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was lucky enough to get my hands on an Advance Copy of this book, Normally it would have taken me a while to get through it I don't have that much time to read but this one I finished in less than a week.
It was a compelling and taughtly told adventure story which kept me reading long past when I should've gone to bed,
The basic premise of The Rule of One is that in a nearfuture United States, overpopulation and climate change have led to the rise of a fascistic state which controls the most intimate parts of the lives of the populace, including the number of children allowed per family: One.
The problem for the Goodwin family They have twin girls who, afteryears of pretending to be one person, are exposed and forced to run for their lives.
One of the most fascinating elements of the book is that it is told in an alternating PoV, switching between the twins, allowing us to get to know each of them, their differences, their desires, and eventually their resentments towards each other.
The authors are themselves identical twins and each took on the task of voicing one of the sisters in the book which creates a truthfulness inherent in the voices which would have been hard for an individual to accomplish.
The Rule of One is well worth a read, Interesting premise, though the execution was a bit heavyhanded, Now that may be because I'm several decades older than the target audience for this, . . but still.
Dual POV, dystopian suspense, with some action, and a cliffhanger ending,
Will I pick up book two Probably not, but I can see why others will, Born in the future when only one child is allowed per family aka "the Rule of One", twins Ava and Mira have avoided detection foryears.
But, what happens when the government is alerted to their illegal existence Run, girls, run!
“The government may always be watching, but they do not always see.
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Well wow, Despite the plot being fairly simple and predictable, I was quickly drawn in by the sister's dilemma and the short chapters, I haven't read a dystopian novel in quite awhile, and my interest was piqued throughout as I followed Ava and Mira on their harrowing journey.
Will they outrun the government intent on catching them And, more importantly, will they be able to inspire a muchneeded uprising
"All the US needs is one spark, and change can spread like wildfire.
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Bring on!, . . welp never mind because a trusted friend shared that she didn't care for it,
Location: Dallas, Texas and Canada Stars
With aGeorge Orwell vibe to it we enter a dystopian future where you can only have one child Insert the "Rule of One.
" The MCs are twin sisters who have hidden the fact that the two of them exist, When their existence is discovered, they must go on the run,
This book had a lot of potential but for me it was a little bland, It was a journey book, and they were always moving but it felt a little repetitive, We follow a duel POV of the twins, It was hard to remember which sister I was reading for most of the book because they literally were like the same person.
Something about this was intriguing but it also lacked a solid plot, I am invested now and plan to read the next one but honestly Not a whole lot happens in this one and I can not put my finger on what makes me want to continue with it.
Maybe I see where it COULD go!! I guess, we shall see. Thank you to amazon publishing for my copy I won in a giveaway, All opinions are my own, I'm not usually a fan of dystopian but I thought this book sounded really good, I enjoyed the writing and the plot but there were parts that were slow for me, There were enough things going on to keep the pages turning, I would recommend this book if you're a fan of dystopian, FILMOWA RECENZJA: sitelinkwww. bit. ly/zasadajednego
Z klasyfikacją tej powieści nie mam problemu, Regał z fantastyką młodzieżową to właściwe dla niej miejsce, I chociaż autorki podążają szlakiem utartych schematów, to podziękowałbym im za brak wątku miłosnego, Tak. W tej książce nie znajdziecie infantylnego umizgiwania się nastolatków, Jest za to miłość ojca do córek, Bliźniaczek, które w państwie z zasadą jednego nie mogę legalnie
funkcjonować, Bynajmniej nie obie jednocześnie, Powieść nabiera rozpędu w momencie, kiedy tajemnica wychodzi na jaw,
I tutaj uwydatniają się minusy, Dziewczyny w świecie, z którym przychodzi im zmierzyć się po raz pierwszy, radzą sobie wyjątkowo dobrze, Za dobrze. Do tego zmiana narracji z jednej na drugą siostrę, w zasadzie nie wnosi niczego, ponieważ obie mówią i myślą niemalże identycznie.
Do tego stopnia, że pewnym momencie przestałem je od siebie odróżniać,
I mimo że czyta się szybko i przyjemnie, to towarzyszy nieodparte "skądś już to znam", Jeżeli ktoś oglądał "What Happened to Monday", może nawet poczuć się jakby czytał prequel do tego filmu,
Debiut udany i jest potencjał na kolejne tomy, ale potrzeba autorkom pracy z dobrym redaktorem, You can also read my review here:sitelink wordpress .
The Rule of One is about twin sisters sharing a single identity in an America that is full of propaganda and surveillance and has a one child rule.
A story told about twins by twins as only they can tell what it must really be like, An own voices novel in a dystopian world filled with oppression, surveillance and rebellion stands out as these twin sisters fight for their right to live.
The Rule of One was a short fast paced read that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time.
I found myself yelling at the book and the characters as the plot surprised me with twist after twist, This is quite the suspenseful read and I warn you now that you might have a hard time setting it down,
Told in alternating first person chapters Mira and Ava begin the novel sharing Ava's identity, but slowly carve out their own voices, becoming individuals.
Mira has an especially hard time with this as she is the second born, and thus, the one that shouldn't have been born.
Though the twins appear very similar in the beginning, as the novel goes on their differences become more apparent, Ava is the calm one who is meticulous about details, Mira is a bit more bold and emotional, Both their relationship and survival are challenged throughout this novel and it is interesting to watch these characters grow,
I have read some novels recently with similar ideas, sitelinkMirage and sitelinkImpostors, but The Rule of One still manages to stand out with it's nonstop action and message of rebellion against oppression.
I love that this story about twins is written by twins Ashley and Leslie Saunders, I would recommend this suspenseful dystopian to everyone, this book blew me away, The humble umbrella. In a world where everyone is microchipped and food comes via ad printer, whod have thought the umbrella would have endured as protection from the elements, privacy screen and even, weapon
This is the story of identical twins.
Theyre given alternating chapters but, as I couldnt tell the difference between them , this was pretty pointless,
The setting is a futuristic America, where climate change has done its damage and where the population is controlled by a mixture of Big Brotherstyle surveillance and a Chinastyle one child policy.
While the first part with some interesting worldbuilding and identitysharing scenarios would have made a good short story, I found all the tramping through desolate landscapes quite boring, with just the occasional more exciting incident to drag me back.
Now, where did I leave my umbrella
Omg, this sounds like What Happened to Monday! Sign me up!,Stars
I thought this was inventive and definitely showed the bond of twins as well as the individuality and differences between them.
The story was tense and rugged because of the conditions the twins were in, and at the end, you only find the beginning.
There is a lot to be said here about family and keeping hope, amp focusing and just going forward,
I could definitely see the marked differences as well as sometimes having to remind myself which twin was speaking,
I also think it is awesome that they both wrote this, I want to see what happens here,
I have to say though that it reminds me a bit of The Hunger Games, The Rule of One by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders is the first book in the young adult science fiction dystopian series by the same name.
The story is told by alternating the point of view between the two twin main characters and is set in the not so far off future of the US.
Due to the shortage of food and supplies in the United States the government began enforcing the Rule of One, that no family shall have more than one child to curb the population.
Everyone has followed that rule for decades with the exception of the head of the Texas Family Planning Division,
One of the most powerful men in Texas and in charge of enforcing the Rule of One has held a secret in his own household, one that his wife died for.
Eighteen years ago Ava and Mira were born in secret and have shared their life switching back and forth to avoid detection but the twins live in fear of discovery.
The Rule of One by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders is a fast paced dystopian that takes off right away and doesnt slow down.
If anything I thought the majority of the story was well done in this dystopian tale but I did leave with a few questions that could have been answered with a bit deeper world building.
However, that aside Ava and Miras predicament certainly grabbed my attention and made me want to know what would happen next,
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley,
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The Rule of One is set in future America were climate change and overpopulation has changed everything.
Water is in short supply, all food isD printed or otherwise lab grown, each citizen has a microchip in their wrist in which all information about them is stored.
There are cameras everywhere and the government is in complete control of its citizens, including their reproductive rights, Each family is only allowed one child,yearold Ava Goodwins father is head of Texas Family Planning Department, which gives them certain luxuries that others do not have, They live in a nicer part of town and Ava is able to attend a prestigious college where she has earned top ranks.
The only thing is, Ava has an identical twin sister named Mira, Mira and Ava have been pretending to be the one person for years, They have a secret area under their house where one twin spends her day while the other is above ground being Ava by going to college and living her life.
At the end of each day, they spend the evening together, sharing everything that happened that day and working on homework, preparing for the next day.
There is no room for mistakes in their life and their father has raised them to perfectly pull off this charade of a onechild family.
Even as flawlessly as they have convinced everyone Ava is an only child, Mira cannot stay hidden forever, Their secret is revealed and in the chaos that ensues, their father gives them a box and tells them to get out of the city.
He has prepared a kit for them to escape to safety, But nowhere is safe anymore and Ava and Mira must travel as fugitives trying to stay alive while their father is punished for the crime.
This book was super fast paced with the first few chapters showing Mira and Ava in their everyday routine, but things quickly change and we are thrown into their life on the run.
They encounter lots of interesting characters along the way and situations that leave you on the edge of your seat, The descriptions of everything are incredibly vivid and make you feel as if you are running for your life right alongside Ava and Mira.
The story is told in alternating chapter perspectives, It is interesting to see how even though these girls have been raised so closely and to act as one person, they are complete individuals.
They each react to situations differently and eventually have very different ideas about the world and how they will continue to survive.
We get to be inside each girls mind and learn the resentments they ultimately have toward each other and the life they lead.
Another thing to note, the authors of The Rule of One are identical twin sisters, Ashley and Leslie Saunders, I think this brings such an interesting perspective to the entire story as we get an authentic look into how close twins really are with each other as well as how painful it can be when the closeness fades.
Overall, this story was completely compelling, I think one of the reasons dystopian novels appeal to readers now is because of things happening in the world today, These types of situations dont seem that far off from where we are we can see a future where things like The Rule of One are possible.
Its terrifying because it hits so close to home, .