The Rule of Many
Ashley Saunders &
Leslie Saunders
(The Rule of One #2)
Published by: Skyscape
Publication date: May 7th 2019
Genres: Dystopian, Young Adult
Born to a death sentence in a near-future America, rebellious sisters herald a revolution—if they can survive.
Twins Ava and Mira Goodwin defy the Rule of One simply by existing. The single-child law, ruthlessly enforced by Texas’s Governor Roth, has made the sisters famous fugitives and inspirations for the resurgent rebellion known as the Common.
But the relentless governor and his implacable Texas State Guard threaten that fragile hope, as Roth consolidates his power in a bid for ultimate authority.
As Ava and Mira relinquish the relative safety of their Canadian haven to stand against Roth, new allies arise: Owen, a gifted young programmer, impulsively abandons his comfortable life in a moment of compassion, while Zee, an abused labor camp escapee, finds new purpose in resistance.
The four will converge on Dallas for a reckoning with Roth, with nothing less than their destinies—and the promise of a future free from oppression—on the line.
Disobedience means death. But a life worth living demands rebellion.
My Review of The Rule of Many (The Rule of One #2):
The Rule of Many is the second book in The Rule of One
series and it picks up right where the first book The Rule of One left off
where the twins Ava and Mira have made it to Canada.
In Canada Ava and Mira meet a group of people who want the
same thing they want and that is to take down Governor Roth and do away with
the one child policy. Ava and Mira also find out that they are not the only
twins ever born and that there were other couples who had more than one child.
In The Rule of Many we not only get Ava and Mira’s point of
view we also get points of view from other characters as well like Owen and
Zee. Owen is a computer programmer who had to give his parents half of his pay
and Zee worked and lived in one of the labor camps.
I like getting points of view from more than one character
as you get to know more about that character and you get to see what they
think. I see it like this if I only get one point of view and a new character
comes on the scene then I am like who is this person but if I get their point
of view before they come on the scene so to speak then I already know who this
person is besides it is fun to try and figure out how all of their lives or
stories are going to intertwine.
The Rule of Many like the first book is filled with action
from the first page and doesn’t let up until the last. It will draw you in and
leave you wanting to know where the twins are going next. I loved the world
that the authors created for The Rule of One series with the one child policy.
The description of said world was just awesome and had me
feeling as if I was right there with the twins fighting with them and seeing
everything through their eyes. I can’t wait to read more about the twins and
their world. I would also like to see more of Roth to learn more about his life
and story.
I would recommend The Rule of Many to all fans of dystopia
and science fiction.
My Review of The Rule of One (The Rule of One #1):
In the not too distant future of The United States has
become over populated which resulted in a lack of food for everyone. A one
child policy was set into motion to hopefully save everyone. If more than one
child is born to a family then it must be reported to the authorities or suffer
the consequences.
Ava and Mira are twin sisters who have been living in secret
for eighteen years each attending school on different days pretending to be one
person. Everything fell apart for them the day Governor Roth his wife and their
grandson Halton came to visit. Halton is very suspicious of the girls knowing
something is not quite right and questions one of them at the dinner.
Ava and Mira end up having to go on the run hiding out has a
man wide hunt has been issued for the girl’s capture. Ava and Mira have to hide
their identity from the world while trying to find safety. They have to travel
through desolate land with very little water and food for survival avoiding
people, cameras, drones and guards.
After reading the summary of The Rule of One I just had to
read it; even the title itself drew me in but after reading the first page it
was on then as I was hooked and couldn’t put it down. What drew me in was that
two girls twins pretending to be one for years. I kept wondering, what was
their one mistake that caused their secret to be known. Or was it more than one
mistake? I had to know their story about what it was like to live as one. How
did they do it; then to have their world come crashing down around them and
their whole world changing in the blink of an eye.
I will have to say that The Rule of One will draw you in and
have you chasing around after Ava and Mira wanting to help them to fight back
and find safety. I was rooting for them the whole way wanting them to come out
on top. The Rule of One reminded me of the movie What Happened to Monday.
If you like dystopian books then you are going to fall in
love with The Rule of One world as the world building is fantastic. If you like
movies like What Happened to Monday then give The Rule of One a try. I can’t
wait to dive into the next book The Rule of Many. What sort of adventures will
the girls take us on?
Author Bio:
Hailing from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders are award-winning filmmakers and twin sisters who honed their love of storytelling at The University of Texas at Austin. While researching The Rule of One, they fell in love with America’s national parks, traveling the path of Ava and Mira. The sisters can currently be found with their Boston terriers in sunny Los Angeles, exploring hiking trails and drinking entirely too much yerba mate.
1 comments:
Oooh I love the sounds of this series! Dystopian is my fav genre and the world building in this seems very well developed and intriguing! This sounds right up my alley!
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