The Holiday Switch
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Summary
A paperback original romance about a bookish Filipino-American girl who crosses paths with the innkeeper's aggravating nephew--but when they accidentally switch phones， their newly discovered secrets draw them together。
Lila Castro is ready to take on her last winter break of high school。 The snow is plentiful， the mood is full of holiday cheer， and she's earning extra cash working at the cozy local inn。 But her perfect holiday plans crash to a halt when her boss's frustratingly cute nephew， Teddy Veracruz， becomes her coworker。 When they accidentally switch phones one afternoon， they both realize they've been hiding things from each other。 Will their secrets--and a dash of holiday spirit--bring them closer to love？
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Lila Castro is ready to take on her last winter break of high school。 The snow is plentiful， the mood is full of holiday cheer， and she's earning extra cash working at the cozy local inn。 But her perfect holiday plans crash to a halt when her boss's frustratingly cute nephew， Teddy Veracruz， becomes her coworker。 When they accidentally switch phones one afternoon， they both realize they've been hiding things from each other。 Will their secrets--and a dash of holiday spirit--bring them closer to love？
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Reviews
Paige Green
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Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher。 Thanks！ All opinions are my own。Book: The Holiday SwitchAuthor: Tif MarceloBook Series: StandaloneDiversity: Filipino MC， love interest and side characters， Gay side character and side m/m romance， small F/f romance hinted by side charactersRating: 5/5Recommended For。。。: young adult readers， contemporary， romance， winter holiday season themedGenre: YA Contemporary RomancePublication Date: October 5， 2021Publisher: UnderlinedPages: 272Recommen Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher。 Thanks！ All opinions are my own。Book: The Holiday SwitchAuthor: Tif MarceloBook Series: StandaloneDiversity: Filipino MC， love interest and side characters， Gay side character and side m/m romance， small F/f romance hinted by side charactersRating: 5/5Recommended For。。。: young adult readers， contemporary， romance， winter holiday season themedGenre: YA Contemporary RomancePublication Date: October 5， 2021Publisher: UnderlinedPages: 272Recommended Age: 13+ （Romance， Sexual innuendos）Explanation of CWs: Romance throughout the book and some small sexual innuendos。Synopsis: Lila Castro is ready to take on her last winter break of high school。 The snow is plentiful， the mood is full of holiday cheer， and she's earning extra cash working at the cozy local inn。 But her perfect holiday plans crash to a halt when her boss's frustratingly cute nephew， Teddy Veracruz， becomes her coworker。 When they accidentally switch phones one afternoon， they both realize they've been hiding things from each other。 Will their secrets--and a dash of holiday spirit--bring them closer to love？Review: I really liked this book！ It was probably one of the more perfect winter holiday reads I've read and it was filled with so much Hallmark like tropes。 The character development was good， the world building was great， and it had very good Christmas puns。 The book is a great enemies to lovers romance and I loved how it was a love letter to bookworms。 The book also did well to point out the lack of POC focused media for the winter holiday season， so I'm ready to see publishing improve on this in the future。The only issue I really had is that the book was tropey， but it was fun tropes so I didn't mind it as much。Verdict: it's so cute and fun！ 。。。more
Soumya
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Do you know what is better than a book about books？ A rom-com about a secret book blogger based in a town obsessed with Christmas！With Christmas just around the corner， all is well in Lila Castro’s world。 She’s got an early acceptance from her choice of college， her best friend has prepared a bucket list full of holiday things to do in their hometown and she’s all set to celebrate the second anniversary of her secret book blog， Tinsel and Tropes（kinda makes me want to rename my page！）。 Enter Ted Do you know what is better than a book about books？ A rom-com about a secret book blogger based in a town obsessed with Christmas！With Christmas just around the corner， all is well in Lila Castro’s world。 She’s got an early acceptance from her choice of college， her best friend has prepared a bucket list full of holiday things to do in their hometown and she’s all set to celebrate the second anniversary of her secret book blog， Tinsel and Tropes（kinda makes me want to rename my page！）。 Enter Teddy Veracruz， the infuriating yet cute nephew of her boss， Ms。 Velasco and Lila’s world is tossed for a roller coaster ride！Here are my top 5 reasons to read The Holiday Switch:1） Enemies to lovers romance that will have you melting like a snow cone2） The female MC writes book reviews on her blog and the male MC actually follows book bloggers （and we get a glimpse into her blog time to time）3） The whole of town of is obsessed with the holiday season （people even swear in holiday language – Son of a snowman！！）4） Super endearing and supporting side characters （including annoying siblings）5） While the plot is totally predictable and done-to-death， unless you’re a scrooge， this happy cutesy romance with a happy ending will warm you right up for the holiday season！ 。。。more
Cheryl
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Disclosure: I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author。 All views expressed are only my honest opinion。 A positive review is not requiredThis review can also be found in Currant7 Recommends。Rating: 4 out of 5 starsLila works as an employee at the Bookwork Inn's gift shop。 Her focus is earning enough money to prepare for college next year but with so many part-time employees vying for extra work hours during the holidays， plus a new employee coming， Disclosure: I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author。 All views expressed are only my honest opinion。 A positive review is not requiredThis review can also be found in Currant7 Recommends。Rating: 4 out of 5 starsLila works as an employee at the Bookwork Inn's gift shop。 Her focus is earning enough money to prepare for college next year but with so many part-time employees vying for extra work hours during the holidays， plus a new employee coming， Lila has limited options。 In comes Teddy， the nephew of Bookwork Inn's owner， Lou Velasco。 Lila was curious about her boss' nephew， and it would have been awesome to have a new friend to work with， right？ When Teddy and Lila meet for the first time， their first impressions of each other are not good。 Lila would have wanted to limit her contact with Teddy。 But when Lila is tasked to train Teddy at the gift shop， Lila's nerves and patience are tested further as they clash in so many ways。 From how to organize the souvenir display to rearranging Lila's prize location - the Free Library， Lila's Type A personality clashes with Teddy's "out-of-the-box" ideas/suggestions。 The result is a boatload of frustrations， misunderstanding， extra banter， and much later completing the list of Mission: Holly*。*You have to read the book to know what's it is all about！Top 5 Reasons to read The Holiday Switch。1。） Filipino cultures represented！Filipino culture， respect， family， and love are peppered throughout this small-town story， which echos the spread and importance Filipinos place these elements on their daily lives。 The type of business and occupation is honest to Filipino migrants， like the health care， customer service， and hospitality industries。 Filipino communities are formed and grow to connect with other Filipinos in the area and take them further on as "family" - blood-related or otherwise。 By instilling many familial bonding moments in the book， the author makes readers appreciate the sense of belonging that is impossible to miss in Filipinos。 There were many， but some examples are: Christmas decors come out at the start of the "ber" months （i。e。， September， October， November）， titles to elders or older people （related or unrelated） for respect， parental summons are taken "drop-everything-and-come-home）， the food preparation for "Noche Buena，" etc。2。） Women empowerment exemplified。Women empowerment， especially Lila's boss， Ms。 Velasco， a Filipino-American， turned small businesses into success stories。 Where do readers get woman inspired replies like "Do you mind doing the honors of opening， and I'll woman the registers？" andI love how the author portrayed the Filipino women in the book in a positive and empowering light。 Some of them become the family's breadwinner on certain occasions， like Lila's mom - a nightshift nurse。 These are also the "new heroes" （"mga Bagong Bayani"） of the new generation - in the Filipino culture。3。） Simple yet complicated characters slowly leaving their "safe space" to grow。I love how the author created characters that make us want to know and understand where each is coming from。 Lila and Teddy act like how traditional and conservative teens would act - they are caring， respectful and knows a lot of karaoke songs。 The growth is slow and starts as an enemies-to-friends approach with forced proximity but later becomes more like opposites helping each other with attraction flourishing。 All this was cohesively well since both Lila and Teddy understood their families and cultures。 Lila's secret is more conflicted between being true to herself and wanting to please her parents。 In Filipino culture， elders are treated with the utmost respect and their rules and taken as "law。" Anything condoned or forewarned by parents are to be taken like the commandments。 I relate to Lila's dilemma of wanting to be independent in preparation for college and balancing to be a good daughter and role model for her family。 Most Filipino parents highly regard a professional career as the pinnacle achievement for guiding their children。 Lila thought that her path was clear - towards a professional career， without realizing that maybe things have/had change。 Lila's angst and internal struggles are front-and-center。 As the story progresses， more "signs" start showing her an unexpected alternative career path。 Teddy's secret is another story。 He makes it seem so much complicated than if he was truthful from Lila's eyes。 Lila （and the readers） does not see the messy things behind why Teddy's reaction to coming to help his aunt's Christmas shop was not as joyous as the season。 At first， when I found out Teddy's secret， I was okay with it。 BUT what happened was the more he spilled his SECRETS （yes， there is more than one or two！）， a snowball of many things that heightened my anxiety because some are pretty dangerous and a massive deception！ I was so confused about how to feel about Teddy's secrets - I stand more that he should be true to himself and face the truth early on before digging him in a big hole in the end。 These secrets implode at the end， but it would have been nice， maybe a quick POV switch on what happens to Teddy's side after everything like a bonus epilogue - even if it's to wrap things up， but the author did not dive into any discussion。 4。） The chemistry between Lila and Teddy grew true and organically。Note: Filipinos are very conservative。 How they handle relationships and attraction verge to the traditional side， wherein parental approval and permission is need before technically any courtship （wooing） can happen。 Some readers outside the culture will find this very archaic and foreign。 Thus， when everyone discovered Lila and Teddy's relationship， things got a bit hairy from the elders' POV。 Also， the relationship's pace is a slow build， given the initial impression and reaction。 The characters are given more time and ample space to grow and learn about each other deeper。 I have to keep remembering that this book is a YA book， written from a Filipino culture's perspective， so a more conservative and respectful approach。5。） Supporting characters are all loveable， genuine， and very supportive！ From the family to friends， they all help Lila realize that maybe her talent and passion is something entirely different from what she first thought of or what she thinks others want for her。Lila's sister， Irene， is the typical annoying younger sister but she balances being the snooping sister - spilling Lila's secrets to their parents but also the enabler in the end。 Irene provides entertainment and comic relief while keeping Lila on her toes with her many antics。 Lila's friend， Carm， is the "best friend" who pushes Lila out of her comfort zone。 She also started Mission: Holly， an incredible adventure to strengthened their friendship before heading out to college - kind of a "last Christmas to remember" before "growing up。"Before I wrap things up （get it？ holiday gift wrapping）， Catherine "Cath，" Lila's mom， is the best！ Although she and Lila have their miscommunication/ misunderstandings， Tita Cath had an open mind and heart to listen to her daughter（s） to see how best she could help。 She sealed the deal for me in turning the story around， and with Tita Cath， Lila's dad was "on board" with their new strategy。~~~~~~~~Overall， I highly recommend The Holiday Switch as an early holiday read for YA enemies-to-lovers， forced proximity， coming of age， accidental switches， and second chances tropes。 Although this book is from Lila's POV， the story worked very well！ I like the book's pacing - giving enough time for character introductions/background， world-building， and personality development。 I connect to many of the elements in this book， especially the dilemma of adhering to family beliefs while still being true to one's ambitions and passion。 The Christmas festivities mirror how my family celebrates the holidays， which made me smile so many times。 It will let other readers better understand Filipino culture and tradition。 The message of family and the holidays rings loud and clear in this heartwarming story。Shoutout to Filipino writers！ I always look forward to books that bring out representation。 I don't always get books that represent my complex background， but I would always jump at the chance when it does。 Everything in this book genuinely represents the Philippines and makes me giddy to read it。 I cannot wait to see more works from the author！ 。。。more
Elly
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I realize Christmas is still 80 days away。 We still have Halloween and Thanksgiving to do。 Some of you probably think I'm jumping the gun on the most wonderful time of the year。 To those who think that， I say， "Bah， humbug。"We watch Christmas movies all year here。 We started re-watching some of our seasonal Hallmark faves in August。 There is no such thing as too early for Christmas entertainment here！Because of that， I was thrilled to receive a copy of Tif Marcelo's YA Christmas romance The Chri I realize Christmas is still 80 days away。 We still have Halloween and Thanksgiving to do。 Some of you probably think I'm jumping the gun on the most wonderful time of the year。 To those who think that， I say， "Bah， humbug。"We watch Christmas movies all year here。 We started re-watching some of our seasonal Hallmark faves in August。 There is no such thing as too early for Christmas entertainment here！Because of that， I was thrilled to receive a copy of Tif Marcelo's YA Christmas romance The Christmas Switch from NetGalley and Random House in exchange for my honest opinion。 Overview:Lila lives in Christmas-obsessed Holly， New York， the setting of the greatest Christmas romance book-turned-movie of all time， Holiday by the Lake。 （Sidebar: Tif Marcelo needs to write that book， too， because I need to know if the hype in Holly was worth it！） She's muddling through her senior year of high school， working and preparing for college， but she keeps secret from her privacy-focused family- she writes a holiday book-themed blog。 （Sidebar 2: I also want to subscribe to this imaginary blog。） Teddy stumbles into Lila's life at work and really messes things up for her。 After mixing up their phones， the two become secret keepers for one another， and of course， romance blossoms。 As they grow closer， new exciting opportunities arise for both of them but also create some great conflict in their relationship。 My Rating and Rationale:For the first quarter or so of this book， I wasn't feeling it。 I just didn't see the potential and I thought the setup was weak。 They switched phones。 So what？Then， the characters began developing and I was hooked。 I felt bad for doubting the power of this story！ It was a truly delightful Christmas read！Despite my early misgivings， this book was a solid five-star read。 I ended up falling in love with Lila and Teddy and the whole sweet town of Holly。 I adored the concept of Lila's book blog and her journey to discovering that she is a writer in her heart。 I learned a lot about Filipino family life from this book， which was an unexpected bonus。 I also appreciated that it was a clean read that I am not ashamed to share with my daughter and her friends。 。。。more
Serena Blackter
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♤rating: 3。5/5♤ review: the story reloves around Lila & Teddy - our couple。 This books very calming， a perfect read for a rainy day。 So the plot basically is that our mc meets the cute love interest who turns out to be annoying。 Due to the things he wants， her extra hours are taken away by him。 They both accidentally exchange phones and learn secrets。 Lila and Teddy slowly start to adapt to each other。 This was sort of my binge read as the story kept me hooked。 If you are one of those sweet roma ♤rating: 3。5/5♤ review: the story reloves around Lila & Teddy - our couple。 This books very calming， a perfect read for a rainy day。 So the plot basically is that our mc meets the cute love interest who turns out to be annoying。 Due to the things he wants， her extra hours are taken away by him。 They both accidentally exchange phones and learn secrets。 Lila and Teddy slowly start to adapt to each other。 This was sort of my binge read as the story kept me hooked。 If you are one of those sweet romance types， then this is perfect for you。 Lila seemed a little naive and she wasn't exactly acting her age （18）。 Perhaps the author was aiming for younger teens， still it was somewhat irritating。 Anyways， this was a cute read。 And if not obvious by cover and title， its a Christmas read！ 。。。more
Charlotte Lynn
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I am ready for the holidays。 The stories， the fun， and the family。 Tif Marcelo has added to the holiday spirit with The Holiday Switch。 I love the main characters Lila and Teddy。 They are young， living life， and finding their way。 They love their families and do not want to disappoint them but are also trying to do things their own way。 I liked that they were not a quick and easy couple。 They did not quite see eye to eye but as time went on they learned to work together， help each other， and di I am ready for the holidays。 The stories， the fun， and the family。 Tif Marcelo has added to the holiday spirit with The Holiday Switch。 I love the main characters Lila and Teddy。 They are young， living life， and finding their way。 They love their families and do not want to disappoint them but are also trying to do things their own way。 I liked that they were not a quick and easy couple。 They did not quite see eye to eye but as time went on they learned to work together， help each other， and discover that they are more similar than they think。 The book is quick and fun to read。 It is a Hallmark movie in the making。 Whether you are just starting your holiday Christmas book reading list or have one a mile long The Holiday Switch should be on your list。 。。。more
Jennifer
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This is a fun holiday teen book。 I liked how the main character had a book review blog ， reviewing only holiday books。 I also thought the setting_ a resort town that was built up around a movie- was cool。 And， lastly， I haven't read many diverse holiday books （the main characters are Filipino American）。 The plot seemed overly-dramatic with the secrets piling up， but really， I should have expected exactly that with a holiday teen romance。 I'd recommend this to teens and people that love holiday s This is a fun holiday teen book。 I liked how the main character had a book review blog ， reviewing only holiday books。 I also thought the setting_ a resort town that was built up around a movie- was cool。 And， lastly， I haven't read many diverse holiday books （the main characters are Filipino American）。 The plot seemed overly-dramatic with the secrets piling up， but really， I should have expected exactly that with a holiday teen romance。 I'd recommend this to teens and people that love holiday stories。 I got an ARC from Netgalley。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Jenny （jenjenreviews）
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Full review posted here。To view content/trigger warnings， representation info， and tropes， see this book's page on booktriggerwarnings。com。I don’t know about you， but there’s something that I love about books with book blogging main characters。 It always feels like the author is giving us a little thank you for the part that we play in the bookish community。If you haven’t read The Holiday Switch， you probably don’t know what I’m talking about， because the blurb for some reason doesn’t mention th Full review posted here。To view content/trigger warnings， representation info， and tropes， see this book's page on booktriggerwarnings。com。I don’t know about you， but there’s something that I love about books with book blogging main characters。 It always feels like the author is giving us a little thank you for the part that we play in the bookish community。If you haven’t read The Holiday Switch， you probably don’t know what I’m talking about， because the blurb for some reason doesn’t mention this fact: Lila Castro （the main character） is a book blogger。 She has been anonymously blogging for around 2 years using a website called Tinsel & Tropes （HOW CUTE IS THAT！？）。 The book includes several of her blog reviews as part of the story， and it made me feel so seen。 It was one of my favorite parts of this adorable novel。The plot follows a romance that is brewing between Lila and her new coworker Teddy。 It starts off as a bit of a hate-to-love situation， with Teddy showing up and taking the hours that Lila had needed in order to save up money for college。 However， their relationship quickly warms and turns into one of the cutest things I have ever seen。 Most of their communication happens through flirty/banter-filled text messages， and I am a HUGE sucker for text conversations in romance novels。 On top of that， this book has great Filipino American rep， realistic characters and character relationships， and the perfect cozy holiday vibe。I thoroughly enjoyed my time reading The Holiday Switch。 It is a festive and heart-warming read that you won’t want to miss。 。。。more
kashvi
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i loved this book！！ [i'll post the review on the day of my blog tour :D] i loved this book！！ [i'll post the review on the day of my blog tour :D] 。。。more
Mhughessc
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Tif Marcelo's "The Holiday Switch" is centered around Lila， a high school student who is working in a bookstore to save up money for college。 Since she loves books， she thrives in this environment and her boss loves her。 When her boss tasks her with training her visiting nephew， Teddy， sparks fly and tempers rise。 Teddy， a college freshman， comes in with ideas to update the bookstore， much to Lila's chagrin。 Along the way， they realize that they actually have a lot in common and begin to uncover Tif Marcelo's "The Holiday Switch" is centered around Lila， a high school student who is working in a bookstore to save up money for college。 Since she loves books， she thrives in this environment and her boss loves her。 When her boss tasks her with training her visiting nephew， Teddy， sparks fly and tempers rise。 Teddy， a college freshman， comes in with ideas to update the bookstore， much to Lila's chagrin。 Along the way， they realize that they actually have a lot in common and begin to uncover the relationship growing between them。I really enjoyed the bookstore setting in this book， and appreciated the YA-appropriate chemistry between the characters。 I thought this book was well-written and it was a cute， easy read。 Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Jenni
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This is a fun， quick read if you're in the mood for a Christmas themed rom-com。 Our main character， Lila works in a gift shop in a small town known for being the setting of a beloved Christmas movie （think any of the Hallmark movies）。 When the owner's nephew， Teddy， comes to visit over the holidays， he is put onto the shop's schedule and clashes with Lila。 Of course， we all know where this is going。 Still， it was a cute， wholesome story。 This is a fun， quick read if you're in the mood for a Christmas themed rom-com。 Our main character， Lila works in a gift shop in a small town known for being the setting of a beloved Christmas movie （think any of the Hallmark movies）。 When the owner's nephew， Teddy， comes to visit over the holidays， he is put onto the shop's schedule and clashes with Lila。 Of course， we all know where this is going。 Still， it was a cute， wholesome story。 。。。more
Fiona
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I really enjoyed this。 It was a quick， cute romance that will get you in the mood for the holidays。 I’d recommend if you are looking for a fun YA romance that’ll get you ready for winter。 I love the enemies to lovers， book themed， holiday vibes that this book has。
San
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I love EVERYTHING Christmas: baking cookies， decorating the house， singing Christmas carols and watching alllllll the Hallmark Christmas movies！ So， needless to say， this book was right up my alley！ Set in the town of Holly， Lila is a typical smart， hard-working teen girl， with a little stress due to upcoming college and life decisions。 She finds herself helping her boss train the new employee Teddy… who seems to be a bit of a thorn in her side …。。 And similar to my beloved Hallmark movies， ther I love EVERYTHING Christmas: baking cookies， decorating the house， singing Christmas carols and watching alllllll the Hallmark Christmas movies！ So， needless to say， this book was right up my alley！ Set in the town of Holly， Lila is a typical smart， hard-working teen girl， with a little stress due to upcoming college and life decisions。 She finds herself helping her boss train the new employee Teddy… who seems to be a bit of a thorn in her side …。。 And similar to my beloved Hallmark movies， there are a couple of little plot twists and turns that just might turn to romance:！ I love the YA “appropriateness” of this book as well as the Kind， sweet， funny and cute little Hollyisms 。 I loved the names of the business and places and the silly little terms that played right into the Christmas theme！ ❤️Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy and opportunity to review The Holiday Switch ！ 。。。more
Debbie Lesley
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As I read this book， I had to remind myself that it is a YA book， and a good one at that。 Why did I like it？ It is a nice， clean， sweet romance for teenagers。 The setting is Holly， a town where a Christmas movie was once made， and a town where everything is based on Christmas。 There is no real bad guy in this book; no evil teen who is a bad infulence on others。 It was just so sweet and nice to see a good wholesome book that shows that there are teens who are still what teens should be， （No drugs As I read this book， I had to remind myself that it is a YA book， and a good one at that。 Why did I like it？ It is a nice， clean， sweet romance for teenagers。 The setting is Holly， a town where a Christmas movie was once made， and a town where everything is based on Christmas。 There is no real bad guy in this book; no evil teen who is a bad infulence on others。 It was just so sweet and nice to see a good wholesome book that shows that there are teens who are still what teens should be， （No drugs， drinking， sex，etc。。。。Wow！）Lila and her friends are seniors in high school as Christmas break approches。 Lila loves to read and had started a free library in the gift shop/bookstore of the local （holiday themed） inn。 She works there as well as babysits---anything she can do to earn money as she has been accepted at Stanford in pre-med。 She knows her family had gone through some tough financial times so she feels sure she must earn as much money as possible。 （Yet the reader knows she still does some fun teen activities which cost money and drives a car so。。。）After asking her boss for extra hours， she is informed the boss' nephew， Teddy， will be spending the holidays there and will be given hours at the book store。 College freshman hunk Teddy shows up， and he and Lila clash immediately but we all know， a holiday romance will smooth all that tension over。Lila has discovered that not only does she love to read but she also loves to share her opinions on books on her personal book blog。 Kept a secret from her family due to their distrust of the internet， she keeps this secret until an accidental mixup with cell phones and Teddy gets into her phone。 From there， they both discover they are keeping secrets from their families and must work together to help each other。As an educator， no， this is not a book I would read with a class。 However， I would recommend this book to students， male and female， because of the basic respect the teens have for family， friends， and each other。 Also， there is a story of a first love appearing and nothing can be much sweeter especially as this stays sweet。 I also like the fact that each of the main characters is pursuing an interest even though this had been discouraged by parents， yet it was done in a manner that they showed they felt bad about keeping a secret。Is the story realistic？ I would like to think there is still some naivete in teens and that they are not all young people trying to be adults far too early。One area of wording confused me and maybe I should have gone back to reread a brief， if late， explanation。 Lila was often referred to as "Ate" by her family。 Apparently it was a term from her father's side of the family and used as an affectionate term for the oldest， much like "Aunt。" It just seemed odd。Rating of 5 stars is based on a younger teen's reading and enjoyment。I did receive this book early through NetGalley。 #TheHolidaySwitch #NetGalley 。。。more
Sarah Bittel
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This was a super cute YA holiday rom-com。 Lila is a hard working senior in high school， the oldest in her family and has a secret blog， Tinsel and Tropes。 Teddy has come to to town to work for his aunt for the holiday season in Holly， NY， where a famous Christmas film was set （based on a book） and all things Christmas exist all the time。 This was sweet and romantic， but also dealt with some issues within the family of trust and secrets， as well as the role of the eldest in a Filipino household。 This was a super cute YA holiday rom-com。 Lila is a hard working senior in high school， the oldest in her family and has a secret blog， Tinsel and Tropes。 Teddy has come to to town to work for his aunt for the holiday season in Holly， NY， where a famous Christmas film was set （based on a book） and all things Christmas exist all the time。 This was sweet and romantic， but also dealt with some issues within the family of trust and secrets， as well as the role of the eldest in a Filipino household。 Overall I really enjoyed the story and the characters （and not just because it's set in my region of NY State！） Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
T。K。 {Genie in a Novel}
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Lila is an anonymous book blogger （and no one but her best friends knows） just looking to get more hours at the Bookworm Inn so that she can help ease some of the financial burden to go to college for premed。 However， her request for more hours is denied because the Bookworm Inn is getting a new temporary employee – Teddy， the nephew of the owner。 And after a disastrous first shift together， Lila is ready to avoid him at all costs。Until their phones get switched。This book was actually much bette Lila is an anonymous book blogger （and no one but her best friends knows） just looking to get more hours at the Bookworm Inn so that she can help ease some of the financial burden to go to college for premed。 However， her request for more hours is denied because the Bookworm Inn is getting a new temporary employee – Teddy， the nephew of the owner。 And after a disastrous first shift together， Lila is ready to avoid him at all costs。Until their phones get switched。This book was actually much better than I expected for a young-adult holiday read。 Though I guess with a book blogger for a main character， you can’t go wrong。 Lila’s passion for her blog and books was one of the things I loved about her， along with her strong love for her family and not wanting to disappoint them。 And Teddy was not nearly as much of a prick as I thought he was going to be。 In fact， he was the opposite。 He was sweet and funny and liked to push Lila to realize that her real passion was in writing， not becoming a doctor。What I also enjoyed was how both Lila and Teddy had their secrets， not from each other， but from their families。 They pushed each other to come clean about their secrets because they had their share of guilt over everything。 The budding relationship and banter between them was adorable， and when Lila had Teddy watch the movie that their town was famous for… I was dying at his reaction！ So cute！ These two had a fun journey over a short course of time and I loved how it all came together in the end。As a bonus， I loved seeing Lila’s blog posts throughout the book！Overall， a cute holiday read that I would definitely recommend！Rating: 4 stars*I received a free e-galley from NetGalley of this in exchange for an honest review* 。。。more
Catalina
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So cute。 Definitely reads more younger YA， very chaste so safe for younger teen readers。 That cover drew me in and ultimately I enjoyed it！ I don't usually go for many holiday themed books so this was a nice surprise。Can't wait to pick up more from the author。 Thanks to the publisher for the review copy！ So cute。 Definitely reads more younger YA， very chaste so safe for younger teen readers。 That cover drew me in and ultimately I enjoyed it！ I don't usually go for many holiday themed books so this was a nice surprise。Can't wait to pick up more from the author。 Thanks to the publisher for the review copy！ 。。。more
Carolyn
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The descriptions of holiday traditions combine with Filipino traditions in a fun YA romance。 The romantic aspect is lightly touched on， and much of the focus remains on family and friendships， which I think will really appeal to teens。 Additionally there are several LGBTQ characters who are an important part of the story and yet are not the focal point。 I really liked how the author created such an inclusive and diverse cast of characters。The novel focuses on traditions and changing course from The descriptions of holiday traditions combine with Filipino traditions in a fun YA romance。 The romantic aspect is lightly touched on， and much of the focus remains on family and friendships， which I think will really appeal to teens。 Additionally there are several LGBTQ characters who are an important part of the story and yet are not the focal point。 I really liked how the author created such an inclusive and diverse cast of characters。The novel focuses on traditions and changing course from what has always been expected。 I think these themes will resonate with young adults trying to determine their future while also wanting to enjoy the traditions with which they've grown up。This was a fun read！ Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC。 #NetGalley 。。。more
Lauren
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The Holiday Switch is a cute YA romance that is plays on and is self aware of its use of typical holiday book tropes。 When Lila first meets Teddy， her boss's nephew， she finds him cute but annoying。 He wants to change things about how things are done in their tourist trap gift shop， and to make matters worse， he's taken some of the extra hours she was expecting to get during Christmas break。 When they accidentally take each other's phones home and have to swap them back， they both end up learnin The Holiday Switch is a cute YA romance that is plays on and is self aware of its use of typical holiday book tropes。 When Lila first meets Teddy， her boss's nephew， she finds him cute but annoying。 He wants to change things about how things are done in their tourist trap gift shop， and to make matters worse， he's taken some of the extra hours she was expecting to get during Christmas break。 When they accidentally take each other's phones home and have to swap them back， they both end up learning secrets about the other。 And as Lila gets to know Teddy better， she starts to forget what she disliked so much about him。This was a really light， relatively drama free romance。 While there's some tension due to Lila hiding her book blog from her parents， as well as her belief that she needs to earn as much as she can during her last semester of high school to make college possible， it's never terribly stressful - perfect for a holiday romance。The book was short and sweet， which I appreciated。 Everything moved quickly and I never felt that there was too much exposition or anything being drawn out。 It also felt realistic for a romance between teens - there was no insistence that they would be together forever， but there was also a chance for them to continue their relationship， since Lila was already planning to attend the college that Teddy goes to （meaning there was also no “should I follow him to college” plot line - she’d made that decision before even meeting him）。 Overall， nothing particularly new here， but perfect for someone looking for a fun， lighthearted holiday teen romance。Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the eARC。 。。。more
Amber
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A nice， cozy， holiday read！ I need to know if any of the books that were blogged about are based on actual books because oh my goodness several of them sound so good。 I would liked to have seen more resolution with Teddy's family at the end because I was very curious about them， but other than that this book was great。 Lila and Teddy make a good pair！ Lila's friends， KC and Carm， were great additions and I appreciated that they （along with Teddy） tried to get Lila to step outside of her comfort A nice， cozy， holiday read！ I need to know if any of the books that were blogged about are based on actual books because oh my goodness several of them sound so good。 I would liked to have seen more resolution with Teddy's family at the end because I was very curious about them， but other than that this book was great。 Lila and Teddy make a good pair！ Lila's friends， KC and Carm， were great additions and I appreciated that they （along with Teddy） tried to get Lila to step outside of her comfort zone。 。。。more
Katherine Hartley
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What can I say？ The Holiday Switch is a heartwarming YA romance that will be perfect for anyone who loves a good Hallmark movie during the festive period。 Turn off all your devices， put on your biggest jumper， sit back with a mug of hot cocoa， and disappear for a few hours into this super charming story about two co-workers with two very big secrets！ I loved， loved， loved this book！
Katelyn Spedden
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*Thank you to Edelweiss Plus and the Publisher for the eARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review*The Holiday Switch is a cute book。 It has a very Hallmark movie feel to it which I greatly enjoyed and the book was hard to put down because things played through just like they would during Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas。 Everything always falls apart in the last 15-20 minutes （or 15-20 pages） and works out in the end。 The problem with the book wasn’t so much the obvious plot （because H *Thank you to Edelweiss Plus and the Publisher for the eARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review*The Holiday Switch is a cute book。 It has a very Hallmark movie feel to it which I greatly enjoyed and the book was hard to put down because things played through just like they would during Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas。 Everything always falls apart in the last 15-20 minutes （or 15-20 pages） and works out in the end。 The problem with the book wasn’t so much the obvious plot （because Hallmark movies are things I love and they’re literally the same thing all the time） but the fact that Lila came off a bit juvenile。 Yes the novel is Young Adult and you don’t expect fully adult themes in a book like that but you still expect a character who’s eighteen to act， well， eighteen。 Like the use of “what in the HE double candy canes” and “Son of a Snowman。” They’re things I expect Buddy the elf to say because he’s an elf。 Not an eighteen year old。 In the end if was a very cute book with a cute plot and if you were looking for a quick Christmas read I would recommend it。 Plus the Tinsel and Tropes blog sprinkled in was pretty fun。 。。。more
Isabella Steele
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5/28/2021HELLO THIS BOOK HAS A FILIPINO AMERICAN MAIN CHARAcTER！！！ AHHH！！！
Sidhant
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I haven't read it but the cover is calling me towards it 。 Help ！ I haven't read it but the cover is calling me towards it 。 Help ！ 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Holiday Switch&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Holiday Switch&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0