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In a Holidaze
336 pages
A cozy, snow-dusted time-loop romance that feels like drinking spiked hot cocoa by a crackling fire.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a snow-globe where the holiday magic is real and the banter is razor-sharp. The brisk pacing of the time-loop narrative keeps the pages turning, while the atmosphere remains deeply cozy, wrapped in the nostalgic warmth of a snowy Utah cabin and lifelong family traditions. The prose is breezy and conversational, effortlessly balancing laugh-out-loud physical comedy with earnest, swoony romantic tension. It captures the specific anxiety of a quarter-life crisis, transforming it into a hopeful journey of self-discovery and friends-to-lovers sweetness. This is the perfect escape for anyone who devours festive, feel-good rom-coms and craves a story about finding your voice, claiming your happiness, and kissing your childhood crush under the mistletoe.
- Mood
- cozy
- festive
- nostalgic
- snow-dusted
- hopeful
- Tone
- playful
- warm
- humorous
- earnest
- swoony
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- finding one's purpose · childhood crushes · found family dynamics · second chances · holiday magic
- The writing
- Breezy, conversational, and highly accessible, laced with sharp banter and cozy sensory details.
- The arc
- Moves from chaotic quarter-life crisis and romantic confusion to a grounded, heartwarming realization of self-worth and true love.
- Who it's for
- Readers looking for a comforting, laugh-out-loud holiday escape with a heavy dose of found family and a swoon-worthy friends-to-lovers romance.
Content notes
- car accident
- alcohol consumption
- sexual content
About the book
It’s the most wonderful time of the year... but not for Maelyn Jones. She’s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions.
But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world—the snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born, along with two other beloved families. Mentally melting down as she drives away from the cabin for the final time, Mae throws out what she thinks is a simple plea to the universe: Please. Show me what will make me happy.
The next thing she knows, tires screech and metal collides, everything goes black. But when Mae gasps awake...she’s on an airplane bound for Utah, where she begins the same holiday all over again. With one hilarious disaster after another sending her back to the plane, Mae must figure out how to break free of the strange time loop—and finally get her true love under the mistletoe.
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