Review: The Exception to the Rule (The Improbable Meet-Cute #1)

Title: The Exception to the Rule (The Improbable Meet-Cute #1)
Author: Christina Lauren
Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Novella
Publisher: Amazon Original Stories
Source: Prime Reading
Format: Ebook
Release Date: January 23, 2024
Rating: ★★★★★

Goodreads 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.

Review:

On Valentine’s Day in 2014, a student accidentally emails another student instead of their teacher. This begins a tradition of them emailing each other on Valentine’s Day for years, without giving away any identifying information. Eventually, years later, they decide to finally meet, but fate has other plans in store for them.

This was such a fun novella! It’s a great quick read, with most of the story told through short emails. It was heartwarming and a sweet romance. There were some surprising and funny moments, without the tragedy of the third act break up. I’m excited to read the rest of the stories in this series.

The Exception to the Rule is a fun romance novella!

Content warnings: death of parent, cancer

Other books in the series:

Worst Wingman Ever (The Improbable Meet-Cute #2)
Rosie and the Dreamboat (The Improbable Meet-Cute #3)
Drop, Cover, and Hold On (The Improbable Meet-Cute #4)
With Any Luck (The Improbable Meet-Cute #5)
Royal Valentine (The Improbable Meet-Cute #6)

Have you read The Exception to the Rule? What did you think of it?

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