Reviews - This Time Next Year

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This Time Next Year

Sophie Cousens

3.72 AVERAGE

wordsbetweenlines's review

3.0

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I don’t know if it was my high expectations or the audio or the book. This didn’t grab me though. It was enjoyable enough but easy to put down and forgettable.

I’m very keen to keep going with her other books so am hoping this was a one off that it’s didn’t hit as well for me.

shealawlis's review against another edition

2.0

I really didn’t like either main character and just didn’t vibe with this book

I realized about 190 pages into the book literally nothing was happening. No romance or anything just Minnie being self-deprecating as usual

The dialogue between the FMC and MMC was always so cringey and jokey. They maybe had one real convo the whole book. The rest was millennial sarcasm

dianewhitley's review against another edition

3.25

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sweaterwitch16's review

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Great feel good book to read before or to ring in the new year!! 🫶

speedreadstagram's review against another edition

4.0

Minnie is convinced that her birthday is unlucky, and it is Quinn’s fault even though she has never met him. They were both born at the same hospital, minutes apart. Quinn won the contest for being the first baby born on New Years Day 1990.

Thirty years later when Minnie unexpectedly runs into Quinn at his birthday party, she’s convinced times have continued to favor him. He’s handsome and charming and owns his own business. They seem to be from different worlds, yet somehow, despite it all, they keep running into each other.

I discovered Sophie Cousens just a while ago after reading an ARC of hers, and I decided I’d go back and read some of her previous works. I am glad that I did. I learned that I love time lapse books, and I was excited that this book while not a time lapse, had past and present timelines, which I also love. I fell in love with Quinn and Minnie and was rooting for them from the start. While their romance was fantastic, I think that I appreciated their own personal growth even more. I think that is what I love about the past and present timelines, you can really see characters evolve and grow. While I really enjoyed this story, I wasn’t as wowed by it as her newest release. The writing is still phenomenal, it was just not a story I enjoyed as much, and I can’t quite place my finger on why. I do still think that it is a great read.

If you are looking for a light, quick read that will allow you to just shut your brain off, then check this one out.