This has easily become my favorite Christina Lauren book of all time! I absolutely adored the new take on an old story. Mae is one of the best romance characters that I have read in a long time; she is so authentic and I loved hearing her story. My favorite aspect of the book is the overall setting during Christmas time. The descriptions really helped paint the full picture and I hated having to put this down! It made me want Christmas in the summer! I will absolutely be pre-ordering a copy and recommending to everyone.

What a sweet book! I have loved everything I have read by Christina Lauren, and this was no exception. Maelyn Jones finds herself on a strange Groundhog Day-like time-traveling adventure after an accidental hookup with a longtime family friend (and brother of her longtime crush) at the family Christmas gathering. What follows is a journey to finding herself as well as what she really wants out of life. The time-traveling angle was a little rough for me - I wasn't always sure exactly where it was taking the story - and the way it ended seemed a bit abrupt. Th characters were all really relatable and felt like good friends. I will say that Maelyn often frustrated me when she was slow on the uptake, but that's from an outsider looking in... A very fun story you will enjoy any time of the year, even if it is based at Christmas.

Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC of this book.

Interessante Idee, die Umsetzung war ok

Der Liebesroman des Autorenduos Christina Lauren spielt damit, dass die weibliche Hauptfigur ein paar Tage immer und immer wieder erlebt. Daraus versucht sie sich zu befreien und dabei auch noch mit der Liebe ihres Lebens zusammenzukommen.

Die Grundidee der Geschichte empfand ich als durchaus interessant, wenn so etwas auch nichts ist, was ich unbedingt in Liebesromanen brauche.

Das Buch bewerte ich mit 2,5 Sternen (auf drei aufgerundet) und zwar nicht wegen der für mich nicht idealen Grundidee, sondern weil ich überraschenderweise überhaupt wenig Zugang zu den Charakteren bekommen habe und ich die Dynamiken zwischen ihnen nicht überzeugend fand. Auch den Schreibstil und vor allem die Dialoge fand ich etwas holprig. Das alles hat mich doch ziemlich überrascht, da dies nicht das erste Buch der beiden Autorinnen ist, das ich in den letzten Jahren gelesen habe und bisher fand ich ihren Schreibstil eigentlich immer gut. Keine Ahnung, was dieses Mal schief gelaufen ist.

"In a holidaze" kann man lesen, muss man meiner Meinung nach aber nicht.

Christmas Holidays that Go On and On?! If I didn’t know better, I’d say that seems Magical!

Maelyn, her parents and their family friends always spend the Christmas Holidays together in an old cabin in Utah where they play games, cook, eat and drink. All year, Mae looks forward to Christmas: spending time with her family friends, especially her “Uncle Benny” and her best friends, Andrew and Theo. Andrew is her longtime crush and has no idea how she feels, while Theo has always just been there for her through thick and thin.

This year, however things are different. Mae is different and she wishes for what she wants most in this world. Unfortunately for her, she makes a mistake that has major ramifications. Mae, of course, is crushed.

Can you say do over?! Let the games begin!

When Mae gets a chance to make it right she seizes the opportunity, again and again. Enter Andrew. Funny, Kind, Gorgeous, Sweet Andrew.

Cue the Smiles and the Laughter. A Little Romance is in the House!

Leave it to Christina Lauren to come up with a lovely, sweet, romantic Christmas Story that is somewhat fresh and new in “In a Holidaze.” While there were a few parts of this novel that I think were extraneous, all in all, I truly enjoyed this story and loved the characters of Benny, Mae and Andrew. If you’re looking for a magical read that will be sure to make you smile, this is it!

This was another buddy read with Kaceey!

Thank you to Gallery Books, NetGalley and Christina Lauren for the arc.

Published on Goodreads on 7.3.20.

The duo authors do it again! I could not stop grinning throughout this story. I loved each character and the roles they each played in this chosen family they’ve created. Somehow Christina Lauren gets you so caught up in the characters and their relationships that you completely forget that this groundhogs day story couldn’t happen. You’re just too busy learning about all the Christmas traditions and rooting for a happy ending. I loved this book.

This book is different from the others that Christina and Lauren have written. It's time travel meets Ground Hog's Day. That is so not my jam but I will read anything that these two authors put out. The basic premise is that Maelyn's holiday trip with family and friends does not go as planned. She makes a wish and suddenly she finds herself back at the beginning of her trip and she has an opportunity to steer things in a different direction. This happens multiple times--she keeps going back to the beginning of the trip and starting over to try and change the course of history.

I was pretty frustrated at about 3% of the book because there are a ton of characters and I couldn't keep them all straight. The good thing about the Christmas vacation playing on a never ending loop is that you finally get to know the characters. Each time that Mae returns to the beginning of her vacation, more is revealed about the characters.

At about 28% of the book, I was a little bored with the constant return to the beginning of the vacation. But then I settled into the book and really got pulled into the story. Mae and Andrew are great characters. i wish there would have been more opportunities to read their story outside of the sci-fi time travel plotline.

I received a copy of this story from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I have enjoyed every single Christina Lauren I've read to date so I expected nothing less from this one. And yet, they were still able to surprise me in the best way.

This one is different. Wishes have real power here. The light element of time travel to the story drew me right in and had me turning pages as fast as I could. It also made it impossible to predict what would happen next. I literally had NO IDEA and I loved that almost as much as the cast of characters! It kept me guessing until practically the very end.

I'm sure lots of people will say this but I can empathize with Mae. It's hard to be an adult, particularly in a group that always sees you as a kid. All any of us really want is to be happy but it can be tricky to figure that out, too. Fear of making the wrong choice stops a lot of people from making any choice and that's easy to identify with.

This group dynamic is fantastic. I would love to be part of something like this. Benny is delightful and I would love to spend hours talking to Aaron and Kyle. I have friends like Theo and Andrew. My friends have kids like Zach and Kennedy. It was all so realistic and relatable without being boring.

The steaminess has been dialed back a little on this one and I think that was a solid move. It would not have been as sweet had it been steamier. Christina Lauren managed to strike a great balance and I appreciate the skill it takes to do so. But the romance is there in full force!

This book has been like a good hug. I'm sure I'll revisit it around the holidays...and I'll happily tell everyone else to do the same!

This is a time loop romance. At first you're a little worried about things being super repetitive, but that fades fairly quickly. The main characters are adorable and real, the family and friends isolated in this cozy cabin for Christmas are funny and sweet. You can't help but wish you were a member of this crew. I'll recommend this one for all our romance fans. Heartwarming and satisfying.

An early Christmas present from Christina Lauren.

Maelyn (Mae) and her family have been vacationing at a cabin outside of Park City, Utah for about 30 years. The group consists of college friends and their children, both grown and young. Cabin weekends, especially the Christmas holiday, with this chosen family is all Mae looks forward to all year.

Maelyn had been crushing on Andrew since she was a teen, but has a drunken kiss and grope with his brother Theo the night before departing from the cabin. This embarrassment, along with an unsatisfying job and having to move back to live with her mother, shows us Mae is not living her best life. She is the fixer, the peace maker, and stuck in the “kid” role in this group dynamic. Then, on the last morning, the owners of the cabin make the announcement that they have to sell the cabin. This devastates Mae. She reflects on the car ride to the airport about the stagnation of her life, so she asks the universe “can you show me what will make me happy”. There is a crash, all goes black, and she is back on the plane at the beginning of this holiday trip. She begins a Groundhog Day type time travel loop.

Through these loops she is given the opportunity to make the changes she needs to bring about the life she wants. She can also alter and tweak the holiday traditions she has clung to so desperately through the years.

Mae becomes more authentic with each loop, thinking that if each loop doesn’t matter and the others won’t remember, she can be more herself, speak up and follow her dreams.

The epilogue is charming and this chosen family’s moments together are heartfelt and intimate, fitting for a group of people who have known each other for so long.

Thank you NetGalley and Gallery Books for the ARC

It is only June, but this Christmas romance was the feel good story I needed to read right now. The premise may seem a little weird, as Maelyn is reliving the same few days over again, after finding out that one of her favorite things in life is going to change. What ensues is a series of events that finds Maelyn discovering herself and trying to find out what will make her happy. I didn't mind the time travel in the book at all, but I know that may be off-putting to some people. Also, I thought this book had a great cast of characters, who all add something interesting to the story. Thid is a cute, quick read and would be great to read around the holidays.

Thanks to Gallery Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for a review.

I liked this book. Had I read the description of the book before reading it I probably wouldn’t have read it. I picked the book because I have enjoyed books by these authors before. In the story Mae gets the chance to redo some days on her Christmas family vacation and thus make aggressive decisions to ensure her happiness. I received an ARC from NetGalley and Gallery Books for my honest review.

A funny take on getting chance after chance to make things right! Maelyn made an epic Christmas mistake and when she thinks it’s behind her she wakes up only to have to repeat the day over again! There’s something she misses each day and it’s not until she can save more than her love life that she can finally move forward!

I love Christina Lauren and this is one Holiday book you don’t want to miss’

I LOVED this book. What a fun story line and amazing romance story. This book takes on the friends to lovers trope which is usually not my favorite but I loved it in this story.
Every year at Christmas a group of close family friends gathers together to celebrate the holidays. Each year its all about the same traditions until one day everything changes. Mae always goes to the cabin with her family and this year is feeling out of sorts because she hates her job and overall quality of life. Her crush Andrew is always there too but Mae is always too scared to say anything to him about her crush. On the way home Mae remembers being in a car crash but suddenly wakes up on the plane heading to the cabin, it seems as though she has gone back in time. She has a shot to do-over the cabin week multiple times. Time will progress when she takes out of the experience what she should. She not only finds herself but finds the confidence to tell her long time childhood crush her true feelings and it may just work out for her.

I like this more when I don't analyze it. When I think about it, the book falls apart for me a little - I normally love speculative fiction/fantasy romance/sliding doors/Groundhog Day stuff but that aspect of the plot didn't really work for me, the more I think about Mae/Andrew/Theo the less of a handle I have on them as people - but I enjoyed the vibe, I generally find this author's romances easy to read and settle into, and I mostly enjoyed it.

I just... when did Andrew realize he had feelings? Was Theo interested? If not, why did he act like he was? The book makes a big deal of how Mae is acting so different but we don't spend enough time with her before the time loop to really know her.

Full disclosure: I'm not a fan of Groundhog Day stories. But, I can't pass up reading anything the Christina Lauren duo publishes, and this is no exception. It's a great holiday treat that I'll probably re-read sometime between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve this year. I adored the family dynamics and full on feel of a full house over the holidays. The traditions, bad cooking, records playing, and escaping into the cold for just a moment of peace from it all!

The Mae and Andrew dynamic is everything you'd expect from CL - the perfect amount of banter, sweetness, and angst. The sexy moments are downright sexy. But what I really loved was how he slowly revealed himself to have more game than you'd ever imagined at the introduction of the character. I mumbled "Oh." more than a few times.

I've given the book 4 stars simply because we didn't see enough of a storyline with Theo to really be invested in the mini triangle, which made the sequence in front of the holiday store hard to grasp. I didn't get why there were near-misses at that point, or what changed at the diner.

All-in-all, it's still another charming read by this author and totally worth digging into.

A perfect holiday romance!! I read this in June when it is hot and humid, yet I wanted to be wrapped up in a blanket by a fireplace reading this book! It is super cute fun read! Thank you Christina Lauren for writing light stories that take you away from the world!

This book was a little risky for me. While I love Christina Lauren I don’t necessarily like “groundhogs day” plots. I hate reading/watching the same thing over and over and just want to get to the damn point. Thankfully, it wasn’t annoying in this book! Each iteration of reality felt different enough so it wasn’t overly repetitive and the parts that did repeat were dealt with pretty swiftly or described slightly differently.

The first part of the book felt odd to me, like I was dropped into the plot without enough prior explanation but once I finally caught up to who everyone was and what was going on I really loved it! It’s quick reading, fairly lighthearted, and full of warm holiday feelings.

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren is a delightful holiday romp, a yuletide Groundhog Day affair, a steamy cup of Christmas cheer. (See what I did there? Steamy? Sexy? Har har.)

Thank you Gallery Books and NetGalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Mae is a 26 year old in the throes of a quarter life crisis. Her job is a bust. She’s moved back in with her parents. And she’s been in love with the same guy since she was 13--and he has no clue. But this Christmas, everything is about to change. A car crash and a desperate wish to the universe send her back to the beginning of Christmas break, over and over again, as she tries desperately to figure out why she’s getting these extra chances to “fix” her life and find true happiness.

It’s corny and cheesy and a little silly, but in all the best ways. The writing duo that is Christina Lauren know how to write fun, witty banter AND sweet, steamy romance. In this, their latest book, they’ve created a loveable cast of characters. There are a LOT of characters--three families getting together over the holidays makes for a crowded cabin--but they work well together, their dynamic comfortable and familiar. And for Mae and Andrew, it’s a definite happy ever after, holiday sweaters optional.

If you’re looking for a warm, snuggly holiday read, I’d definitely suggest picking this one up. It’s like a Hallmark movie in a book. With some PG-13 mistletoe mischief. Because it’s CLo.

I give it a solid 4 stars and lots of peppermint Hershey kisses.

3.5-4 stars. Groundhog Day meets Christmas in this fun read from Christina Lauren. Maelyn Jones, unhappy with her life and unsure of what to do next, makes a wish that the universe would show her what would make her happy. By doing so, she is transported back to the days leading up to Christmas when her family and friends travel to their Christmas cabin retreat in Utah as they do every year. She must relive the events of the holiday over and over again until she finds the right path that will lead to her happiness.

This was a really sweet read and definitely gave me the warm, fuzzy feelings that Christmas always brings. There are a lot of characters in this book and it was tough to keep them all straight but I loved the dynamic that the three different families had with each other. The romance is a typical friends-to-lovers with a little bit of a love triangle thrown in. Would definitely recommend, especially to anyone who enjoys Hallmark Christmas movies.

I'm a huge fan of Christina Lauren books, so I had high expectations going into reading this book. And it definitely lived up to my expectations. I loved this book. It was wonderful from start to finish!