In a Holidaze
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A little about the book
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… but not for Maelyn Jones. She’s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions. But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world: the snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent the holidays every year since she was born, along with two other beloved families. Mentally melting down as she drives away from the cabin for the final time, Mae throws out what she thinks is a simple plea to the universe: Please. Show me what will make me happy.
The next thing she knows, she’s on an airplane bound for Utah, where she begins the same holiday all over again. With one hilarious disaster after another sending her back to the plane, Mae must figure out how to break free of the strange time loop — and finally get her true love under the mistletoe.
A little about the author
Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York Times, USA Today, and #1 internationally best-selling authors.
In a Holidaze book review
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit jealous of Maelyn in this book — not only because I wanted to live a day in her life in what seemed like the BEST and most beautiful snowy cabin backdrop, but also because I was reading this book as my holiday vacation was coming to an end… and I so badly wanted to relive it (or at least extend it) 😉
In a Holidaze was truly a heartwarming, feel-good page-turner. And, while there was a lot of lightheartedness and holiday magic happening in this book, the underlying premise of just living life the way you want to live it and not caring about what other people think or how they perceive your decisions, hit close to home for me. By being given the opportunity (and the challenge) to continue reliving her holiday until she was her most authentic self forced her to start making decisions that would prioritize her happiness (not steal from it). Shouldn’t we all live by that rule?
It’s such a fast, funny read, and had me rooting for Maelyn throughout. It also made me get a bit emotional at the end (happy tears!). It was everything I was looking for in a holiday read.
Highly recommend: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
