The cutest book! The story follows Molly and Andrew. Both of them are from Ireland and currently living in Chicago but they are going back to Ireland for the holidays.

This friends to lovers story was lovely and beautiful.

Molly and Andrew are just trying to get home to Ireland for the holidays, when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight.

Nothing romantic has ever happened between them: they’re friends and that’s all. But once a year, for the last ten years, Molly has spent seven hours and fifteen minutes sitting next to Andrew on the last flight before Christmas from Chicago to Dublin, drinking terrible airplane wine and catching up on each other’s lives. In spite of all the ways the two friends are different, it’s the holiday tradition neither of them has ever wanted to give up.

Molly isn’t that bothered by Christmas, but—in yet another way they’re total opposites—Andrew is a full-on fanatic for the festive season and she knows how much getting back to Ireland means to him. So, instead of doing the sane thing and just celebrating the holidays together in America, she does the stupid thing. The irrational thing. She vows to get him home. And in time for his mam’s famous Christmas dinner.

The clock is ticking. But Molly always has a plan. And—as long as the highly-specific combination of taxis, planes, boats, and trains all run on time—it can’t possibly go wrong.

What she doesn’t know is that, as the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure they’re not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its own…


This book was a great romance book, full of so much laughter and so much fun and had me up laughing until the early hours of the morning!

i do love a book where friends become lovers and that is set during the holidays! truly the perfect book to sit by a cozy fireplace and read while hoping it hapened to you.

If you are looking for a book with all the holiday feels, this is definitely the one! The characters have great chemistry and it was so fun to read!

So cute! Loved these two, I kept rooting for them the whole time. I feel in love with them. A sweet cute story.

Loved it. So sweet. So funny. So charming. I was into it straight away and was rooting for romance to blossom. A super fun read. And I like the way it flits back and forth in timelines. I'll read this again next Christmas, a fab festive read!

I am not always a fan of books where long-time friends suddenly become a couple. It makes it seem as if friendship between a man and a woman is never possible! That said, if it is handled well, like in this one, I did enjoy it (surprising myself).
As the only two Irish people in their university, Molly and Andrew knew about each other. They happened to meet on a flight home for Christmas, which did not end very well. Over the years, after a few such meetings, they decided to talk and become friends. They have very different lives, and this short flight duration and sporadic texts through the rest of the year tether them together.
One December, bad weather derails their usual plans as the flight they are meant to be on does not take off. Suddenly Molly finds it extremely important to get Andrew home for his treasured family Christmas time. What follows will make anyone who has ever had to make multiple trips feel tired. Into the mix come the feelings that have been dormant, and this is what the rest of the book is all about.
There are some fun characters who are introduced as we meet more of the extended family and friends. It was written well, and although it is not a unique storyline, the people felt fleshed out, and this made me enjoy my read.
I would recommend it to readers of this genre and would read another by this author if I had the chance.
I received this book as an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience.

I loved the dual timelines, interestingness of the plot yet still has typical tropes, and the setting! Everyone needs to read this book around Christmas time! We love and need a happily ever after!!

Perfect holiday quick read! I have been in a slump for a long time and this book pulled me out of it. Holiday reads have quickly become my year round go to book genre.

The perfect winter read! I loved this book so much. I adored the characters, I loved the love, I was obsessed with the story. 5 stars, highly recommend!

I love a good holiday romance, and this one quite literally has 'holiday romance' in the title, so it was no surprise that I loved this book.
The book had so many elements that I loved including the best friends to lovers trope, a grinch x Christmas lover, 'it's always been you' and opposite dynamics from the main characters that made them just perfect for each other. Not to mention, the banter between the main characters for this one really made the whole book so much more perfect.
This is an absolute must read for the holiday season.

This is a perfect feel-good romance that I’ve been waiting for! There might be things that are off-putting but I would definitely recommend this to everyone who needs some light romance for the holiday!

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Catherine Walsh will melt your heart and have you roaring with laughter with her latest romantic comedy, Holiday Romance.

Molly and Andrew have spent the last decade sitting side by side on the last flight before Christmas from Chicago to Dublin swapping stories, catching up and drinking terrible airplane wine before touching down in Ireland. It’s a holiday tradition that means a lot to the two friends who are as different as chalk and cheese. While Andrew goes completely crazy for the holidays, Molly isn’t that fussed, so she’s not too concerned when a freak snowstorm grounds their flights – until she sees how distraught Andrew is at not making it home for Christmas.

Molly will do anything to see her friend smiling again, so rather than celebrating the holidays in the United States, she vows to move heaven and earth to get Andrew to his mam’s famous Christmas dinner. But just how is she going to get him to Ireland when there are no flights? Molly is nothing if not determined and as long as the taxis, boats and trains she arranged all run on time, there shouldn’t be a problem. Only, what she hadn’t factored in was finding herself falling head over heels in love with her friend.

Will Molly and Andrew be kissing under the mistletoe this Christmas? Or are they better off as friends?

Catherine Walsh’s Holiday Romance is an uplifting romantic comedy that is a joy from start to finish. Sweet, poignant and absolutely hilarious, Holiday Romance is a feel-good romantic comedy that is so enjoyable I found myself unable to put it down.

Perfect for Sophie Kinsella fans, Catherine Walsh’s Holiday Romance should be at the very top of your Christmas reading list this year.

This story was so sweet. I'm such a sucker for a friends-to-lovers story, and after TEN years of friendship and ten flights to Ireland together, this one made me so happy. This book gave me all the holiday feels, and gave me everything I wanted and so much more. This book may have been relatively predictable, but it was the journey that made it worth it. Despite feeling like I was being more told about the characters than truly knowing and learning who they were, I really enjoyed reading about Molly and Andrew. All in all, definitely one I would recommend as a holiday read - gets you into the spirit and makes your heart happy.

I received this in exchange for an honest review. I loved the characters and the story. The banter, the comedy, everything I would want in a holiday romance. Just really good vibes and a perfect read for the winter season. Definitely would recommend!

I’ve always been wanting to read a Catherine Walsh novel and this one really didn’t disappoint so I dare say I will be hunting down more of her work in the future.

The perfect Christmas read, one I will recommend.

One of my favorite holiday rom coms I’ve read in the last 5 years! Great banter and just the perfect amount of holiday cheer without being cheesy. Loved the traveling and the setting in Ireland. Highly recommend!

Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh was such a fun book! These characters made me laugh out loud and gave me all the feelings.

Molly and Andrew are just trying to get home to Ireland for Christmas when a terrible snowstorm hits and their flight gets canceled. They have been flying together for 10 years and Molly does whatever she can to help get them home because she knows how much Christmas with family means to Andrew.

In between this most recent adventure, there are flashbacks to all of the flights they’ve been on together.

Read this book if you like:
-witty banter and flirting
-ugly Christmas sweaters
-acquaintances to friends to lovers
-fun family members
-to laugh out loud
-holiday romances (of course)

Holiday Romance was the perfect festive read.
Catherine Walsh knows how to write dialogue so well, I loved the back and forth banter in this book.
I expect a happy ending when the cover of a book looks like this and that was what I got. I think it was fun and original for a Christmas book.

The magic of a Catherine Walsh novel is something else altogether - I can’t quite explain how much I adore her books and how excited I was to receive an advance copy of this.

I’ve never seen Ireland captured so well as in this book and it always makes me a little homesick for the loveliness of it all, and yet still delighted in equal measure when I read the characters, easily picture the pitch perfect humour and nature of the interactions described and imagine the small towns and locations described. She had yet to put a foot wrong on the romances - I was hooked on seeing where the years would take our main characters and was fully invested in the desperate attempts to make it home for Christmas.

I loved her previous books and I think Holiday Romance was my favourite so far! I cannot wait to read and recommend her to friends and family alike in the future!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy for an honest review.