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I have read most of Christina Lauren's books and they've been of varied quality. I love The Unhoneymooners but wasn't impressed with Twice in a Blue Moon. This book falls somewhere between those two. I thought the first 15-20 % were uninteresting but then things started to happen between Mae and Andrew and things got interesting. Overall I really liked them as a couple and their unfurling romance was sweet. Also, I loved the ending!

What I didn't love though was that I never got an explanation why she was stuck in a time loop. My logical side is not happy, ha ha!
I recommend this to people who wants a cute holiday read :)

Rating 3,5 stars

I am such a fan of @christinalauren. They never disappoint me when I pick up one of their books. I know I’m going to get a great story and an escape from everyday life.
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This is the perfect holiday read. It gave me all the Christmas and cozy vibes and even though it’s September, I was totally here for it.
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I absolutely love the friends to lovers trope. It’s so feel good to me. I mean, what’s more romantic than falling in love with your best friend?! Mae was such a fun character to root for. She had me laughing out loud and cheering for her to get her happily ever after. The Groundhog Day premise was also a fun aspect of the story and even though I was pretty sure how the story was going to end, the journey there was pure Christmas magic.
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Perfect for romance fans who enjoy the friends to lovers trope. If you also love watching the Hallmark channel’s holiday movies then I think you’ll like this one too. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Cute holiday read. It was a quick and easy way to spend an afternoon, but for me this wasn’t a stand out. I expect more out of Christina Lauren.

Another cute romp from Christina Lauren. In a Groundhog Day-eque scenario, Mae is stuck reliving the beginning days of her family's yearly Christmas getaway with friends. As she tries to figure out how to break the loop, she has a few laughs and a lot of bumps. I enjoyed most of the characters in the extended group but (SPOILER ALERT) .........

I still feel as though Mae was owed a better apology from Andrew. Or even an apology at all. He lost his cool and never really said sorry. It still bugs me a week after finishing the book.

In a Holidaze is fantastic get you in the mood for the holidays book. I love Maelyn and how she takes all the information given to her and does her best to set things right. Maelyn and Benny will make you giggle with the way they work through the week at the cabin. Andrew is charming and I love how he finally sees what is right in front of him. Andrew and Maeyln have great chemistry. This book will put a smile on your face and give you some giggles too along the way. You will love this group of family and friends holiday traditions.

A super fun holiday romance, with a time loop plotline. Overall I enjoyed it although I thought the time loop aspect got tiresome after a while.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Madelyn is spending her last Christmas with her family at a cabin in Utah. Once there Madelyn begins to experience the same day over and over again. She doesn't know what she did wrong. I enjoyed his book and it put me in a holiday mood.

This was a fun, light-hearted romance, and if you weren't already in the mood for the holiday season yet this year, In a Holidaze will jumpstart your desire.

Maisie is 26, working a dead end job, and living back at home with her parents. The man she's loved since she was 13 (Andrew) just happens to be the older brother of her best friend (Theo,) and it seems everyone thinks that Theo has feelings for Maisie. Further complicating everything is that their mothers have been best friends since college. After a disastrous Christmas with everyone (where she accidentally makes out with Theo... Oops!) Maisie asks the universe for help and suddenly finds herself caught in a time loop where she repeats the same holiday over and over. She has to figure out how to fix the mistakes she's made without making any new ones or she'll just keep repeating the same week of her life.

Maisie is a fun, quirky character. There's definitely an immaturity about her as the book begins, and I had to keep reminding myself that she was only 26. My favorite character, though, was Benny, former college roommate to the two fathers, who everyone considers an uncle. I really liked that there was someone who was so supportive, respectful, and honest with Maisie and who had her back no matter what. Even the two men competing for her heart can't make that claim.

Over all, this is a sweet romance, which isn't a genre I read very often, but one that is refreshing when I sneak it in, and I really enjoyed this one.

🎄⚡️Book Review: In a Holidaze ⚡️🎄

Short Review: Friends, grab your eggnog and gather under the mistletoe. This one is a keeper.

"𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠..."

Long Review: Maisie is in a rut. She feels afloat in life and not sure her up from her down. She’s in a dead end job and doesn’t know how to tell the love of her life that she even likes him. The only thing she does know is her absolute love for her family's Christmas tradition gathering together at their friends Utah cabin. But this years annual Christmas ends in turmoil. Maisie is about to lose what she cares about most...

But what if the universe gave you another chance?

Groundhogs day fans this ones for you! Maisie finds herself snapped back to reliving the disastrous holiday over and over in effort for her to figure out what she needs to change not only to save her family's traditions but also what she needs to change about herself.

I totally loved this one. Maisie is a wonderful leading lady. I loved watching her grow and become a better version of herself. This book will have you singing Fa La La La La and give you all the Christmas feels. Get it on your holiday must read list!

A huge thank you to Gallery Books and NetGalley for a free eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Read in September 2020
I love this Groundhog's Day Christmas version.
Mae is at a cabin in Park City, UT (in the mountains in my home state!) for Christmas as she has been every year since birth. Her parents and their college friends all gather with their families every year. It's tradition.
As they are leaving to go home, there is a car accident. Mae wakes up.... Back on the airplane and traveling once again to Park City for Christmas.
She relives this day over and over again. Until she starts making meaningful decisions that will make her happy.
I love the family groups. They all have different dynamics and all have different problems. Will Mae end up with Andrew who she's secretly had a crush on for years or his brother that had wanted her? This was a hilarious, heartfelt, sweet romance.

I love all things Christina Lauren. Their books whether emotional, sad, funny, cozy all have a wonderful calmness to them. I always smile when I get to pick up one of their stories. This holiday book was no different. It's a must-have for the 2020 holiday season. The coming of age style story, plus groundhog-day-esq theme was a great way to jump into the holiday season on a happy note.

In a Holidaze
by Christina Lauren

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for my advanced readers e copy of the book! Fans of Christina Lauren will love this cozy, feel good book via a time travel approach - which I was NOT expecting. Yes, you will begin to feel liked you’ve already lived through this day over and over as Mae struggles to figure out what is going on and what she’s supposed to do. Add in long term family relationships and yes, romance, too. In a Holidaze is a great addition to the author duo of Christina Lauren of rom coms 👍🏻

Maelyn, her family, and her closest family friends have gathered at the same cabin in Utah for Christmas since Maelyn was born. With the impending sale of the cabin and her parents divorce, the holidays will look vastly different next year so Maelyn is determined to have the perfect Christmas to remember the cabin and the memories created there. A eggnog induced mistake however leaves Maelyn regretful and hopeful for a do-over. A simple wish throw to the universe en route to the airport leads to a groundhogs day scenario that has Maelyn waking up on the airplane headed to the cabin to celebrate Christmas. It seems like the universe listened and came through for her. However Maelyn soon finds that life is nothing if not complex and romance adds an extra level of complications and confusion. Hilarity ensues as Maelyn bumbles her way towards finding the right path to happiness so she can break free of this strange Christmas time loop and get on with the rest of her life.

The dynamic writing duo is back in a holiday themed, sweet yet sultry story that will have readers believing there really is magic at Christmas. In a Holidaze is Hallmark Christmas meets Groundshog day; a perfect mashup of contemporary romance with a bit of a science fiction time travel twist that works wonderfully to create a compulsively readable feel good story. Family, love, and laughter were at the heart of the story that contained some of the most lovable characters readers will find it hard not to root for. I highly recommend this story to fans of the duo's other amazing works or for readers looking for a lighthearted feel good story perfect for the holiday season.

This is a Groundhog day for Women! What a head spinning page turner. Who hasn't asked the universe to show them the way with their life. Not everyone (or at least I haven't) has been given the change to have a do-over and see. Maisie gets the chance to embrace the childhood crush that she has had for so long... or will she miss out on this second chance.
This is a great read that made my laugh, dream, and hope with every page turned. Thank you Netgalley, Gallery Books, and Christina Lauren for this advance read.

This was a very cute holiday romance. Perfect for Christmas time. It was very similar to the structure of Christina Lauren novels. Unexpected relationship, breakup, get back together. It was cute and a short novel. I think it would be perfect for the holidays. The story follows a 26 year old who goes with her family and (divorced) parents friends to their cabin. They have been doing this for ages. She ends up making a mistake & asks the universe what she can do. Then she is stuck in a "groundhog day" like time warp, where she keeps "dying" and going back to the beginning of the week. Cute and romantic.

I loved In A Holidaze. I was unsure of the Groundhog Day type loop of the story but once I got the rhythm, I couldn’t stop reading. It was fun and funny and I was so emotionally involved through the whole story. This is the CLo I know and love.

What if you could make a wish to the universe asking what will make you happy? What if this wish sends you into a time loop? This is what you will find in Christina Lauren's Holidaze book! The Groundhog's Day like adventure will bring you through a time loop with 30 year old Mae as she seeks happiness. This is a light hearted romantic comedy that can be read anytime of the year. For me, I felt there were a lot of characters introduced in the beginning and the time loop got a little old, but all in all I did like the book. I enjoyed the process Mae went through and her braveness for putting herself out there to find her happiness.

Thank you Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Maelyn Jones is not having a good Christmas. She’s spending it, once again, with her parents and family friends at a cabin in Utah. She’s twenty-six years old, but she acts like she’s eighteen.. She’s had a crush on one of the sons forever, but she’s made a monumental alcohol fueled error that changes everything. Except there’s an accident and she’s back on the day they arrived at the cabin. She tries to fix things and makes an even bigger mess of things. Two more reruns find her confused and unhappy – not at all what she wanted. Can she repair the disorder she’s created?

The book was not what I expected from the write-up. I didn’t find the characters “unforgettable” and there was very little “yuletide cheer.” I thought everyone behaved unrealistically and immaturely. I thought she’d need more reruns to get life straightened out. It was as if, ok she tried twice, this time we’ll just keep going until it all works out. To be very honest, I don’t think I know anyone who would enjoy this book. But that’s my humble opinion about a book that I received from NetGalley. I chose not to post my review on Amazon, BookBub or GoodReads.

I absolutely loved this book! It really swept me away from all the crap that is 2020. It was so sweet, heartwarming, sexy, and FUN! Christmas is my favorite holiday and time of year and spending it with these extended families was the vacation I needed right now.

Maelyn Jones is on her annual Christmas vacation in Park City, Utah with her parents and brother plus three of her parents’ best friends and their families. Included in this is Andrew, who Mae’s been in love with since she was 13. Enter a miraculous twist of fate... After a slightly disastrous week, Maelyn wakes to find herself at the beginning of the week, not the end. Like the Bill Murray movie Groundhog’s Day, she ends up reliving the week a few more times until she figures out how to get it right.

So yes, the premise is a little Hallmark Channel made-for-TV-moviesque but the characters are charming and sweet and the week they spend having snow creature-making contests, going on scavenger hunts, sledding, and playing games is a week I’d happily relive and reread over and over again. And I hope they do make it into a movie because I’d totally watch it!

I didn’t recall the blurb for this story which made for a surprising and fun beginning. As the story begins, family – those of blood, friendship and of love – are back again for the Christmas week and the cabin they’ve visited for years. The older adults are those that mostly met in college so have known each other for many years. There are children of various ages but mostly young adults. We meet Maelyn who has moved back home, unhappy with her work life and a non-existent love life. Through her eyes, we learn about the older adults, the various children, their personalities, the traditions each Christmas, the description of the cabin, and the fun and chaos that ensues with thirteen people together for a week with cooking, games, and more.

Maelyn, Maisie, Noodle, and goes by many other nicknames, has had a long-time crush on Andrew, the older son of another couple. She dreams about him, is mesmerized by his looks, his kindness, the way he plays the guitar but believes he thinks of her as a sister.

After the holiday and as everyone leaves for their homes in different states, Maelyn has a thought about what would make her happy. In the next second, the screech of cars colliding threw me into shock, wondering about injuries or worse. THEN, Maelyn wakes up on the plane going to Utah to start the Christmas holiday again. I burst info laughter at the way she and her family acts. She’s wary of going to the cabin again as she’s not quite sure what’s going on.

Benny, the one adult she’s always confided everything throughout her life, is who she tells about this crazy event. After going through this cycle again and again, Maelyn decides to just let go and be honest about what she wants, which is so out of character for her. It was so sweet during each of these restarts, how she and Andrew start to get a bit closer then start over again.

This story is the perfect mix of family, long-time friends who are considered family, holiday traditions, funny, sweet, romantic and a bit of angst. The cycle Maelyn goes through makes me think of the movie Groundhog Day and it was interesting to see what changed each time. We get just a peek of the older adults during their college years with relationships and friendships and I would have loved to know a bit more about that time in their lives before they had children. The various characters and personalities made me think a bit of the movies Family Stone and The Big Chill.

The various relationships are the best part of the story with so much love through the years. As Maelyn decides to be honest about her feelings and makes some decisions about her life, she and Andrew get closer. It’s just so sweet to see how hesitant they’ve both been, to learn more about Andrew’s feelings and vulnerability and how the spark ignites when they take a chance.

Of course, there are some issues to work through which are heartbreaking but there was a beautiful HEA. I love epilogues and while this was a brief one, it was just so perfect and exactly what I needed right now.

Thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this new work.