This Time Next Year

How could I resist starting this book on New Year's Eve and finishing it on New Year's Day? It's the story of a woman, Minnie, born on New Year's Eve whose mom was determined to win a hefty prize to be awarded to the first baby born in 1990. Minnie's mom inadvertently goes head-to-head with another mom in the maternity ward, and ends up helping the anxious other mom but losing the contest to her. In addition, the other mom steals Minnie's planned name, Quinn, for her own son.

The story centers around Minnie's doomed relationship with New Year's Eve (she suffers a series of catastrophes every NYE, causing her to consider it an unlucky day for her) as well as the serendipitous meetings of Minnie and Quinn on NYE over the years. Those were the story elements I liked best.

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I didn't find Quinn's flaw believable, however, and I found the healing of Quinn's mom and Minnie's mom to be even less so. And, c'mon, a whole year of 2020 and no mention of the coronavirus. It seems unlikely a business centering on pies could begin during the pandemic. Although, to be fair, the author takes care of that problem in an afterward message.