Yours For The Season is a multi-faith holiday romance that blends different traditions with complicated family dynamics, delicious food descriptions, and the fake dating trope.
Foodies will enjoy all the food descriptions, but I found this holiday RomCom had more chaotic family drama than romance and wasn't quite as light-hearted, funny or romantic as I had expected.
I was surprised at how closely this book followed one of my favourite movie RomComs - The Proposal (2009). There are so many similarities with the movie - small-town Alaskan setting, issues for the male main character with his dad's expectations, fake dating, high school ex-girlfriend ... It was all a little too on the nose that it was distracting ... and had me wishing for Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock and Betty White to appear on the page.
The couple Sameera and Tom had a sweet connection and the story started out strong, but by midway through it started to lag for me when there was too much telling, not enough showing and it had a repetitive feel as we rehash Sameera's estrangement from her family over and over again.
Overall, this was a cute read with a festive setting that addresses themes of complicated families, faith and food, but was a little too slow burn in the romance and problem resolution and had a heavier emotional vibe than I was expecting.
Disclaimer: Thanks to the Amazon First Reads program for the complimentary digital copy of this book that was given in exchange for my honest review.
My Rating: 3 stars
Author: Uzam Jalaluddin
Genre: RomCom, Canadian, BIPOC
Type and Source: ebook, Amazon First Reads
Publisher: Mindy's Book Studio
First Published: Dec 1, 2025
Read: Nov 7-13, 2025
Book Description from GoodReads: For an ambitious attorney and a rising-star chef, a cross-cultural fake romance takes an unexpected detour in a heartwarming and funny novel by the author of Much Ado About Nada and Ayesha at Last.
When Sameera Malik and Tom Cooke meet at a ho-hum holiday party, neither is looking for romance. Sameera’s working ridiculous hours at her law firm and healing from heartache while navigating a recently resolved family estrangement. Tom’s hustling to turn his social media stardom into a real career while fending off his family’s demands to give up his chef dreams and move back home. The two share a few laughs and a samosa-making lesson and go their separate ways.
But when one of Tom’s posts starts a viral rumor that they’re a couple, he suggests they keep up the ruse for a few months. It’s a good proposal, and a fauxmance will help Tom grow his popularity, and, in return, he can help Sameera land a wealthy client. The only problem? Their parents.
When Sameera’s very Muslim parents insist on meeting Tom’s very not Muslim family over Christmas in rural Alaska, the stage is set for misunderstandings, holiday hijinks, and an epic culture clash. As the Maliks and Cookes exchange holiday traditions and endless opinions on their children’s lives, Sameera and Tom realize they have a lot in common—including an attraction that’s starting to feel very real.
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