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Three Holidays and a Wedding book review

 



Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley

Three Holidays and a Wedding follows strangers Maryam and Anna who on their flight to Toronto get snowbound after an emergency landing in a small town called Snow Falls and while they're there and celebrating their respective holidays they discover and learn things about themselves and what they want from life they never would have if they hadn't met eachother and become snowbound. 

One thing I love about this book is how Eid, Hanukkah and Christmas all fall at the same time and how that brings the characters together all travelling and experiencing the holiday season together even if they celebrate different holidays. 

I enjoyed the romance in this book to and it didn't disappoint with it being a holiday book with a good cosy romance to curl up with on a chilly day (not that that's what I did with thithis current UK heatwave). But something I liked even more than the romance was the friendship that developed between Maryam and Anna. At the start of the book they don't get off on the best footing and you don't really expect them to become great friends but by the end of the book you really see that you can find great friends in anyone no matter your differences and that is something I love. The two really do form an unlikely but strong friendship in this book. 

The dynamics between the rest of the characters were also great and I think I did truly grow to love pretty much all these characters - there were a few that I wasn't a massive fan of and a few concepts/plot points I wasn't taken by but ultimately in a town like Snow Falls you can't help but love it all. I'd love to visit Snow Falls one day - it sounds fantastic, like a bit of a winter wonderland and all the people are so nice and welcoming which we love! 

Overall this is a fantastic cosy Christmas book that I highly recommend you pick up either when it comes out if you read Christmas books all year like me or during the festive period this year, with fantastic inclusiveness and characters. I really enjoyed it and it was a great one to kick off this years festive book season.

Thank you to Netgalley and Atlantic Books for a free e-arc in exchange of an honest review. This book is released on 28th September 2023.

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