Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: The Holiday Switch

Author: Tif Marcelo

Book Series: Standalone

Diversity: Filipino MC, love interest and side characters, Gay side character and side m/m romance, small F/f romance hinted by side characters

Rating: 5/5

Recommended For...: young adult readers, contemporary, romance, winter holiday season themed

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Publication Date: October 5, 2021

Publisher: Underlined

Pages: 272

Recommended Age: 13+ (Romance, Sexual innuendos)

Explanation of CWs: Romance throughout the book and some small sexual innuendos.

Synopsis: Lila Castro is ready to take on her last winter break of high school. The snow is plentiful, the mood is full of holiday cheer, and she's earning extra cash working at the cozy local inn. But her perfect holiday plans crash to a halt when her boss's frustratingly cute nephew, Teddy Veracruz, becomes her coworker. When they accidentally switch phones one afternoon, they both realize they've been hiding things from each other. Will their secrets--and a dash of holiday spirit--bring them closer to love?

Review: I really liked this book! It was probably one of the more perfect winter holiday reads I've read and it was filled with so much Hallmark like tropes. The character development was good, the world building was great, and it had very good Christmas puns. The book is a great enemies to lovers romance and I loved how it was a love letter to bookworms. The book also did well to point out the lack of POC focused media for the winter holiday season, so I'm ready to see publishing improve on this in the future.

The only issue I really had is that the book was tropey, but it was fun tropes so I didn't mind it as much.

Verdict: it's so cute and fun!