This was a fun summer read!

Following childhood friends/turned lovers who went their separate ways, only to be brought back to one another. However Sam is engaged to another man and they are planning their wedding. But when she sees her best friend/ex Wyatt old memories start to come back and maybe even feelings.

Overall this was a easy going read that was perfect t for the summer. Based on a small beach town where everyone knows everyone.

Definitely would recommend!

** spoiler alert ** Let me start this by saying that Nora Goes Off Script was one of my favorite books I have read in recent years, so I had (likely inflated) wildly high hopes going into Same Time Next Summer.

What I liked: I liked the characters. I found Sam's family to be quirky and loveable. Reminded me of the family in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days but artists. They were charming and felt very real. The writing was very transporting. You can tell the author loves the coast the way she described the ocean - made me want to visit the places she described!

What I didn't: I just wanted to slap Sam sometimes! I mean I get it, a heartbreak can change the course of your life, but come on, gal! Also, I thought it was a little long for what the plot accomplished. You could see the end coming from early in the book (though the journey there was still sweet), I almost wanted more tension with her and her fiance. He seemed more like a casualty than a catalyst.

All said I will 100% read her next book and any that come after. Thank you to NetGalley for my copy of this eBook.

Such an easy, great read! A happy ending is guaranteed and it kept me on my toes! 10/10 The characters are well written and the plot was easy to hang on to!

This charming story follows Sam, a woman with her life perfectly on track until her first love, Wyatt, reappears at her family's Long Island beach house. With memories flooding back and undeniable chemistry, the question looms: will Sam stick to the plan or dive headfirst into a love story that never truly ended?

However, "Nora Goes Off Script" still remains my #1 pick by Annabel Monaghan.

What a cute a sweet feel good story I loved it. I'm always so jealous of book characters who grow up on the ocean and this was no exception I would love to live on the ocean and books like this give me a little taste of it. I related a lot to this book and saw a lot of myself in Sam even though I never had a heartbreak and tried to change my whole life.

What a sweet summer second chance. The growth of the characters was the best. Happy ending, yes, please. This story includes family, beach, summer, romance, healing, and betrayal. It is a fast easy fun read. It is a beach read for sure.

Will every second chance romance I read make me cry, probably, because I love them so much. The second chance aspect of this book was on point. The dual POV and dual timelines allowed you to really see and understand all the angles. I kind of liked that there was almost three parts, the before, the now, and then there is the after. I really liked the after. I think that Sam and Wyatt are sweet together. They understand each other like no one else and that Carrie’s forward to their grown up selves. The conflict that caused the ‘break’ was really well done and made for a realistic and genuine heartbreak all around that they had to deal with. All around I really enjoyed this book, it was funny and heartfelt. The audio is really good too.

Same Time Next Summer is a light and heartwarming beach read. Thank you #NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review. This book is a lovely second chance at love with a great beach setting. I love the last/present vibe. I am now looking forward to reading Nora Goes Off Script Hulu this author as well.

This was my first time reading something by this author. I must say this story was okay. It sounded like something I've read before, so I wasn't that impressed. I like that there was dyslexia representation. That's a disability you don't always see in books, so that was great to see in a character. I also liked the setting. It's set on Long Island NY at a family beach house, which makes for a great summer read. This was quick and fast paced, which is always a plus. I found the characters unlikeable. I didn't really connect or care for them, but yet I still wanted to read about them. Not sure how that happened. I still was annoyed by Sam's immaturity. She is in her 30's, yet she reads like a teen. Wyatt was just okay. Not book boyfriend worthy.

The romance in this just didn't do it for me. This is a childhood friends to lovers second chance romance that wasn't executed right. I found certain aspects of the past teenage summers cute, but as adults I wasn't rooting for them. I think it was hard for me to see a romance between them because for about 75% of the book Sam was engaged. Then their time together felt rushed and not well fleshed out. The main thing I look for in this trope is the cute moments that make you swoon and want them together, but I didn't get that. Matter of fact, I didn't care if Sam and Wyatt got together, so that says a lot.

Overall, I wasn't wowed by this, but enjoyed my time here. I would recommend to anyone looking for something that's light on romance, quick, and as a summer read.

Sam has a seemingly perfect life. She has the perfect fiance, a great job in Manhattan, and she’s about to embark on planning her dream wedding. But something feels off. So when she sees Wyatt, the guy who broke her heart when she was 17, she’s afraid old feelings may start coming back. Now she’s faced with an impossible choice.

If you read Annabel Monoghan’s debut novel Nora Goes Off Script last year, she probably got added as an auto-buy author. It was a fantastic debut and I couldn’t wait to read what she wrote next. Her sophomore book was cute and reminded me a bit of The Summer I Turned Pretty, but a little more grown up! I really enjoyed the dual POV with flashbacks to the past, it helped to know Sam and Wyatt’s time together! Their chemistry was undeniable and it perfectly captured the feeling of your first love. I related to Sam quite a bit in this novel as I ended up reconnecting with my highschool love (whom I later married) so I enjoyed reading this one!

There is something about first love, the way it pulls you in, that's so enchanting. In Same Time Next Summer, Annabel Monaghan spins a tale about Sam, a woman who seemingly has it all together (including a fabulous fiancee), and her summer encounter with the man she was in love with years ago.

This story pulled me in and really took off - I was immediately rooting for Sam and Wyatt and the tension was out of this world. Annabel Monaghan has easily put herself in class with some of the best American summer writers. If you love Elin Hildebrand or Emily Henry, I highly recommend you check her out.

A perfect summer read brimming with nostalgia! A really enjoyable, pleasant beach read with characters you root for to get together. The setting was lovely and vivid, and the writing was clever and easy to read.

I absolutely loved this second-chance romance. Sam and her fiancé are visiting her family in Long Island and preparing for their wedding. She has no doubts about marrying Jack until she finds out that her ex-boyfriend from when she was seventeen is also back in town. Wyatt broke her heart 14 years ago, and for someone who is happily engaged, Sam is starting to wonder if she really wants to be with Jack. She's faced with a choice: "perfect" life with Jack or risking everything for a second chance with Wyatt, her first love. This book was adorable and I loved the dynamic between Sam and Wyatt. My only complaint is that I wish we would have gotten a glimpse into their future, instead of just seeing them talk about it.

*Thanks to PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons, Annabel Monaghan, and NetGalley for the ARC, in exchange for my honest review.*

Annabel Monaghan is now an auto read/purchase author for me. Loved her first book, and there was no sophomore slump with this novel. A quick, easy read that moved at a quick pace. Loved it!

I’ve been in a slump for a couple months and this seems to have snapped me out of it. I loved Sam’s story, especially part 2. I felt the first part was disorganized and I had a hard time getting hooked. But at about 40% I couldn’t put the book down, I loved it.

DNF I lost interest after 3% into the book.






************************I received an ARC for my honest opinion from NetGalley.***********************

Same Time Next Summer is a fun easy beach read that I enjoyed. Monaghan writes an interesting story that had a twist that I did not see coming.

Sam and Wyatt grew up together spending every summer together at their respective beach homes. The two develop a close friendship that turns in to a first love but then suddenly everything unravels.

I enjoyed Sam's family and their quirkiness. I wanted to yell at Sam to ditch the fiance.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is such a good book! The ultimate beach read and I loved the characters. This was my first book by this author and it definitely won’t be my last!

She has a fiancé and runs into her ex-boyfriend at the beach, how I love when an ex shows up at just the right moment to make the MC question everything in her current relationship.

Rating: 4/5 Stars

LOVED THIS! Such a good beach read!

Sam lives her life by the book - she has the perfect job, perfect fiancé, and the perfect apartment in NYC - a life that she’s crafted after dealing with life-changing heartbreak in her teenage years. When Sam unexpectedly loses it at her job, she finds herself with a week of unexpected vacation time at her parents beach house, right next door to the love of her life, Wyatt’s, house.

Wyatt appears back into Sam’s life as quickly as he left it. After a summer romance that changed his life, Wyatt abandoned Sam to work through his feelings when his family fell apart.

With Wyatt living next door to Sam for the first time in 10 years - the two ex-lovers find themselves drawn together over and over again and tension lingers for Sam as she’s asked to plan her wedding - is she ready? Or is it possible that after all these years she’s still been waiting for Wyatt.

Same Time Next Summer is equally as lovely as Annabel Monaghan’s first try, Nora Goes Off Script. Romantic and insightful - Same Time Next Summer captures the essence of falling in love for the first time and the heartbreak and questions that come after. This NEEDS to be on your summer reading list.

Thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, Annabel Monaghan and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!