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The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish

5 reviews

annahamburger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Dementia, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Vomit, and Antisemitism

ladythana's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

unwise_samwise's review

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

Minor: Homophobia and Sexism

evelynyle_88's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

OMG!! This is wholesome!! 

Listening to this audiobook is so soothing. Knowing the story between Greta, Truman, Veronica and Ramona really what a new thing for me. Perfect for Christmas story. What a heartwarming story and really my new favourite!!

The Holiday Trap is one of a kind for me. The level of funny killing me. And to know there's astrology, Mardi Gras, King Cakes... once again... make me learn Mardi Gras culture; once again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Dementia

Minor: Child abuse, Death, and Homophobia

emily_mh's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

3.5

This book was not a great execution of what it set out to do, which was to be a Christmas/holiday romance. In terms of holidayness, the holidays of Christmas and Channukah barely feature in the story to the point where I think this would have been better off as a regular romance. However, the romance was also lacking. With Greta’s story, her relationship with Carys felt more like a formative one you have in your 20s that doesn’t have an HEA because you’re there to change each other not be each other’s forevers. I didn’t like this, and I didn’t like that Carys seemed not that into Greta. And I’m not talking about Carys’ direct communication, which I liked, but about the fact that she seemed so dispassionate about the whole relationship. Truman’s romance was definitely my favourite of the two as it conversely felt a lot more equal in terms of love, and even just life experience. However I think Ash, like Carys, didn’t really feel like a real person, like the character wasn’t fully realised. 

The strongest part about this book and what saves its overall rating was the character development of Greta and Truman. It was so cathartic seeing them learn about boundaries, and self-love, and living a life you’re in love with, and changing their lives accordingly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Abortion, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Major: toxic family Moderate: sick parent, family estrangement Minor: adoption