Another Book Down - The Rule of One

[cmk418]

I managed to finish another book during my time away. Actually, I started it as soon as I finished "Noumenon" and I got through it surprisingly quickly.

"The Rule of One" by Ashley and Leslie Saunders is set in the future where the government in the United States has established a One House/One Child law. The story opens with identical twin sisters Mira and Ava as Ava gets dressed to spend the day at school and Mira is left behind. Points of view alternate between the twins from chapter to chapter as their secret unfolds. Eventually, they get caught and have to flee the city. Their father is apprehended by the government and arrested (he is the Minister of Family Planning), but he has set the plans for their escape into motion long before it became a reality. It's a fun book. The pacing is good and the characters are ones you would root for.

The one thing that I didn't like about it is that it didn't quite tie everything up. This is another book I picked up and then discovered there is a sequel. I will probably read the sequel somewhere down the line, but I am beginning to wonder if anyone finishes anything anymore.

Comments

[severina2001.livejournal.com]

Sounds interesting; I've added it to my "look into acquiring" list.

And UGH I know what you mean about sequels. I have found sooooo many books that look intriguing on Amazon, until I see that there are sequels. I don't mind if the book looks REALLY good, and I don't mind if the first book still feels 'complete' even though there's still unfinished business. But I've read some where it's almost like the first book finishes MID-STORY. Drives me bonkers. (And those ones? I refuse to buy another book from that author. I don't *care* how it ends!)

[cmk418]

Yeah, the last two books I read could stand alone, so there's no worries there. I'm reading a book for church now, but I might pick up another one to plow through for fun. I have the novel that the movie "Now Voyager" was based on on my Kindle, so I might breeze through that one next.

Ooh, just checked Amazon, Cherise Sinclair has written another novella in the Masters of the Shadowlands series. This one is about Z. I think she may be closing the series out and starting a new one, so I'll check it out and see if the new characters are worth following. (Yes, apparently multi-book BDSM series are the exception to the "no sequels" rule)

[severina2001.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the heads up!