If the Fates Allow: A Short Story
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- Create Date：2021-11-19 08:21:02
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Rainbow Rowell
- ISBN：B09DKP4JHY
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Summary
After a long， lonely year， two people stumble toward each other in this holiday short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and Fangirl。
Social distancing came easily to Reagan。 Maybe a little too easily。 She’s always liked people better from afar。 But Reagan doesn’t want her grandpa to be alone for Christmas this year—he’s already spent too much time on his own in 2020。 So she heads back to her hometown with a dish of holiday Jell-O salad， hoping they can have a little normalcy。 Hoping it will be safe…
She isn’t expecting to run into the boy next door。 Mason is all grown up now。 He’s considerate。 He’s funny。 He doesn’t mind how prickly Reagan is—he maybe even likes it。 And it makes Reagan feel like her defenses are falling。 She needs her defenses， doesn’t she？ In a time when six feet is close enough， how long can they keep their distance？
Social distancing came easily to Reagan。 Maybe a little too easily。 She’s always liked people better from afar。 But Reagan doesn’t want her grandpa to be alone for Christmas this year—he’s already spent too much time on his own in 2020。 So she heads back to her hometown with a dish of holiday Jell-O salad， hoping they can have a little normalcy。 Hoping it will be safe…
She isn’t expecting to run into the boy next door。 Mason is all grown up now。 He’s considerate。 He’s funny。 He doesn’t mind how prickly Reagan is—he maybe even likes it。 And it makes Reagan feel like her defenses are falling。 She needs her defenses， doesn’t she？ In a time when six feet is close enough， how long can they keep their distance？
Reviews
Lulu Ali
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why is this so short？！！give me more T_T
Jackie Bromagin
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This is the first fiction I’ve read that includes Covid and honestly… I fucking hated reading a story that felt so real and so close to my family situation。 I dunno。 This was fine。 I listened to the audiobook。 It took about 40 minutes。 Take what you will from this review。 Okay bye。
Drea Lopez
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I love Reagan and I wished it had been 5 times longer。 Just when I started warming up and feeling things， it was over。 😭
Samantha Carol
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I love everything Rainbiw writes and I love Reagan。 A very covid focused story so if that hits too close to home probably distance yourself from this story。 But it was a quick and easy read with a lovely character connection which is always what Rainbow excells at。 Also glad to hear that Levi and Cath are doing well。 I did go into this fully expecting an update on them and was pleasantly sated。 A cute little story for sure。
Emma
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I could cry， I am so happy to have this little glimpse back into the world of Fangirl。 Reagan is such a great character， and this glimpse into her current life shows growth from who she was in college， while still being herself at the core of her being。 I would read an entire novel getting to know more about her Grandpa， Mason， and anything that happens in her life after this。 Hell， I would read her grocery pickup order if Rainbow Rowell wrote it。 This little short is being added into my annual I could cry， I am so happy to have this little glimpse back into the world of Fangirl。 Reagan is such a great character， and this glimpse into her current life shows growth from who she was in college， while still being herself at the core of her being。 I would read an entire novel getting to know more about her Grandpa， Mason， and anything that happens in her life after this。 Hell， I would read her grocery pickup order if Rainbow Rowell wrote it。 This little short is being added into my annual Rainbow Rowell comfort read-a-thon。 。。。more
Lucy Wickham
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this is the first time i've read fiction related to covid， so strange。this was a great short story， and i loved reagan in fangirl so it was cool to catch up with her in her fully fledged adult life， even in panorama times。（also wtf levi has bison？？？ iconic。 thanks for that update rainbow） this is the first time i've read fiction related to covid， so strange。this was a great short story， and i loved reagan in fangirl so it was cool to catch up with her in her fully fledged adult life， even in panorama times。（also wtf levi has bison？？？ iconic。 thanks for that update rainbow） 。。。more
Dedra ~ A Book Wanderer
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So many feelings！ Rainbow Rowell has hit the right notes when crafting a story set less than a year ago， Christmas 2020， when the world was trying to navigate its first holiday season during the divisive Covid-19 pandemic。 This sweet and witty story took me back to the emotions， fear， and small joys I experienced last Christmas。I’m a fan of Rowell’s， having read and enjoyed almost all of her previous work。 I’ve read her previous short stories， as well， and I was confident I would enjoy this one， So many feelings！ Rainbow Rowell has hit the right notes when crafting a story set less than a year ago， Christmas 2020， when the world was trying to navigate its first holiday season during the divisive Covid-19 pandemic。 This sweet and witty story took me back to the emotions， fear， and small joys I experienced last Christmas。I’m a fan of Rowell’s， having read and enjoyed almost all of her previous work。 I’ve read her previous short stories， as well， and I was confident I would enjoy this one， knowing how well she can craft a story with such few words。I couldn’t help but see myself in Reagan。 As an introvert， social distancing isn’t much of a hardship for me， either， but having that human connection is irresistible。 And watching Reagan and Mason connect with all the complexities and confusion of social distancing is rewarding and inspiring。 This holiday story is hopeful， setting the perfect mood for Christmas 2021。Check out my reviews and playlists at A Book Wanderer 。。。more
Heatherblakely
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