Let It Glow by Marissa Meyer & Joanne Levy

When Aviva Davis and Holly Martin meet at the holiday pageant tryouts for their local senior’s center, they think they must be seeing double. While they both knew they were adopted, they had no idea they had a biological sibling, let alone an identical twin! The similarities are only skin deep, though, because while Aviva has a big personality and even bigger Broadway plans, Holly is more the quiet dreamer type who longs to become a famous author like her grandfather.

One thing the girls do have in common is their curiosity about how the other celebrates the holidays. What better way to discover the magic of the holidays than to experience them firsthand? The girls secretly trade lives, planning to stage a dramatic reveal to their families at the pageant. Two virtual strangers swapping homes, holidays, and age-old traditions–what could possibly go wrong?

Paperback, 292 pages

Published October 29, 2024

 by Feiwel & Friends

3.5/5 stars

This was such a fun Christmas read especially with it’s parent trap vibes.

For Holly, her life is with her single mom and grandpa. She is quite settled in her love of Christmas and all things that go with it.

For Aviva life with her parents is centered around not celebrating Christmas because of their Jewish heritage.

Both Holly and Aviva were adopted as infants. When they meet at a retirement home they are startled, it's like looking in the mirror.  The only conclusion is that they are identical twins, once the shock wears off they set up for a surprise reveal. What follows is a funny, heartwarming and endearing story of Christmas, Hanukkah, family, and the holiday season.

Written by two authors, Marissa and Levy it did not have that disjointed feel that sometimes comes with a dual writing team. This story flowed nicely, it had depth and a great holiday spirit.

This is my first book I finished in 2025 and the first one from my 2025 TBR pile.