Reviewed by Ashley on
I think it was a mistake to turn this into a series. The Rules for Breaking wasn't terrible, but I don't think it was a necessary book. It just didn't feel as exciting or interesting as The Rules for Disappearing.
I guess the biggest problem was that I got bored. The book was mostly a lot of being held captive, trying to figure out how to escape, running, hiding, being held captive again, etc. I didn't feel a sense of urgency, even though there was a guy trying to kill them, and another one taking them captive. Sometimes it just felt like nothing was happening. Sure, it was a scary situation—being held captive by a killer. But it didn't rile me up at all.
I also got annoyed at Anna and Ethan's relationship. Anna kept hiding things from Ethan for his own good or whatever. Then when Ethan found out, he'd get pissed off, and Anna would promise not to do it again... but then she would. It just felt stupid and petty. I wanted to smack both of them!
There were two twists in the book: one was earlier on and it was unexpected, but didn't affect me at all. I just didn't really care. Then there was a second twist at the end: that one was more interesting! I didn't expect it either, but it definitely got my attention.
Overall, this book wasn't terrible.. I just didn't think it was necessary at all. It could have been made into something really interesting and exciting, but too much time was spent in captivity, plotting to escape, running, hiding, being held captive again, etc. It was just kind of boring. There was nothing there to make me want to keep reading.
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