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The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren

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vreyna20_2004's review against another edition

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

On Valentine's Day, Callum sent an email to his professor. The thing is he sends it to a girl named Tara and ever since then they send an email to each other on Valentine’s Day as they slowly fall for each other.

It was okay. I mean it’s a short novella so I don’t expect it to be great but I thought Christina Lauren was a closed door author or at least didn’t talk about sex but I was wrong. Tara just starts thrusting after Callum and I didn’t want to listen to that at the moment. Also, this book makes fun of the whole trope of “they don’t know each other, but do they??” and it just made it more cringey to me.

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bringmybooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

✨Bring✨ | ~~Borrow~~ | ~~Bypass~~

Notes: Freaking ADORABLE - such a quick and fun read! It can be hard for a novella to have full character development and a complete plot, but this one was so cute! Would love a full novel of this someday, it's that good!

Overall Rating: ★★★★★ / 4.88

Rating each element of the book out of 5★
Characters ★★★★
Atmosphere ★★★
Writing ★★★★
Plot ★★★★★
Intrigue ★★★★
Logic ★★★★
Enjoyment ★★★★★
Pacing ★★★★★
Dialogue ★★★★★

★ did not like / ★★ it was okay / ★★★ liked it / ★★★★ really liked it / ★★★★★ loved it

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manaledi's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Kindle said this would take 2 hours and really it was like 30 minutes. I do like epistolary romances, but there wasn't enough build or even tension to get any real feelings.

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hayleythegoose's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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antidietleah's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

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funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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katharina90's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

A sweet, wholesome and funny Valentine's Day themed epistolary short story.

During the email exchange I found it a bit difficult to keep the characters apart.

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