There's a definite summer lake romance trend the past few years and I'm not mad about it. They're full of nostalgia and flashbacks and slowing down and coming back to your roots and seeing the events of your childhood in a new light. This story is no different. Girl has her heartbroken by her childhood love, creates a comfortable, safe, and fairly empty life for herself with a new type A fiance. Girl has to make a trip out to her family's summer lake house and come face to face with the one who got away. Girl remembers who she truly is and learns that her heartbreak wasn't as cut-and-dry as it seemed. Girl rediscovers her passion, freedom, and fun! Fade to glorious lake-y sunset. Fin. This book is predictable, but in a comfortable way. It was very easy and quick to read, but won't stand out in my memory in the weeks to come. Sam and Wyatt are easy to root for, though there was nothing especially memorable about their relationship or either character. I liked Sam's dynamic with her little sister. Thanks to Netgalley for the copy to review.

I absolutely loved Every Summer After by Annabel Monaghan. This sophomore novel was good but not great. A second chance romance which has you rooting for the FMC and MMC. Sam comes back to her childhood beach home with her fiance to look at wedding venues when she runs into her childhood love Wyatt. It took a while for me to get into the plot the beginning felt a little slow to pick up. I could have also used a little more character development on the characters.

This book was everything I wanted in a summer romance! It was engaging from the beginning and one I didn’t want to end. The characters were easy to connect with, which makes it easy to root for them from the start!

I"m such a sucker for second chance romance so I'm biased a bit when the trope includes it. I do wish there had been a bit more character maturity for depth and chemistry for me to really buy into it and that would've bumped it to a higher rating for me. Loved the plot though and such a great summer read!

I appreciated this second book from Monaghan. A satisfying summer read that gives Sweet Home Alabama vibes.

Sam has everything she needs in life. A successful fiance, a wedding to plan and a well paying job. When she returns to her family's beach house to tour a wedding venue, she doesn't expect her ex Wyatt to be living next door. Where has he been? And why didn't he get in touch with her over the years?

I enjoyed how this book went back and forth in time periods so we got to see the build up of Sam and Wyatt's relationship. Their union was sweet and maybe because of this, I expected more of an exciting ending, not so abrupt. Nora Goes Off Script was such a highlight for me that I couldn't wait to read more by Annabel Monaghan. While this book was a delight in itself, I don't think it reached the high bar that Nora had for me. I'm looking forward to reading Summer Romance and wonder if that will be my new Annabel favourite!

This was the ultimate summer read. I loved it even though I read it in the fall. Loved the characters and the character development - I feel like this book did an amazing job in making you feel like you KNEW these people! The ending was a little rushed. I did feel like it was more chick-lit than romance. I also wish there was more time with them as a couple as adults. Overall, a lovely beach read. Thank you for the ARC! :)

I loved this book it was so refreshing and the main characters drew me in with their love story. I felt the chemistry and that made this book a page-turner.

I adored Nora Goes Off Script, so I was delighted to get a chance to read Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan. She's able to write charming rom coms, and the chemistry between Sam and Wyatt is sizzling. I'll look forward to reading more from this author.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me. All thoughts are my own.

This book was a beautiful exploration of the intensity of first love, and how loss and grief can sometimes lead us astray. Equal parts women's fiction and romance, Same Time Next Summer takes the reader on a journey through present and past through the use of expertly woven dual timelines. We see Sam fall in love, fall apart, and settle for a life that, ultimately, proves too small for her. Fourteen years after a breakup that decimated her, she returns to the beach to plan her wedding--only to encounter the boy that broke her heart all those years ago. As the magic of the ocean (which is so evocatively rendered that it amounts to its own character), she begins to question the choices she's made in her bid to protect her heart. I found her journey of self-(re)discovery so moving and genuine, and couldn't stop turning pages. This is a must-read for anyone who's ever loved and lost and, as a result, wondered if it's possible too play it a little *too* safe.

I literally love reading all of her books. You just fall in love with her writing. She knows what she is doing when she writes her book. And she wrote another emotional book with Same Time Next Summer.
Sam has always been a person with a plan no matter what. It doesn't mean she always been like this, it's just easier to do. Too bad that her ex aka her first love doesn't get the memo. It was unexpected to see her ex again after so many years. And it's more surprising that her family still speaks to him even more. Sam didn't expected to feel so much when she see him or learn more of the truth, but she is determined to hide her feelings and keep going as usual. Too bad that life doesn't live with plains, it's always chaotic. Something that Sam is going to learn when her wedding plans comes into full motion.
She begins to question everything in her life. She wonders how long she truly hidden herself. How much is she willing to lose herself? It's something that Same begins to thinks about as she begins to speak to her ex again. She never knew how much she missed him until today, and how much pain she went through. It makes her wonder if she can do it again as she begins to rediscover herself.

Same Time Next Summer gave me all the nostalgic Summertime, first love feels. Sam is getting married to a doctor and tours a wedding venue near her family's Long Island beach house. She sees her first love, Wyatt, and gets a second chance. But she has a decision to make-her first love or Mr. Perfect Doctor?

I absolutely ate this book up. I think a lot of us would love to feel those first-love butterflies again, and this book allowed me to do that.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4

Sam and her fiancée Jack are heading to her family’s house in Long Island for a few days. She doesn’t expect to run into her ex, Wyatt, who broke her heart years ago. She quickly starts to realize the differences in her new life versus her old life, and she can’t help but think what would happen if she’d taken a different path.

I really loved Annabel Monaghan’s last book, Nora Goes Off Script, so I was excited to read her next book. Although this didn’t excite me quite as much, I still enjoyed Same Time Next Summer. I didn’t love the back story involving the parents, but the story of childhood love and what could be was really sweet. I liked Sam’s development from feeling stuck to finding herself again, no matter which way her life leads. I look forward to reading more from Monaghan!

Thank you to NetGalley and GP Putnam for an advanced copy of this book.

This book was cute, but I preferred her last novel, Nora Goes Off Script. It was a familiar story, and didn't stand out as something new and exciting.

Same Time Next Summer is another one of those books about first love that makes you just absolutely ache if that was your experience. It's beautiful. It's painful.

Sam is engaged to be married and heads back to their summer house where she runs into Wyatt, her first love and the one that walked away and broke her heart. I will read books like this forever, and I loved it. Give me a man that has been helplessly in love with his first love for his entire life and you will find me sitting and reading ravenously.

This book was written for you if:
1) You loved Every Summer After or Love and Other Words
2) You like Second Chance Romance that also is the rediscovery of self-love and acceptance
3) You want beachy, first love, summer feelings

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!

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.

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!

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

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.