This Time Next Year

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Pairs well with: NYE champagne

I tend to go through periods where I read too many thrillers and need to mix in a lighter romance book and this one was perfect for that. It was a really sweet book with relatable characters, and a fun concept. It also was a nice way to escape what 2020 actually looked like and pretend it could’ve been like this sweet story.

30 years ago in London there was a contest to be the first baby born in the new decade. Two roommates helped each other through labor and had their kids minutes a part, one taking home the prize. Quinn not only won the prize, but he won the name Minnies’ mother was going to give her, and as she sees it he stole her luck in life. Quinn and Minnie end up at the same 2019 NYE party and realize their connection. The story goes between watching Minnie and Quinn get to know each other in 2020 and past New Years Eve’s where they were at the same places and just missed meeting each other.