A review by scsreads
The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox

3.5

This book had me hooked from the start and I loved the premise! We have twins swapping places, a reality baking show in the vein of The Great British Bake Off, and a snowy small town set in the mountains of California. All of those elements made me add this book to my December TBR and I really enjoyed it.

I loved the sisterly relationship and the special twin connection they had with each other. It was so sweet how they were there for each. I mean, you have to really love someone to agree to such a harebrained idea of swapping lives! I felt that both twins were stuck in the hamster wheels of their lives and their careers, and the swap gave them an opportunity to take a break from their lives and figure out what they really wanted. 

Their hometown of Starlight Peak sounded so cozy and charming. I really enjoyed some of the side characters as well, such as the grandmotherly Faye and the hard-working Walter. However, the romances did happen a bit quickly for my taste and I also thought the final chapter was a little too neat and tidy. But neither of those were major gripes for me as I was willing to let them slide.

Overall, this was a fun holiday read that explored the theme of reevaluating your life and living it the way that you want to. My only wish is that the reality baking show in this book was real because it 100% sounds like something I would watch. Actually, scratch that, I have two wishes- I want to be able to try all the baked goods they talk about because they sounded delicious!