Kasey’s sister. She sometimes even wonders if Cee really just meant to leave it all behind.

The biggest draw for me in this book was the dynamic between these two sisters. Celia and Kasey seem like such polar opposites but their commitment to find each other is undeniable, even if they express it in very different ways. Even after something is revealed about Cee in particular it didn’t change how important the connection between the two is, even though it completely shifts the way they relate to each other.

Celia is empathetic and outgoing. Kasey is logical and socially awkward. Celia loves to live in the moment. Kasey keeps her mind focused on plans for the future. Even the tone of the narrative changes between their chapters – Cee’s chapters are more sentimental and sometimes even whimsical while Kasey’s chapters are more analytical and emotionally detached. This made it intriguing to see how they viewed each other, the world around them, and their personal responsibility to solve some of the ills that plague them all.

The secondary main characters, Hero and Actinium, suffer a little bit in comparison to the girls in my opinion. I liked them both on the surface but they don’t really get as much narrative attention to make them shine. I feel like Hero in particular got the short end of the stick. He’s sweet and likable, no question about that – but I was disappointed about how little we get to truly know about him outside of a dramatic reveal which really serves Cee’s characters more than his. With Actinium, too, there is something that is left intentionally ambiguous that I would have rather learned more about, but alas. Since this is ultimately Kasey’s and Cee’s story, I can’t feel too upset.

The pacing of the novel can be a little slow going but I liked the way this pace gave me time to get to know the way Cee and Kasey’s minds work. What I had more of an issue with, actually, was how abruptly the pace sped up at the very end of the novel. I wish certain key ending events were a little more fleshed out for full emotional and narrative impact. As it was, it left me a little windswept in a “what just happened?” kind of way. But it does leave you with a lot to think about.

Trying to organize my thoughts about this book is difficult without going into spoiler territory, but let me assure you that it's an interesting ride. This is a story that poses many thought-provoking questions that have no easy or conclusive answers. The ending may not be satisfying to all, but it will certainly keep you wondering.

Thank you to NetGalley and Text Publishing for providing the free eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

"I don't think either of us came here by choice. And I think we have even less choice over the ones we're meant to find."

This is kind of a difficult book to review. I think the whole idea for the book was great and different and very well thought out, but I still just feel kinda meh about the whole thing, it was good but I'll forget about it in a week. It didn't resonate with me.

The book is set sometime in the future, when humans have destroyed the planet. Some still live on the surface, where earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters kill millions at a time, and others live in eco-cities high above. As much as this was a dystopia, I could 100% see this happening in real life, which kinda scares me, but the world-building was great and I loved that it tackled issues like climate change and us humans not being able to see beyond our own selfishness.

The story is told in dual perspective. We have Cee, who is stranded in an abandoned island with no memories of what happened before she woke up there 3 years ago. All she knows is that she has a sister named Kay and that she must find her, so she spends her days trying to build a boat to get to her. And then we have Kasey's (Kay) chapters, who is still in the eco-city and with who we figure out what really happened. I must say that the story is kinda slow for the first half and peaks up at around 50-60% in.

As I said, I really enjoyed the setting and the technology aspects. I also liked that Kasey was different to the typical character I'm used to, and the big plot-twist that happens at around 60% was great (although I did see it coming). However, I didn't like either of the romances and I felt like the secondary characters could use some more work, their dad especially. I also didn't like the ending, not Cee's initial decision and not how the real ending was done, without the reader really seeing anything.

Also, can we please admire the beauty of this cover?

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Text Publishing for the e-ARC in exchange of an honest and voluntary review.