Amazing! It was a drag at the beginning but it ended up being such a cute and cozy book 🙈

I *DEVOURED* this book in one sitting. Completely adored it. Just a few days before Christmas, and I wanted something cute, festive, seasonal, etc. and this completely fit the bill. Andrew? Andrew. *heart eyes* I loved all of it. It was so much fun and had me kicking and giggling into my hand.

This is such a cute story for the Holiday season!! Loved the romance part but really enjoyed seeing Mae learn to let go and just live for herself and what she wants not everyone else’s expectations!!

Fun read! It honestly felt like a Hallmark Christmas movie in book form. It gave me what I wanted which was a warm cozy read. Perfect for the holiday season!

** spoiler alert ** 3.5 stars I loooove Groundhog Day-esque media. And it’s a contemporary romance?? I like Mae and Andrew, but I wanted more from them. They need more character development. Also, Andrew was being stupid about that break up. Like yeah I would’ve been upset for a second, but at the end of the day, she was drunk and it technically never happened.

Cute, but the time-travelling storyline felt incomplete. A shame because the trope had potential!

I could not put this book down. Yes it took me about a week to finish but I listened to the last 4.5 hours of the book in one sitting. I’m a sucker for holiday romance. This almost hit the spot but it was tender and sweet which is exactly what I needed.

So cute! A feel-good Hallmark movie romance book.

a guilty pleasure to read for the holidays

The ending did not do it for me.

This would make a perfect Hallmark movie

this was a lifetime movie but in book form and i definitely didn’t hate it. also benny supremacy

edit: 3 ⭐️- thinking back on it, this book was just okay. the plot was actually kinda boring and some events made no sense really. also the ending seemed a bit rushed.

Christmas books aren’t my thing but I’d definitely recommend this book, it’s so cute and easy to get into

Maelyn and Andrew have known each other their whole lives. This is the story about how Mae has to repeat her holiday vacation until she can land her crush. 3/5 smut. It was mostly fluff. Book was good but i would have preferred they went into more detail about Theo and her relationship. It felt not deep enough

This was a cute holiday read that I have been putting off for forever. I finally read it and thought it was a cute concept and was really entertaining. All of the characters really added a lot to the story especially Benny. There were some things I was confused on their being such a strong focus on especially so late into the book but overall it was a fun, quick read.

LOVE this book. Christina Lauren don’t miss, and this holiday romance is no exception. Perfect for anyone who enjoys the “Grounhog Day” time loop premise.

2.5 ⭐️

She asked the Universe to show her happiness. So it did, but the problem is, she doesn’t know how to get the happiness she asked for. Maelyn has a wish. She wants to be happy. To catch her own happiness when she doesn’t feel right in the world she’s living in. She doesn’t like the job she has, or about her parents divorce. And she really doesn’t like how her love life is tangled. The only thing that can truly make her smile is spending time in the cabin when it’s her Christmas holiday, along with her other loved families in Utah. She’s always spent her winter time in that cabin, feeling all of the childhood she had. But when she’s in a car accident, she is seriously confused when she’s on an airplane, back to Utah. But the thing is, she’s already been to Utah and the last thing she remembers is riding a car to go to the airport with her family then going home. But instead, she’s in her holiday all over again. So when she sees that the Universe is trying to show her happiness by being in the holidays she had all over again, she’s determined to do it right. And maybe even get her true love under the mistletoe. To be honest, I didn’t get the 10% of this book because it didn’t really make sense, but when I kept reading, I was like, SO INTO IT. I think the most confusing thing was that Maelyn was time-travelling and going back over and over to when she was on the plane. I didn’t quite understand why her family was acting around her like she’s just grown another eye on her forehead, that they were NOT in a car accident and that it’s Christmas time. But when I finished the book, I was thinking that it made PERFECT SENSE since the whole story line I was missing clicked into place. It was like, my head just lighted up a light-ball and I was just in awe that Christina Lauren thought of this amazing story. It was heartwarming, cute and definitely romantic. And I was laughing my head off at conversations between characters because oh boy, this author has a talent to write a rom-com. And just after finishing this book, I felt that ‘In a Holidaze’ showed happiness will be earned but there still will be mistakes that wouldn’t be rubbed off. Because everyone deserves some happy things in their life. This was such a great book, and thank you so much to Gallery Books and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed it so much and I am very grateful that I read it.

In a Holidaze is a romance by Christina Lauren set during the holiday season. I'm not gonna lie, I expected a bit more out of this book. I figured this was going to be a kind of Hallmark-esque holiday book, but it was just a romance during the holiday season. It did have a unique concept - the main character is basically living the Groundhog Day movie over and over again until she ends up with the right guy. This book felt... bland. Maybe because I went in with high expectations? But the characters also felt so typical. One brother is the one you want to fall in love with while the other is that jerk face guy who makes you feel all special in the moment then acts like you don't exist. The families have unique dynamics but don't have anyone that sticks out. It felt very cookie cutter to me. I wanted... something more? Normally romance tropes are fine with me, but this one just had me bored. The book didn't really get interesting until the last third, so having 2/3 of a book be boring and not keep me connected is not a good thing. Yet, I can see many book lovers diving into this book and loving it. It just wasn't for me! Add in the fact there is never any reason given for the time travel (why not some Saint Nick type guy to make it seem like Christmas with the Kranks meets Groundhog Day?), it just didn't work for me. The romance between the leads also felt... dry. It didn't feel like these two should end up together other than the trope itself. We didn't see their relationship beforehand to know if they were really good friends. It felt like they just got mashed together like barbie dolls to kiss, smooch and make up. Plus, our lead Mae acted like she was 16 and I think she's supposed to be an adult? Overall, this book wasn't for me! I'm trying to grab more holiday books during the holidays, so I tried! Other readers will absolutely love it though. One out of five stars.

Well, I definitely read this is one sitting. It was a sweet and quick read. Love all the traditions and chosen family. The actual romance had me a bit confused at first but I ended up really enjoying it.

So boring. (view spoiler)[I didn't like the fact that Throb was implied as the love interest. I felt like Andrew only liked her because she confessed feelings and the tarot reader told him that his true love was there. He has zero feelings for her. No chemistry at all. (hide spoiler)]That said, I would've loved this as a Hallmark movie, lol

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review. 5/5 Stars! Seriously, this book could not be any cuter. I have to start by saying that when I began reading I totally forgot about the premise and when it hit me I actually gasped. Maelyn Jones has left LA and moved back into her childhood home, she's stuck in a job that doesn't value her and is going nowhere, and to top it off she has a crush of epic proportions on her childhood friend who is basically family. So, when she finds out that her favorite place in the world, the cabin where she and her family and friends spend every Christmas together, is about to be sold, it's easy to see why she might have a full meltdown. While crying in the back of her dad's car, she asks the universe to show her what would make her happy and ------ BAM. It's days before Christmas all over again and Mae isn't exactly sure what she should do. Mae is trapped in a loop living the same Christmas over and over while trying to figure out why she keeps dying and waking up on an airplane back to the Cabin. In a Holidaze made me so happy! The characters are struggling with their own issues but so supportive of each other, it's really what everyone is looking for in a chosen family. I could read so many more stories about Mae, Andrew, Theo, and Miles, and I definitely want to know SO MUCH MORE about Benny! Even though this book starts as a Groundhogs Day story, it's a lot more than that and a MUST READ feelgood holiday story!

3.8/5. cheesy & predictable but still a good, fun read. it’s the perfect light read before the holidays.