A charming book covering a girl and a boy who celebrate birthdays on New Year’s Eve / Day who come from totally different backgrounds (at first glance) but are actually what each other needs.

Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book.

My first book my Sophie and if definitely won’t be my last kept me hooked from the beginning.
Minnie and Quinn are born on the New Year’s Day just minutes apart after their moms help each other through labour.. Minnie thinks her birthday is jinxed and tries everything to avoid going out every new year. They meet again when Minnie gets locked in a club toilet thirty years later when she goes to a party with her boyfriend.
The book is full of new year stories from both Quinn and Minnie and how there lives have crossed at different points. Can Minnie get rid of the jinx and have at least one good new year.

Quinn and Minnie are born in the same hospital on New Years Eve. Each of them have a different upbringing and a different view of what happened on that night.
30 years later fate brings them together - although there have been several near misses during the years. Both of them are in relationships but life in general is not looking good for either.
Are they destined to meet, to find out what really happened 30 years previously and perhaps take a chance?

I downloaded this book back in April and I really wish I had read it sooner. It was a lovely book. It was really well written with absolutely great characters that just came alive. Every single person in the book was brilliantly written. A total joy to read from start to finish. If I could award more than 5 stars I would.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read a preview copy of this book.

I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review. This story was a journey and like any journey, it has its own pace, ups and downs, and discovering many things along the way. I just enjoyed reading this book, many times, I stopped to think about what I had read. The author, Sophie Cousens didn't rush the story, she let us savor the moments, the discoveries, the ups, and downs, the setbacks, and figuring out where they go from here. That is what I loved most about reading this book.

This was absolutely beautiful. This was so much more than just another "romance" novel. Brimming with passion and self-discovery and dash of hashtag self-care! I loved every moment of reading this. I loved all of the side characters and how they all had their own personal development and found fulfillment in being themselves. I love how people left things off with each other. I could really have used a Clive in my own life.

It's so fantastic to me after how many books I've read and bookstagrammed about that I can still come across one that makes me want to wrap it in a tight hug and say thank you for existing. Is this the most knock your socks off love story? No. But it's a story of learning how to stand on your own two feet, letting yourself fly, and finding that balance between being me and being we. Even when characters were impatient with each other they were patient (I mean, that's how you KNOW this is fiction). I enjoyed this so much. The love story bits felt real and unrushed because they didn't take centre stage.

I could gush all day, but really it'd be better if I just encouraged you to read it for yourself.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House for the opportunity to read this.

At the beginning, I really didn't know if this was going to be a book I was going to like. But once I got what Sophie Cousens was doing, I was into it!

This book is going to appeal to people who enjoyed books like We Met in December. It takes place over the course of 1 year with flashbacks to previous New Years Eves and it shows all the little connections between two people born minutes apart at the same hospital on New Years Day.

It's frustrating because as the reader you know where it's all going and so you want to rush to get there. However, I did genuinely enjoy the journey to get to the end. Did I want more at the end? Yes! This is a slow, slow, sloooow-burn and when it ignites it's more like a birthday cake sparkler than a cozy fire! I wanted the cozy fire dammit! I wanted more Minnie and Quinn!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this delightful book!

Gave up a bit early on this sadly. At five per cent nothing had happened. Far too slow. Wish the author the very best of luck with it.

Firstly a big thank you to the publishers for my copy on netgalley. What a fantastic debut!This will be everyones next favourite love story . I believe in fate and all that jazz, this is perfect for that. Great loveable and relatable characters that you will get attached to.Although this is a love story its also a story about life and the hardships it can give to people. Its also about facing your demons and self discovery. A great storyline that will have you swooning.I highly recommend and perfect for fans of Josie Silver and Jojo Moyes Published ebook 1st August and paperback 15th October.

Quinn and Minnie are born on New Year’s Eve, in the same hospital, one minute apart.

Their lives may begin together, but their worlds couldn’t be more different.

Thirty years later they find themselves together again in the same place, at the same time.

What if fate is trying to bring them together?

Maybe it’s time to take a chance on love…



I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. As always with a new author I was unsure of what to expect but I really enjoyed this book by this author and will happily look out for future books by her.

This book reminded me a lot of the film Sliding Doors as the main idea is that your life can change dependant on what minute you were born in. The characters were quirky yet believable and I loved how it focussed on other characters as well as the main ones. Unlike many other books of its genre it faces up to mental health issues and how we deal with them and help others.

A lovely rom-com that I have already recommended to others. Thanks again to Random House for the arc of the book.

Wow. What a fun, romantic, and silly book. I couldn't believe the storyline and how well it flowed. It is the perfect fall/winter read. One you want to curl up under a warm blanket with on a cold day.

What a wonderful book! From the first few pages I knew I was going enjoy this story. Yes it’s a romance and it’s nothing groundbreaking so it’s exactly what you would expect a romance to be but it is so very well written, the characters are all likeable people who I really hope we get to meet again.
The book is written in the present and also has chapters which jump back to previous years, where there were missed opportunities for the main characters Minnie and Quinn to have got together. I liked the way that it was written and it all interlinked together very well.
There are some great bits of humour dotted throughout, although the book also touches on some more sensitive issues too. Overall I rated this 5⭐️ and I would highly recommend this book to any romance or women’s fiction readers. It would be a perfect addition to your suitcase if you have beach reading planned this summer.

It was my wish to read a book that deals with the concept of "love twin" - a couple born on the same day (in case same place and time) well you have guessed it right , Sophie Cousens emerged as my wishmaster.

Minnie Cooper ,withaname like that the girl was bound to be a lovable character ,has a chance encounter with the party boy Quinn Hamilton at a New Year's party where she discovers that they both were born on the same day at the same place just a minute apart. Minnie blames Quinn that he stole her name and hence she is unlucky and faces a jinx every year on her birthday.

This book is a story of love - not only romantic love but also it is about friendship , family bonds and most importantly it depicts self love.
This gem of a story is told over several timelines - how their lives have had gravitated towards each other though they came from different economic backgrounds.

I absolutely loved the missed chances that turned into future opportunities; to meet someone you would have met in a completely different environment or be someone whom you always wanted to be. The strength of this book is its characters - the cast had their negative flaws but they tried to improve themselves to be a better being. There is good injection of humor - puns , snarky comments plenty of fun and heart warming moments.

Overall this was an enjoyable read with plenty of fun , heart warming moments , a good message on friendship , self love and family bond.

Thanks NetGalley for providing me with the review copy!!

After all the rave reviews I tried this because it was supposed not to be a typical rom-com: turns out, though, it is. Rich boy meets poor, right-on girl with her own business and no sense of self (how did she ever get her own business up and running when she's so negative and believes in her bad luck?) This kind of predictable plot can work if the writing is light and witty but I found the prose bland and the banter flat. Just not for me, I'm afraid - sorry!

I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This Time Next Year is a charming, fun, and heartwarming story that I could not put down once I started reading it. Minnie’s life would have been different if it weren’t for Quinn Hamilton, the boy that stole her name.

If it weren’t for him, she would have had another name. Quinn Cooper was the name her mother planned to give her when she was born. But that never happened because Tara, the woman her mother was sharing a hospital room with and *became* friends with during that short period of time, named her son Quinn. Because of this, her dad decided to name her Minnie... And so, Minnie Cooper’s luck went away from that very first day.

Minnie’s birthday is on January 1st and she doesn’t like to go to parties on New Years’s eve to celebrate because of her bad luck. There’s always something that happens to Minnie on that day no matter what.

Okay, I would really love to see this book be made into a movie, and I would totally watch it fangirl a lot. This Time Next Year surprised me in a way I didn’t expect. The characters are amazing. Minnie’s best friend, Leila, is amazing and super creative. She was super supportive of Minnie and she was there for her when she needed her the most.

They had this amazing business of Pies and had an amazing team of employees: Bev, Fleur & Alan. They are all incredible and I seriously can’t wait for you all to meet them. They made me laugh A LOT.

And now, Quinn & Minnie... They are incredible characters that will make you swoon and laugh when you least expect it, and they are perfect for each other, okay?! I loved their banter, and how it was so right for them to be with each other! One of my favorite things about this book is how some of the chapters were about Minnie’s & Quinn’s pasts. They were in each other’s lives long before they officially met, and that definitely made the story feel even more special; I just absolutely loved that.

Their mothers’ friendship was one of my favorite friendships in the book... and while I would love to talk more about this, I don’t want to give any spoilers away. But trust me, this book is amazing.

Overall, This Time Next Year is a book you won’t want to miss. Be ready for lots of banter, bad luck, dimples, and swoons. It’s an amazing story from beginning to end and I honestly can’t fangirl about it enough.

I requested this on Netgalley back in April but recently got invited onto the blog tour and I’m glad I didn’t say no as I really enjoyed this book and the story between Minnie and Quinn.
I’m sure people will be comparing this to Our Stop, but I found this a lot more interesting and less infuriating when you realise they’ve between intwined all fo their lives. Literally -n they was born ad the same hospital on the same time, just Quinn is a few minutes older and managed to steal the title of being the first baby borned in anew year in London which meant they received a lot of money and different money opportunities.
Where as Minnie was born Minnie Cooper - yes you can imagine the jokes she must of got all through her life! Her mum always said you would of been luckier and better off in life if you was Quinn Cooper (poor Minnnie!)
The book goes through different years of both of their lives and shows how they have know each other all their lives(without knowing - some bits are super cute: especially when they was at the club on NYE.
The chapters I also enjoyed when both Minnie and Quinn was when they was at the ponds on Sundays and having bacon rolls, it was just a sweet wa they was getting on with over showing themselves.
I also loved Lelia - Minnie’s best friend who is also her business partner in Delivery pies for the vulnerable and the elderly. They’ve had some great adventures - the chapters when they was in India was hilarious!
I also enjoyed reading about the two girls working for the pie business: Fleur and Beverly. Fleur is someone who is always making up outrageous stories about friends and past lovers but are they actually true? - Read it to find out!
I also found Beverly a lovely character who is elderly but is worried about her impact on the world and the environment - so much so getting a reusable shampoo bottle!
Overall, I think you should go and buy this book as it;s so interesting and doesn’t just focus on the love relationship
Also there are some triggers in this book: miscarriage, cheating and depression

Loved it! Such a cute story. Especially the flow from the present to the past, and the connection of characters through items and incidents, through the years.

Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest opinion!

This book was not what I expected at all. It tells the story of Quinn and Minnie, both born on the 1st of January 1990. But not only was Quinn born 1 minute before Minnie, winning the prize money for being the firstborn baby in 1990, but he also stole her name! Because Minnie was supposed to be named Quinn and now she is stuck being called Minnie Cooper.
We follow both of them starting in the evening before their 30th birthday, where they first meet with a few flashbacks to previous new years eve's.
It tells a wonderful story about friendship, hardships, relationships, and also mental health. It is intriguing how 1 minute influenced their lives so dramatically.
This is definitely not a typical romance book and it not really steamy but I didn't mind at all.
The only thing that bothered me were the flashbacks. But the rest, the writing, the story overall I really enjoyed!

I found this book to be delightful and was engaged throughout my reading. I loved how Minnie and Quinn came to be part of each other's lives (the story of their births was great) and how they seemed to constantly be in a loop around each other growing up. Though I gave this 5 stars, I have to say that I think that there was a missed opportunity to explore Quinn more. I think the book focused mainly on Minnie. I wish towards the end that Cousens had shown us Quinn's POV so we could see how he was handling things on his end. His storyline was tragic in so many ways and I felt for the character a lot.

"This Time Next Year" follows Minnie Cooper (yes that is her name) and Quinn Hamilton. Both are born on the same day (New Year's Day) but have had different life trajectories. Minnie is trying to run a successful pie business with her best friend. She knows though that the business is barely hanging on and doesn't know what she will do if she fails at one more thing. Going out to celebrate New Year's Eve with her boyfriend causes Minnie's "birthday curse" to strike again and she finds herself locked in a bathroom all night. The next morning she is let out by Quinn Hamilton who she realizes is the guy that according to her mother stole her name. The book jumps back and forth between the present with Minnie getting to know Quinn and also we get to see past New Year's Eve/Days with the two of them throughout the years.

I did like Minnie and felt for her. This book realistically looks at how hard it is to set up a business. We get to see though how Minnie has not done well in the past which definitely sets up why she seems to walk around with a chip on her shoulder. Quinn though rich also has his own share of problems too. You initially think he's just a spoiled rich guy until Cousens gives you more of his backstory. I do like the fact that the two characters in essence circle each other and then start to become something more. I also get why Quinn is hesistant.

The secondary characters were great in this one. The two mothers definitely shaped up the story a lot and you get to see why Quinn's mother still thinks about Minnie's mother. Minne's best friend was great though and I thought that Cousens did a very good job of handling the evolving friendship and changes that they both needed to make.

The writing was really good. I had a handle on who was "speaking" and the time periods. The flow worked too. It was a bit clunky at first, but once you get going in the book everything makes sense and the different chapters and POVs flow into each other.

The book takes place in the UK, India, and I forget where else over the course of about 30 plus years. We get to see Tara and Quinn's birth and the different things that have happened to them as children, pre-teens, teens, and then adults.

As I already said, I wish that Cousens had showed us more of Quinn towards the end. The ending was lovely though and I would love to read another book by Cousens in the future.

Minnie and Quinn are the first babies born in a new decade - born minutes apart, Quinn's mum won a substantial amount of cash for being the first baby of the 1990's , beating Minnie's mum by minutes and also stealing the name Quinn that Minnie's mum had planned for her.

Their lives went on totally separate trajectories. Quinn, handsome and successful, lives a life of privilege in Primrose Hill, however, he lives under the cloud of responsibility of caring for his mum who suffers with anxiety and depression. Minnie is a working class girl who suffers from a lack of confidence in herself and her abilities. Minnie's mum has also long held on to the resentment of what happened in the hospital ward all those years ago, and so Minnie has grown up believing her birthday to be jinxed and that bad luck follows her around.

Quinn and Minnie bump into each other at a party one New Year's Eve and sparks fly. They meet many times over the following twelve months and the will they/won't they storyline sizzles. Technically this book is a romance but it also deals with heavier topics such as mental health, family relationships, the making and breaking of friendships, and the effects of all of these things on an individual in daily life.

Minnie is a wonderfully endearing character, someone you would love to have as a friend. Quinn, for all his privilege, is also dealing with his own traumas and it's hard not to feel sympathy for and empathy towards him. There are laugh out loud moments in this book and I admit I did shed a tear or two at one point. The supporting characters are a motley crew of family and friends with Fleur as the standout character for me - she totally deserves a book of her own!

Can Minnie and Quinn overcome everything to get it together in time for their next New Year's Eve birthday?

Loved it 5*