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A review by annamickreads
The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He
5.0
WOW.
JOAN HE DOES NOT MISS!!!
I was already beyond impressed when I read "Descendant of the Crane" but "The Ones We're Meant to Find" is beautiful in every way.
Every twist and turn was a punch in the gut. The symbiotic relationship of sisters and how sometimes caring for someone else means making choices that hurt. Science fiction that feels like we're just a decade or two shy of, detailing climate crises that we already see as the tip of the iceberg.
I really appreciate the conversations happening in this book, especially in regard to the climate crisis and how it should be dealt with, a conversation that's come up a lot in recent months about humanity's impact and whether we're actually worth saving. I love Actinium and Kasey's internal battle, and the fact that Joan somehow manages to fit in a plot twist ten pages before the end. Every time I thought I was done being in pain or surprised, I was presented with a new perspective and a new gut-wrenchingly painful twist.
The book's setting is exquisite, detailed down to the nth degree, beautifully described for an environment that can be so unforgiving. This is such a unique tale, and while the stylistic choice to tell the story from not only dual perspectives but in different time frames threw me initially for a loop, but I loved it all the same.
Just really incredible work, I cannot wait to re-read and unpack again.
JOAN HE DOES NOT MISS!!!
I was already beyond impressed when I read "Descendant of the Crane" but "The Ones We're Meant to Find" is beautiful in every way.
Every twist and turn was a punch in the gut. The symbiotic relationship of sisters and how sometimes caring for someone else means making choices that hurt. Science fiction that feels like we're just a decade or two shy of, detailing climate crises that we already see as the tip of the iceberg.
I really appreciate the conversations happening in this book, especially in regard to the climate crisis and how it should be dealt with, a conversation that's come up a lot in recent months about humanity's impact and whether we're actually worth saving. I love Actinium and Kasey's internal battle, and the fact that Joan somehow manages to fit in a plot twist ten pages before the end. Every time I thought I was done being in pain or surprised, I was presented with a new perspective and a new gut-wrenchingly painful twist.
The book's setting is exquisite, detailed down to the nth degree, beautifully described for an environment that can be so unforgiving. This is such a unique tale, and while the stylistic choice to tell the story from not only dual perspectives but in different time frames threw me initially for a loop, but I loved it all the same.
Just really incredible work, I cannot wait to re-read and unpack again.