In A Holidaze is a Christmas romance centered on Maelyn, who is in her mid-twenties, hates her job, and is unhappily single. The one happy place in Maelyn’s life is the cabin where her family always spends the holidays with her parents’ college friends and their children (including Andrew, Maelyn’s longtime crush). Unfortunately, this Christmas is the end of an era: the cabin is being sold. Maelyn is devastated, but on her way home from the cabin she gets into a car accident, and suddenly wakes up a week earlier with a chance to live the holidays over again… and again, until she can find happiness. With help from Benny, her parents’ eccentric friend who is the only person that believes her about the time loop, she must figure out how to both save the cabin and tell Andrew how she feels about him.
This is a heartwarming story with clever dialogue and well-drawn characters who you can believe have known each other forever. It’s fun to watch the Groundhog-Day-style plot unfold and see Andrew and Maelyn’s friendship blossom into something more. If you’re looking for a holiday romcom that’s an equal mix of sweet and spicy, you may want to give this one a try.