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The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish

3 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Read For:

✓ House Swap

✓ Happy Ending

✓ Holiday Romance

✓ Healthy Boundaries

✓ Wholesome Romance

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This was such an amazing book.  Could not recommend it enough.  I loved all the holiday vibes and the healthy romance was so good!!  The characters working with how to set boundaries and especially with family it was written so well. And the characters all had depth and personality.  The plot was cute and the house swap made for an entertaining read, both settings were written beautifully!

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Angst Level: n/a

POV: Duel, Third Person

Release Date: 06, September 2022

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Grief, and Religious bigotry

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

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