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The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox

nikkihrose's review

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4.0

This book was a cute holiday romance novel straight out of a Hallmark movie. Two twins decide to switch places for a week leading up to the holidays and end up falling in love despite their deceiving identities … but what happens when the truth comes out? Can anyone trust each other any more? Will it matter?

As cliché as this story may have been, I love these kinds of stories, and the chemistry between the characters was great.

katysantandrea's review

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2.0

After waiting for several months to get this at the library, I didn’t care that I was reading a holiday book in January. I did care that it did not live up to it’s potential. This story fell flat for me and was almost a DNF.

mariluuu's review

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4.0

This was a lovely book with charming characters and I enjoyed it so much. I couldn't imagine what type of ending they would have, but I'm beyond happy about how the things turned out.

hannahrose_99's review

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3.0

This book was so cheesy and ridiculous, which is exactly what I expected it to be. It was a short book, but also was somehow 200 pages too long. It probably won't become a yearly Christmas read, but it was a fun time!

thewanderingbookcase's review against another edition

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3.0

~3.5 ⭐️’s
With 12 days til Christmas, identical twins, Charlie and Casa, find themselves needing to switch lives. As you can assume things don’t go according to plan.
Very quick holiday read with a happily ever after. Double the point of view with double the romance and a spice level worthy of the hallmark channel.

christineheinen's review against another edition

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5.0

5/5 ⭐️
so much better than i expected, exactly what i hoped for! two love stories, baking, christmas. i loved it

clairebartholomew549's review against another edition

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4.0

A cute, charming read! Not particularly deep, but both sisters were relatable and likable, and I enjoyed both the romances. A good respite from a heavy world!

eliznoelle's review

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

librarianlayla's review against another edition

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3.0

This book has a lot of delicious food references, which were the highlight for me. 

mayke's review against another edition

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3.0

If you're looking for a Christmas Hallmark movie in book form, this might be it.

The plot is quite simple. It reminded me a lot of The Holiday, where two people switch places and get involved with the people the other deals with normally. Though now we deal with twins. The characters aren't that complicated and it's all quite superficial. Issues that occur aren't really addressed but just brushed past, which to me it feels like going deeper into the problems in the story could've given the story a lot more depth.

It wasn't the worst, and for a cozy christmas read it works, but it didn't fulfill me.