the perfect beach read! Loved her previous books and this was also well written. The characters were fun and I enjoyed the love story. Overall a very good read!!!

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan was a solid read. However, it just was not for me and the genre overall was not something I would pick up again.

Ssttttoooooppppp 😭😭😭😭😭 THIS. This is a summer romance book. This is what I want to read. I’m so sad it’s over. Sam and Wyatt will forever live rent free in my head. I loved all of this book. I even loved the third act breakup. I also loved that the parents were present in the story and not just making appearances here and there. I just…. Ugh. This was *chefs kiss* ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I can't decide which of Annabel Monaghan's books I love more, "Nora Goes Off Script" or "Same Time Next Summer." Both are terrific, but Monaghan's latest may have a slight edge because of the nostalgia factor. This book took me back to summers at the beach, my first love, and the freedom of not having much else in my life to worry about. It's a terrific read.


My sincerest appreciation to Annabel Monaghan, G.P. Putnam's Sons, and Netgalley for the digital review copy. All thoughts and opinions herein are my own.

3.5⭐️

I adored Norah Goes Off Script and was so excited to read this one. And while there was so much potential, I wanted more from it.

I love a second chance romance, but I didn’t feel all the juicy theyearning!thepining!thelonging! that you need to really root for the two characters to get back together.

There’s a bit of a red herring that when it’s revealed felt a bit whomp-whomp.

I was really hoping to be charmed, and was left feeling ‘meh’.

That being said, I love Annabel Monaghan’s style of writing, and she remains an instant read author to me.

I enjoyed reading the book. I like the development of the characters. Truly enjoyed the story couldn't put it down.

A little surprised that this one fell a bit flat for me, especially because I loved Nora Goes Off Script as well as this year's Summer Romance. It does have many of what I now consider trademarks of Monaghan's writing which made it worthwhile, but I still struggled through parts of it and wished for more at times too.

Sam is similar to other main characters in Monaghan's books in that she is at a crossroads in her life with enormous decisions to make about her future. Does her current fiance, Jack, jump out as Wrong Man from the first pages? Yes, he most certainly does, and yet, it takes nearly the entire book for Sam to come to terms with why she wants to marry him and what she is doing with her life. To understand her current dilemma, the author sends us back in time to Sam's high school years when she was madly in love with her neighborhood friend, Wyatt. They have an intense love that ends abruptly after some painful family drama that is thoroughly explored. I found a lot of this large part of the book a little tedious and overblown. I'm not sure I completely believe that first love for a high school boyfriend endures for more than a decade after a breakup, or that it is romantic or even wise to reunite with him in your childhood hometown so many years later to rehash their previous problems. I will though admit that I am not keen on second-chance romances, and so my views are definitely colored by my dislike of this subgenre.

I can't tell either if I am being entirely fair to people who want to return home - literally return home by living in your childhood home with your parents again, sleeping in your former boyfriend's treehouse at the age of thirty, and spending your days doing the same fun activities you did as a child. Maybe for some this rings true, but for me it just felt a little problematic. Sam had moved on after high school, moved away, found a career, forged a new life with a new man, etc., but the call of the past is just too much. I worried too that Jack is not an actual fully-fleshed character but instead a concept. He serves as an Option A in life, and the past, including Wyatt, serve as Option B. Option A is full of so much adulting and is depicted in the most claustrophobic terms, including a 401K, monochrome white & grey furnishings, a well-discussed plan for children, etc., while Option B is just fun - beach, art, friends, good food, bright colors.

I get what the author is exploring, and in her other books, life options are complicated and worked through. Here in this book, everything felt overly simplistic. So while I enjoyed Monaghan's writing as I always do, I did find this book to be a surprising surface read.

It’s a very good book but unfortunately not my personal taste. I always struggle with second chance romance books specifically when the main characters are in relationships with other people at the time they reconnect and fall back in love. What I did like, though, were the summery vibes and flashbacks to their childhood because it was like a typical summer going YA story in those moments and I could forget that in the present time of the book. Sam was planning a wedding to someone else.

I loved this book. I loved the journey we went on with Sam and who she was as a person. Is she happy with her career, her parter, the life she’s created for herself? It was about so much more than just the romance. I also find that with books about a 2nd chance romance they can often feel silly or unrealistic on why they broke up or the fact they still think about one another. But Sam and Wyatt’s relationship was fleshed out so well you could feel their connection so deeply.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me this read in exchange for my honest review.
I really enjoy Annabel Monaghan's writing style. She really delves into her characters and it's more story driven than other romance books are.

So good. Monaghan manages to do sweet without saccharine and this story brings together family, place, and desire.

Great summer beach read! Great book to get lost in the pages! I got sucked in with the first chapter. Great second chance romance with the beach vibe setting! Definitely a must read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My favorite Annabel book by far! I’m a sucker for a second chance romance like this, but set it at the beach and I’m SOLD. I loved these characters. I loved their story. I loved the setting. I just loved everything!

Thank you for the advanced copy of this book. My reviews can be read on my GoodReads account here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1335387-kelly

I loved this book so much, it was an easy read and I enjoyed the second-chance romance from this book. It was really light-hearted and well-written.

This flew by but just lacked the charm I hoped it would have. I think maybe these “we have a beach house for the summer” books are not for me. That’s a fantasy of mine and yet not one that I want to spend time in because It makes me sad that I don’t have that. I had some issues with the plot and despised the therapist, but it was still book candy and I read it in a couple of sittings. Probably 3-3.5.

Sam grew up in NYC, but spent her summers growing up on Long Island at the beach. It was here that she met her first love, Wyatt. One night changed their relationship trajectory and suddenly they were no longer in each other's lives. Sam lost both Wyatt and her love of the beach.

Fourteen years later, Sam returns to her family's beach house with her fiancé, Jack, as they prepare to discuss marrying on Long Island. It is here where she comes face to face with Wyatt and Sam struggles to figure out how she feels.

This was such a great story and I really enjoyed the dialogue and flow throughout.

4 out of 5 stars. and NetGalley; and I am voluntarily leaving an unbiased review.

Monaghan is now an automatic read for me. This book was the perfect summer read. This book was cute, well paced, with characters I was invested in. This book was the perfect little escape. I can't wait to read more!

I adored this summertime second chance romance! The characters were well developed, even though I became frustrated with Sam at times. However, as the narrative progresses and bits of their past are revealed, it was easy to fall in love with Sam and Wyatt. The beach setting complimented their story.

Thank you for this e-arc. I liked the story for the most part, but I couldn't stand the relationship between the two. If you can look past that, then it's a great summer read.