I wanted this book so bad that I kept telling my husband to go buy it for me, but I had to wait for it from the library. It was a painstaking wait, but I’m glad I got my hands on it. When I saw the book was ready for pick up, I sent my husband to the library and they didn’t have it on the hold shelf yet. He had to ask a librarian where the book was since he knew I really wanted it. They had to go searching the back for it and I got it! Yay!
Mae goes to Park City, UT every Christmas to spend at a cabin with her family and her family’s friends. She grew up with Andrew and Theo and everyone expected Mae to end up with Theo. However, she has had a crush on Andrew ever since she was thirteen and still has it at being twenty-six. Mae is unhappy with her job, pining for Andrew, but one night after having too much egg nog, she ends up making out with Theo. The next morning he shrugs off the make out session and makes her feel crummy and she regrets it because of her feelings for Andrew. Also, the cabin is being sold. On the way to the airport, Mae sends out a wish to the universe asking the universe to show her what it is like to be happy. A truck carrying Christmas Trees slams into the car. When Mae wakes up, she is back on the plane heading to Salt Lake City. She is reliving her Christmas vacation all over again. Will things change? Will she know what it is to be happy?
I really loved In a Holidaze and am so glad that the wait for it is over. This was a cute and sweet romance. Friends to lovers. I loved Mae’s relationship with Benny and how she could tell him everything and he could offer advice. I loved how he believed her each time she time traveled and was there for her. Theo and Andrew were great characters too. I loved how blended the families were and how they loved one another. I did feel like the relationship was a smidge forced, but once it got rolling, I became invested and were rooting for them to last. I highly recommend this book and any Christina Lauren book.