Genre: Romance
Length: 352 pages
First Published: 2020
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Rachael’s Review
When Minnie meets Quinn at a New Year’s Eve party, it’s clear they have nothing in common except being born at the same time in the same hospital. Quinn is a privileged party boy who has been handed everything in life while Minnie is a hard worker struggling with the realities of life. As they keep encountering each other over the next year, they realize maybe their differences make them fit together better.
Although I don’t read romance often, the “random meetings over time” trope gets me every time. This Time Next Year had everything I like in a romance: it’s a cute love story without any steamy scenes. The characters struggle with their prejudices and finding their identities independent of a partner. A light read that would be perfect if you are in the mood for some holiday fluff.
Publisher’s Description
Their lives began together, but their worlds couldn’t be more different. After thirty years of missed connections, they’re about to meet again…
Minnie Cooper knows two things with certainty: that her New Year’s birthday is unlucky, and that it’s all because of Quinn Hamilton, a man she’s never met. Their mothers gave birth to them at the same hospital just after midnight on New Year’s Day, but Quinn was given the cash prize for being the first baby born in London in 1990–and the name Minnie was meant to have, as well. With luck like that, it’s no wonder each of her birthdays has been more of a disaster than the one before.
When Minnie unexpectedly runs into Quinn at a New Year’s party on their mutual thirtieth birthday, she sees only more evidence that fortune has continued to favor him. The gorgeous, charming business owner truly seems to have it all–while Minnie’s on the brink of losing her pie-making company and her home. But if Quinn and Minnie are from different worlds, why do they keep bumping into each other? And why is it that each fraught encounter leaves them both wanting more?
About Sophie Cousens
Sophie Cousens is a former TV producer and the author whose works include This Time Next Year, Just Haven’t Met You Yet, and Before I Do. She currently lives on the island of Jersey in the UK.