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Being Found

Arend Richard (Goodreads Author)

4.20 · Rating details · 56 ratings · 11 reviews

A war is being fought in the higher dimensions of the Universe and the most important players are just waking up to their purpose.

Cameron has been hearing the thoughts of everyone around him for as long as he can remember. A double edged gift that has given him fantastic insight into the human mind, and prevented him from making a real connection to the people around him. ...more

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Dec 01, 2020 Lane Snider rated it it was amazing

Great read!

Compelling and original, I could not put it down. Also thrilled to see a gay character that is relatable. Can’t wait for book 2!

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Dec 02, 2020 Chelsea rated it it was amazing

Here from Tiktok! This is exactly what my INFJ heart needed! WOW I am blown away....such an amazing story. This gave me the same kind of feeling the "Speaker for the Dead" by Orson Scott Card gave me. This makes you want to strip yourself of all the day to day chaos and connect with your inner peace. The sci-fi imagary was really really cool and the character development made me excited to see where they are all heading. Everyone needs to read this book! It's crazy to say this but it feel like e ...more

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Dec 02, 2020 Kate rated it really liked it

This is a great debut novel... well, series?!??! Now I have to wait!!!! 😫 I highly recommend this sci fi for people who are hesitant on reading sci fi books— it’s not too heavy on the science part where in some books it can get confusing. Very interesting concepts. I can’t wait for the next book!!!

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Dec 06, 2020 Levi rated it liked it

3.5 Stars

The book was ok the writing was light. So you wonder why the 3.5 rating.

The story goes more into the category of metaphysics than scifi. Also the lack of real action and more like a self discovery was a bit ... boring? In my honest opinion Sci Fi would mean some sort of science, but the story lacks any of it. What we have instead is spirituality, buddhism mostly, hinduism as well also metaphysics aspects.
There is also many contradiction when it come to spiritual and material world. I d ...more

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Dec 05, 2020 SunShiney10 rated it it was amazing

I have to admit the beginning was SO boring. I almost dnfed this book, but thank G i didnt give up!

This was AMAZING:):):) I cant believe how different and interesting and special this world and these characters are! I loved the story and the little bit of romance and the soul theories. This book is now one of my favs of 2020. I cant wait for book 2!

A masterpiece.

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Dec 17, 2020 triskellionquinn rated it it was ok

Shelves: gay, lgbtqia, mmc, sci-fi, mc-is-okay, recommended-to-me-by-others, almost-dnf, slow-plot, books-i-own

This is actually a hard review to write, mostly because I discovered this book via the author on TikTok and was immediately swept up into the excitement of supporting him through buying his book. But when it comes down to it, I had a very hard time getting through Being Found and there were several points where I considered adding it to the dnf pile, but I'm unapologetically stubborn and didn't want another title on that list, especially one that I know many people did actually enjoy. I just did This is actually a hard review to write, mostly because I discovered this book via the author on TikTok and was immediately swept up into the excitement of supporting him through buying his book. But when it comes down to it, I had a very hard time getting through Being Found and there were several points where I considered adding it to the dnf pile, but I'm unapologetically stubborn and didn't want another title on that list, especially one that I know many people did actually enjoy. I just didn't happen to be one of them.

For starters, it takes a couple chapters to get into. By the time things do start moving I was expecting... Well, not a meditation training montage. But the majority of the second half of the book is the main character meditating and connecting to his inner soul, with twist reveals that were obvious to anyone who's ever read a book before. We learn about the inevitable big bad, but there wasn't really anything big or bad the entire time. We're told there's this urgency, that a war is coming, yet there's a several page long meditative journey to go on first.

However, the visuals written by the author are beautiful. Full of description and detail, like painting a picture. But aside from looking and sounding pretty when described, it just felt a little flat. Plot wise, I was more interested in finding some kind of tension that had nothing to do with Cameron's UST towards Nick, but by the time something dangerous or moderately exciting happens it's the end of the book.

The characters were... fine I guess? Cameron goes from a super-powered awkward gay to an uber-powered awkward gay, and Nick is kind of an asshole, but he gets better and I like his sense of humor when he's messing with Cameron. The only problem is that kind of liking the characters didn't save me from wishing for something more to happen story-wise.

I really did want to like this book, the author seems like a very lovely person, but the story just wasn't quite there for me. Maybe it was because I was expecting it to be something it wasn't, but it's hard to tell. I'll give it another shot down the line, see if my initial feelings about it change in the future. ...more

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Jan 07, 2021 Kalob Dàniel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: jan-tbr, top-2021

first of all, wtf! my mind is reeling. i feel like i’m floating a few feet above the ground. the description of this novel DOES NOT DO THE NOVEL JUSTICE. as i have said a million times i found this book on tik tok. obviously i had my reservations as to whether it would even be a good book or not, but i wanted to support a author who got rejected for writing a lgbtq+ story and decided to self publish instead. regardless of whether it was actually good i had to support my community. BRUH WAS I WRO ...more

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Dec 29, 2020 Julia rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sci-fi

This is a wonderful debut novel and would and will be recommending it to those I know.

I think this is just as perfect for those who are a little skeptical when it comes to reading sci-fi as it is for those who do because it is not a genre I explore frequently, yet I enjoyed it immensely.

It was not entirely what I expected going into it, but I loved every second of it. This is really one of those books that reminds me how much I truly love reading! The characters were fun and I found them quite ...more

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Jan 15, 2021 Courtney Lynn rated it it was amazing

Omgggg I absolutely love this book!! I can’t wait for the rest. I couldn’t put the book down! I really want to know how you pronounce some of the names!! I definitely think I got them wrong haha. But this is a great book. Good job!

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Dec 19, 2020 Tricia rated it it was amazing

Wow

So I saw this author on tic toc, and downloaded the book, because, why not?
I devoured it!
The descriptive language was beautiful, and I could easily visualize all of the creatures, and see things as Cameron saw them.
I look forward to the next book!

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Jan 24, 2021 Ryan Muzzey rated it really liked it

An original sci-if novel with witty, interesting characters and a crazy, trip of a story that pulls you through it. It’s a great start to a possible series, and if so, I can’t wait to see where it goes.

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