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The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren

estelanardoni's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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5.0

This short story/novella (100 pages) was SO CUTE. Truly I cannot recommend it enough if you’re looking to feel giggly and smiley and

sxphielxu's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

 A typo in an email address leads to a boy and girl connecting on Valentine's Day. They continue to message each other once a year for a decade, keeping all identifying details secret until they inadvertently meet in real life. Cute and enjoyable. I was a fan of the epistolary format but had to switch to the ebook version, since the constant repetion of email addresses etc was grating on audio. 

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mklynch27's review against another edition

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3.5

I had a fun time with this series! Maybe a little specific to me but I was lightly catfished and so the premise of this did sketch me out a little. And I love epistolary, but I felt like the emails went on quite long for this being a novella. But overall a cute time.

danajoy's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

3.25

The first half was probably a 2.5 star for me. It was told completely in emails and I never felt very connected to the characters. 
The second half is a lot more fleshed out. I enjoyed the dynamic between T and C even if the reveal felt like it was quite rushed. 
There were some very cute quotes from this one. 

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larsenfoster's review against another edition

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5.0

Loving this cute little mini series of short love stories & I appreciate that they do not need to be read in order.

getbookedwithjessica's review against another edition

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5.0

Holy obsessed! I love Christina Lauren but they really did great things with this one.

What an awesome short story. It restored my faith in Valentine’s Day. I loved the characters and their flirty conversations through the years of emails.

I loved it beyond what I thought was possible. I wanted to cry at the end of how incredibly sweetly, fully and thoroughly Christina Lauren managed to create and wrap up a story in 100 pages. I’m actually sad it wasn’t a full book.

Amazing!!!!!!!!

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4.0

4.5 ⭐️

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4.0

If you liked this story watch ‘Anonymously Yours’ on Netflix (movie made in Mexico) but it can be watched with English dubbing.

Novella - quick and delightful.

I like the premise, didn’t mind the short nature of the story, I find that Christina Lauren over-amp the conflict in their stories with crazy serious things in the third act so this format was great.