YES, Same Time Next Summer, YES! I said it in my stories but you better believe I'm going to say it again- This is what I wanted Every Summer After to be! I wanted to set foot in the real, lived-in beach house full of family, quirky grandparents and all. I felt as though I swam along the beach with Sam and then swam the laps in the pool with her in her heavy heartbreak. The heartbreak is big for several of the characters in this story. ❗Trigger warning for infidelity! Which I hate to read about, but this case didn't bother me as much as Every Summer After or other plots with infidelity. I think because Annabel Monaghan treated it with raw emotion and showed the traumatic aftermath that infidelity can leave behind. But I adored the setting in a small beach town on Long Island, I adored Sam's mom, I adored the way the summer romance felt true to life. I really loved my reading experience of this one! Already waiting for @annabelmonaghan's next book!!!! 🙌


SAME TIME NEXT SUMMER is out now and I think you should read it!!! Thank you Netgalley and Putnam Books for my e-arc!

I loved this second chance romance! I think this will be THE book of the summer, and the setting almost feels like an extra character. Annabel Monaghan is a new must-read author for me!

Thank you to Net Galley and the Publisher for this Advanced Readers Copy of Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan!

I was excited to read this book, but sorely disappointed by the writing.

Second chance romance is one of my favourite tropes, and I find it hard to believe that it went so wrong!

The story works on a dual POV and a dual timeline, a combination which wasn't carried out well at all as I couldn't really differentiate between the switches and point them out.

The characters too didn't work out for me with their chemistry not feeling real. I think they completely lacked personalities for there to be attraction and a real insighting incident.

I still find the plot simple and I think the story could have been much better with different characters and a more fleshed out storyline.

I thoroughly enjoyed with book, but after her first novel, my expectations were almost unrealistically high. This book was a fun, easy romance but it didn’t stand out for me. Norah Goes Off Script continues to be one of my favorite books of all time. I still can’t wait for what Annabel Monaghan does next. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan is a book I purchased and will review once I am able to read in the physical form. A wonderful synopsis for a mature romance adult novel.

I kept hearing so many great things about this book so had to give this one a try this summer. Such a perfect beach read that follows Sam and Wyatt during their summers on Long Island as teenagers. They reunite 14 years later when she heads back to the small town to look at wedding venues with her new fiancé. I was completely hooked by this story and highly recommend to anyone.

A heartfelt second chance romance in the same vein as Every Summer After and The Summer I Turned Pretty sans the brotherly love triangle, perfect for the summer season!

I fell in love with Annabel Monaghan’s first book, Nora Goes Off Script, that I immediately requested this once it became available on NetGalley, and I’m thrilled that this did not disappoint.

Wyatt and Sam grew up spending their summers together in Long Island and eventually falling in love. For reasons beyond their control, they fell apart and went their separate ways with Wyatt breaking Sam’s heart in the process. They met years later when she comes back to check out wedding venues at the same time he is also staying in his summer home. Old feelings and memories are brought back forcing Sam to revisit the changes she’d undergone and finally make that choice on how to move forward.

I’m such a sucker for second chance romances (my top trope obviously, HA!) that I don’t think I’m going to give them up anytime soon. This book is no different. I love the feeling of nostalgia this book has brought me. Wyatt and Sam’s reactions to the reason for their fallout was convincing for their age and I didn’t even blame them for what happened. How I wish I could’ve seen more from his point of view especially during the ‘present’ time.

An overall satisfying escapist summer read!

Thank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons, NetGalley and the author for my copy. All opinions are honest and my own.

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan

I may not have a beach house on Long Island, but just like Sam and Wyatt, summer is when I am most relaxed and myself and I channeled all of those vaca vibes throughout this read. If you ask me, it’s also the perfect time of year for a rom-com set amidst the ocean waves and sandy beaches. You’ll be able to smell the salty air and feel the grit of sand on your skin in this one.

Sam and Wyatt grew up as children vacationing each summer in LI and eventually their friendship turned into more. This first love seemed unbreakable, until it broke.

After 14 years without talking to or seeing Wyatt and staying away from LI, Sam is back at the beach looking at wedding venues for her upcoming nuptials to Jack, but guess who is also at the beach? Matthew McConaughey to her Kate Hudson. Well that’s who would have been there if this had been turned into a movie 20 years ago.

Rom-coms are the Shirley Temples of books; sweet and syrupy and predictably bubbly and refreshing if you are in the mood for something light that leaves you without a hangover that your teenager can enjoy too. I loved her debut Nora Goes Off Script and if she would like to pen another one for next July I’ll be sitting here on my porch ready for it…same time next summer.

Thank you NetGalley for this arc!

Sam has a perfectly safe life- she has a job she's good at and a fiancé, Jack, any woman would envy. When she brings him to her family's Long Island summer home, though, her past collides with her future. Fourteen years ago, Wyatt broke her heart after promising to love her forever. Now he's back and Sam has to decide who she really is deep down. I really enjoyed this one- it's a perfect summer read with the nostalgia of first love and the decisions we face as adults. This is my first time reading Annabel Monaghan, but I will definitely be looking at her backlist.

I honestly felt that Sam and Wyatt’s teenage love story could have been its own YA romance novel. I enjoyed this book, however I’ve never been a fan of musician main lead stories—thankfully it was more a side story and it made it so enjoyable I’m not sure I could have pictured Wyatt being anything other than in the music industry.

Their cute and innocent love was toothache sweet. It’s literally what you dream up of a perfect ending. Their road to their ending wasn’t smooth and it really touched upon teen angst and inability to cope with crippling depression and heartbreak. Thankfully they are able to figure out a path to individual happiness. Does Sam marry her fiancé Jack after rekindling her friend with her one true love Wyatt? You’ll have to read a copy to find out.

I liked this author’s first book, but I LOVED this one! Absolutely charming, emotional and heartwarming second chance love story. The characters were relatable and the conflict that pulled the main characters apart seemed believable. The beach setting was perfectly described and made me long for a vacation. This is one of the best romances I’ve read in a while and made the author an auto-buy for me.

DNF at 15%. I know second chance romances usually don’t work for me. I shouldn’t have gone for this one. But I loved the author’s previous book so much I went in with hope. Unfortunately it still wasn’t for me. Thank you to the publisher, Netgalley and PRH audio for the free ebook and audiobook.

There's just something about Annabel's writing! I LOVED Nora Goes Off Script, it was one of my favorite books last year so I was super excited to read her latest work. Wyatt and Sam's story from childhood friends to lovers was a page turner! I'm not usually a fan of the back and forth timelines but it worked in this sense so that I could understand their thinking - I love a friends to lovers AND second chance trope so this was right up my alley. Can't wait to see what Annabel Monaghan comes up with next!!

I absolutely loved this novel. The setting, the characters, the plot - they all combined perfectly to make a delightful summer read. I will definitely be reading more of Annabel Monaghan's books. This is perfect for fans of last summer's darling Every Summer After.

This is the perfect summer beach/pool read! I rate it 5 out of 5 stars! It definitely reminds me of “Every Summer After”, but honestly I loved this one more! I love this author, and she always delivers! Read this book, you won’t regret it!

"Same Time Next Summer" is a delightfully warm, light beach read.
A classic case of an engaged woman who encounters an old love, the lead character Sam visit her old beach house to appease her parents' wish that she get married there, rather than the upscale downtown spot she and her doctor fiancé, Jack, have chosen. When they arrive, she's horrified to discover that her old love Wyatt, the one who broke her heart, is at his home next door, seemingly not have moved forward from his high school work in a garage while spending his off time messing around on a guitar.
Sam is surprised that her feelings for Wyatt rapidly create ambivalence about her fiancé, who she sees with new eyes. After all, does it really seem like Jack sees the real Sam, or do they stay together because Sam consistently capitulates in the name of feeling safe?
A cast of quirky and engaging characters, a lovely setting, and the dream of true love combine to create a story that's hard to put down.

Perfection. I love Annabel Monaghan’s books so much. I’m in. I’m a lifer. Perfect swoony summer read.

I wanted to give this author another try because so many enjoy it. Something about the storytelling just doesn’t make me feel a part of the story emotionally. I think third person pov combined with a telling vs showing style of writing. As a reader I just feel removed from the feelings. The plot is a great one for summer though.

I absolutely LOVED Nora Goes Off Script and was so excited for Same Time Next Summer. I did enjoy it, but it was not quite what I was hoping for. I think my expectations were a bit too high. However, it's still a great read and one that should definitely be on your TBR!

3.75 stars