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Maelyn Jones is having a wonderful time with her family and family friends during their annual Christmas vacation to the cabin in Utah, which Mae considers her happy place. All her special people are there too. Her mom and dad, who are divorced, and her younger brother, Miles. Theo, who is the same age as Mae and who everybody thinks she will end up with. Benny, a friend of Mae’s parents, and also her favourite confidant whom she shares everything with. Theo’s parents, more friends, and then Andrew, Theo’s older brother, and Mae’s crush since she was 13 years old.

Mae is also feeling a bit stuck in a rut where her life is concerned, and after a drunken kiss with Theo, she asks the universe to show her what would make her happy. And lo and behold, the universe answered. Mae was thrown back to the start of the Christmas holiday, Groundhog Day-style, and she got the chance to do things over again.

There is a lot of humour, and fun, and Mae had time to figure out what she needs to be happy. She also had the nerve to go after it. Throw in some misunderstandings, hurt feelings, forgiveness, and open hearts, and you have the recipe for a winning Christmas romance.

For fans of Christina Lauren, you will not be disappointed, and if you haven’t picked up a book by this duo yet, then what are you waiting for!

Thank you to Simon & Schuster and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Was I hooked by this book? Oh, yes!

Genre: Contemporary Romance