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The Rule Of Three by Sam Ripley
Sep. 6th, 2023 11:48 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Don’t forget the Rule of Three
It’s coming for you
Like it came for me.
That’s the one.
That’s the girl who’s going to die.
I didn’t believe in the Rule of Three. Not at first. It was just one of those urban myths you hear about all the time. A story my boyfriend told me about a girl cursed by the number three.
I don’t like urban myths and ghost stories. I don’t get stoned, and I seldom drink, so I’m not going to believe some weird story without seeing the evidence to back it up. As far as it was first tole to me, there was some girl whose parents had killed themselves after her sibling had died in an accident. Which means the girl was doomed to die too because that’s the Rule of Three. Bad things always happen in threes, they say, and they are right.
Because it’s happening again. But this time the curse is coming for me.
And the worst of all?
It’s coming for you, too.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Sam Ripley’s thriller blurs the line between urban legend horror and a straight-up serial killer tale but the execution is lacking. The three main characters are difficult to empathise with (each is so messed up that none rung emotionally true) and their stories are heavily contrived (which, is to tie in with the urban legend aspect to make you question them) such that I found it hard to maintain interest. Ultimately, this just wasn’t for me.
THE RULE OF THREE was released in the United Kingdom on 22nd June 2023. Thanks to Simon & Schuster for the review copy of this book.
It’s coming for you
Like it came for me.
That’s the one.
That’s the girl who’s going to die.
I didn’t believe in the Rule of Three. Not at first. It was just one of those urban myths you hear about all the time. A story my boyfriend told me about a girl cursed by the number three.
I don’t like urban myths and ghost stories. I don’t get stoned, and I seldom drink, so I’m not going to believe some weird story without seeing the evidence to back it up. As far as it was first tole to me, there was some girl whose parents had killed themselves after her sibling had died in an accident. Which means the girl was doomed to die too because that’s the Rule of Three. Bad things always happen in threes, they say, and they are right.
Because it’s happening again. But this time the curse is coming for me.
It’s coming for you, too.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Sam Ripley’s thriller blurs the line between urban legend horror and a straight-up serial killer tale but the execution is lacking. The three main characters are difficult to empathise with (each is so messed up that none rung emotionally true) and their stories are heavily contrived (which, is to tie in with the urban legend aspect to make you question them) such that I found it hard to maintain interest. Ultimately, this just wasn’t for me.
THE RULE OF THREE was released in the United Kingdom on 22nd June 2023. Thanks to Simon & Schuster for the review copy of this book.
