The Rule of One is a book I've read before. Not literally of course. It had elements from many other dystopian stories. The immediate ones that come to mind are The Hunger Games, Glitch, Partials, Grace and Fury, Legend, Perfected, Uglies, and The 100.

The Rule of One started out strong. Mira and Ava are twins from Texas living in a near future society suffering from climate change and overpopulation. Families are only allowed by law to have one child. Mira and Ava have perfected being Ava. Everything changes when their secret is discovered by a character I thought would be more important. I'm still upset they weren't. <spoiler>I really wanted Halton to be a love interest for Mira.</spoiler> 😭💔

Suddenly, shocker, (insert sarcasm here) Mira and Ava are running for their lives. At this point I got a little bored from the repetiveness and lack of resoultion.

While I sort of enjoyed The Rule of One, I'm starting to think I've outgrown the dystopian genre. Especially, when they don't offer anything new.

*Thank you Netgalley and Skyscrape for allowing me to review The Rule of One.*

*Thank you to NetGalley and Skyscape for sending me an advanced copy of this book to review. All the opinions in this review are my own.*
This book for me was just okay, but I can see why others would enjoy it. The concept was really interesting, though when reading t really reminded me of Children of Eden, though that may because I just recently read that. I haven't found too many books based on the idea of limited reproduction with a one-child rule, and this one was good. The writing was good, I really enjoyed the author's style and it didn't feel like it had two authors which was nice. Sometimes books with more than one author can read as disjointed or inconsistent, which this one didn't. I would definitely be interested in reading other books by these two, either together or separately.

I didn't really connect with any of the characters or their story. The book was written from the alternating perspectives of the twins and I honestly couldn't tell the difference between the two characters which for me was disappointing. The two characters weren't really two separate characters, and I know that the twins are supposed to have spent their entire lives pretending to be one person but that wouldn't completely erase their individuality. I think that if their perspectives had really been nailed the story would have been much better. I don't think I'll continue with the series just because I didn't really connect with it, but you never know.

Review. THE RULE OF ONE by Ashley and Leslie Saunders. In the future we are microchipped ,constantly monitored and you are only allowed to have one child. But what happens when you have twins? Excellent book. I really enjoyed this storyline and will be watching for more by the authors. ⭐⭐⭐⭐Four stars.

This is such a unique story, and the writing is completely captivating and interesting! I really liked the one child rule situation, reminds me of some modern day events, and the ending was so brilliant! I can't wait for book two!