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I received this book years ago on NetGalley. A little late getting to it... my bad. I found this book to be a fun fast read. The story follows Jasmine on her discovery of who she is and what happened to her sister years ago. Along with explaining what happened to their world and why everything is falling apart even more than it already was.
The dystopian-ish world building between 2030 and the place in-between was good. I was able to visualize the scenes and follow along with Jasmine's struggles and missions. I'm excited to see where the story goes and I really want Raphael and Jazz to get together - just saying it better happen!

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I really tried to connect with this book because I loved the premise, but I just couldn't. I didn't like the characters and the plot itself didn't flow for me. For this reason, and because I would only be able to give it 1 star as a DNF, I'm not going to be leaving a review. But thank you for the opportunity to read it.

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DNF. I couldn't connect with this book at all and found it really hard to get into. I had high hopes for this, which is a shame.

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This book didn't make very much sense in any regard, let alone its actual writing. I wasn't a big fan of the plot or the characters, and it was honestly extremely forgettable.
I would say the most interesting part of this book is just its setting/world. It reminded me of the "my morning routine in 2050" youtube video and I found the climate discussion very intriguing. But it didn't make up for the rest of the book, and it wasn't really all that relevant to the story. I'm definitely not continuing in the series.

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Very quick read, which is unfortunate. I felt the characters needed more development. The storyline was entertaining. I'm not usually one for Sci. First but. This kept my attention without being too Sci fi. Would love a series based around this premise with the Seers and the In Between.

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Finding Jade has the potential to be a great YA novel, but it's trying to do the work of a whole series in under 300 pages. It combines thriller elements with the supernatural with the mythology of angels and demons with teen angst with political commentary with futuristic dystopia. Unfortunately, trying to fit all of this into one book leaves too many underdeveloped plot lines. The most important part of the novel (a teenage girl discovering she has supernatural abilities that can help her find her kidnapped twin sister) is fairly well-written, but tends to get bogged down under all of the other story lines piling in on top of it. If this book was spread out over a few more books, each plot line could be more fully explored, making the story more readable.

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The year is 2030 and climate change has made life challenging. Jasmine is having a hard time dealing with her mother’s illness and the disappearance of her twin sister Jade. Even worse, Jasmine is placed in a school away from her friends that seems quite bizarre. At her new school, Jasmine notices that their are many twins, and soon enough she learns that many students at her school, including herself, have magical powers that are needed to help save the world.

With the help of Rafael, another powerful student, Jasmine must venture into the Place-In-Between to save her sister from the demons that live there.

A wonderful dystopian/fantasy/paranormal read.

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This was a great start from this author. I would enjoy to read other works by this author if given the chance. The story was interesting and kept me guessing.

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I liked this book quite a bit. The author was Canadian I assume as the book took place there. I really liked the historical and time travel aspect of the book. I was a little confused about why the future time / hot weather had much to do with the plot though. Also, I felt like more needed to be done on the twins links to each other. I think it's very close to being a great book though!

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