Christmas Book Review – In a Holidaze

One Christmas wish, two brothers, and a lifetime of hope are on the line for hapless Maelyn Jones in In a Holidaze, the quintessential holiday romantic novel by Christina Lauren, the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners..

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 every holiday 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, tires screech and metal collides, everything goes black. But when Mae gasps awake…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.

Jam-packed with yuletide cheer, an unforgettable cast of characters, and Christina Lauren’s trademark hijinks, this swoon-worthy romantic read will make you believe in the power of wishes and the magic of the holidays.

This might probably be my fifth or sixth Christina Lauren book but this book is based on the Christmas season–and since I am on a mission to read as much Christmas books as possible this month, I decided to read this book.

Maelyn Jones are spending Christmas with her parents, her brother and their friends including the brothers Andrew and Theo. However soon, Maelyn finds herself in some sort of a time loop–the events leading to the Christmas seem to be repeating again and again. Maelyn must discover her true love to stop the time loop from happening again and again.

This book is short and so it is actually a quick read. But I felt that this book wasn’t as great as her previous books. Although I really liked the setting of the book as this book gives you an air of Christmas feelings, the book mainly talks about Maelyn’s feelings towards Andrew as well towards his brother Theo. Although the pacing of the whole story as a whole was great, nevertheless, I did enjoy this book although this book wasn’t one of their best books in my opinion. Worth 3.5 stars.