She wants to do what’s best and protect her friend, but because of her sticky situation she often has to put herself first. As for Ariane, overall, she is sweet-natured. He’s genuine and well-intentioned I appreciated that about him. Zane is an interesting character that surprised me quite a bit by being very different from the type I was expecting. While it remains Ariane’s story, it’s fun to be able to experience and understand both sides. We’re treated to two perspectives in this novel: Ariane and Zane. It may not be the most swoon worthy romance I’ve ever read but it does involve believable emotions, a likeable love interest, and a pacing that makes it possible to see their connection grow. Ariane is not supposed to fall in love, nor trust anybody, so we do get a bit of the forbidden fruit kind of romance which I always find engaging. A semi-strong romantic subplot that is sweet and substantial. Who doesn’t enjoy seeing a bitch get what she deserves? This worked for me because, for one, I wasn’t really expecting anything when I went into this book, and for another, high school mean-girl type stories are kind of a guilty pleasure of mine.
Sure she’s an alien hybrid and we do begin the novel in the lab she’s being held in, learning where she was raised and what they made her do, but other than that we’re thrown into a high school bully story where Ariane is simply trying to stay off the radar–but the high school Queen B gets in the way.
A mostly character oriented plot that does not really have that much sci-fi to it. No matter, here is what you will be getting from reading it: If I had to tag it, I’d say it’s best described as a high school paranormal novel. At once it’s all, and none, of those things. Some of the Goodreads tags at the moment include Sci-fi, Dystopian, Fantasy, Alien, Romance. After digesting this book I think it will all depend on what you’re expecting from it. Having been raised in a lab her whole life, Ariane now has to live among humans… in high school–how horrifying! Instead of concentrating on the alien conspiracies or sci-fi aspect, The Rules involves mostly a lot of high school drama where Ariane is trying hard to stay invisible, but a certain… she person… is making this incredibly hard. Meet Ariane: the alien hybrid that shares a similarity with my dear beloved friend, Carrie (yes, the evil one!).
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