Title: The RulesSeries: Project Paper Doll #1
Author: Stacey Kade
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (April 23, 2013)
Genre: YA Science Fiction
Book Description: 1. Never trust anyone.
2. Remember they are always searching.
3. Don’t get involved.
4. Keep your head down.
5. Don’t fall in love.
Five simple rules. Ariane Tucker has followed them since the night she escaped
from the genetics lab where she was created, the result of combining human and
extraterrestrial DNA. Ariane’s survival—and that of her adoptive father—depends
on her ability to blend in among the full-blooded humans in a small Wisconsin
town, to hide in plain sight at her high school from those who seek to recover
their lost (and expensive) “project.”
But when a cruel prank at school goes awry, it puts her in the path of Zane
Bradshaw, the police chief’s son and someone who sees too much. Someone who
really sees her. After years of trying to be invisible, Ariane finds the
attention frightening—and utterly intoxicating. Suddenly, nothing is simple
anymore, especially not the rules…
First
line: I have a dead girl’s name.
Last
line read: I kept nodding at Jenna and tried to hone in on what I was
sensing.
Overall
Impression: From the first line to the last read, The Rules kept me reading. Ariane has such an authentic teenage voice,
but there is an otherness about her too that I just love. She has a bit of a
sassy, almost sarcastic tone, which is a lot of fun. The mystery on what she is
and can do and who is after her has sparked my imagination. The writing is
fast-paced and fun to read.
Would I keep reading?: Yes!
