I love Christina Lauren’s books and was excited to hear that they have a holiday romance book coming out! In a Holidaze follows 26-year-old Maelyn Jones who spends Christmas each year at a cabin with her family and family friends. However, Maelyn knows that this is the last holiday trip that they will spend together. After making a wish to the universe to show what makes her happy, she finds herself stuck in a time loop and must figure out how to break it.

I honestly was skeptical at first reading this because the story started off slow, but I really enjoyed it as we got to learn more about the main characters and their relationship. I also loved learning more about the family and other side characters. Overall, this was a fun, charming, and heartfelt read that is perfect for the holiday season!

Thank you, NetGalley for a copy of an arc in exchange for an honest review!

Christina Lauren does no wrong. I will continue to stand by that statement.
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In a Holidaze started a little scary for me. I thought eeeeeeepppppppp, I just don't know that I can do a groundhog day. Guess what? I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was pleasantly surprised.
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These ladies have such a way with characters. I really, fell in love with this blended family. I loved the concept of lifelong friends spending Christmas together in their cabin and living out the traditions every year. I'm sentimental like that :-).
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Overall this novel was very predictable in the very best way. If you want something fun and light....and although it is happening at Christmas. I would not say it is a super Christmasy book. Pick this one up.

I have always been a huge Christina Lauren fan, and was beyond excited to see they had a holiday themed book coming out this year! .The premise is similar to a Groundhog's Day concept where our protagonist finds herself thrown back to relive her Christmas holiday in Park City over and over again until she figures out what truly makes her happy. This gives her an opportunity to "redo" the week and make it the best it could be and avoid all the pitfalls of the original trip.

The snowy scenery was beautiful, there was a lot of festive Christmas cheer, and of course a really sweet romance storyline. I thought this was one of my favorite Christina Lauren novels in a long time, and think it was the perfect holiday-themed read. It was sweet and adorable, but definitely did not cross over into cheesy holiday territory. I wish they would write more like this!

Christmas! Romance! Christina Lauren! How can you go wrong?! Read this sweet (Groundhog Doy-reminiscent) book and get ready to be delighted by Maelyn Jones, as she vacations with her family and friends in Utah during the holidays. At the end of the week, things go haywire, and suddenly the vacation begins again.

What I love about books and being a reader (especially one who often forgoes reading the synopsis's) is that every once in awhile you'll read two books that are eerily familiar but somehow still so unique.

In this case, our main character of In a Holidaze, Mae, is have a serious case of deja vu - much like How to Save a Life from Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke that I just read, but the two stories could not have been more different! Am I the only one amazed and in awe when that happens between books?!

As only the second title by Christina Lauren I've read, with The Unhoneymooners being the first, I know I will now always pick up their new titles, I really enjoyed this book - it was the perfect Christmas in July title to read. I must be the only crazy that's already getting excited about the holiday season thanks to books like this one!

My new favorite Christina Lauren book and the perfect holiday read! I wasn't even finished yet before thinking "I want a sequel". I love the large holiday group format and the different timeline of this one.

It was ok. The relationship was a little juveniles compared to what normal 26 year olds deal with. Im happy it ended on a happy not.

Is this book exactly like “Groundhog Day”? No. For one thing, Maelyn figures out how to navigate her own little time warp in about three days. Is it just as heart-warming? Yes. Will regular Christina Lauren readers love it just as much as other books? I’m not sure. This is a comfortable, cozy holiday romance without any of the edges or real life issues that the authors often explore in other books. And their sense of humor is somewhat muted.
Maelyn Jones has just ruined a life-long dream. And she didn’t even mean to. It was just one stupid, drunken night and now her whole world is crashing down around her. And finding out that her family friends are selling the cabin where they’ve had Christmases since she grew up isn’t helping. Nor is the car crash that seems like it’s going to end her life. But then she wakes up six days earlier with the chance to make things right.
I have to admit that I wish that there had been a few more days while she figured things out. And the Big Misunderstanding at the end felt sort of “meh.” Still, any book by Christina Lauren is worth reading.

Three stars
This book comes out October 6th
ARC kindly provided by Gallery Books and NetGalley
Opinions are my own

Sweet, and also laugh-out-loud funny, In a Holidaze is the story of a woman who is given another chance at love. Readers will be rooting for Mae as she lives the Christmas holidays over and over again in this Groundhog Day-esque romance.

Thanks to netgalley for providing a copy in exchange for a review.

I’ve read books by this author before, but this one just fell flat.
I didn’t feel much of a romance between the two characters. The whole “groundhog” day scenario was never really explained.

It was all a bit confusing, and i felt like the characters melodrama played too much into the story. It had instalove as well, without really fleshing our a backstory for the two main characters.

I loved the Christmas aspect. I just wish more things would have been touched on.

Mae is in a pseudo nightmare she cannot seem to escape. She keeps reliving the same stretch of time, only to reach a certain point and poof she's back at the beginning again. Each time she tries to correct the wrong and set things but never quite gets the job done. I liked Mae's forthrightness when it came to her dealings with Andrew. I'm glad the story ended the way I hope it would. In a Holidaze is a pleasurable read and I think the title is a clever depiction of the plot.

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Maelyn loves tradition and she loves her family as well as the friends who have become family. Since childhood every Christmas week has been spend at the same cabin with the same people. This year things end differently after one drunken mistake. On the way home from the trip Maelyn has one wish, to find what will truly make her happy. ⁣
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What she doesn’t realize is this one wish will send her into a spiral of a groundhogs day. Now she is stuck reliving the week she has already had but how will she ever get out of it? ⁣
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Redemption for Christina Lauren in my book! I have adored everyone of their books except the last two, Twice In A Blue Moon and The Honey Dont List. I am so excited Holidaze gets back to all the things I love about them! The characters were amazing and the details were excellent! This is a must read book for this holiday season!

I've enjoyed books by this author duo in the past. I was disappointed by this outing. If you're looking for a heartwarming Christmas tale, this isn't it. It devolves into melodrama by the halfway point. The idea of a "Groundhog Day" scenario is an interesting one, but I don't know that it was handled well. The writing was fine, but because of the amount of melodrama laced in everything the dialog sometimes fell flat and some of the plot revelations felt contrived. However, this is still better than some of the romantic fiction out there!

Have you ever wished for something or for the universe to show you a sign? What would you do if you had to keep reliving a moment in time until you got it right? That’s what happens to Mae. She wishes to be shown what will make her happy. This book was everything I needed right now. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it made me cringe in parts. This is our one chance to make things right, and Mae has to realize that so she takes chances. This book was written so well it made me feel like I was in the book. The characters are relatable, funny, and witty. About halfway through I thought, this would make a dreamy Hallmark movie. I can’t say enough good things about this.
The writing duo, Christina & Lauren, will be an auto buy for me from now on.

Maelyn Jones and her family are on their way home from their traditional Christmas vacation. And then they're on their way to Christmas vacation again... and again... and again. She's not happy with her job, her love life, or how Christmas vacation just went. What would she do differently if she got to do-over?

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Knowing nothing about it going in, I enjoyed every second and did not want to take a break from reading. The writing was great, all the characters were so charming and lovable, and I was hooked by the storyline. Friends-to-lovers is not usually my favorite trope but I was thoroughly invested in this romance. It's refreshing that the love interest was a great guy, not a bad boy who was good only to her, or a misunderstood hero, he was just genuinely good. All-in-all, this is one of my favorite books this year.

E-arc provided by NetGalley in exchange for honest review.

What a fun Christmas romance read. You can read it anytime during the year and feel Christmas happy. Mae, Andrew, Theo, Benny, along with the others staying at the cabin are characters that you wish you actually knew. Mae keeps reliving her Christmas vacation - the universe's way of forcing her to seek her happiness. This is an engaging story that keeps you wondering what Mae will do, when will she stop reliving the same days and what it will mean when she does.

Thanks to Netgalley and Gallery books for this free copy in exchange for my honest review.

This is basically the book version of the Ground Hog’s Day movie and a Hallmark Christmas movie put together. It is so fun! It is a bit of a coming of age story combined with complicated families. I have to admit I love Hallmark Christmas movies but have not always been the biggest fan of Ground Hog’s Day. I really enjoyed this book. It made the point that she kept getting sent back but it doesn’t beat it to death like the movie.

The family relationships in this book were so special. I really enjoyed those and what they added to the relationship. This was lighthearted and fun but it was also very poignant. I definitely recommend it—especially during the Christmas season .

Good Lord do I love the writing team that is Christina Lauren!!!
In a Holidaze is yet another title of excellence for the writing friends. If you don't know the story of this writing duo, look it up-- it is pretty heartwarming.
I laughed so much during the first reading that I decided to revisit the book before writing my review, and I'm glad I did. I missed some very tender, touching moments.
I recommend this book to anyone looking to be thoroughly entertained for an afternoon of recreational reading.

Christmas meets Groundhogs Day in this adorable new novel by Christina Lauren. This will be a must read for the author's fans and will is a definite buy for my library .

Another Christina Lauren book that I just adored! These two can do no wrong! "In a Holidaze" is the perfect mix of romance, holiday cheer and moments that make you laugh out loud. I can always count on this duo to bring fun to my world with their characters and storylines.
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When Mae finds herself living the same Christmas vacation over and over, she makes a wish "to find what makes her happy". What follows is a week full of moments that shape and mold Mae into the person she's always wanted to be. In the hopes of being a better version of herself, Mae gives herself the go ahead to fall in love. Is a happily ever after in the cards for her? Or will Mae end up learning happiness has a cost and sometimes, you don't get the gift you've being wishing for?
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Thank you NetGalley and Gallery Books for my ARC of this novel!