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Same Time Next Summer is an easy, fun romance that puts you in the right mood for summer. I enjoyed it a lot and will be checking out Annabel Monaghan's other books after this one!

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This was a perfect beach read with little substance and a cute romance. I loved the teenage flashbacks and what we got from Wyatt during those times. I wish we had more of that. Sam could get really frustrating but FMC in light romances normally do. A solid summer, beach read.

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A quick book to binge while laying on a beach somewhere! If you love "first love" and summer nostalgia, this is the book for you!

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Loved this one, especially the nostalgia of first love. There’s something special about first love at 17 and it’s up to Sam to decide what love is real and what she really wants out of her life. Monaghan is quickly becoming one of my must read authors! Can’t wait for her next one!
Thank you #gpputnamsons and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

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Annabel Monaghan is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. While I didn’t enjoy this story as much as her debut story… it was still super entertaining and immersive. I loved the beach house and the treehouse.

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Very interesting read! The book pulled me in from the start and I wanted to see how it ended. Try it and see if this book is for you!

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this book did not disappoint. What a fun story, entertaining from start to finish. Thank you for my copy in exchange for a review.

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Thank you to NetGalley for 'Same Time Next Summer' by Annabel Monaghan!

Same Time Next Summer, was such a summery-feel-good novel. I couldn't put this one down.

For me, this was very reminiscent of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'. It gave the same feeling of summertime coziness, and I was rooting for Sam throughout the entire novel.

Throughout this read, we get to watch Sam's growth within herself, allowing herself to opening up to new opportunities that in her past time scared her. And finding her true happiness. I felt this novel was very relatable, and highly recommend reading! Annabelle Monaghan is now a new auto-buy author for me, looking forward to her next novel!

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This is a sweet getting-back-together-with-your-almost-was story that fortunately avoids the kind of ick factor that's often seen in these sorts of stories in the movies. The story is sweet, simple and satisfying.

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I quite enjoyed this as a second chance romance and I think Annabel Monaghan has a real knack for writing it and writing it well! This was even more polished and lovely than her debut novel.

4 stars
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Thank you to NetGalley and GP Putnam Sons for the E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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4.5 rating.

This book gets bonus points for being POV. I always enjoy getting both perspectives.

The characters are lovable and have growth throughout. Not jus the two mc, but side characters as well.

I liked how the author inserted flashbacks into the story to show how the relationship grew over time. The storyline is predictable, but I do enjoy the way this author can tell a story. The elements to make it a great story were all there from start to finish. There are a few parts of the story I wish the author had not written in, but in order for the story to work the way it did I can see why it was written that way.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

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My absolute favorite romance novel of 2023! A love triangle set on the beaches of the Northeast. Loveable flawed characters, a gorgeous setting and real life decisions to be made. Loved it and was sad when it was over!

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There are 5 star books that earn that ranking because they are beautifully written, and this book is. There are 5 star books ranked that way because they are so fun. Again, this book meets the criteria. But rarely do I come across a book that feels so in tune with my own soul that, if I didn’t know any better, I would say the author reached into my heart and plucked a piece of it.

I believe in soulmates, soul friends, and now soul books. Annabel Monaghan has managed to write a story that I resonated with so closely that it continues to move me months after finishing.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advance copy of Same Time Next Summer by Anabel Monaghan in exchange for my honest review and opinion. WOW just WOW this book is absolutely fantastic. I did such a happy dance when I was approved to read this as I loved her earlier book. This book is the ultimate summer read! Absolutely put this in your beach bag ASAP!

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This was excellent! It was quick and a whole lot of fun. Just the right amount of spice and the characters had very clear chemistry. I finished this in a day! Definitely different enough from the other summer romance books out there, Emily Henry and Carley Fortune specifically, that it holds its own. I’ll definitely be reading Monaghan’s other books!

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i really enjoyed this book such an easy read the only problem is that i didn’t get more scenes of them together but overall i loved it!!

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Sam thinks she is on the path to a perfect life with her looming marriage to her fiancé, Jack. But when she goes back to her parents’ beach house, her former fling Wyatt and her past comes crashing down around her. This now puts her in a situation where she needs to evaluate if her life really is as perfect as she thinks it is and if she’s really happy. It’s a second-chance beach romance.

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🌊🌅Book Review:
Title: Same Time Next Summer
Author: Annabel Monaghan
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/4 stars

This is the second book I've read by Monaghan, and I just love her writing and stories! A quick (but worth it), easy read that temporarily transports you to the beach 🫶, which I need way more of! Thank you for my little mental beach vacation!

Sam and Wyatt first meet when they are very young on the beaches of Long Island. Both families have seasonal vacation homes located here, so they'll be seeing one another quite often. As they grow up together, they become closer and closer until they stop denying their mutual attraction and feelings and become a couple. Then, one summer, Sam and Wyatt discover a shocking secret regarding a couple of their family members, and Wyatt leaves that summer never looking back.

Fast forward 2 years later, when Sam returns with her fiancé to scope out the location for her upcoming wedding. Lo' and behold, who should she run into but Wyatt. All of the memories come rushing back in, and she begins to realize that the feelings she thought she had gotten over never really went away. Did she make a mistake in coming back to the one place that holds so much heartbreak? Or was this the best decision she could have made?

This was a great contemporary romance! ❤️

Published: June 6th, 2023

Thank you, @netgalley and @putnambooks, for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

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A sweet, charming second chance romance. I enjoyed all the family characters and both timelines, even if it was obvious the current boyfriend was gonna get the boot.

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Annabel Monaghan is one of my new favorite authors. For someone who doesn't love romance books hers are just so amazingly fantastic. The characters are so well developed and the setting is so fun. I loved the witty banter in this one.

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