A surreal and labyrinthine journey of two estranged sisters trying to repair their relationship while caught in a devastating time loop.
After Serin’s mother dies, she moves to the island of Barrow to live with her sister Ashe. Ashe is doubtful when Serin claims to have seen ghostly figures throughout their neighborhood. But then people begin to go missing, and a series of earthquakes makes it hard to ignore that they all seem to be on the precipice of something dangerous.
When Elliott, a student at Serin’s school, claims to already know her—and to know that a more devastating earthquake is on the horizon—it is Serin’s turn to doubt. But Elliott is adamant that he has lived through this several times, and seen an eventual wave that will wipe out much of Barrow’s population.
As the boundaries between timelines begin to fade, the sisters must find a way to survive the disaster and move forward—out of a loop of grief and resentment—and into some kind of future.
From debut author Cole Nagamatsu comes an atmospheric contemporary fantasy about three teens coming of age in the wake of a mysterious death.
Last summer, Link Miller drowned on dry land in the woods, miles away from the nearest body of water. His death was ruled a strange accident, and in the months since, his friends and family have struggled to make sense of it. But Link's close friend Noemi Amato knows the truth: Link drowned in an impossible lake that only she can find. And what's more, someone claiming to be Link has been contacting her, warning Noemi to stay out of the forest.
As these secrets become too heavy for Noemi to shoulder on her own, she turns to Jonas, her new housemate, and Amberlyn, Link's younger sister. All three are trying to find their place—and together, they start to unravel the truth: about themselves, about the world, and about what happened to Link.
Unfolding over a year and told through multiple POVs and a dream journal, We Were Restless Things explores the ways society shapes our reality, how we can learn to love ourselves and others, and the incredible power of our own desires.
