Book Review - In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren

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Title: In A Holidaze

Author: Christina Lauren

Format reviewed: Paperback

Source: Purchased

Publisher: Piatkus

Publication Date: 7th October 2021

Rating: 4 Stars

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 favourite place in the world - the snowy cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born. Mentally melting down as she drives away 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, everything goes black . . . When Mae gasps awake, she's back on an airplane, beginning 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 hilarious hijinks, this swoon-worthy romantic read will make you believe in the power of wishes and the magic of the holidays.

Picked this up off my bookshelf to read in the garden the day before I went on holiday. Didn't double check the blurb and before I started it, just figured I was definitely in a holiday mood, so would read a book with Holidaze in the title. 

Didn't take me long to realise I was in fact reading a Christmas book in April, ah well I absolutely love a Christmas book, and this was absolutely no exception. 

I loved the groundhog day idea, but that bit felt slightly under developed as we don't get too many repeats of the same day, nor did I feel like there was any real idea as to why it happened in the first place.  

But putting that to aside, I loved getting to know Mae and Andrew's families as they holiday together in a cabin over Christmas, as they do each year.  And Mae is determined to avoid at least one of the mistakes she made the first time over, but will she ever stop repeating this Christmas period. 

There are some lovely characters, and I adored Uncle Bennie in particular, who seemed like the perfect sort of eccentric relative to believe that Mae is time travelling. 

This is a highly enjoyable Christmas, with bonkers family members, family traditions, I loved the sledding and snow creature competitions, as well as seeing if Mae is brave enough to change her life for the better, with what appears to be multiple extra chances to change. things.