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I actually enjoy the fake dating/marriage trope but sadly this book was not for me. Personal preference I guess but I found the inner monologue of both main characters, but especially Sumner, to be super cringe. See one of many examples below.
"๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ? ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ช๐ต'๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ง ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ. ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต, ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ข ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ, ๐'๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ."
Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for providing me a digital reviewer copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.
2.5
I was looking for something short and steamy as a palate cleanser between books and this did the trick.
Nothing really special unless you like men with serial killer vibes, women with serious trust issues, and some of the cringiest lines during sex scenes.
Enjoyable, lighthearted Tessa Bailey. As Iโve read a lot of her books, this one was cute but not my favorite.
this one was cheesy and very lighthearted!! sometimes we just read books for the vibes, this is one of those books. there is no substance to this story and the elements are rather inaccurate. if you ignore the inaccuracies, this makes for a quick and adorable read. i gave 2 stars because i couldnโt stand the fmc at all. sometimes the mmc made me cringe. overall, iโd recommend this to anyone looking for something short and easy.
I had a great time reading this novella! It was a good read with plenty of spice and dirty talk ;)
Tessa's writing style is always enjoyable and easy to get through!
Their relationship was cute and sweet! I absolutely loved Sumner and his pining for the FMC. He was also obsessed with her, which was sooooo good! Britta wasn't my favorite, but I had a good time seeing her feelings for Sunner develop throughout.
All in all, a quick and easy read! Thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Original Stories for an advanced reader copy!
This was a very enjoyable and cute novella and I kind of wish it were a full length novel. I loved the setting, characters, and plot.
Same time next year by Tessa Bailey
I really enjoyed this holiday novella.
It was quick, short and sweet. Funny.
I was happy to read about a hockey player's romance.
If you want a spicy New years Eve novella this one is for you.
Recommended 4***
I'd like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Well it's Tessa Bailey so I think we all know what to expect. Super cute and spicy. Very quick read and I really liked Sumner and Britta! It's a novella but felt like a full on novel.
Super cute story, though a bit spicier than I normally pick up. Fun holiday read, however! Will read more from this author.
this book gave me a headache it was so cringe and ugh I just.. ill give Tessa another opportunity but god this was awful. the mmc feel like how men think nowadays..
Overall, Same Time Mext Year is a quick read for New Yearโs Eve. While it wasnโt a stand-out book to me, it was better than I expected. Ultimately, I see this book as average and I would rate it as 3 stars.
I do enjoy Tessa Baileyโs book. I just have to skip past the very descriptive sex scenes which I know is her writing style. Overall I loved the storyline though!!
It is about a hockey player and his teammate's sister. He needs to get married so that he can get a green card while being scouted for professional teams. She wants to buy the bar sheโs grown up around but needs the money to do it. When it is suggested they get married for the next year, she takes a little convincing. Britta is not interested in relationships or marriage. Sumner is a full romantic who definitely falls first.
Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Original Stories for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.
If Sumner's going to stay and the US and make it to the NFL, he needs to marry an American and get his green card, and his longtime crush, Britta, is the perfect woman to be his wife. Except, Britta is only interested in a marriage of convenience that will end in a year.
This was a very quick, very steamy read. I don't always think romance novellas work well, but I thought this mostly did (except maybe Britta's motivation to marry Sumner). I wish there'd been a little more about Britta's family, but overall I enjoyed this quick read.
I received this as an arc thanks to Netgalley and the publisher. It was a cute read. Sumner is a super sweet MMC. It felt a bit too unrealistic on Brittas part. I also expected more spice but it is a short novella so I'm not totally surprised. Cute and easy read but nothing special.
I read only one book from Tessa before and I absolutely loved it, but unfortunately this one wasn't that good.
Same Time Next Year isn't a terrible book, but I'm glad it was short. I didnโt like the writing style, the hot scenes and some things were too much embarrassing and cringe for me. I really suffer of second hand embarrassment and this book tested me soo much!
I liked the main characters, even if sometimes I really couldn't stand her, but they were funny and cute sometimes. Also I loved how he was completely and utterly obsessed with her.
Even if it's a really short book I like that it's not an instant love book, infact the author uses a lot of time jumps to let this happen.
As I said, I'm quite disappointed with this book and I don't recommend it, but I hope I could read another good book from Tessa in the future
This book wasn't really my favorite one of Tessa's.
I thought the plot was good but the delivery wasn't great.
Sumner and Britta had to enter into a marriage of convenience for Sumner to get a green card to stay and continue playing hockey
I did love some of the moments they shared together but some of it was too good to be true
Overall, I am rating it a 3.5 star book. Looking forward to the next one :)
I really enjoyed this book. It was different than anything else I've read recently. I couldn't put it down! I will keep an eye out for this author's future work!
This was quick and very easy to read.
It doesn't do anything different or special, I didn't love it... BUT it wasn't bad.
As unhelpful as this review might be, its exactly how I feel after finishing it.
โHer smile produces a dimple, and I almost pass out, itโs so pretty.โ
That was such a cute quick read! Very intense for being a novella, if you know what I mean by intenseโฆ. ๐
I love the light but raw storyline of this book, Tessa Bailey sure knows how to make a gal fall in love with the MC, while keeping us on the edge of our seats! I hope to read more of Britta and Sumner!
โจ "I'll do whatever it takes to make you realize I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying right here. I'll make you feel secure until you realize it's only ever going to be you."
...said no man ever? Lol.
This book was clearly written by a woman because 1) she sure knows what we want and 2) she doesn't know how to write men. Although I liked Britta's backstory, Sumner comes across as a sappy horndog and nothing else.
The underlying immigration subplot was super unrealistic and underdeveloped even for a novella. But I wasn't too fussed since I took this for the short, sweet and fluffy read that it was meant to be. Good for when you want something light or need a break.