Loved this one! The characters are so cute (I want to be friends with manny!) and relatable. The pop culture references were super fun. I loved the story and the ending! Gwen is all of us.

Thanks for the review copy, I’m sure others will enjoy this book more than I did. I just struggled to get into it.

Is there anything cuter than a Christmas romance? No way. The Christmas Wish is an adorable Christmas-y romcom following a newly single lawyer, Gwen, who hopes Christmas with her family can help save both her career and her broken heart. After she meets Dev, a boy-next-door crush who is sadly engaged, she begins reliving Christmas Day over and over, trapped in a cycle she hopes won't break her heart again.

This is a perfect Hallmark Christmas movie read for the holiday season. It reminded me a lot of In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren. While the Groundhog Day trope does feel a little tired to me and can drag, I appreciated that this one was very sweet and laugh-out-loud funny. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did! I felt like her writing felt very real and she created charming dialogue that wasn't too bantery and strong storytelling. The romance came second to the exploration of Gwen's identity and relationship with her family, which I appreciated.

This was the first I read by this author, and I'll definitely be reading more from her!

Lindsey Kelk's take on Groundhogs Day in her Christmas novel was a masterpiece. I can't wait to dip into Kelk's backlist now. I hope she writes another holiday book someday.

Surprisingly funny, whitty and cute.
What you would expect out of a Christmas RomCom but with a little more. The groundhog day twist was a little different but I also found it to be a little confusing, 10 days? 6 days? I'm still not sure. (That could just be me though)

A cute Christmas story! I loved the chemistry between the two main characters and this really put me in the spirit.

A really sweet tale sure to appeal to fans of Kelk's other work. I really enjoyed this book, it was a bit of light holiday fun but it had some real heart. I will say I saw it compared to Christina Lauren's "In a Holidaze" a lot and while they do have a weirdly similar set-up premise they are really different books and I'd caution you from thinking they will be read a-likes. I didn't find that to be the case at all.

This book was unfortunately a .

I dove straight in without going through the blurb, having bread just a few reviews. I had no clue (and still don't) what the Groundhog Day trope was. Basically, our MC is stuck in a loop and has to relive her disastrous Christmas day at her parents' over and over again.

I detested Gwen. I'm not sure why, but I couldn't find anything likable in her. Dev was too good for her and though I took a while to understand her parents and sister, I don't hate them

The MC is self-centered and I hated the first POV writing making every single thing selfish and about Gwen. Going through the same day repeatedly got frustrating to me pretty quick and I couldn't help but wish the book got over.

Apart from some amazing moments between Gwen and Dev & Gwen and Cerys (I never got used to the name), I don't find this book very special and well written.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper 360 for the ARC in exchange of an honest review.

The Christmas Wish was my first Lindsey Kelk read, and it did not disappoint. All I have to say is boy-next-door crush all grown up plus a whimsical Groundhog Day-like Christmas do-over. On repeat. Loved it!

The Christmas Wish takes us on a Groundhog Day-esque journey as Gwen figures out how to steer her life back on track when pretty much every thing has fallen apart. After unsuccessfully trying to hide all of this from her exuberant family, crushing her dad’s vicarious career aspirations, and inciting the ire of her contentious sister, Gwen finds herself living Christmas Day again and again. Whose wish does she need to fulfill to get off of this Yuletide loop?

If you love holiday romcoms, raucous family drama, spitfire grandmas, boozy celebrations, capers, hijinks, misdemeanors, and that dreamy boy next door, add this to your TBR! I was a little iffy going in to this one because the “holiday on repeat” bit has been done, but Gwen and her family were such a delight and Dev was just 😍😍😍. The Christmas Wish was solidly one of my favorite reads as of late and I’m looking forward to diving in to more from Lindsey Kelk.

Many thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the complimentary advance copy of this work! My opinions are my own.

Lovely story with complex characters that you feel in your soul. I laughed, cried, loved and wished to live in this world a little longer. Fantastic read that I spent all Christmas convincing my family and friends to read. I look forward to more reads from Lindsey Kelk.

Who in the world wouldn't love a good Christmas Groundhog Day adventure wrapped up in the dramediest family funsies and a sweet second chance romance sprinkled on top?

This book was amazing. 5/5.

Family dysfunction with a side of romance. From a dysfunctional family myself, it was great to read about a family like mine. The entire book was Gwen slowly getting to know more and more intimate details about her family and herself. This made her closer with each of them, and them with each other. I was laughing out loud throughout the entire thing. The only thing I would change about this book is the fact that Nan was called Nan throughout the entire book until the last chapter. Why did that change. What happened.

Thank you to Harper Collins and NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

If you’re someone who likes In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren or Groundhog’s Day, this book is for you. We get to experience Gwen living in a time loop when she keeps repeating Christmas Day. I feel like a plot like this is risky because it can get repetitive really fast but Lindsey Kelk did a great job of keeping us on our toes. There’s no shortage of family drama or hilariously embarrassing moments for our main character. This book honestly kept me laughing and I never knew what to expect.

The beginning of the book was pretty slow in my opinion since I was anticipating the time loop to start sooner. I also went into this expecting an epic romance because it’s marketed as a Christmas romance, however, romance is a very tiny portion of the book so I was a bit disappointed. This feels a bit more like strictly women’s fiction because it focuses more of Gwen’s development and her relationship with her family.

Overall this book is very cute, especially if you love the idea of a time loop but don’t go into this expecting romance at the forefront

This was cute, and I liked the hero. A fun winter Christmastime read if you like the Groundhog Day trope for a plot.

Really love the theme of Christmas everyday. Definitely a harder theme to nail and I really wanted to love this one. While Gwen is stuck in this cycle you get to know her dysfunctional family and really root for her but this one just didn’t grab me the way I’d hoped.

I can't believe I didn't review this one before Christmas!

"The Christmas Wish," by Lindsey Kelk is simply put a Groundhog's Day Christmas story. Gwen Baker heads home for Christmas hoping to leave her troubles (ending a relationship, work problems) in London. When she arrives to her family home she ends up waking up to the same day everyday. Left to figure out how to stop the madness of reliving the same day over and over again, Gwen believes someone must be wishing for something and in order for the receptiveness to stop she needs to grant the wish, or find a way from changing the wish altogether. While back home, Gwen reconnects with her childhood crush neighbor- who of course grew up to be a hot doctor. Can she figure out how to escape the never-ending Christmas?

Funny, sweet, and entertaining, I definitely recommend reading this one! While I personally prefer Christmas books in December, if it's Christmas in your heart you can read this one any time of year.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Fiction for allowing me tor read this one early!

LOOVED! This was such a great winter/christmas read! This is my first Kelk book, but I definitely need to read more because this was addictive!

I thought this was a cute book. I really enjoyed it a lot. I was hooked right at the beginning. It was well written and i didn’t have a problem connecting with the characters in the story. I’m definitely going to buy a copy of this book

Really cute romantic comedy, with a holiday twist! Fun to read at Christmas time. This one was an enjoyable read.