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The Rule of Many by Leslie Saunders, Ashley Saunders
2.0

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I received a review copy through Xpresso Book Tours. This does not affect my rating or opinions.

I was hoping that this would be more thoroughly developed than the first book, but I still had trouble understanding or sympathizing with the twins' decisions, and the two new POV characters didn't have distinct voices either, which was frustrating. Certain lines left me in disbelief or straight-up confused, such as
Spoilerthe twins, who allegedly speak Spanish, having "no idea" what "pinche idiota" means
. The actual writing could've used some more editing, but several plot developments and emotional epiphanies didn't make sense to me either.

The plot was alright, pretty standard dystopian rebellion stuff, and I just didn't feel invested in their success, their triumphs and losses. If the series continues, as I'm guessing it does after that ending, I highly doubt I'll keep reading.