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Dec 15, 2025 2 hr 17 min

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

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Merry Christmas Bookmates! That's a wrap on Season 2! We're beyond grateful for all of you who have joined us for Book Club this year, and can't wait to keep reading with you in 2026! Join us for our final Book Club Selection of 2025: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren Fun Fact: this Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Reader's Favorite Romance (2020), it is the 2nd highest tagged Christmas book on Goodreads, just under A Christmas Carol! This book was a merry time, even if it left us wanting a bit! Hallmark meets Groundhog Day- it was a cute, easy Yuletide read for sure, and we definitely had a great time talking about it, and bonus points for Tiffany with the Utah setting! Synopsis: 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. Click here to send fan mail! Support the show Want to support our show? Subscribe at the link below to receive episode updates and a shout out on our show! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2359887/support Find us on social media! We want to hear your thoughts! https://linktr.ee/bookmatespodcast https://www.bookmatespodcast.com/ Email us at [email protected] For super fun extras, bonus episodes and content, hop on over to Bookmates After Dark on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/BookmatesAfterDark/home

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Merry Christmas Bookmates! That's a wrap on Season 2! We're beyond grateful for all of you who have joined us for Book Club this year, and can't wait to keep reading with you in 2026! Join us for our final Book Club Selection of 2025: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren Fun Fact: this Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Reader's Favorite Romance (2020), it is the 2nd highest tagged Christmas book on Goodreads, just under A Christmas Carol! This book was a merry time, even if it left us wan...

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 11:11 Fun Facts About Christina Lauren
  3. 15:30 Spoiler Alert!
  4. 16:36 Synopsis
  5. 23:08 Begin Book Discussion
  6. 37:17 Gettin Out of the Friend Zone With an Old Friend
  7. 43:38 Time Loop Plot is Dropped
  8. 46:45 Tradition vs. Change
  9. 54:26 Sledding & Reciprocation
  10. 1:08:05 Could We Get More Andrew?
  11. 1:21:16 Theo vs. Andrew
  12. 1:36:20 Sketches, Closets and Cringe
  13. 1:46:49 The Ending
  14. 1:51:41 End of Book Discussion
  15. 1:52:41 One Star Reviews
  16. 1:57:28 Five Star Reviews
  17. 1:59:44 Final Thoughts & Ratings
  18. 2:13:17 Our Next Read

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