e-Audio, 08:04:17
Release Date: October 29, 2024
Published by: Macmillan Audio
Read from: October 26-28, 2024
Stand-alone
Source: LibroFM (I received an e-ALC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)
Content Warning: Religious Bigotry, Injury/Injury Detail, Racism, Anti-Semitism
For Readers Interested In: Holidaze, MG, The Parent Trap, Light hearted, LOLWhen Aviva Davis and Holly Martin meet at the holiday pageant tryouts for their local senior’s center, they think they must be seeing double. While they both knew they were adopted, they had no idea they had a biological sibling, let alone an identical twin! The similarities are only skin deep, though, because while Aviva has a big personality and even bigger Broadway plans, Holly is more the quiet dreamer type who longs to become a famous author like her grandfather.
One thing the girls do have in common is their curiosity about how the other celebrates the holidays. What better way to discover the magic of the holidays than to experience them firsthand? The girls secretly trade lives, planning to stage a dramatic reveal to their families at the pageant. Two virtual strangers swapping homes, holidays, and age-old traditions–what could possibly go wrong?
*MY THOUGHTS*
If you know me, you know that Marissa Meyer is one of my favorite authors AND you know I love me a holiday story. So color me shocked when I found out that she was co-authoring one. I had no idea this was coming, but once I did, I kept thinking about it. I knew it was going to be a favorite.
And sure enough, this holiday themed Parent Trap has turned into one of my faves of this year. This book had me stressed! I guess because I’m like their mom’s age, but I was on pins and needles worried about these kids going to other people’s houses lol I know my anxiety is bad, but I didn’t realize how bad until I read this. I just knew one of them was going to hurt themselves before they went back to their real families lol
Ok so the characters were pretty cool. I LOVED Aviva and Holly! Even tho they were identical twins, they were both still very different. And I think I loved that the most. As someone who has three sisters, I can confirm this is how sisters are. As for everyone else, like the grandparents and the parents. I enjoyed reading about them and seeing the impact that they had on both girls. Especially the grandparents. They were all so sweet.
I also enjoyed the things we learn about each holiday and in such a fun way. I love that Holly learned the prayer in Hebrew through Youtube. And I love that Aviva wasn’t going to let them forget Hanukkah in any way. And I loved that she got to cut down a tree and how she felt so sad about people not actually going caroling lmao I loved seeing them learn new things about their family.
The whole thing was amazing. I thought it was so cute! And the very ending was so cute, I cried a little when they sung. Ugh it was amazing. I know it still might seem too early for holiday reads, but even if you don’t read it now, I hope you DO read it. It was so good, and of course, we could all use some happy that this could bring right now.
Overall, I give this
