This was a fun, summery and nostalgic read about second chance romance. My only slight issue was I found the characters a bit hard to connect with - Jack especially felt pretty one-dimensional, and Sam and Wyatt just never quite developed enough for me to really invest in. Overall though I really enjoyed reading this one and would highly recommend it as a light summer beach read!

Took me a while to get into it. I find the airy, dreamy, writing style hard to connect with at first, but once I did I quite enjoyed the book.

You know what’s the worst? Finishing an ARC of Annabel Monaghan’s newest book, Same Time Next Summer, and realizing you won’t be reading a new book by her for several more months. I fell in love with her writing style when I read Nora goes off script and couldn’t wait to get my hands on this one.

I loved it. It felt like the perfect beach read. It made me want to have a summer home on the coast summer and have carefree summers full of family and friends. This book embraces relationships. Those with family, friends, and the local community. I want that. If I could choose a book to take with me on a summer vacation, this would be it. And if you’re looking for something to welcome summer this year, I think you should grab this one.

Honestly, it felt like an adult Sarah Dessen novel. If fed the little YA part of my heart with all the flashbacks between our MCs as they grew up running along the beach.


Possible trigger/content warnings:
Some language, 3-4 fade to black scenes (can be skipped; between teenage couples and adult couples), abandonment, and infidelity between minor characters.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC, these thoughts are definitely my own ❤️

Nora Goes Off Script has become one of my go-to rereads, so I was very excited to read Same Time Next Summer.

This story gave off big nostalgic, beach vibes. I was immediately engaged and enjoyed the writing throughout. There are then-and-now storylines, which take readers back to Sam and Wyatt's childhood/teen years, and to the event that exploded their relationship. I understood Sam's, often irritating, behavior and choices as an adult, even though it was always very clear Jack was not the relationship for her - even setting aside her feelings for Wyatt.

A slow-burn, second chance romance filled with longing and ache.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the ARC!

I have been waiting for a book to make me feel this way since Beach Read and Every Summer After. Gosh, I loved every second of this book. I felt like I was at the beach experiencing all the senses that Sam was describing. Ugh, so good.

I received a copy of Same Time Next Summer from NetGalley and Penguin in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to them both for this opportunity.

This book follows Samantha (Sam) as she attempts to navigate planning a wedding to her fiancé Jack while at her parents beach house. Sam and Jack live a modern romance standard life of semi affluence and yuppie style in NYC. Sam has never recovered fully from a harsh breakup with her first love, Wyatt. While she believes she has everything she wants in life of course she doesn’t until she runs into Wyatt again at the beach and he makes her realize maybe her life isn’t quite what she wants it to be.
I was apprehensive about this book as I personally cannot stand the cheating trope, which is very will they won’t they even in the description of this book. But I enjoyed the authors first book Nora Goes Off Script so much that I knew I needed to try this one.
Luckily this book really addresses themes of forgiveness, acceptance and letting go of the past more than a standard im cheating on my partner style romance.
Unfortunately the three main characters were so bland that it was hard to form any kind of connection or root for any of them. I can only rate this book three stars as an I liked it but didn’t love it. I probably wouldn’t reread this book in the future or purchase it, but I will still continue to look for future books by this author.

Nora Goes off Script is the book that I have most recommended to friends over the past year. So naturally the chance to read Annabel Monaghan's latest novel was a true thrill.

Listen - for many practical reasons, I should not have enjoyed this novel as much as I did. Sam was a little juvenile, and a little selfish, and blurred a few lines in the decisions she made. But who among us is not sometimes juvenile and sometimes selfish? The dialogue in this book is so authentic and honest and real that I forgive all the missteps the characters take - because so do we all.

If you have ever been in love as a teenager, you will love this book. If you have ever wondered "what if" at a crucial intersection in your life, you will love this book. If you have ever wanted to quit your job in HR and become an art teacher, you will love this book. And above all else, you will love Wyatt Pope, who is messy and kind and a confused teenager who turns into a good man trying to make everything right again.

Four stars for the perfect beach read. Even if the book is not perfect, the read is, and I'll be thinking about Sam and Wyatt every time I hit the beach this summer. Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the ARC.

Thank you @netgalley and @putnambooks for the ARC!

This book is the cutest. It’s the perfect summer read. There is a beach, friends to lovers, second chance romance, city girl back to the small town, and the slow easiness of the summer season. I flew through this one because I HAD to find out Sam’s decision. Annabel does a fantastic job at writing romance while keeping it clean. I was expecting something very similar to Nora Goes Off Script, but this was so different!

Loved the lesson of BEING YOURSELF and to keep being yourself around other people. There is no point in putting on a face or a show to portray a certain image. What a waste of time and energy.

There were a few times I wanted to shake Jack, Sam and Wyatt for different reasons.


Overall, I recommend this if you’re looking for a light, cutesy romance to read this summer. It is swoony.

I was VERY worried about a trope I hate being included. If you can guess what trope it is and want to know if it happens, message me. I don’t want to give away any spoilers here.

This was truly a beautiful love story. Young love and a devastating set of broken hearts that find each other again on the eve of one them getting married. Well written and a really good story.

Thank you netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Sam has it all—a good job, a fiancé, she’s settled—but a visit to her family’s beach house changes everything when she runs into the man broke her heart and she starts to question her perfectly curated life in Same Time Next Summer. I have some mixed feelings for this. Everything felt like it moved really quick, and while I loved the authenticity in the flashbacks, I felt there could’ve been a better balance in past and present. But the depiction of teen angst was really good. I do wish she was still talking to her therapist she kept mentioning because I don’t necessarily love how the mental health portion of this ended up being depicted. And while I loved Sam and Wyatt, I wanted more moments of them to fall back together because it relied heavily on their history instead of them now to show their love story. There was just a lot of telling instead of showing. But I loved Wyatt—he had a quiet confidence and was willing to call Sam out for not being true to herself. And Sam goes through a lot of growth and development I really appreciated. There is a lot of heart in these characters and I loved Sam’s family. They were eccentric and kind and loving. The characters are all super easy to root for and it was a quick read that has all the beach vibes too.

This book was easy, in the most positive delightful way a book.can be. I loved the second chance at love trope, and the back and forth story lines. I fell in love with the characters' romance and cheered when they finally came back together. A great summer read that makes you forget where you are and think of your first love and days at the beach. Very enjoyable book.

I thoroughly enjoyed Nora Goes Off Script and was very excited to read this book. It fully lived up to my expectations. Monaghan does a fantastic job of writing romances with depth and feeling. I was completely emotionally invested in these characters. Sometimes I struggle with dual timeline plots as I find I enjoy one of the time frames (past or present) much more than the other. Not so with this book. I loved seeing Sam and Wyatt’s relationship grow as teenagers and equally enjoyed seeing them reunited as adults.

The theme of “finding yourself” and living authentically that Sam is going through as a late-20s/early 30-something is one that I think many readers will identify with. The pressure put on people to have it all figured out by then is very real and changing your mind about careers or relationships at that point is almost frowned upon by society. I loved that Sam made her life changes for herself and that having those decisions lead her back to Wyatt was just a bonus.

I think readers will love Wyatt and Sam both individually and as a couple. They are well-written with flaws but we get to see them grow from teenagers to adults while they make mistakes and figure things out.

I think one reason I respond so much to Monaghan’s stories (both this one and Nora) is that she writes characters that are actually adults. They aren’t in their early 20s going through the things that everyone goes through at that time in their life. They’re proper adults and they have real adult problems. I just identify with them more than I do with some of the “new adult” romance characters and plots.

If readers enjoyed Nora Goes Off Script they will definitely appreciate this book. I can’t wait to see what the author writes next.

5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. I absolutely adored Nora Goes Off Script, so I was thrilled to get an advanced copy of Same Time Next Summer and I LOVED IT!!!! Annabel Monaghan is definitely working her way onto my list of favorite authors.

What can I say? This was the perfect, feel good, make you laugh, make you smile book. Loved the storyline and the characters…ALL of them! Even Jack wasn’t too horrible. Definitely not for Sam though. Team Wyatt all the way!

Favorite line of the book - “That’s the rest of my life right there.” ❤️🥰

I absolutely recommend this book. It’s a perfect beach read. I can’t wait to see what’s next for this author. One suggestion for down the road: a sequel to Same Time Next Summer. PLEASE!!

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I don’t feel like I got enough of Wyatt and Sam at the end. I mean that’s not really a spoiler, because anyone in their right mind assumed from the beginning that they would end up together. But now we definitely need another book about them together as adults! 😉

Thank you to NetGalley and Putnam Books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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this was my first read by this author and i was lucky enough to get an ARC so i was able to read it a little bit before it is released in June. it is a great summer nostalgia read, but also falls into the first love and second chance love categories.

the story takes place in both the present and through flashbacks of the past. the flashbacks show how the two main characters, Sam and Wyatt, meet as kids and became close friends as their families spent each summer together on long island, and eventually developed a relationship. they were each other's first everything so it was so sad when something happened that pushed them apart and affected them enough that they didn't see or speak to each other for a lot of years (no neither cheated). in the present storyline, they are all grown up. Sam brings her fiancé Jack to her family's beach house to determine if they might want to have their wedding there rather than the city. Sam is not expecting to see Wyatt, and all of her old memories and feelings come flooding back to her and she starts to realize that she isn't really happy with her safe, boring life she has chosen with both her career and relationship.

i loved the main characters in this book and seeing how their love story developed, and how they fell right back into sync with each other. both clearly had a lot of unresolved feelings for each other, but Wyatt tried to respect the fact that Sam had moved on until it became painfully obvious to everyone, as well. i cannot say much more without getting too spoilery, so i will end here saying thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons for the ARC. i really enjoyed this book and feel so privileged to already have been able to read it and will definitely be recommending it as a great summer/ beachy/ nostalgia/ first love/ second chance love read.

Same Time Next Summer was a delight. Thank you to Penguin Group Putnam for the ARC. I am sharing my review voluntarily.

This is the story of Adam figuring out what she wants and needs in her life. A teenage heart break led her to close off to her wants and focus on living without possibility of heartbreak or let down. A summer week spent with her family at their beach house on Long Island reawakens her spirit and she’s searching for answers to what makes her feel happy and whole.

This was a sweet story that I related to easily. The writing is so strong and vivid. Annabel Monaghan is truly so special and talented.

I struggled to put this down and finished it in a day. The pace was good and I loved the way at the dual POV was done.

I recommend this for anyone who enjoys revisiting the nostalgia and longing of childhood and first love.

When Sam brought her fiancé to her family beach house for a weekend it was with the intent to look at a wedding venue, not to run into her first love. Sam and Jack have the perfect life and are planning the perfect wedding, she doesn’t have time to revisit the heartbreak Wyatt caused when he walked away all those years ago. Unfortunately Sam can’t control everything in her life.

If you're looking for the ultimate summer beach read, look no further! This book is everything you could want and more, including a beautiful setting, a tempting ex, and a whole lot of memories along the way. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a sweet second-chance summer romance. Sam and Wyatt grow up spending summers together in Long Island. As teenagers, they fall in love, then everything falls apart, shaping the next decade-plus of their lives. They reunite 12 years later as Sam returns to her family’s beach house to plan her wedding to another man. I loved the then-and-now storylines and especially Sam’s family. Also, Annabel Monaghan is such a talented writer. Lovely summer beach read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.

I loved Annabel Monaghan's first book, Nora Goes Off Script and I was thrilled when the publisher reached out and asked if I wanted to read an ARC of her new book. Thank you @putnambooks and @netgalley for this book!

Same Time Next Summer is an absolutely perfect summer read. I can't say I have ever thought of going to Long Island, but this book had me dreaming of planning a trip there! Warm summer nights, swimming in the ocean and the sand between my toes.

Sam and Wyatt spent their summers at beach houses next door to each other. After years of friendship, they fall into young love. Circumstances drive them apart and it takes Sam years to recover. Now she is back on Long Island to plan her wedding to Jack, her very safe (and vanilla) fiance. But Wyatt is also back....right next door like nothing has changed. Will Sam choose the life that looks right on paper or can she open herself back up to Wyatt?

Grab this book and a glass of lemonade and let yourself be transported to the beach and those perfect summer nights.

Sam, age 31, is getting married to Jack. She agrees to go back to her childhood summer home at the beach to look at wedding locations there, as Jack wants to and Sam does what Jack wants. Sam never returned to the beach after she broke up with her childhood sweat heart, Wyatt. When Sam gets to the house, she learns Wyatt is in town...