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The Holiday Swap, by Maggie Knox

9 reviews

wavephase's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Rating: Teens and Up

Warnings: No Warnings Apply

Category: F/M

Relationships: Charlie Goodwin/Jake Greenman, Cass Goodwin/Brett Linklater, Cass Goodwin/Miguel Rodriguez

Characters: Charlie Goodwin, Cass Goodwin, Priya Basu, Austin Nash, Sasha Torres, Nathan, Sydney, Miguel Rodriguez, Walter Demetre, Thomas Goodwin, Helen Goodwin, Sharon Marston, Jake Greenman, Faye Christie

Additional Tags: Twins, Trading Places, Christmas, Baking, Concussions, Strangers to Lovers, Small Towns, Hollywood

Original Language: English

Stats:
Published: 2021
Words: ~92,400
Chapters: 25

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abbypeekreads's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

What a fun, sweet romance to get into the festive holiday spirit with! While there wasn't anything particularly 'ground-breaking' about this book, I wasn't really looking for that when I picked it up. I just wanted something fun, light-hearted, and Christmassy to read, and it definitely delivered.

If you like The Princess Switch movies on Netflix, you'll definitely enjoy this book. While there isn't a royal aspect to this story, we still have two identical twins switching places with each other and falling for guys in their sister's life and generally messing things up. Though the whole scenario might be unlikely to ever happen, once you get over that hump, it's still a cute and sweet and generally fun story to read.

The settings were idyllic (a cozy small town during Christmas and a holiday baking show in LA?? I'm sold), the romances gave me all the fuzzy feelings, and Cass and Charlie's relationship was a pleasure to witness. I enjoyed reading from both of their perspectives and seeing the growth they both experienced. I'd recommend if you're looking for a quick and easy holiday read!

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books_hello's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

let me start off by saying this book was not all bad. If you are looking for a cheesy Christmas book then this will do the trick. It was clean, very little spice or language. only kissing and a few swear words. It started out okay but I felt like it went very, very fast. It was like the characters fell in love in a week. Personally I did not like the ending.

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amotoquinha's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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eryn_gilbert's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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bookcrushin's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is an adult holiday/christmas romcom that has lots of heart and lots of fun. There are two twin sisters, and the plot follows them in two very different locations, a small town bakery in Canada and a LA baking TV show and when the twin sisters swap roles for a bit, both realize that they are better off together than apart. Plus swoony romances. Very hallmark movie and lots of oopsy daisy, adults probably shouldn't pretend to be each other for more than a phone call especially not a week! lol

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s_hatton29's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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cassieslibrary's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

i don’t know why this book bored me so much when i am obsessed with hallmark christmas movies, but it did.

the characters were just not that interesting. the twins irritated me with their many chances to tell the truth and their consistent decision to continue lying to everyone around them. and OF COURSE, when they finally came clean, the male protagonists didn’t really care that they had been lied to and moved on so fast.

this book, like a typical hallmark christmas movie/book, was so predictable but to the point where i just began to not care about any of it.

also the random and extremely unwarranted use of an ableist term was just like????

anyways, maybe my next christmas romance i read will be better but this one was just plain and foreseeable.

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