There's a difference in English vs American love stories - they're slightly more tortured and tormented; more angst; less hot and heavy; and they take the long drawn out route to get to their HEA. This book didn't give an indication of the local setting, so you don't know until you start reading. And it was a slow start. Minnie's story for me was an interesting journey with a quirky backstory. Her attitude at times was a bit draining and her not wanting Quinn's advice or his help in her 11th hour of need was frustrating as hell and lost me as a supporter, especially as it affected Leila and others as well. Thankfully at around the 89% mark, she (and her mother) finally turn their lives around, which was refreshing, albeit, a long time in the making, so the last 10% was enjoyable but ended too soon. I was waiting the whole book for Minnie and Quinn to finally connect the dots and see that their lives had crisscrossed several times, but sadly, only one of these were mentioned quickly on the last page. Leila her BFF, was delightful. With crazy hair and a crazy wardrobe, she has the loud and proud personality to pull it off. She is a positive influence on dowdy-ho hum Minnie and keeps her from wallowing from the safety of her home alone, especially at New Years.
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This Time Next Year: THE feel-good rom-com of the year Paperback – 3 November 2020
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- Publisher : ARROW LTD - MASS MARKET (3 November 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 416 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1787464946
- ISBN-13 : 978-1787464940
- Dimensions : 13 x 2.6 x 19.8 cm
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This was a truly wonderful read and once I started I couldn't put it down[...] The writing was absolutely perfect and I will definitely by looking out for more by this author[...] This is definitely a contender for my Book of the Year list, and I would wholeheartedly recommend this! ― Stardust Book Reviews
It was so refreshing to read a book that contained enough humour to make me laugh out loud more times than I have in a while. I thought that the storyline was pure fun, pure indulgence and pure escapism [...] I have a very strong feeling that Sophie Cousens' novel is going to soar and, if an author can create a unique and hilarious love story that just keeps on giving, I absolutely cannot wait to see how Cousens' puts her own individual spin on other novels in the future. ― BlogLovin
We adored this funny and heart-warming romance! ― Take A Break
Grab the tissues and snuggle up for a real feel-good rom-com ― IW Radio
This instant mood-lifteris a refreshing take on the boy-meets-girl tale ― Woman's Weekly
It was so refreshing to read a book that contained enough humour to make me laugh out loud more times than I have in a while. I thought that the storyline was pure fun, pure indulgence and pure escapism [...] I have a very strong feeling that Sophie Cousens' novel is going to soar and, if an author can create a unique and hilarious love story that just keeps on giving, I absolutely cannot wait to see how Cousens' puts her own individual spin on other novels in the future. ― BlogLovin
We adored this funny and heart-warming romance! ― Take A Break
Grab the tissues and snuggle up for a real feel-good rom-com ― IW Radio
This instant mood-lifteris a refreshing take on the boy-meets-girl tale ― Woman's Weekly
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An epic love story about two people born in the same place at the same time, who take thirty years to find each other. Perfect for fans of Love, Actually and One Day in December
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Sophie Cousens worked in TV in London for over twelve years, producing The Graham Norton Show, Big Brother and Ant and Dec. She now lives in Jersey and balances her writing career with working for an arts charity and taking care of her two small children. This Time Next Year is her first novel.
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This book was recommended to me by two friends and because I have a huge gaping hole in my life due to no new Mhairi, Lia or Marian books to read, I hunted it down right away. I am very happy to say I loved it.
It wasn’t predominately a romance and there is a skill that Cousens has (yay!), just like my other favourite authors (mentioned above) that makes me care about ALL of the characters—their stumbles and moments of triumph. I was a puddle of emotions at times.
Don't get me wrong I adored this as a romance too. It was everything I could ask for. I felt so much energy between these two and it was delivered so deliciously in small bites—the very last moment made all of my wishes come true
This book was recommended to me by two friends and because I have a huge gaping hole in my life due to no new Mhairi, Lia or Marian books to read, I hunted it down right away. I am very happy to say I loved it.
It wasn’t predominately a romance and there is a skill that Cousens has (yay!), just like my other favourite authors (mentioned above) that makes me care about ALL of the characters—their stumbles and moments of triumph. I was a puddle of emotions at times.
Don't get me wrong I adored this as a romance too. It was everything I could ask for. I felt so much energy between these two and it was delivered so deliciously in small bites—the very last moment made all of my wishes come true
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As with any Romcom it is predictable but an entertaining read without being too sappy. Likeable characters and an enjoyable structure.
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Oh I loved this gentle romcom book, it had me smiling many times the way through.
Minnie has always hated New Years Eve, somehow she feels its jinxed maybe because she was a minute too late to be first the baby born in the nineties in a local competition and then her mother’s favourite name Quinn was given to that very baby. She instead became Minnie Cooper and has always been told by her Mum that things wouldn’t have happened to a Quinn Cooper.
What happens when she meets the Quinn who ‘stole’ her name?
This was such a feel good novel for me and I loved seeing Minnie’s growth throughout the story. Even though we could tell Minnie’s Mum loved her, I could totally understand why Minnie didn’t have much self confidence. Thank goodness for her best friend Lelia.
Interspersed at the start of some chapters the book has some sliding door moments when Minnie and Quinn actually met on the dreaded New Years Eve without them knowing over the past number of years. It did take one of two of these moments, to get into that groove.
This had all the hallmarks of a romcom I love, supportive friends, quirky characters, funny moments, some snarkiness and the realisation that someone means more than you than you thought.
Read in two sittings.
Thankyou to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy to read.
Minnie has always hated New Years Eve, somehow she feels its jinxed maybe because she was a minute too late to be first the baby born in the nineties in a local competition and then her mother’s favourite name Quinn was given to that very baby. She instead became Minnie Cooper and has always been told by her Mum that things wouldn’t have happened to a Quinn Cooper.
What happens when she meets the Quinn who ‘stole’ her name?
This was such a feel good novel for me and I loved seeing Minnie’s growth throughout the story. Even though we could tell Minnie’s Mum loved her, I could totally understand why Minnie didn’t have much self confidence. Thank goodness for her best friend Lelia.
Interspersed at the start of some chapters the book has some sliding door moments when Minnie and Quinn actually met on the dreaded New Years Eve without them knowing over the past number of years. It did take one of two of these moments, to get into that groove.
This had all the hallmarks of a romcom I love, supportive friends, quirky characters, funny moments, some snarkiness and the realisation that someone means more than you than you thought.
Read in two sittings.
Thankyou to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy to read.
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3.5 stars for me
This was a sweet read and while I enjoyed Minnie and Quinn and their complicated path to their HEA I didn’t feel connected to their story. I loved the blurb and the story followed it but I just wanted more. I liked the banter and the backstory with the mums was a great twist. I will definitely give this author another try.
This was a sweet read and while I enjoyed Minnie and Quinn and their complicated path to their HEA I didn’t feel connected to their story. I loved the blurb and the story followed it but I just wanted more. I liked the banter and the backstory with the mums was a great twist. I will definitely give this author another try.
Reviewed in Australia on 2 August 2020
The true strength of This Time Next Year is the characters. Quinn and Minnie are flawed, relatable and grounded. Add to them a colourful cast of secondary characters and you've got yourself a great read.
This book felt like a warm hug, it captivated me and I was unable to put it down. You follow Quinn and Minnie's lives over the course of a year; there is laughter, let downs and great triumphs. This was an absolute pleasure to read and I can't wait to see more from Sophie Cousens.
I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book felt like a warm hug, it captivated me and I was unable to put it down. You follow Quinn and Minnie's lives over the course of a year; there is laughter, let downs and great triumphs. This was an absolute pleasure to read and I can't wait to see more from Sophie Cousens.
I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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Corinthian1001
2.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2020Verified Purchase
Confession: I'm a bloke, of a certain age, and I read Chick-Lit. OK, I also like heavyweight boxing and football, but I do read a lot of female fiction, and there are some great examples of the genre.
This one, I don't get. Maybe 2 stars, nothing more. I have never seen more dissonance between the actual reality of the book and the reviews. Where did all the 5 stars come from? The publisher has somehow done a freakily effective job.
The writing is 'Meh'. It's supposed to be funny. The heroine is Minnie Cooper (this car soundalike name is treated as wildly funny, but it isn't). The pie shop the heroine and her best friend run is called 'No Hard Fillings' - I mean that didn't raise a titter, and perhaps would be a better name for a dentist.
The protagonist's friends all work for local authorities and live in former council flats with shaven-headed boyfriends with tatts and who play video games in their underpants. A trip to India is shoehorned in to allow the old 'vibrator found in luggage' gag to appear in literature for about the two thousandth time. These are not interesting people.
The male hero Quinn, though from a slightly elevated background, is a cypher, a cardboard cutout. None of the male characters have an ounce of personality. The best friend, Laila, wears loud clothes and throws the F-bomb a lot but otherwise is just like the loud best friend in countless other chick-lit books.
The central premise of a boy and girl being born in the same hospital on the same day on January 1st 1990 and then meeting on New Years Day 30 years later is so unlikely as to be beyond ludicrous. Not only that, the hero's mother steals the heroine's name for her son. Ouch. Except Quinn was never ever a girl's name last time I looked.
There was also a 50 grand prize for the first baby born in 1990. That's likely!
And why all the fake names of real things? The 'Hampstead Hospital' is quite clearly the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. The 'London News' paper that gives the fifty k prize is either the Evening Standard or the dear departed Evening News? Why not just call it one of those names?
This is just such a bunch of unfunny nothingness with dullard characters, yet gazillions of readers have given it 5 stars. Very odd. Spend your money on either of Sophia Money-Coutts first 2 novels which aim to be funny, clever, witty romcoms, and make a direct hit on their target.
Surely this writer, who worked on Graham Norton Show and with Ant and Dec could have found some far, far more interesting and likely material. Anyone agree?
This one, I don't get. Maybe 2 stars, nothing more. I have never seen more dissonance between the actual reality of the book and the reviews. Where did all the 5 stars come from? The publisher has somehow done a freakily effective job.
The writing is 'Meh'. It's supposed to be funny. The heroine is Minnie Cooper (this car soundalike name is treated as wildly funny, but it isn't). The pie shop the heroine and her best friend run is called 'No Hard Fillings' - I mean that didn't raise a titter, and perhaps would be a better name for a dentist.
The protagonist's friends all work for local authorities and live in former council flats with shaven-headed boyfriends with tatts and who play video games in their underpants. A trip to India is shoehorned in to allow the old 'vibrator found in luggage' gag to appear in literature for about the two thousandth time. These are not interesting people.
The male hero Quinn, though from a slightly elevated background, is a cypher, a cardboard cutout. None of the male characters have an ounce of personality. The best friend, Laila, wears loud clothes and throws the F-bomb a lot but otherwise is just like the loud best friend in countless other chick-lit books.
The central premise of a boy and girl being born in the same hospital on the same day on January 1st 1990 and then meeting on New Years Day 30 years later is so unlikely as to be beyond ludicrous. Not only that, the hero's mother steals the heroine's name for her son. Ouch. Except Quinn was never ever a girl's name last time I looked.
There was also a 50 grand prize for the first baby born in 1990. That's likely!
And why all the fake names of real things? The 'Hampstead Hospital' is quite clearly the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. The 'London News' paper that gives the fifty k prize is either the Evening Standard or the dear departed Evening News? Why not just call it one of those names?
This is just such a bunch of unfunny nothingness with dullard characters, yet gazillions of readers have given it 5 stars. Very odd. Spend your money on either of Sophia Money-Coutts first 2 novels which aim to be funny, clever, witty romcoms, and make a direct hit on their target.
Surely this writer, who worked on Graham Norton Show and with Ant and Dec could have found some far, far more interesting and likely material. Anyone agree?
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L Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful, refreshing read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2020Verified Purchase
I loved every moment of reading This Time Next Year. I kept expecting Davina McCall at any given moment. This was such a wonderful, refreshing read. Neither Minnie nor Quinn were the type of characters I typically come across in books but now they are all I want to read.
I just loved that these characters didn’t meet and fall straight into bed together. I have authors I can count on when that is the type of story I’m looking for. Sophie is clearly the type of author that is going to bring me touching, human, realistic characters and I’m here for it.
I often like books that keep me on my toes with shock after shock factor but in the last couple of years I’ve found myself really enjoying these books that take their time, with characters that grow like climbing roses.
This book is told over the period of a year but also a few decades. It’s so clever and intricate and I adored it. I completely loved how everything came full circle in the most lovely way. I already know this a book I will reread and it will be awesome to do so knowing what I know now.
Thank you Sophie for such a wonderful book just when it was most needed.
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I just loved that these characters didn’t meet and fall straight into bed together. I have authors I can count on when that is the type of story I’m looking for. Sophie is clearly the type of author that is going to bring me touching, human, realistic characters and I’m here for it.
I often like books that keep me on my toes with shock after shock factor but in the last couple of years I’ve found myself really enjoying these books that take their time, with characters that grow like climbing roses.
This book is told over the period of a year but also a few decades. It’s so clever and intricate and I adored it. I completely loved how everything came full circle in the most lovely way. I already know this a book I will reread and it will be awesome to do so knowing what I know now.
Thank you Sophie for such a wonderful book just when it was most needed.
Where do you want to be this time next year?
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JJW
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2020Verified Purchase
I read ‘This Time Next Year’ in one sitting, and absolutely loved it. It’s a classic RomCom (a properly funny one) and the plot really zips along, but it also has real depth and originality that make it an unusually excellent read. Both the heroine Minnie and the hero Quinn have stuff to work out before they get their happy ending, and the events and emotions that propel the story feel real and and complex. There’s a delightful array of characters alongside Minnie and Quinn (special shout out to Clive) and some really quirky vignettes where the author sums up characters in an unusual and insightful way. I also loved Minnie’s relationship with her best friend Leila - their friendship felt like a love story too.
I’d love to read more by Sophie Cousens, and in the meantime will be recommending ‘This Time Next Year’ to anyone looking for a hilarious, moving, memorable and engaging book.
I’d love to read more by Sophie Cousens, and in the meantime will be recommending ‘This Time Next Year’ to anyone looking for a hilarious, moving, memorable and engaging book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Do buy this! Minor spoilers in this review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2020Verified Purchase
I'm leaving this review for those folks suspicious of glowing 5 star reviews (like myself). Nothing against folks who give 5 stars to nearly everything they read and use loads of superlatives. But it makes me suspicious, so I always look for the 3 and 4 stars for the "truth" if you know what I mean...
What a debut novel! Goodness me, Sophie can write!
The characters were all phenomenally well written, full of flaws and charm and growth! Ah to be human and learn from your mistakes and to better yourself in the process - every single one of them! Even the ex-gf that was supposed to be a "bitch" was an interesting 3d character - rather than just the bitch! Well, both exes actually!
This book is for folks that like slow burn with a big serving of character development & growth. Also, to those that like their romance with tons of sex, this isn't for you. It's a very sweet story and you don't need the sex to sell their relationship and love.
Also although not the same, it did remind me, slightly, of One Day in December - and not just because they are both set in London.
Anyway, truly loved these characters - they warmed my heart! Even the weirdos! Haha
Hope you buy it and enjoy it as much as I did! I know I used a few superlatives myself but they were truly warranted - the plethora of exclamation points were not, they were me in my natural bubbly state trying to convince you ;)
What a debut novel! Goodness me, Sophie can write!
The characters were all phenomenally well written, full of flaws and charm and growth! Ah to be human and learn from your mistakes and to better yourself in the process - every single one of them! Even the ex-gf that was supposed to be a "bitch" was an interesting 3d character - rather than just the bitch! Well, both exes actually!
This book is for folks that like slow burn with a big serving of character development & growth. Also, to those that like their romance with tons of sex, this isn't for you. It's a very sweet story and you don't need the sex to sell their relationship and love.
Also although not the same, it did remind me, slightly, of One Day in December - and not just because they are both set in London.
Anyway, truly loved these characters - they warmed my heart! Even the weirdos! Haha
Hope you buy it and enjoy it as much as I did! I know I used a few superlatives myself but they were truly warranted - the plethora of exclamation points were not, they were me in my natural bubbly state trying to convince you ;)
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Kennedy 85
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fresh funny rom com with heart - I need to see the movie version!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 August 2020Verified Purchase
I was smitten with this story from the first chapter. I loved the banter between Quinn and Minnie, and the writing felt fresh and funny. I love rom coms that while funny, also have a little more to them and this felt like a book with something to say. It touched on themes of responsibility to family, mental health, and self belief. The cast of secondary characters was wonderful, everyone needs a Leila in their life and I can’t wait for someone to make this into a movie. Richard Curtis take note. Five stars.
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