What drew me to In a Holidaze was the time loop element. I love Christmas stories to begin with, but throw in a time loop and a stellar author duo and I was so in! Unfortunately, In a Holidaze was good, but nothing spectacular.  I feel like it was a decent Hallmark type Christmas story and delivered on that front, but many of us picked this book up with the promise of a time loop. There was, but it was lackluster in my opinion. It only came into play for the first third of the story and then nothing ever came of it again. The romance was cute enough and we had some steamy bits, but Benny ended up being who kept me from putting this one down and not picking it back up. I loved his character, but the rest of them were really just bland. It was a fairly stagnant plot with nothing too exciting or surprising, but a decent Christmas read. I think if you go into this one knowing it is super light in regards to the time loop plot then the ratings will be higher.

A time-traveling Christmas romance book! Sign me up. But I didn't adore this one nearly as much as I had hoped. For one, the romance felt so forced and I'm wondering if we were given a glimpse of what these characters were like and how they interacted with one another prior to the "time traveling" bit if I would have been more invested in their happiness. Also, we were never ultimately given any sort of explanation for the reason why all that happened. It just was. Cute and fluffy and worth a read but didn't possess any real heft.

I received this as an ARC from Netgalley for my honest review. This book is getting a lot of publicity as the perfect holiday read, especially in 2020.  The characters were well developed. I did find it a bit of a stretch with how neatly it wrapped up. Fun and light read.

In a Holidaze is a really cute Christmas take on Groundhog Day. I had heard so many positive things about the books by the duo Christina Lauren, so I was incredibly excited to get my hands on a galley copy from NetGalley. While not as spicy as what I've heard is in the Beautiful series, this story has a sweet love story with just a dash of spice. 

While In a Holidaze is light and fun, it has surprising depth, juggling complicated family and friend relationships, adding in a romance and a bit of loss. The only reason I'm removing a star is I thought it was a bit drawn out and about thirty pages too long. 

What a great book to end the hot mess that has been 2020 - one that encourages embracing that life is messy and finding ways to enjoy it and thrive through the rough moments.

Delightful, engaging, and a fun holiday tale, this one is a great book to settle in with a cup of hot cocoa (or something stronger if desired) around a fire and spend a few hours getting lost.

This book was everything and MORE that I want from a holiday rom-com! Truly, this was my favorite from Christina Lauren outside of The Unhoneymooners, which is such an easy and understandable go-to.

I didn’t think a seasonal read could make me laugh, cry, and love as much as One Day in December, but In a Holidaze proved me wrong. Pick this one up! You won’t regret it.

I’m not big on Christmas or romance novels, but I was looking for something to get me in the Christmas spirit. I began reading In a Holidaze with low expectations, but I ended up enjoying it. In a Holidaze is like sexy Groundhog’s Day. The main character, Maelyn, is unsatisfied with her life like and makes a wish to be happy. What she gets instead, is the opportunity to repeat Christmas over and over until she gets it right. It was a light read perfect for winter break.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher, for this free review copy.

Christina Lauren is a favorite duo of mine!! I absolutely love their books and I am a sucker for Christmas books! Well it isn't a favorite of mine, it was still enjoyable. 

I really enjoyed the characters and the story. I loved that the families had the same tradition every year, and it was a quick read. I wasn't a huge fan of the Groundhog's Day setting, but it was still a sweet, romantic Christmas story!

Maelyn is stuck in the same day over and over again. At first it was cute and funny, hosever than it hit a spot that felt forced. I was hoping for more out of this book. After the first couple of days the groundhog idea became boring and repetitive, also Maelyn was all overthe place. 

Honestly I had a hard time reading this book and many times put it down and went to another book I only went back to it as I wanted to review it.


** Ireceived a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review**

In a Holidaze is a cute book that definitely could see its movie counterpart come to life on the Hallmark channel. I picked this book up when I was promised groundhogs day and the family stone merged into one - two of my favorite movies. I genuinely enjoyed the time looping aspect of the story and the push behind second chances and finding what your fate is destined to be. This was such a fun romcom to read during the month of December!

I didn’t really get some of the characters’ motivations, and ultimately found it unsatisfying. Also, I didn’t feel like it took full advantage of the Groundhog Day set up.

It's Groundhog's Day for Christmas when Mae finds her self stuck in a time loop repeating her holiday over and over again. Mae and her family have always spent the week of Christmas at a mountain cabin with their good friend's families. At 26, Mae and her teen age brother are still regulated to the kid's bunkbeds with brothers Theo and Andrew. Too much eggnog ends with an awkward kiss between Mae and her best friend Theo, although she has harbored a longtime crush on 29 year old Andrew. A wish to find her happiness sets the time loop in motion as Mae gets the chance to fix her relationship with Theo and finally admit her feelings for Andrew. A fun holiday romantic comedy!

A cute read, perfect for the holiday season as only the writing team of Christina Lauren can do. Grab the hot cocoa and enjoy.

Pretty cute, easy Christmas romance! I'm glad I waited to read this one over Christmas - it was fun to read about the same dates I was living in the current moment. I don't really understand why a time-loop was needed in the narrative to make this a cute Christmas romance, other than maybe Christina Lauren wanted to do something different. But, the time loop was only for the first 1/3 of the book, and then when the romance finally bloomed, she stayed within the same loop, which I thought didn't add any interesting spice to the narrative. Also, the hero gave me a bit of a headache with his melodrama. I'm glad I got to read this one by the Christmas tree, and it was really easy and light - I read this in less than 24 hours. I will always read Christina Lauren's books, even if they aren't my favorites, because there is just something about them that keeps drawing me back anyway.

Maelyn Jones usually loves her family's Christmas trips to the cabin in Park City, Utah.  They meet up with old college friends of her parents and their kids.  It is a tradition that means a lot to Mae. But here she is in her twenties, back living with her parents, and in a dead-end job. It is no wonder that she isn't exactly in the holiday mood when her family makes their annual trip to Park City. But even at her "happy place" Mae makes a mistake that she instantly regrets. When she makes a plea to the universe to show her what will make her happy the universe pulls a "Groundhog Day" on her. She relives the days at the cabin trying to figure out exactly what the universe is trying to tell her. As the days repeat, Mae starts to realize that happiness has been in front of her all along. 

In A Holidaze was a delightful holiday novel. Mae is a fun character in a familiar, if not unusual situation. Not just Mae reliving the same days over and over. But let's admit it, it is WEIRD that her divorced parents travel to Park City to spend Christmas together every year. And Mae's stepfather is not only okay with it but nowhere to be found. It is weird and highly unrealistic. I did like Mae better when she was around Andrew. Their chemistry was palpable. Being a Christmas book, there is only one way this book ends - happily. - CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS

Bottom Line - In A Holidaze is a super cute Christmas book that hopefully will be turned into a super cute Christmas movie. At least one can hope. 



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In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren
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Pages: 336
Publication Date: 10/20/2020
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Thanks to NetGalley for the book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the characters and vibe of this book but was thrown off by the time travel, and then how that thread was seemingly abandoned. It was a quick read and enjoyable, but there are a lot of holiday romances I’d recommend first.

Tried very hard to get into this; restarted a few times but unfortunately Christina Lauren's writing style nowadays don't mesh with me. 

DNF at 10%

This is such a cute story. Liked the characters and wanted to see how it would end. I'm a sucker for groundhog-day-time-loop tales and this one managed to go that route without feeling overdone or boring. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a fast, light, feel good, Holiday read!

I LOVED this! I finished it in an afternoon. I’m always so impressed by Christina + Lauren. Their books are always so well write, so entertaining, and so different. I loved this Groundhog Day story about going for you want and taking control of your life and making hard decisions. Obviously, the love story was great, but I enjoyed Mae’s journey to figure out what she wants! (Also, super disappointed in myself for not taking a picture of the actual copy of this book! I’ve gifted a copy to a friend, and my mom has my copy! You know I love a book when I buy it.)

Super duper cute; a pretty close to perfect romance— it was a bit chaotic with so many family members and loose ends to tie up at the end; however, the majority of the book was really lighthearted and fun!