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Synopsis
On February 14, an accidental email to a stranger opens the door to an unexpected relationship in a captivating short story by the New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners.
One typo, and a boy and girl connect by chance. Wishing each other a happy Valentine’s Day isn’t the end. In fact, it becomes a friendly annual tradition—with rules: no pics, no real names, nothing too personal. As years pass, the rules for their email “dates” are breaking, and they’re sharing more than they imagined—including the urge to ask…what if we actually met?
Christina Lauren’s The Exception to the Rule is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.
My Review
I’m trying to complete my reading goal for the year and am finishing off December with a lot of short stories. The Exception to the Rule did not disappoint!
A good portion of the book is back and forth emails between a guy and girl (who’s names I won’t reveal but it’s a bit of a spoiler later on). They email each other for years, and in each email, reveal a little bit more of themselves and their lives while kind of keeping an air of mystery around their identities.
This book reminded me a lot of A Cinderella Story starring Hilary Duff, where Sam and Austin – the most popular guy in school – are texting without knowing each others identities. They get really vulnerable with each other at moments, and eventually, they admit their feelings to each other and decide to meet for the first time. At first they couldn’t get the timing just right but I absolutely loved how things turned out between them. This was such a cute short story and one I definitely think I’d re-read down the road. Very cute!
The Cozy Cat Rating: ★★★★★
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