The Rules by Stacey Kade was such a fantastic find! I'm not sure where to begin. Told in two voices, the story moves along at a nice pace and transitions nicely between the two characters. Ariane is a completely believable character and, honestly, a little scary. Zane is almost believable and, honestly, a little bit of a downer once in a while, but he grew on me. The plot was balanced well between back story, big events, and daily life. I loved learning about Ariane's "lab life" and watch her discover different aspects of herself. Oh, and Rachel is spot-on. She could star in the next Mean Girls movie.
Is this story really possible? Meh, maybe not, but this story made me not care. How do I say this? It found a way to make an alien story not just about aliens without pretending that the alien is just a human with different colored skin or a bad hair day (ie - the original Star Trek :-P) even though our alien does suffer from some bad hair days.
Basically, I LOVE IT! If there are more, I will read them. Now, please excuse me; I'm going to look up Stacy Kade and find more things to read!
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