I really enjoyed Nora Goes Off Script, so I jumped at the chance to get my hands on Annabel Monaghan’s sophomore book and it certainly did not disappoint. Second chance romance is such a fun trope, and I especially enjoyed the theme unfold as we watch Sam and Wyatt reconnect. The summer beach house setting was perfection and Sam’s family provided a refreshing breath of fresh air. This was such a delightful read and will lend itself as the perfect beach bag accessory for an afternoon in the sun.

Thank you to Penguin Group Putnam, NetGalley, and Annabel Monaghan for an advance copy of this book.

I knew where this one was going, but that didn't take away from my enjoyment of it! This was a great pool book, and I am so happy with how the story went. Loved (and hated some) of the characters.. Monaghan has now become an automatic to-read author for me when I want something light, yet well-written.

I absolutely adored Same Time Next Summer. It was sweet and it was well written. The author really pulled me in from the first pages with foreshadowing and curiosity.

I enjoyed how the story was laid out, teasing the information out and it wasn’t all front loaded and overwhelming at the beginning of the story.

The characters were great. They felt like real people and while I never personally had a summer home in Long Island, I felt like I did while reading! I love how the characters were flawed and real. There weren’t any real villainous intentions, just humans acting like flawed humans.

My only complaint is that I wanted more! Yes there was a resolution, but I definitely would have loved to hear more. We can draw some pretty clear conclusions about what will be happening in the future, but would have loved some more concrete resolution, as it felt like it ended prematurely.

This was fine... I adored Nora and unfortunately I think this was a bit of a sophomore slump. It was ok, but nothing compared to the swooniness of Nora.

Annabel Monaghan is a must read author and I seriously want her and her books to get allllll the hype!

4/5

I keep seeing people compare this book to Every Summer After or Love and Other Words. While this book gives off the same vibes it is not the same story/plot of those books and I think that's important to note!

Sam has spent her childhood summers at her parents' beach house on Long Island. She's now all grown up and engaged and doesn't like to return to the house or beach anymore. She's different than she was when she was young and has chosen to grow up into a very buttoned up adult. This summer she is taking her fiance to see her family's beach house for a summer weekend and she is nervous. When they arrive she finds out her childhood love is staying at his house next door. This brings up old feelings and Sam starts to return to her prior more laid back self as the summer goes on.

Every time I guessed how this book was going to go I was wrong. It completely took me by surprise, and I really enjoyed it! It's a dual POV and has flashbacks. I thought it was so well written. You really did feel like you were 12, 15, or 30 at the beach or feeling the ocean around you. I just loved the nostalgia it gave. I also have to mention the character growth! Both Sam and Wyatt really had a great arc.

I was hoping this book would live up to Monaghan's last book, Nora Goes Off Script, and it completely did. Second chance romance is one of my favorite themes and Sam and Wyatt's story is a great example. This story was full of emotion and a very realistic relationship development timeline (I can struggle to connect with a story when that aspect is rushed). The summer beach house setting lends itself perfectly to the wistful feeling of the book and I couldn't wait to see how everything came together. This book will make for perfect summer reading and ideal for a vacation. Thank you to Annabel Monaghan, NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Ugh, I loved this book. It made me feel all of the feelings. I really really enjoyed Nora Goes Off Script and recommend to everyone I know who asks me for a romance rec, and now I'll be recommending this book as well. Watching Sam and Wyatt grow up and fall in love was such a delight, and their feelings felt so real. The setting of the beach was perfect, I could practically hear the waves rolling in as a I read. Annabel Monaghan really nailed the descriptions of everything without getting too flowery or taking away from the plot, which I feel happens often. Also I loved Sam's family so much. Sometimes I find that books that try to talk about other family members can get a little confusing, but each character had such a distinct personality in this book that it was easy to keep everyone straight. Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC!

Sam has her life figured out. After a massive heartbreak as a teenager she has learned to lock things down & live a predictable life. She has a stable job (well, she might have just lost it...) and a sturdy fiance named Jack. She has a predictable routine. Life is good. Until she & Jack decide to visit her family's beach house on Long Island to visit a possible wedding venue. It turns out that Wyatt, her childhood neighbor, her first love, & source of much heartbreak, is back for the summer as well. As so many memories come flooding back Sam starts to remember who she used to be.

Same Time Next Summer is a classic beach read that had me reflecting on my own teenage relationships. I really enjoyed the characters & the family dynamics at play. The idyllic summer beach setting made me long for a place of my own to visit every summer with my own family. As we learned more about Sam's relationship with Wyatt over the course of the book we find out what was good & what went wrong. This book is a nostalgic read about summer love, complicated family dynamics, and how we protect ourselves from being hurt again.

*Spoiler* My primary complaint about this book is just how quickly this story wrapped up. I really wish Sam had taken some time to do some do therapy & work on herself first before jumping right back into things.

Thank you to the author, the publisher & Netgalley for the ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Putnam for the gifted e-book ❤️ #gifted. My review is comprised of my honest thoughts.

Read if you like: Second chances, friends to lovers, past and present timelines

This is a good Summer read. It reminds me of Every Summer After and Love & Other Words. The first half of book was far too slow for me. The characters weren't what I expected. I didn't love the MC, Sam or Jack. I liked Wyatt but he was almost too perfect. Sam's family was very amusing. I loved the scenery descriptions. There were a lot of good parts to this book and many that lost me. I do recommend it!

I felt like this was a good twist on a past to present love story. I tried to imagine watching it as a movie where you’d be rooting for her to breakup with the fiancé, because as I was reading it felt unfair to him to be dragged to the beach and kind of left out in the way he was…no matter how dull he was! The story comes together but felt like a very abrupt ending. I was reading as well as listening my way through this and when it was the end of the audio, I really couldn’t believe it had just ended!

Thank you Net Galley, Penguin Random House Audio, & Putnam Books for an advanced copy of this book.

The main character was kind of going through a third life crisis, reevaluating her life and where she’s at. Definitely a nice second chance story, with some growth of the main character, but overall she was a bit annoying to me. Her fiancé was also not a fun character to read about

I loved this story, it was a great take on a second chance romance, that honestly was written so well, diving back and forth between the present and the past.

Sam, her I could completely empathize with. Her heartache, her reasons for settling for a guy like Jack, and most of all an avoidance for a place that holds so many wonderful memories that it hurts so bad.

Wyatt, now here is a guy with more secrets than a spy. But his reasons for many of them are honorable, even if it doesnt seem that way to Sam.

They reconnected in such an organic way inspite of the obstacles between them. This is a first love that never died, but due to circumstance needed to be paused a while!

Sam's family is so brilliant and warm and welcoming - I loved them. Jack is a tool!

Sam’s life is going according to plan - almost. She’s set to marry her fiancé Jack in just a few months (but the wedding isn’t planned), she loves her job (but she might get fired), and she’s on her way to the beach for a weekend at her family’s summer house (where she experienced a painful teenage breakup that she never really got closure with). Sam is nervous so show Jack this lighter side of her family at the beach, and things are made even more awkward when she finds out that her first love, Wyatt, is staying next door at his family’s home at the same time. Sam feels as though she’s transported back in time the minute she sees him - will she be able to navigate both sides of herself and keep it all together?

This is the second novel I’ve read from this author, and I really enjoyed them both. I think I had a lot more in common with Nora in Nora Goes Off Script, so that one edged STNS out a little bit, but I would absolutely recommend this for anyone looking for a sweet beach read. It’s short, but I feel like it’s ended really well - not tied up too tightly but not lacking anything at the same time. I also really liked that we had dual POV between Sam and Wyatt, as well as a dual timeline. This is a great read to kick off summer!

Thank you to Netgalley, G.P. Putnam, and the author for my e-arc!

This was a quick and fun beach read. Sam and Wyatt had a horrid breakup as teens and Sam has since avoided her favorite place, the beach and her family’s beach house. She returns with her fiancé and runs into Wyatt. The book was quick, but I didn’t feel a huge pull into the story or the characters.

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan

Sam and Wyatt had a bad break up when they were teenagers, and ever since, Sam does not like to go back to the place that reminds her of their relationship the most, her dad's home in Long Island. However, Sam heads back to that fateful place with her fiancé and low and behold, guess who she runs into. That's right, her childhood sweetheart, Wyatt, the one who broke her heart.

I really enjoyed the surfing scenes and the summer atmosphere! I can totally understand pining for someone after all those years, but I just wish we saw more connection between Sam and Wyatt in the past timeline. What was it that made them love each other so much? It would have been more convincing if there had been some sort of spark between Sam and Wyatt, such as a touch of the hand or a longing gaze between them. I want to swoon over a couple. It read a little bit YA because the relationship and the overall story did not go as deep as it potentially could have. The writing style was smooth and flowed nicely.

It was a nice, sweet story, and I recommend it to anyone seeking a quick, summer romance.

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam, GP Putnam's Sons for the ARC.

Same Time Next Summer is the ultimate summer read. I loved that this was an adorable romance, it also tackled some tough family issues. I really enjoyed getting to know Sam and coming to realize what she really wanted her life to look like instead of what she thought it should be.

I'll keep it short and sweet since there are a lot of layers to this book, but it's a quick read and would be easy to spoil if I say too much! This is definitely one to pack in your beach bag and read in your favorite vacation spot. And if you're not going on vacation, this sweet read will transport you to the beach.

Thank you Putnam Books and NetGalley for the eARC!

I loved this book. We all have a first love, the first person for whom we felt that all consuming feeling when it seems no one else could ever be as important. This book is so beautifully written, it brought back the bittersweet memories I have of being a teenager in love.

The story is about Samantha (Sam) and Wyatt. It’s told from a now and then perspective, we see how strongly they felt about each other as teenagers and again as adults despite Sam’s pending marriage.

I loved reading about the places on Long Island where they spent time, the beach descriptions were so detailed I felt like I was there. I highly recommended this book, 5 stars.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed as in this review are completely my own.

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! It was just what I needed. I loved the past romance and the friends come together it was so sweet and I can't wait to read more by Annabel Monaghan.

Sam has finally figured things out. She has a job she loves, a successful doctor who wants to marry her, and a beach house on Long Island that might be the perfect wedding venue. But as soon as Sam arrives on the island, she runs into her high school sweetheart...the one who broke her heart thirteen summers ago. Sam's chemistry with her old flame is undeniable, but will being around him risk everything she has worked so hard to build?

I read and loved Annabel Monaghan's debut novel last summer, so her follow-up was one of my most-anticipated reads this season, and it did not disappoint! Monaghan nails the second-chance romance trope: Wyatt is a dreamboat guitar player who still hold a candle for Sam, and Sam's fiance, Jack, is the perfect Hallmark movie 'villain': he is uptight, he only reads pretentious literature, and he won't stop telling everyone to wear sunscreen! Monaghan's second novel also includes stellar side characters. Sam's grandparents are a great source of comic relief throughout the book and Gracie is a gem.


This novel is well-executed and witty. I don't know why more bookstagrammers aren't raving about this author. Fans of Hallmark movies and closed door romance should read this book. It is perfect for the beach!

Thank you @netgalley and @penguinrandomhouse for my early e-galley!

I went into this one expecting to love this one just as much if not more than Nora Goes Off Script. I tried multiple times to read this one, but it didn't hold my attention and my mind was drifting elsewhere. I'm giving this one three stars for the simple fact that I don't think it's the story itself, and I am choosing to listen on audio. I will share my review on IG @storybookcorner once my Libby hold comes in from the library. I look forward to listening to this one.