Thank you to NetGalley and Publisher for the ARC.

The writing style in this book was very atmospheric and enjoyable. And since it’s a short book, I was able to finish reading it fairly quickly. However, I couldn’t quite connect with the main characters Jasmine and Avgust despite the interest story premise. Their romance would have had more of an emotional impact on readers if their characters were more developed.

Overall, I would recommend this book for a quick and enjoyable read. But for readers who dislike the insta -love trope, this book probably isn’t for you.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing me with a digital copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review.

This book is not only a love story, it is a story of grief and fear, and tragedy when it comes to self-acceptance. Jasmine has been afraid of falling in love for as long as she can remember, due to times of despair in her childhood, and when poetic and caring Avgust comes into her life. They face many challenges and heartbreak in each other's presence, but their relationship causes Jasmine to internalize her fears and question: What is love?

I went into this book already knowing that I am not a huge fan of romance, so my standards were already unrealistically high from the start. The fact that the main premise of this relationship is "insta-love" made me already immediately wary of how much I would enjoy it. I understand how important and personal the writer's messages are, and I definitely do appreciate that; I just wasn't a fan of the way it was executed. The characters, especially Jasmine, were unlikeable and flat at times, and I had some major issues with the pacing and blunt writing style. It's just my personal opinion. and I applaud the author for writing such a dramatic love story, but sometimes it felt too repetitive and borderline frustrating, so it just didn't end up being something that I personally enjoyed.

Overall, I didn't really have any expectations going into this novel, so I wasn't disappointed in it, I was more disappointed in myself for not enjoying it. For people who have had a difficult time letting themselves fall in love, as well as lovers of the "love at first sight" trope, this novel is for you. I fit neither of those categories so I was unable to appreciate this author's work as much as I would like, but I am still grateful to Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book.

DNF - I’m really sorry but I wasn’t enjoying this book.

It’s honestly very rare that I’ll not finish a book. It’s hard to explain what the real issue was for me, but I just couldn’t invest in the story. Both main characters were slightly bizarre, no real description of what they look like or much background, but the fact that it’s an iPhone they’re holding is mentioned repetitively..

I think in the end that was my main issue; not a huge amount of description or investment in the characters but incredibly mundane repetition of other things.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I can’t believe how beautiful this book is! I fell in love with every page. The way this story is written is so gorgeous and the poetry was exquisite (not something I’m normally a fan of but such a perfect addition to the book). I felt that the characters were very real and their inner monologues were so well constructed. This book broke my heart in two but I loved it so much! What else can I say. Just beautiful.

This tells a tender tale about love and loss, one that is distinctly personal and yet universally human. Emotional, heart-warming and thought provoking. A big-hearted, big-brain, novel that you'll finish in three days and think about for the rest of the year.

This Time Next Summer was an absolutely enjoyable read and made me think a lot about life, loss and love, it's official description matches perfectly the vibe of the story. The author took a rather difficult romance topic and made it very fresh, interesting, swoon worthy, and heartbreaking.
What made this book really unique for me, was the poetry parts, poetry speaks to me, and the poems in this book matched the main characters.
The only reason I give four stars in my review is because I wanted "This Time Next Summer" to be longer read.

If you asked me if I would recommend this to a friend, the answer is absolutely yes. Not only I would reread this book, but I would definitely look into Moses Yuriyivch Mikheyev's other books as well.

This book was frustrating to me.

I was not a fan of our MC or the love interest. They were as cookie cutter as you could get with their personalities. One- the overly romantic who will do anything to make you happy and Two- the product of a broken family who cannot trust a man since her mother was cheated on.

The writing style however was incredible. The idea of sharing their story using both past and present POV’s and then the mini segments between was a fun aspect to the book.

It was overall and easy fast read with a story that was at times comedic and others very sad.

This was such a heart-wrenching and heart-warming story at the same time. It was completely gripping and I couldn't put it down, I will be looking for more from this author.

A truly heart wrenching love story that had me captivated from the very beginning. I wish I could go back in time and read this again for the first time!