I had a very hard time getting through this book.
Part of it was the writing style. It was too descriptive, too much 'he did this, she thought that' - but that was only part of it.
A bigger part of why I did not like this book at all were the characters, especially Avgust. I have seen people say that Jasmine did him dirty. I saw another picture. For a lot of the book Avgust came across to me as a Nice Guy(tm). There was too much of 'she's my whole world', obsession over a succession of women leading up to Jasmine, then there was some kind of Instalove, and whole mental rants that could be summarized as 'I'm not a Chad, so she won't like me'. As his first section started telling all about what a Nice Guy(tm) Avgust was and this obsessive behavior over women, I simply couldn't like him as a character. For way too long he came across as a total creep, plain and simple. For that reason I also couldn't root for or be invested in their relationship. I hoped it would end all the time.

Tl;dr: Avgust was a creep. Jasmine wasn't ready for a relationship. They should never have instaloved. I found no reason to be invested into their relationship written down in a way that needed a lot of edits before it was published.

A Massive Thank You to the Author, the Publisher and NetGalley for giving me the chance to read and review this book prior to its release date.

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me advance access to this title. I really enjoyed reading this story and look forward to reading more from this author. As a reader, I am really motivated by character driven stories and I found myself quickly becoming immersed in these characters’ lives. Full review to come.

For such a strong female character who was against love I genuinely thought there would be more push back from her falling in love with him but alas it is instant love within the first chapter upon meeting him and I just dnf'd it cause that is inconsistent with the previous chapter of our MFC not wanting to ever fall in love because of her father leaving her mother for a younger woman. Honestly if there is this much inconsistently early on then there is no point in continuing on.

This was a quick read, but it was a sad one. The characters had a lot of depth, but the writing style didn't exactly hit home for me.

DNF @ 14%. I just could not get into this story, unfortunately. There was a lot of promise, but it wasn't gripping enough to hold my attention.

I loved the idea of this book but I had a hard time getting into it because of the writing style. I also had a difficult time connecting with the characters. However, I’m a mood reader and may try to read this again in the future.

I liked the concept, but the writing was so broken up it was difficult to read. I did love the poetic portions. The author can definitely write poetry

I didn’t love this book. The writing was for me, and some of the characters just made me frustrated. If the book was much shorter and not as repetitive I would’ve given it a higher review.

Thank you Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev for contacting me personally with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review since I enjoyed Bodies: A Romantic Bloodbath so much last year.

First off, This Time Next Summer IMO, is the complete opposite of Bodies. The prior book was about obsession and revenge. This was about love and heartbreak. And man, did my heartbreak for Agvust and Jazmine! Her outlook on love and relationships is negative because a father that was unfaithful and a cheater. Agvust was a romantic wanting a long-term relationship.

I enjoyed the dual timeline and getting to know Agvust and Jazmine then and a current relationship. The ending of this book just wrecked me! Oh my Lawd ham mercy!

I know there a lot of opinions about this book and author but I loved this book and look forward to continue reading more from him. I highly recommend this book!

Thank you Moses for emailing me personally about a reading and reviewing this book. I really appreciate it!

Thanks to NetGalley, Moses Yuriyvich Mikkeyev and Books Go Social for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Already Available: 4/6/22

Such a tender story about the issues faced by a couple in pursuit of love. Beautifully written with great characters with real life problems. Would definitely recommend.

To start I am not the biggest fan of just plain romance, I love romantasy and added elements. I knew after reading the blurb, it was romance driven and I didn’t have great expectations. Overall it’s a good book for lovers of romance and romance through loss and struggle, it just wasn’t my cup of tea. It was an easy and quick read and was okay in some parts but just a lot of romance to the point it was sickeningly romantic lol.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This Time Next Summer is a beautiful love story that is heart-wrenching and heart-warming story at the same time. This book was written so beautifully and I highly recommend reading it.

i didn’t really enjoy the writing and the characters weren’t developed much. i liked the overall story, but it would’ve been more enjoyable if there wasn’t that much repetition involved.

This was not my favorite book. The characters were hard to like, they were not created well. There was to much back and forth and they were all over the place.

This was told in past and present. Over all I didn’t care for the book.

Thank you NetGalley for a chance to read and review.

I did not finish this book,
The story and the writing didnt reach my expectations.
I dont know i couldnt have any connections with the characters.

Avgust and Jasmine are two twenty somethings who happen to be at the same cafe one day. This is a story of two people with pasts caught up in their present trying to make a relationship work.

It was difficult for me to get into the story in the beginning. There were times where the dialogue made me cringe, other times it was the individual’s (mainly Avgust’s) thought processes. At first I did not enjoy seeing the story as a romance as the relationship evolved but I decided to change my approach to this book. I realized I saw a lot of my 20 year old self in these characters and their perceptions of relationships - both Avgust and Jasmine were both young adults still trying to understand what a romantic relationship entails. The story then became a study of a relationship, following its failures and successes.

The New Adult category was appropriate to categorize the story based on the way the two characters approached the relationship and each other. Avgust and Jasmine’s attraction was strongest at the physical level. They were both hurt in the past and sought to avoid reliving past pain. The big issue was that they really didn’t get to know each other as they often get lost in their own heads and programmed modes of thinking. The source of their conflicts was each of them being “stuck” so to say, lost in their own minds, making it difficult to understand how to communicate or surmise what the other person needs. They were lost in their idea somewhere along the way of what their relationship is supposed to look like, what it's supposed to feel, rather than actually being in the relationship. Despite what they’ve seen and what they've experienced, Avgust and Jasmine still needed to learn more coming into the relationship with each other. I found myself infuriated by their albeit naive narcissism and often narrow perspective.

I wanted to give the story a chance to see what it has to offer. There was a lot of potential in the story, Mikheyev did expand some plot points and fell flat on others. Each of the characters' upbringing and personal issues was illustrated sufficiently enough to understand Avgusts and Jasmine's motivations. At times it became one-dimensional, especially in Jasmine’s case. I felt Mikheyev missed more opportunities incorporating Avgust’s background into the plot than he did with Jasmine’s. Through the course of the relationship, it didn’t seem like either characters truly got to know the other - their conversations seemed more superficial, filled with romantic declarations and light flirtations. Their dialogue could have had more dimension to them to match the emotional turmoil Avgust and Jasmine often went through. The story did get more depth towards the second half. I was able to see Avgust’s character beyond being the young man caught in his self perception of a hopeless, luckless romantic. I understand that the greater message of the story is to seize the day, but the execution sometimes felt flat or even bombastic at times.

The story read as vignettes pieced together, sometimes chapters read like a poem, and it made it an easy read. Some parts though could’ve been edited out or shortened. I would suggest this as a book club read for young adults to discuss the ins and outs of Avgust and Jasmine’s relationship. I feel many readers in the New Adult age group can relate to the misgivings and feelings of both Avgust and Jasmine along the way, hopefully learning from the two to have their own meaningful relationships.

Rating: 3 stars - An easy read studying two humans trying to maintain a relationship.

I have mixed reviews on this book. The idea was really good. On how too many of us allow circumstances, social media and such, to get into our heads., sabotaging our own relationships and lives. When we just need to remember that we all 'Imago Dei.'

What I didn't like about the book was the style of writing. .I found it very hard to follow. To much jumping back and forth from past to present. And the in their head negative repetitious ramblings.. Multiple times while reading this book I felt like just putting it down as the negative thought dialogs rambled on.

Moral of the story. Believe in yourself and others, and enjoy life now for tomorrow may be too late.

It wasn’t for me right now I think. There was too much going on and i’m not really into the past and present. But it was a interessant story that’s for sure

DNF!

Thank you netgalley for this arc but I really couldn’t get into this book from the get go.
I’m sorry as I wanted to really love it and it sounded like it would be something I would usually be interested in but it just wasn’t capturing my attention like I thought it would.