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The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He

 I debated whether to read this one for a while. I kept concluding that it "looked boring". And I wasn't sure where that opinion was coming from. I'm usually far more motivated by title and description than cover. I've concluded that it reminds me of this cover:

A book that was recommended to me by at least two teachers in middle school and that I should have enjoyed since I was really into survival stories at the time but that I always put down after a chapter or two.

Once I was able to dismiss that random association, I felt like I was ready to take on this story of a missing teen, memory loss, a mysterious island, and a near future city desperate to save the world from climate change no matter the cost. 

Listen along with me if you can. And let me know - should I give Julie of the Wolves another chance now?