Jaclyn’s Review: The Rule of One by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders

The Rule of One (The Rule of One #1)
written by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders
published by Skyscape, 2018

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Did I enjoy this book? This book was fantastic! Set in a dystopian future USA, the government has limited families to one child each, but what happens when twins are born? This book follows the story of a high-ranking government official whose wife gave birth to identical twins. The way that the family hides this fact is amazing, yet somewhat believable. Of course, the secret is eventually exposed and the twins have to find a way to survive. The writing of this book is excellent, the plot is unique, and the ending left me ready for more. I was disappointed to find out that this is the first in a series. However, I am very excited for the second book to be released so I can find out what happens!

 

 

Would I recommend it? Absolutely! This book has all the dystopian future “stuff” like the Hunger Games but no teenage love triangle to confuse anything. Fantastic read!

 

 

About the book – from Goodreads: In their world, telling the truth has become the most dangerous crime of all.

In the near-future United States, a one-child policy is ruthlessly enforced. Everyone follows the Rule of One. But Ava Goodwin, daughter of the head of the Texas Family Planning Division, has a secret—one her mother died to keep and her father has helped to hide for her entire life.

She has an identical twin sister, Mira.

For eighteen years Ava and Mira have lived as one, trading places day after day, maintaining an interchangeable existence down to the most telling detail. But when their charade is exposed, their worst nightmare begins. Now they must leave behind the father they love and fight for their lives.

Branded as traitors, hunted as fugitives, and pushed to discover just how far they’ll go in order to stay alive, Ava and Mira rush headlong into a terrifying unknown.

 

 

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