I loved this festive story set i, there was so much I loved about this story the festive setting, the characters and the premise just to name a few. I loved the food descriptions, how much it made me want it to be Christmas, highly recommended festive read.

Ireceived an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Anna and Maryam strike a friendship when they are both on a flight to Toronto for important events.
Anna is full of grief over her father’s death a year before, and is meeting her boyfriend’s family in Toronto for Christmas. She misses the family she had, including her step mother & her Hanukkah traditions.
Maryam is stuck in her role as pharmacist, family wrangler and peacekeeper. She is traveling with her family to her sister’s short notice wedding – during Ramadan too!
Their flight is diverted due to a huge snowstorm and sets a perfect scene for both women to build their friendship & meet new (or old) friends.
I love the friendship that forms and the descriptions/building of all of the settings and characters. The self love journey, dual POV & side characters really make this book special.

This book was a heartwarming Hallmark- type romance that follows passengers stranded in small Canadian town during a once in a century blizzard that coincides with a rare occurrence of Hanukkah, Christmas and Ramadan happening all at the same time.

While it’s tempting to label the book a rom com, it’s so much more. The story is about following your heart and making new connections with others. Two happy thumbs up.

4.25/5 stars
0 spice

Tropes:
Childhood friends to lovers
Strangers to friends
Small town vibes
Forced proximity
Multicultural characters
Self discovery
Found family
Dual POV/storyline

It's a cute holiday book that reads like a romcom but also has some deep thinking moments. This was light on the romance and was more of a soul-searching journey for the two main characters. You get a dual POV but from two women from different backgrounds sharing their journey to real happiness. I loved the Aziz family and could totally see this book adapted for film. And if Snow Falls actually exists, then it would be so cool to visit such a diverse small town.

This was a fun read full of holiday vibes. I highly recommend this book for fans of women's lit, small town vibes, feel good holiday stories, and diverse characters.

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Group for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Maryam and Anna find themselves on a plane from Denver to Toronto in the middle of the storm of the century, they have no idea that they will spark an unexpected friendship.

When the plane is diverted to a small town outside of Ottawa with no end to the snow, they all must change their plans. Anna is not able to make it to Toronto to spend Christmas with her boyfriend, and Maryam’s sister’s wedding is in jeopardy.

This is an absolutely enchanting Hanukkah, Ramadan, Christmas book for 2023 with a charming small town, a snowbound inn, and a touch of fate that brings everyone together. #gifted

This was a SUPER charming, feel good holiday Hallmark style romance that sees a group of airplane travelers storm stayed in the cutest little Canadian small town over Ramadan, Hanukkah and Christmas.

I loved the diverse cast of characters and the way these two authors were able to combine so many different traditions into one holiday romance. Full of family drama, friendship, romance and second chances. This book had all the magic of my favorite kind of holiday movies!

Great on audio and perfect for fans of books like It happened one Christmas by Chantel Guertin or The holiday swap by Maggie Knox. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and Librofm for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!

This was a fun little holiday romance. Both couples were cute and I really liked them. The vibes of the town were adorable and I love that they all were able to come together in the end. Josh and Anna had a good ending and I'm happy that they're both going to be in LA. Maryam and Saif had a really good grand gesture at the end and I want more of them.

I received an arc through netgalley.

I love a multi-cultural holiday romance. I love to see more published and hope more will continue to.

First up is Three Holidays and a Wedding and I loved it so much. It is the story of two women who got detoured to a small Hallmark movie kind of town outside Ontario instead of their destination of Toronto because of a blizzard. And a Hallmark kind of movie was being filmed in the little town. This was just the cutest book ever. I absolutely loved how Christmas, Hanukkah and Ramadan were all thrown together in such an inclusive and accepting way, really highlighting the magic of each holiday. I loved the holiday feels of the small town. I loved the adorable romcom situations. It was charming and magical, filled with holiday cheer, love, friendships and just pure happiness. All the warm fuzzies and cozy vibes in this book. And as someone who doesn’t handle when things veer off course, I loved the message that sometimes life takes a detour and you have to just go with where it takes you.

I’ve always loved holiday books. I love the fact that there are three different holidays plus a wedding involved in the story. The fact that Eid is mentioned at all really was important to me as someone who’s grown up here and had to explain my holiday over and over every school year. I really loved that. The two female main characters developed a friendship which really helped both of them find what they personally needed as well. I love the different romances in the book because they made me feel happy. It was such a melding of different situations, and could have been a lot, but all of the plot points added to the enjoyment of the story.

Sign me up for holiday hijinks, mixed ethnicities, and family drama!

I really enjoyed learning a bit more about the different faiths and celebrations that fall within the same time frame in December. I also loved the realistic and swoony love stories that felt like they were made for TV.

This felt like a little bit of "Love Actually" and a bit of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" - so if you enjoyed those, this will be a win!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam's Sons for the opportunity to read this advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion!

If you’re looking for a cozy, diverse holiday read this one is for you. While I appreciate the representation, which is so desperately needed in publishing, this low stakes, low steam read left me feeling a little cold. For
Me, any book with a Hallmark vibe should have a few more madcap antics and swoony feels than what I found between these covers. Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for my gifted ARC!

This is a fun festive book that shows us that even though we have differences we’re not all that different from one another. I throughly enjoyed this book and will be recommending for sure.

This is a perfectly cute little tri-holiday story set in a picturesque winter town. I gave this one a three-star rating because I enjoyed it, but I don't think I would recommend it to a friend or read it again. There were a lot of things I loved about this story--the tri-holiday theme, the setting, and the premise. I loved Dadu and the descriptions of food and celebrations, but there were also a few places I felt the story fell a bit short.

I liked the relationships between Maryam and Saif and Anna and Josh, but I wanted more from them. Many times, it felt like the dialogue was stilted and unnatural, which made it difficult to become invested in these relationships.

All in all, I did like this book, and I think it might make a good, cozy holiday read for anyone who wants to celebrate Ramadan, Hanukkah, and Christmas all at the same time.

This is such a heartwarming holiday romance. I loved Maryam and Anna, I loved the town. The romances were sweet but the standout part of this book is the character growth of our main characters.

Three Holidays and a Wedding is a great holiday book with Hanukkah, Christmas and Ramadan all being featured. I enjoyed learning about each holiday throughout this book and felt that the holidays were well represented. Not only were there multiple holidays represented but also multiple romances. This story follows two POVs, Anna who is supposed to be on her way to meet her boyfriend's family for the "perfect" Christmas vacation and Maryam, traveling with her family to watch her sister get married to a man she just met only a few months ago. When their plane is diverted to Snow Falls, both main characters learn about what they truly want in life and also who they want. Although a side note to this story, I immensely enjoyed the nostalgia of the book being in the year 2000. I laughed when they described flip phones, 24-inch televisions and the serious lack of internet.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group for the opportunity to review Three Holidays and a Wedding. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A fun festive read. Maryam and Anna meet on a flight that gets delayed,forcing a stopover on a snowy town. The time here will mean big changes for them both.

A sweet, sometimes corny, multi-holiday romance that’s perfect for anyone who loves Hallmark movies. There were parts that warmed my heart and there were parts that made me roll my eyes. I almost DNF’d at the beginning because it was just too cringy for my taste, but I’m glad I stuck it out because it was an enjoyable read! There’s a part in the beginning when Anna, a main character, comments that her boyfriend looks like Scott Foley and she finds that attractive; all I could think was “Roman? From Scream? Really???”, but that’s a me problem.

The thing that makes this book stand out amongst other holiday romance novels is that it celebrates three holidays; Christmas, Hanukkah, and Ramadan, as well as a traditional Muslim wedding. As a white woman who was raised Catholic (I no longer identify with any religion), I cannot speak to how accurate a portrayal this was of Hanukkah and Ramadan traditions. However, I respected the amount of detail and care that went into each character and their faith. I enjoyed learning more about each celebration! The authors, Marissa and Uzma, created a beautiful story set in a picturesque small town with lovable characters (even if they were so sweet they made my teeth hurt). Parts of it were predictable and didn’t make much sense (it’s the worst blizzard ever but there’s food delivery??), but sometimes it’s nice to cozy up with a silly little romance novel and escape to a small town!

This isn’t something I will read again, but if you’re looking for a quick, heartwarming winter romance, you might consider picking this one up! Thank you NetGalley and Atlantic Books for the eARC.

This was a fun book that had lot of people, stories and holidays all mingled together. The perfect thing for the holiday season.

I throughly enjoyed this sweet holiday read. Two unlikely friends meet on a turbulent plane ride to Toronto. In the moments when their fear takes hold, they reveal their innermost thoughts about themselves to each other, both realizing that maybe the life they're living isn't exactly what they had hoped for.

Maryam (the protector and rock of the family) is headed to Toronto for her sister's rather last-minute wedding. During the flight, Maryam reveals her nearly lifelong crush on her childhood friend, Saif, who is also on the same flight and happens to be sitting behind Anna and Maryam.

Anna is flying to Toronto to meet her boyfriend, for what promises to be the 'perfect' first Christmas together. But when the flight needs to divert, she begins questioning how much she wants to be the 'perfect' girlfriend to the perfect-on-paper boyfriend with the flawless family?

As Maryam and Anna find themselves trapped in Snow Falls, they realize that anything can happen during this tri-holiday season (Christmas, Hanukkah, and Ramadan).