This is a book that I will definitely be re-reading.

Not your typical romance.

Quinn and Minnie form an unlucky bond.

Bound by their birth date, they have a way of gravitating towards each other without even knowing it.

Told across two timelines and two points of view. As the reader we delve into both the past and present of this unlucky duos lives.

It looks at the stereotypes of rich vs poor and reminds us that you definitely can't judge a book by its cover.

I fell in love with the characters, including all of those supporting roles, especially Minnie's best friend.

This Time Next Year is utterly refreshing.

Filled with love (a little lust) and laughter.

I'd love to get a glimpse into their future too.

I enjoyed this beautiful and romantic story. The plot was well crafted and the characters were people I could relate to and empathize with. Definitely recommended.

Firstly I would like to thank the author, the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book, I loved it. The characters were great and I was sad to finish the book as I would no longer be spending time in their company. The story is lovely and also believable, I will be recommending this book to all my friends.

Thank you ever so much to Arrow and Random House UK (and NetGalley) for the ARC of This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens.

Back in 1989 on the 31st December, Tara and Connie were both in labour and at a few strikes past midnight on 1st January 1990 Quinn and Minnie were born. 30 years later, they meet at a party, and thus begins the rest of their life. As 2020 progresses (free of Covid 19) the two of them go through a quite the tumultuous year, with Cousens also intertwining past moments when their lives touched unknowingly.

In a book that so closely echoes Miss You (Kate Eberlein), One Day in December (Josie Silver) and One Day (David Nicholls) it really made me think two things. One, it must be incredibly hard for any romance author to write anything these days without their book being compared to another. And two, how real is fate? Oh and third, how are contemporary authors going to write coronavirus in? Or are they just going to ignore it existed?

What keeps this book fresh is the relationships within the book, not just the romantic relationship at the forefront of the story but the parental and family relationships, the friendships, the work colleagues connection where those people are family and not just colleagues. It helps that all of the characters are incredibly well developed and each has their own quirk and you remember them for being them. You'll start the book because it sounds cute, you'll keep reading it because the plot keeps unfolding and not once does it stand still or stagnate and you'll re-read it because you love all the people encapsulated within the pages so much.

I would really recommend this to anyone that really do believe in fate, enjoys proposals from a knight on a unicorn and knows that love will always win.

A sincere thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for providing me an ebook copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is not my usual genre, I’m more of a crime/thriller reader however this story intrigued me. I absolutely loved it, truly one of the best books I have read. I am extremely pleased and grateful to both for opening up my mind to something totally different.

A pleasant enough read, but rather protracted in the way the story kept weaving back and forth in time. There was also a tendency to absurdity in the story.