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A holiday house swap with a m/m romance and a f/f romance. Greta and Truman need to escape so Greta heads to NOLA and Truman heads to Maine. I didn‘t like Greta‘s love interest as she seemed more like her therapist. Have to give this audiobook a so-so. I have Covid and feel like crap so that may influence my opinion.

This was a really fun book. 'The Holiday' is one of my all time favorite movies so I was excited for this queer version & it did not disappoint! Greta has an overbearing family & Truman just found his partner cheating so they decide to switch homes. Both characters find new love interests & life opportunities. Both the settings of small town Maine and New Orleans are described enchantingly. I loved the lush depictions of plant life throughout

A queer version of the movie The Holiday. Truman and Greta both need to leave home at the holidays and a mutual friend sets them up to do a house swap. Truman goes to an island in Maine and Greta to New Orleans. Self-realization, growth and new love abounds. I cared more about the mm relationship than ww so I wish they got more time but throughly enjoyable.

I mostly liked this book. Both Truman and Greta are likeable characters (Truman more so to me than Greta), and I loved the ending. What I didn‘t like was the explicit sex scenes, but that‘s just me and my inner prude. Also, in some parts, Greta‘s girlfriend gets a little too preachy for me. But, in the end, both Truman & Greta get their happy endings — the book IS a romance — and I loved that. #audiowalk

The heater guy was here while I was gone on my walks, so we finally have glorious heat! It‘s now colder outside than inside. 😊 I‘m still enjoying this book, but it‘s not really a holiday book; it‘s a book that takes place during the holidays. #audiowalk

It‘s cold as heck in our house! The heater people have not gotten here yet and will not get here today. My husband and I went out for a bit, and it was warmer outside. We‘re back now and are under the blankets with our heating pads and space heater. We‘re fixing to eat a pizza and watch some version of A Christmas Carol. Merry Christmas! #audiowalk

I love Greta‘s old lady friend, Muriel. If I was an old lady in New Orleans‘ Garden District, I‘d want to live like that. Today, the temperatures were in the 20s when I went for my walk. Although I don‘t have many cold weather clothes, I do know how to layer — that helped. #audiowalk

Someone posted a quiz— “what holiday LGBTQ+ book should you read next.” I got this. The person who posted the quiz said they liked this author, so I thought I‘d try it. So far so good. Greta and Truman both have reasons why they want to get out of their respective towns, so they switch houses for a month — Greta goes to New Orleans, while Truman goes to small town Maine (woefully unprepared for the cold.) #audiowalk

Greta & Truman swap homes for the holidays & both find adventure, love, & lives that fit better than the ones they left. I liked the first 2/3 of this book then started felt like there was too much focus on Greta's story when I wanted more of Truman/Ash. That may be because I didn't much like her love interest, Carys. Ultimately I liked it but a lot of the boundary setting was heavy handed. I want more sweetness & fluff in my holiday romances. ☺️

So this one was definitely not for me! I‘m not a huge romance reader but I‘ve come to learn I like holiday set romances a little bit (if the romance isn‘t overly cheesy or the only thing happening in the story). What I just learned from trying to listen to this audiobook? I definitely do NOT like “spicy” romance! Imagine my surprise when I start listening to what I think is going to be sweet house swap romance and the graphic sex begins! Cont‘d ⬇️

A sort of queer The Holiday with a woman with a codependent family in small town Maine and a man who just discovered he was dating a married man swapping houses through a mutual friend. It was a cute read. Not as holiday focused as some, but sweet and I particularly loved the relationship between Truman and Ash.

This is a cute LGBTQ+ holiday rom com inspired by one of my favorite holiday movies - The Holiday. It follows the plot fairly closely. Two people swap houses for the holidays and rediscover their selves and find love. I liked the male character‘s arc more overall, but this was a fun easy read for the season. 3.5⭐️
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Doing some audio baking today to make homemade peppermint marshmallows! Turned out surprisingly well for my first ever attempt and very festive!

Soft, sweet, Queer - felt more litfic/ women's fic than a true romance!

4/5

Take The Holiday and make it queer, and you've got The Holiday Trap. I think a two couple romance is hard to pull off, but I was so invested in both Greta and Truman's story lines that I never minded when the POV switched. The holiday elements are a little more subtle than a lot of the more Hallmark inspired romances, with mentions of Chanukah and Christmas dispersed throughout the book, but I still thought it was a fun holiday romance.