This was a sweet holiday romance and I absolutely loved the concept of incorporating three major religious holidays together. I particularly appreciated that one of the authors was Muslim and could represent that aspect of it. Unfortunately, the plot was not super engaging for me. I think it lacked stakes… it just didn’t move along very quickly because there was not enough happening.

Thank you to the publisher - I received a complimentary eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Read this book if you like: Multiple pov, snowed in, small town

I struggled with this one. It's okay that it was unbelievable because many sappy Christmas/holiday stories are. However, the main characters were unlikable. If they were less of doormats, it might have been better. The timeline was also random, and many things were inaccurate. It kept my attention. You may love it.

This is a cute story, Ramadan, Hannukah, and Christmas fall at the same time, people of all beliefs get stranded in a small town in Canada. It's cute, heart wrenching, and full of hope. Thank you for the opportunity to review this.

I like that it follows Christmas, Ramadan and Hanukkah and a wedding, I love that it has multi stories, that shows even though we are all on different paths we some how still cross path with others on their path with others. made for a good read, great holiday reads. feels like a Hallmark small town / road trip holiday romcom movie

Three Holidays and a Wedding has to be one of my new favorite holiday romances I have read. I loved the two main characters - Maryam and Anna - and the unlikely friendship they formed. The plot of this book felt like a Hallmark movie but it was executed in a way that I absolutely adored. I found the characters to be very relatable as they were grappling with feeling a bit lost in their lives. I think that is something a lot of people in their 20s can relate to! I enjoyed that this book explores family dynamics, grief, friendship, love and following your dreams. The exploration of different holidays in this book was also a unique aspect that you don’t see in many holiday books. I personally celebrate Christmas & I really enjoyed learning about holidays that weren’t my own. Overall, this book felt very magical and sweet and I loved it.

A solid 3.5 ⭐️. Surprisingly sweet and a refreshing take on the story. Strong Hallmark vibes. Ran longer than necessary IMO.

If you love the Hallmark Channel holiday movies, this book is definitely for you!

I have to say that even though it was a cute holiday book and I learned a lot from Hanukkah and Ramadan I was extremely confused at the beginning. And I think the reason of my confusion, started with me not being able to connect with the main characters at the beginning (I didn't do it until way into the book).

It was too “Hallmark” movie for me, which means you knew what was going to be the end of the book and therefore I wasn’t anticipating anything from it.

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This is a sweet holiday romance about a group of people trapped in a hotel after their plane had to land in a snowstorm. It’s a year where the holidays for Christians, Jews,and Muslims all occur at the same time.

Two of the stranded women become friends. Maryam and her family were on their way to Toronto for her sister’s Indian wedding. As the oldest, Maryam has taken care of her family’s needs but she’s exhausted. Coincidentally, the love of her life, Saif, was sitting behind her and heard her conversation/confession as the plane slammed into turbulence before landing.

Anna was going to meet her boyfriend’s family, they’ve got the holiday festivities planned down to the minute. Her fiancé is furious that she’s stranded, but Anna is excited to find that there’s a movie filming in town starring her favorite actor.

I liked the interplay of the different characters and the romances were well done. 4 stars.

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After reading a few thrillers in a row, I was in the mood for somewhat of a palette cleanser, something cute and light. This did the job! It was a cute Christmas rom-com, like being enveloped in cuteness. I really enjoyed the multi faith aspect of the book. I also loved the fact that it was based in Canada.
This novel is a perfect blend of heart, humor, and holiday cheer. It's a feel-good romance that will leave readers with a smile on their faces and a longing for their own magical Christmas love story.

This was a really fun story with likeable characters (except for Nick, who you're supposed to dislike lol) and a really great exploration to how 3 holidays could intertwine. The fictional town sound absolutely lovely and makes me want to travel there!

There were a few areas that maybe came together a little quickly but it generally flowed well and gave the impression that only one author wrote it style-wise. I enjoyed the multiple POVs. Got a bit cheesy towards the end but honestly I feel like is sort of what we look for a bit when it comes to holiday rom coms.

Overall a fun, feel-good holiday story that I really enjoyed.

This one hit the spot as a swoonworthy holiday romance and just what the doctor ordered. I loved the relationship between Maryam and Anna. This book was hilariously chaotic at times, and a perfectly diverse holiday hallmark-esque story. 3.75 rounded up. Thank you to #NetGalley and #PenguinGroupPutnam for allowing me a copy of this ebook in return for an honest review.

Thank you to Putnam Books for the gifted copy.

This story was set in the year 2000, a year when Christmas, Hanukkah, and Ramadan all overlapped. Maryam and Anna are strangers sitting next to each other on their flight to Toronto, but when turbulence and a storm causes them to get diverted to Snow Falls and them getting stuck in the middle of nowhere for a few days. Maryam, Anna and the various characters stuck in Snow Falls band together to celebrate all of their holidays and all of their traditions despite their original holiday plans being ruined.

I loved that this book featured all the holidays and had such great representation. However with so many characters and holidays and storylines, it was sometimes challenging to keep track of it all. Overall, this was a sweet Hallmark-esque holiday story but one that included all of the holidays. It was less of a romance and really more about the importance of family and friendships. This book is a great addition to your holiday reads and was a great way to learn about other holidays and cultures!

This book was such a fun time and the perfect cozy read for those who love the holidays but maybe don't love the obsession over CHRISTMAS above all else. It reads like a Hallmark movie (in a good way) and has everything from an ensemble cast of lovable characters, Muslim and Jewish rep, childhood friends to lovers, love at first sight, and an absolutely perfect small town vibe. I really enjoyed this blend of many moving parts and rooted for our two main characters, Maryam and Anna, as they navigated their love stories and new friendships!

Very cute holiday time romance! It had friendship, family love, and some romance. It was a sweet story and I read it in about a day.

A delightful closed-door holiday romance that celebrates three cultures and three holidays with joy and love.

Thank you to the author and publisher for providing me with a digital ARC of this title via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

This turned out to be a cute, sweet holiday romance. Its a little heavy on the different cultures and customs, which didn't make me like it less, it was just a little distracting as all of the terms were so unfamiliar. I'm not opposed to learning and appreciating other customs however, so I looked at it as a nice taste of something new.
This would make a great holiday movie - likable characters, picturesque small winter town, three different faiths represented through their celebrations, family drama that draws its members closer together, and great romance.

I adored this book. I personally loved how this book touched on many different faiths during the holiday season. In this book we can see the holidays that are talked about are Christmas Ramadan and Hanukkah. Within this book there is chaos and magic. I appreciated how the authors were able to show us readers how different but also show us how much us readers are actually alike. I mainly enjoyed how beautiful and relatable this book was. This book was such a beautiful collaboration and I truly adored it! I love the self-discovery throughout this book it was really touching. I definitely recommend this book.

“Three Holidays and a Wedding,” co-authored by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley, is a low-key historical romance novel set in a small town in Ontario, Canada, in 2000, a year in which Eid, Christmas, and Hanukkah overlaped. It has the snowed-in trope, my favorite of all ☃️
We follow two intertwined love stories, of Maryam Aziz and Anna Gibson, and this exchange serves to explain the three holidays for an interfaith audience. As befitting the co-author of “The Holiday Swap” (I was just reminded of how adorbs that novel was when listening to this week’s episode of @professionalbookgirl ), the Hallmarky small town vibes were immaculate and unsurprising for the author of the beautiful “Pride and Prejudice” retelling “Ayesha at Last,” the female empowerment and self-discovery was also v much on point, as was the representation of brown women and religious women, heroines we don’t see often enough. And I loved how in some ways the biggest romance of all was the frienship that sprung up between Maryam, her family, and Anna. Now I would really like to see a movie adaptation of the novel and a movie based on Maryam’s three holiday retelling of Dickens’ Christmas Carol, plz & ty.

Thank you so much for the ARC @netgalley

TW death of a parent (before the start of the story)

This is an entertaining holiday story by new-to me authors, and I had a lovely time reading it. A light-hearted romance that will warm your heart and bring a smile to your face, with the characters snowbound in a small town in Ottawa. Maryam is heading to Toronto for her sister's wedding and Anna is going to meet her boyfriend's family. The two meet on the flight and become friends and begin sharing their innermost personal thoughts with each other, which are all being heard by Maryam's childhood sweetheart, Saif, who is sitting a couple of rows behind them. Then bad weather forces their flight into an emergency landing in a charming little town called Snow Falls, and changes the trajectory of their plans.
The story was sweet and cozy and very Hallmark-like. I appreciated the cultural differences and how they were all brought together, breaking down the barriers and bringing people of different faiths, traditions, and customs together, and really showing it's the people and loved ones you celebrate with that is what is really important and not the differences that exist. The characters were well-written and were all relatable and likable and I enjoyed getting to know them and following their stories. The authors did a nice job with the descriptions that helped create vivid pictures in my mind and really brought the story and characters to life.
A delightfully charming story that gave me all the feels! Glad to have had the opportunity to read it!
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I enjoyed this book quite a bit! I found it very interesting to read about the different cultures and practices for Ramadan as well as Hanukkah. It is important to be exposed to more perspectives than what I normally am, and I found it informative without being too much like a lecture. It was a bit unbelievable that the small town of Snow Falls in rural Canada had such great representation of cultures, but it did make the story interesting. I found the characters of Anna and Maryum to have great arcs, and I loved the development of both of them. My favorite side character was definitely Dadu, he was such a joy on the page! I found the story to be heart warming and an easy read. I enjoyed reading this book during the holiday season!

Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book. All opinions within this review are my own.