Encourage readers to connect the book’s themes and characters with their personal experiences.

1. Mae is literally stuck in a time loop that metaphorically represents the ruts she finds herself in. When have you found yourself, like Mae, stuck in patterns or traditions that no longer serve your happiness?

2. Consider Mae’s decision to embrace the snowball fight instead of adhering strictly to the snow sculpture tradition. What holiday traditions are important to you and your loved ones? Which have you modified or abandoned when they no longer brought you joy?

3. In a Holidaze is a romance, but it is also a novel that delves deeply into family. What aspects of Mae’s difficulty with confrontation resonated with your own experiences of family communication patterns?

4. What did you think about Mae’s decision to quit her unfulfilling job without having another lined up? Have you ever experienced something similar? How did it make you feel?

5. Throughout the time loop, Andrew becomes Mae’s constant, helping to ground her. Who serves as your emotional anchor during difficult times?

Examine the book’s relevance to societal issues, historical events, or cultural themes.

1. Discuss the scope of the narrative with regard to diversity. What perspectives or experiences might be missing from this holiday romance?

2. When Mae’s parents announce that they are selling the family cabin, it disrupts both family dynamics and tradition. In what ways does the financial burden of maintaining the cabin reflect broader societal tensions between preserving tradition and embracing change?

3. Consider the novel’s treatment of the tension between fate and free will. What statement do you think the novel ultimately makes about our ability to control our own futures versus accepting fate? How does the time loop genre fit into this conversation?

Dive into the book’s structure, characters, themes, and symbolism.

1. What purpose does Benny serve as a character beyond being Mae’s confidant about the time loop?

2. Discuss the micro settings of the rooms within the cabin. In what ways do the physical spaces within the cabin reflect the emotional states and relationships of the characters?

3. What is the role of the supernatural in the novel? How effectively does the combination of supernatural elements with realistic family dynamics serve the central romance story?

4. What specific moments in the text foreshadow Mae’s need to learn conflict management?

5. Discuss Mae’s final painting of herself and Andrew as an elderly couple. What does her work reveal about her growth over the course of the novel?