In a Holidaze

By Christina Lauren

Book Overview

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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

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 "downright hilarious" (Helen Hoang, author of The Bride Test) hijinks, this swoon-worthy romantic read will make you believe in the power of wishes and the magic of the holidays.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1982163631
• ISBN13: 9781982163631
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Christmas Romance

This is a Christmas Romance with a little time travel (I guess). I am so happy that I got approved from a Netgalley e-book of this book, and I cannot wait to read it. I love Christina Lauren's book, so I requested this book without even seeing what is was about. I normally do not like book with time travel, but this book was so great. This is one of my favorite Christmas books. The main character is Maelyn. Her family and her mother's best friend's family was staying in a cabin for Christmas like they always do. Everything was going wrong and Mae makes a wish that ends up making her keep repeat the start of the trip until she gets it right. I found this book very cute and funny at parts and enough drama to keep me wanting to read it. Great book. I love a great Christmas story. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are. Since, I have brought a copy of this book.

Sadly, not my favorite

I have become addicted to Christina Lauren books because, up until this point, I could always guarantee they would be a light easy read, which I need at the end of a busy day. This book, however, made my brain work a little bit too much. The first few chapters were disorienting, as they allow the reader to experience with the main character a strange unexplained time warping that’s got her thinking she’s gone crazy. For some readers, this may be exciting stimulation, but for me, at the end of a stressful day, I don’t want to have to work too hard to figure out what’s happening in a book. As a result, I abandoned this book early on, after the first few chapters. Perhaps I should’ve given it more of a chance, but it just wasn’t working for me.