ARC Review: Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin
Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
2 stars
This book was a mess. First of all, it was set in the year 2000 but had absolutely no reason to be. It wasn't any different than a book set in 2023 except no one had smart phones. The book wasn't even accurate to 2000 with the phrase "main character energy" and very tight airport security. In a pre-9/11 world? No way.
And I am not sure why this is categorized as a "romance" either. The two POV characters are Maryam and Anna, who become airplane friends, and it's more about their friendship and families? Also, they are both kind of spineless and passive in an irritating way. Just ask the boys you like if they have a girlfriend and if they want to go out with you is this so hard!!
There is also inexplicably a Christmas/Holiday pageant they put on in the town they get stranded in because of Christmas snow reasons. I'm pretty sure they were only there for like three days how did they accomplish this. And why would they be stranded so long for a little snow when they were flying from Denver and Toronto neither of which would be unfamiliar with snow...??? Also, they film Christmas movies in Canada in the summer not over actual Christmas look it up, authors. Also, I know this says Three Holidays in the title but Hanukkah and Ramadan both felt rather superfluous and tacked on which was disappointing. And this very diverse airplane just happens to land in a tiny United Nations City with every culture represented in the middle of nowhere Canada? Uh, ok, sure.
I wish this book was better but instead it was more irritating than enjoyable. A disappointment, for sure.
I received an ARC copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
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My rating: 2 of 5 stars
2 stars
This book was a mess. First of all, it was set in the year 2000 but had absolutely no reason to be. It wasn't any different than a book set in 2023 except no one had smart phones. The book wasn't even accurate to 2000 with the phrase "main character energy" and very tight airport security. In a pre-9/11 world? No way.
And I am not sure why this is categorized as a "romance" either. The two POV characters are Maryam and Anna, who become airplane friends, and it's more about their friendship and families? Also, they are both kind of spineless and passive in an irritating way. Just ask the boys you like if they have a girlfriend and if they want to go out with you is this so hard!!
There is also inexplicably a Christmas/Holiday pageant they put on in the town they get stranded in because of Christmas snow reasons. I'm pretty sure they were only there for like three days how did they accomplish this. And why would they be stranded so long for a little snow when they were flying from Denver and Toronto neither of which would be unfamiliar with snow...??? Also, they film Christmas movies in Canada in the summer not over actual Christmas look it up, authors. Also, I know this says Three Holidays in the title but Hanukkah and Ramadan both felt rather superfluous and tacked on which was disappointing. And this very diverse airplane just happens to land in a tiny United Nations City with every culture represented in the middle of nowhere Canada? Uh, ok, sure.
I wish this book was better but instead it was more irritating than enjoyable. A disappointment, for sure.
I received an ARC copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
View all my reviews
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