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A review by bookishblond
The Rule of One by Ashley Saunders
2.0
The reviews for this book are all by people who received a free copy. That should tell you something!
It’s not that THE RULE OF ONE is awful. It’s just… not good. The book is set in the not-too-distant future, a version of the US broken apart by climate change. There’s a one-child policy, hence the title. Identical twins Ava and (omg, I literally just finished this and I can’t remember the other one’s name!) take turns going to school while the other one stays in the basement, per their father’s arrangement. It’s very important that no one knows they’re twins not only because it’s illegal but because their father is the head of the Texas health dependent/family planning division. Somehow, this whole thing has worked out just fine for 18 years. Twins don’t really exist so no one would think to question them. (Why would a one-child policy outlaw twins? It’s not like a woman can do it on a purpose.)
Until one day… their secret is found out! Chaos ensues! The twins must leave their Dallas home and go on a dangerous journey! You know, the usual.
The premise is fine. It’s not that there are plot holes, per say… but… the plot and the world really don’t make any sense. At all. To the point where it is truly laughable. I literally laughed out loud at points. I’ll have to finish this review on desktop so I can hide spoilers, because I really want to pick this book apart.
It’s not that THE RULE OF ONE is awful. It’s just… not good. The book is set in the not-too-distant future, a version of the US broken apart by climate change. There’s a one-child policy, hence the title. Identical twins Ava and (omg, I literally just finished this and I can’t remember the other one’s name!) take turns going to school while the other one stays in the basement, per their father’s arrangement. It’s very important that no one knows they’re twins not only because it’s illegal but because their father is the head of the Texas health dependent/family planning division. Somehow, this whole thing has worked out just fine for 18 years. Twins don’t really exist so no one would think to question them. (Why would a one-child policy outlaw twins? It’s not like a woman can do it on a purpose.)
Until one day… their secret is found out! Chaos ensues! The twins must leave their Dallas home and go on a dangerous journey! You know, the usual.
The premise is fine. It’s not that there are plot holes, per say… but… the plot and the world really don’t make any sense. At all. To the point where it is truly laughable. I literally laughed out loud at points. I’ll have to finish this review on desktop so I can hide spoilers, because I really want to pick this book apart.