The Ones We're Meant to Find

By Joan He,

Book cover of The Ones We're Meant to Find

Book description

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Perfect for fans of Marie Lu and E. Lockhart, The Ones We're Meant to Find is a twisty YA sci-fi that follows the story of two sisters, separated by an ocean, desperately trying to find each other in a climate-ravaged future.
Cee has been…

Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Why read it?

4 authors picked The Ones We're Meant to Find as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The Ones We’re Meant to Find is a young adult dystopian eco-thriller that tells the story of two sisters across alternating timelines.

One timeline follows Cee, who wakes up one day colorblind and devoid of memories, stranded on a deserted island. The other timeline follows Kasey as she tries to understand her sister’s disappearance from within the rank-based eco-city she calls home (a city that rewards citizens who demand the least of the Earth’s dwindling resources).

Though the novel takes impending ecological doom as its ever-present backdrop, it tells a complex, surprising, human story about the quest for meaning and…

Normally, I have difficulty getting into scifi because it can be hard for me to visualize everything clearly and remember all the new concepts introduced to me. However, I felt like this book opened my eyes to what I’ve been missing. The advanced technology was easy to follow and created a captivating story with interesting plot twists. The main character, Cee, was someone I could relate to because she’s a family-oriented individual and has a sarcastic sense of humor that kept me engaged. Worldbuilding concepts like the citizen ranking system, stasis pods, and environmental crisis kept me focused on the…

The cover drew me in with its soft yet powerful art that at first reminded me of a Studio Ghibli movie but was so much more than that. He beautifully captures the voices of two sisters trying to find each other in a world that is decaying and is pushing morally-sound science to ensure humanity’s survival. Mystery upon mystery is peeled back with each chapter and I had no idea what to expect until I got to the end. The plot twist was one of the best I’ve read in a long time. What drew me in the most was…

From K.E.'s list on morally gray woman in dark fantasy.

Cee has been trapped on an abandoned island for three years without any recollection of how she arrived, or memories from her life prior. All she knows is that somewhere out there, beyond the horizon, she has a sister named Kay, and it’s up to Cee to cross the ocean and find her.

From Lauren's list on uplifting climate fiction.

Want books like The Ones We're Meant to Find?

Our community of 11,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Ones We're Meant to Find.

Browse books like The Ones We're Meant to Find

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in robots, environmental degradation, and sisters?

Robots 100 books
Sisters 207 books