The Holiday Stand-In: A Festive Romantic Comedy
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Kortney Keisel
- ISBN：B0CNS5F7DW
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Reviews
Cheltsy
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This book was such a joy to read！ I loved the characters and the plot。 It was fun， constantly made me laugh out loud， and had plenty of swoony moments as well。 The author did a fantastic job with this trope and this will definitely be a book I enjoy for years to come。
Michelle ~ All Kindled Up
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4。5 Stars Rounded UpI absolutely loved The Holiday Stand-In。 One of my all time favorite movies is While You Were Sleeping so it was no surprise that I adored this one。 Caleb was super swoony and there were so many tender moments in this book。 The ending had my heart for sure！ One of my favorite parts of the book was the family moments that were shared and how fun Summer's family was。 Highly recommend this holiday read！ 4。5 Stars Rounded UpI absolutely loved The Holiday Stand-In。 One of my all time favorite movies is While You Were Sleeping so it was no surprise that I adored this one。 Caleb was super swoony and there were so many tender moments in this book。 The ending had my heart for sure！ One of my favorite parts of the book was the family moments that were shared and how fun Summer's family was。 Highly recommend this holiday read！ 。。。more
Mandy
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I DEVOURED this story in one afternoon。 I couldn’t put it down！ Oh。 My。 Goodness。 I thoroughly enjoyed the characters， the chemistry and the story。 I loved the trope and thought it was executed well when it came to family dynamics， falling in love and treading carefully。 I laughed out loud and smiled my way through the story， making this a true romcom！ Having the story set during the holidays gave it a perfect festive touch that made it a great read for the Christmas season。
Meg
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I love that this one was described as a little bit Parent Trap and a little bit While You Were Sleeping。 I thought it was adorable！
Tamara
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Summer and Caleb are so cute and fun together。 This book will make you swoon with chemistry。 And make your heart happy！ It is a perfect holiday read and also Aunt Carma was the perfect comic relief！！！
Crystal Nielsen
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Ahhhhh！！！ This book was EVERYTHING I wanted it to be and more。 It will be an automatic re-read and just may be my top favorite new Christmas release this year！！！ Saying it was only good is like saying chocolate is only okay。It was ridiculously amazing and I loved every second！！！Can we give books more than 5 stars？！ Because this one deserves extra stars for sure！！！An absolute masterpiece。
Victoria Long
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I adore every Kortney Keisel book I’ve read， coincidentally I’ve also started and finished all 5 that I’ve read within a 24 hour period。 I can’t put them down！！ I’m a character driven reader， and her’s always draw me in！ They’re so fun and well rounded and individual。 And this is PERFECT for end of November leading into December with ALL the Christmas celebrations。 Trust me on that。
Sallyavena
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Writing was good but I really couldn't stand Summer and the whole falling for one brother while being in a long term relationship with the other brother was just wrong。 She seemed spineless， flighty and codependent while the author was trying to make her seem adventurous and independent at the same time。 Writing was good but I really couldn't stand Summer and the whole falling for one brother while being in a long term relationship with the other brother was just wrong。 She seemed spineless， flighty and codependent while the author was trying to make her seem adventurous and independent at the same time。 。。。more
marlee hunter
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this one made me laugh so much i loved it。 def gonna be a holiday classic
Martha in Virginia
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I went into this one a little skeptical because of the whole love triangle thing and probably wouldn't have picked it up had it been most other authors。 But since I love everything Kortney Keisel writes， I couldn't pass it up。 I ended up really enjoying the story but admittedly was constantly bothered by the whole flirting with one twin while supposedly being in a committed relationship with the other thing。 Regardless， I always enjoy some good， clean swoon and tension and a good set of abs and I went into this one a little skeptical because of the whole love triangle thing and probably wouldn't have picked it up had it been most other authors。 But since I love everything Kortney Keisel writes， I couldn't pass it up。 I ended up really enjoying the story but admittedly was constantly bothered by the whole flirting with one twin while supposedly being in a committed relationship with the other thing。 Regardless， I always enjoy some good， clean swoon and tension and a good set of abs and this one has all of those！ 。。。more
Kendra
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Fun Christmas-y hallmark type love story！
Rachel Alvarado
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Listen， I HATE love triangle tropes。 It’s probably my least favorite trope。 But somehow this one is perfect。 It’s cute， funny， heartwarming and chistmasy。 It’s like a GOOD hallmark movie- all expected twists and turns but the author does it perfectly and hits all the right feels。 There are some cute nods to While You Were Sleeping and I have to say， it left me with the same warm fuzzies as that movie！ 10/10 recommend！
Meagan
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4。5I went in knowing this had a love triangle which seems to make a difference based on some reviews。 This is a While You Were Sleeping meets Parent Trap book。 I loved all the While You Were Sleeping references—the big family， Christmas setting， crazy great aunt， and family traditions。 It’s laugh out loud funny and I finished it in one sitting。 CW: kisses， negligent boyfriend， love triangles （if that’s not your thing）
Kristin Lebon
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Loved this one - like the book version of While you were sleeping！ 😍
Jen Deezy
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The perfect blend of While You Were Sleeping + Parent Trap and give it a big dose of magical holiday cheer & a love triangle （I know， I know but stick with me）。 I adored this one。 Caleb is adventurous & swoony & Summer just wants someone to love， see and appreciate her。 This one is filled with so many fun winter holiday activities， a hilarious family + all the sweet & swoony moments - check it out this winter！！ Easily one of my favorites for the winter！
Chelsea Nielson
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10/10Ok， I normally hate love triangles， but I LOVED this book。 It was super funny， heartfelt， and relatable。 Give it a shot if you are like me and normally avoid love triangles like the plague！
Cait | GoodeyReads
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2。75*grumbles*Full review to come！
Hannah
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5 stars。 “And that’s when I know I’m in trouble。 Like I’m-falling-for-my-brother’s-girlfriend-and-I-don’t-even-care kind of trouble。”❄️ The vibes:- So hilarious - love triangle / twin swap - Family festivities - Christmas romcom - Sunshine x2 ❄️ My thoughts:I think this is my favorite read of the year。 I couldn’t stop laughing。 I loved Caleb and Summer so much。 The kiss。 The dishwasher fall。 The festive earrings。 I was just smiling and laughing the entire book。 The ice skating scene。 Ahhhhhhhh。 5 stars。 “And that’s when I know I’m in trouble。 Like I’m-falling-for-my-brother’s-girlfriend-and-I-don’t-even-care kind of trouble。”❄️ The vibes:- So hilarious - love triangle / twin swap - Family festivities - Christmas romcom - Sunshine x2 ❄️ My thoughts:I think this is my favorite read of the year。 I couldn’t stop laughing。 I loved Caleb and Summer so much。 The kiss。 The dishwasher fall。 The festive earrings。 I was just smiling and laughing the entire book。 The ice skating scene。 Ahhhhhhhh。 I can’t handle the chemistry with these two。 I loved how direct Caleb was。 I loved his outgoing personality。 And I loved Summer’s equally outgoing personality。 They were so precious together。 Also this book is advertised as a While You Were Sleeping x The Parent Trap x Hallmark movie and it 100% delivered on all fronts for me。 I always ALWAYS say I want a book that will make me feel like While You Were Sleeping but that I don’t know how I’d love that in actuality。 That the movie just captured a wacky scenario in a way that was so endearing and not enraging。 Well this book did it for me。 I loved it so much。 So much。 Ok ok。 I’ll shut up now。 。。。more
Karen Peale
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Wonderful Holiday ReadA great holiday romance。 He was definitely swoon worthy。 A bit overkill in the holiday department， but the romance was excellent。 It was definitely a cross between While You Were Sleeping and Parent Trap。 I love both movies， so it was a winner for me。
Amber Underhile
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A cute and funny story - （the aunt is hilarious）， While You Were Sleeping vibes 😍， but sadly the ending was wrapped up too quickly， that it felt too rushed and cheesy。 3。5 stars
Tana
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So goodThis was the twin brother love triangle Christmas book I didn’t know I needed。 Once I started it I couldn’t put it down。 It’s going on my list to reread each christmas season。
Danielle
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Hilarious！ Adorable！ My new favorite。 I loved the characters so much！ I could picture everything perfectly。 Laughed so much。
Modern Miss Granger
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Not Okay。 Since I won’t review this book on my page， I shall go ahead and post my full review here。 First the positives， this had the holiday vibes I have been SEARCHING for。 The family gathering， decking the halls， and all the merry， wintery feelings I wanted。 The book is extremely well written。 It pulled me in and was complete bingeable。 Not to mention the awesome kissing scenes。 Caleb was stinking swoony and I loved him a lot。 He gave grace in unfair circumstances， he championed a girl who wa Not Okay。 Since I won’t review this book on my page， I shall go ahead and post my full review here。 First the positives， this had the holiday vibes I have been SEARCHING for。 The family gathering， decking the halls， and all the merry， wintery feelings I wanted。 The book is extremely well written。 It pulled me in and was complete bingeable。 Not to mention the awesome kissing scenes。 Caleb was stinking swoony and I loved him a lot。 He gave grace in unfair circumstances， he championed a girl who was being forgotten， he let his heart be trampled on， and he showed up。 A gem of a man。 POSSIBLE SPOILERS Now， to the problems。 This is a cheating book。 Plain and simple。 If my boyfriend did any of the things that our FMC did， I would be DONE。 Absolutely not。 Zero chance。 Not only is it emotional cheating， but physical as well。 Then we have the FMC。 I didn’t love that we didn’t see any growth from her。 She just wanted a boyfriend to avoid loneliness and I would have loved to see that emotional growth into more of an adult relationship 。。。more
thesparklinglibrary
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I found it。 I found the perfect CHRISTMAS ROMCOM。 This had everything you could possibly want in a Christmas novel: 💓 slow burn 💓 love triangle 💓 small town 💓 cute family moments 💓 banter 💓 etc。 I could go on。 Reading this felt like I was in a cute Netflix romcom， and I enjoyed every second。 Kortney Keisel absolutely SPOILED us with writing this absolute treasure。
Abigail
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Kortney Keisel— queen of Christmas romance books， everyone！
Amy Lourens
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If this was only fake dating， I think it could be 5 stars， but the love triangle took away from that。 I loved the main characters though！
Chelsea
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I love this book soo much！Summer's story is:🎄Christmas time！🎄Wrong 'right' twin brother！🎄Excellent tension！🎄While You Were Sleeping vibes！🎄Sunshine-Sunshine trope！🎄One Bed！🎄Twin-swap shenanigans！This book is SO GOOD！Going into it， I was like twin swap？ She falls in love with his brother？？ How will it work？！BUT KORTNEY CRUSHED IT！ •The characters！！ I absolutely love the Sunshine-Sunshine trope， I think its very underrated and it's SO GOOD！！ All the fun they have together， and the laughing togethe I love this book soo much！Summer's story is:🎄Christmas time！🎄Wrong 'right' twin brother！🎄Excellent tension！🎄While You Were Sleeping vibes！🎄Sunshine-Sunshine trope！🎄One Bed！🎄Twin-swap shenanigans！This book is SO GOOD！Going into it， I was like twin swap？ She falls in love with his brother？？ How will it work？！BUT KORTNEY CRUSHED IT！ •The characters！！ I absolutely love the Sunshine-Sunshine trope， I think its very underrated and it's SO GOOD！！ All the fun they have together， and the laughing together and flirting！😍😍😍 *the cutest*•The brother's relationship🥹 They were both awesome through-out the story/playing their roles perfectly and I was so satisfied with how everything ended between everyone！There's humor and heart in abundance in this story， so well done， and a swoooony forbidden romance complete with love declarations and I loved ALL OF IT！I binged this book， didn't ever want to put it down， each scene was so well done， I was constantly rooting for Summer and a certain twin， and I couldn't wait to see their HEA！If you enjoy romcoms， you don't want to miss this one！ 。。。more
Cherilyn Johnston
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This was such a fun Christmas book。 I loved the chemistry that Caleb and Summer had。
Nari
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laugh out loud Christmas romance This was a fun story to read。 Caleb and Summer’s challenges to each other had me laughing out loud。 I not a fan of love triangles because I feel bad for the one who is left alone but I really enjoyed this book。
Kelsey
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