𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 4.25⭐️
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: Contemporary romance📚

𝙼𝚢 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
I love a good summer romance and I enjoyed this one. I just wasn’t the biggest fan of the ending and how it wrapped up so quickly.

𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
The beach/ surfing
Friends to lovers
Second chance romance
Daul POV/ flashbacks
Light and quick reads
Music
Summer romances
Every Summer After

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚍:
Realistic characters
Such a sweet feel-good read
Short chapters

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛:
The ending wrapped up too quickly and nicely for me- I feel like Jack was just thrown aside and forgotten about

𝙵𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚀𝚞𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜:
★ “Sometimes you have to walk away from all the things you don’t want to make room for the future.”
★ "We have all summer." I want forever, he thought.

A quirky, interesting family. The ocean. Summer Love. What perfect ingredients for a fabulous book! Annabel Monaghan has crafted a perfect summer read. I loved it! Thanks #NetGalley#Penguin

I’ve got mixed feelings about this. I really enjoyed Nora Goes Off Script so I think it was inevitable that her next book would feel lackluster. It’s easy to fall in love when you’re a teenager at the beach. Heartbreak is an inevitable step at that age. I do think the circumstances were particularly upsetting in this instance and hard to overcome. But quitting your life to go work part-time and mooch off your parents as an adult is tacky. Good thing Wyatt is wealthy. This felt really immature. Not for me. Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC

Thank you, Annabel Monaghan, Penguin Group Putnam, and NetGalley, for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Same Time Next Summer is a story about second chances and first love. The writing is descriptive, flows nicely, and is what kept me engaged. Given the past and present timeline, it's written in the first and third person, which works well for the book.

Despite this, I needed more than an atmospheric setting to carry the book. Overall, the characters, chemistry, and plot needed more development, and I needed at least one of them to be strong. I wouldn't say I like relying on the atmosphere of a book to keep me engaged, at least not in romance. At the same time, it makes sense why the author did not dive deeply into the characters as individuals and a couple, given they saw each other once a year. After all, the focus of the story lies within the title. But, because of this, their romance consists of snapshots in time for readers, making it hard to invest in their story. Even though this is the case, the side characters cushion our main characters. Despite not being central to the storyline, they are well-developed with distinct personalities that offer realistic approaches to different situations throughout the story and give readers some great laugh-out-loud moments.

The author can clearly write, and the book could do with some lengthening to add to development, but regardless, it is a great read, and I recommend picking it up to kick off summer.

Rating: 3.5 stars

I think 2nd Chance romances might be my favorite trope right now. I loved Sam and Wyatt as kids and as adults. Sam was set to get married to Jack who was perfect on paper.

This one is about figuring yourself out and what you want plus being brave enough to do it.

Thank you to the author and publisher for an e-ARC of Same Time Next Summer. This was a cute 3 star read for me. It started out a little slow, and the ending was a little predictable but it was definitely a cute summer read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this eARC.

I just adore Annabel Monaghan’s characters. I cannot even appropriately describe the nostalgic joy Sam and Wyatt brought me.

This book, for me, is the best version of second chance romance. It is kind and open, it is working through hurt and honest, it is recognizing that knowing who you are is most important.

Absolutely phenomenal.

I absolutely loved the time I spent with Same Time Next Summer. I gulped it down in the space of a single afternoon, savoring the dual stories of Sam and Wes' falling-in-love. There is chemistry and romance and regret and mystery, and Annabel Monaghan handles it all very deftly.

There are a few moments where characters seem to miss things that are very obvious, but the way the story centers on the characters means that this feels understandable and nuanced. I would have also loved more of Wes' present-day perspective, because Sam isn't the only one going on a big interior journey. This would have enriched a lovely book even further.

I highly recommend Same Time Next Summer for anyone looking for a great summer read. Take this one to the beach—you won't regret it!

Thank you to Putnam and NetGalley for providing me with a review copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Cute read about a girl connecting with her
First love. Going back to the place that she avoided to plan her current wedding. She finds herself being drawn back to her first love. Will she stay with her current fiancé or go back to the person that knows her best?

I really enjoyed Annabel Monaghan's Nora Goes Off Script but I liked Same Time Next Summer even more!

I picked this one up at a time when my reading was a bit slumpy and it was exactly what I needed. I sat down to read and the next thing I know I was halfway through the book after what felt like five minutes of reading! (My kids watched a bit too much screen time that day but I have no regrets).

This story is so nostalgic for the joy of childhood, Summer and the magic that comes from both of those things! I found myself falling quickly for Sam and Wyatt's story and I could not stop reading! It felt like the perfect amount of back story woven in with the current story. I really could not get enough!

Annabel Monaghan has quickly turned into an auto read author for me I enjoy what she writes so much!

Thank you to Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I wanted to love this one but I think the second chance trope is rarely done right. We live too much in the past and the what if’s just take over the story. The development was just too slow and we all knew how it was going to end. I cannot get over the fact that Sam didn’t google Wyatt in all the years since they were together. 12 years and not one google search??? Ugh. I’m sorry but everyone does google searches…especially on the “could have been” boy. I think this will be a fun one to read during the summer but it cannot hold up to Nora Goes Off Script.

I just adored this story! From young love to confusion, to rejection ,to heartbreak, to healing, to rediscovering self identity and yes, to being vulnerable again.

It was truly a journey for Wyatt and Sam. I love the setting! A summer home on Long Island where two young people meet and experience many emotions throughout their lives! I was hooked instantly within the first five to six pages of the book. Yes, although a bit predictable, it was a great story of a second chance romance.

I also enjoyed Annabel's Morgan writing that has a good balance of humor. With the dual Point of Views in the book, we get a better understanding of Sam and Wyatt feelings, how they act, and also how they fell apart..

I highly recommend this book if you are a fan of second chance romance and also excellent character development. I am looking forward to the author's next novel!

Many thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity in exchange for an honest review.

I was really excited to read this after enjoying Monaghan’s last book but I just could get into this one.

This is a personal preference but I really hate reading a romance when one of the characters is still with someone else and we’re just told all the reasons why he’s not “the one”. It’s too hard to get invested in the actual one and just sort of drives me crazy. I had the same issue with The Layover.

For this reason I had to DNF but if this doesn’t bother you than give it a try bc her writing is breezy and perfect for summer

Same Time Next Summer is a second-chance-at-love romance with a summery feel. It reminded me of Sleepless in Seattle, with a main character engaged to a dull guy while pining away for another one. (The situation is not terrible as love triangles go.) I've seen another reviewer compare it to The Summer I Turned Pretty, and I can totally see that.

The setting is a summer beach town, there is a strong emphasis on family, and a past/present storyline that shows the origins of this star-crossed couple.

Perfect for those who want a summery romance!

This book is the perfect read for a relaxing summery evening with some outdoor reading and a fruity drink … this book set on Long Island and it is giving all the summery beach vacation vibes - reading on the porch, barbecues, late nights, swimming in the ocean, boat trips, seaweed … the setting is dreamy and the second chance romance flows effortlessly and genuinely - this is a joy to read !

I loved this book so much and I didn’t want it to end… Sam and her fiancée, Jack, are headed to Long Island, the scene of all Sam’s magical childhood summers until the one summer that everything went wrong and she stopped going back with her family. With a setup like that, you know it’s going to be a juicy read, and this didn’t disappoint. Of course all Sam’s best-laid plans to live her life on the straight and narrow — work in HR, live in a perfectly decorated grey-toned apartment, adhere to her dermatologist fiancée’s careful exercise and activity plans, don’t get too much sun (or have too much fun) — fall apart as soon as she gets to the beach. And of course Wyatt, her first love, the one who disappeared and broke her heart ,is waiting for her in his family’s house next door. The story is told in alternating chapters about the past, watching Sam & Wyatt grow up together over a series of summers until that final summer; and the present, as Sam plans her wedding to Jack and starts to wonder if the life she’s chosen for herself is the one she really wants. I loved watching this unfold, and while at times Wyatt really irked me (I don’t think he’s quite as amazing as everyone else does, and I think he could use some therapy to help him be a better friend/boyfriend), the romance was undeniably sweet. An absolutely perfect summer read.

I love Annabel Monaghan's characters. Sam Holloway And Wyatt Pope. This book is a perfect summer read! Definitely can’t wait for more from this author.

Same Time Next Summer
Author Annabel Monaghan
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This is the summer novel that I didn't even know that I needed! Highly recommended by @annissabookishjoy once again, I just loved this second chance romance (who and I reading another romance?!) set in Long Island.

I loved the connections between these characters and the back and forth timelines that brought us to the beginning of Sam and Wyatt's relationship and how they got to where they are today. It felt so real and intimate and brought back all the nostalgia of how falling in love evolves into something so much greater and wonderfully unexpected.

In a nutshell: Sam returns to LI to check out a possible wedding venue - she's engaged to Jack, and they are seemingly a perfect match. But all of her teenage memories come flooding back, and then, there's Wyatt - unexpectedly right where they left each other over a decade ago. What caused their sad breakup, and did they ever really get over each other? Sam will have to face the past in order to decide what her future holds.

I just bought Nora Goes Off Script because I am now a huge fan!
4.5 stars!

I loved this book! I can totally see it being the book of summer 2023. I really enjoyed the dual timeline, the character development, and teenage beach romance turned adult romance, and the lovable side characters!

Great read! I am pleasantly surprised by Annabel Monaghan's books. I like that they are still romance and women's fiction, but there's an extra layer to it.