I really enjoyed this book and I’m glad I had the opportunity to read it. I loved this he story and I the characters were great.

A sweet story about not just finding love but finding yourself as well. Lucy is highly sympathetic and quite relatable. A good read.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to read and review this book.

After losing and replacing my broken Kindle and getting a new phone I was unable to download the title again for review as it was no longer available on Netgalley.

I’m really sorry about this and hope that it won’t affect you allowing me to read and review your titles in the future.

Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity.
Natalie.

This book has been sitting in my T0-Read pile for nearly a year and I finally got around to reading it. You know what? I'm glad I finally got around to this. It's an interesting take on your typical Brit Chick Lit. It's a story of trying to find love and getting what you want, no matter how unconventional that might be. Love will find a way.

Oh man Lucy, I think we are twins separated at birth, I related so much to this story it’s not even funny. It just captured me from the beginning and never let go. Georgie Capron- thank you!

This is such a sweet book with lots of laugh out loud moments, which isn't helpful; when your on the bus to work and laughing out loud!!

I loved Lucy and thought she was really relatable.


The pacing in this was perfect and I spend through it.

Can;t wait to read more from this author :)

You know what? There were some really good elements to Just the Two of Us by Georgie Capron but there were also some elements that were not so pleasant to read.

Let’s start with the story. The story focuses on Lucy, a woman who is in the latter half of her 30s and wondering why she hasn’t got her ducks in a row. She has a job that she loves but she doesn’t have a man or a baby which is something she is desperate to have. The structure of Just the Two of Us is really good. Capron hits you with a few double bluffs and she does, for the most part, keep you on your toes.

Sadly, at times it felt like the story was being over told. Capron didn’t trust the reader enough to create the world in their own head. I personally felt like I was given every detail. It also felt a bit like reading a list. The writer constantly tells us what is happening and why it is happening. It almost felt like the “and then” scenario. A grossly over exaggerated example is they went for coffee and then they went to the bus stop so they could go home when they got off the bus they used their key to open up the door and go inside before climbing the stairs to enter their flat. Ok, that is a hammed up example but it made me wish the writer trusted me more.

However, one of the things that Capron did well was have a book that celebrated the alternative choices for women. She delicately looks at the world of artificial insemination and discusses it from both sides of the spectrum – the horror of the older generation and the positivity of freedom of choice.

As this is Capron’s debut novel I can forgive a few of her writing indiscretions. However, I will be reading her next novel with ever the watchful eye.

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Lucy feels like life may be passing her by too quickly leaving her without something she really desires - a baby. Yes, she would prefer to have the whole package; the complete family, however if Lucy can't get it one way through true love then maybe she can achieve through the use of modern science.

This is a great concept and some of the story works really well. Lucy has some good friends and an interesting family (especially an eccentric grandmother) who don't quite understand her need to use IVF to create a baby but try to be supportive anyway. What stumped me a little was Lucy herself. I just didn't like her and her neediness - it seemed like she had an agenda and was going to do anything to achieve it. I wanted her to just enjoy life and the people in her world. Sometimes I thought the story became a bit contradictory - heading one direction but claiming to be going in another.

I do think the story got a little better as it progressed and by the end it was all wrapped up nicely with an ending that worked for Lucy. For some readers this story will have plenty of appeal and it was well written. It just didn't work brilliantly for me.

Just The Two of Us is the story of Lucy, a woman in her mid-late thirties who has the idea of a picture perfect family as her future, getting married and having kids, but as her friends around start achieving Lucy’s ideal, she’s still utterly single and with her biological clock ticking she starts to wonder if she’ll be able to have the family she’s always wanted.

It took me about two or three weeks to read this book, which is a really long time for a book this length, but I honestly just couldn’t keep reading and wanted to give up on it so many times.

I really didn’t like this book and maybe it was the fact that with me being eighteen years old, I couldn’t relate to Lucy and her surroundings, I found it very hard to finish this book, the story itself didn’t intrigue me too much and it seemed a little dull as well as the characters, they didn’t feel real to me (again, maybe because I couldn’t relate) and the whole overall environment of the book felt a little forced to me, I did laugh a couple of times, I’ll admit one of those times I was probably not supposed to, Lucy explains an accident that (I think) Annie suffers at church and maybe it’s not meant to be a funny part because it’s obviously an accident and it’s sad for Lucy and the family but I laughed so hard because every time I go to church I imagine what would happen if I, or someone else, fell and with church being such a quiet environment, you’re surrounded by a fair amount of people, I just pictured it and really couldn’t hold the giggles.

I think maybe this book would be best for people around Lucy’s age, but everyone has their own opinions, some people around Lucy’s age might hate it and some eighteen year olds might absolutely love it. If you’re curious, give it a try. As for me, the characters seemed a little fake, the storyline was dull and the writing was a little overdone on some parts, but I think every book is worth a try if you read this book please let me know your thoughts.

This was one of those novels that I devoured on a rainy weekend and just couldn't put down. I found myself wanting to know what Lucy's next steps would be. who she would choose and how the story would end. I was enraptured from start to finish.

Lucy seems to have no luck with men. All she wanted was to be loved and to have her own child and be able to be a mom. Lucy has a great job, her own home but no one to share it with. She also has a loving family and a great circle of friends. Lucy just had yet another relationship end and she wondered if she really needed a man to have her child she so desperately wants. So she decides to look into other routes to having a child to love.
I really liked this story. It was well written and had a good plot. It also had a good pace to it most of the time there was some dragging but not enough to really interrupt the story. But there were surprises in this story also and at times i did choke up and at other times this made me smile which is god my emotions were pulled in. I thought the author gave a good view of single parents. I loved how Lucy wanted a child to love so much she would do whatever she had to when she couldn’t seem to find a good man and a good relationship to bring a child into. I loved the characters and the ins and outs of this story and I recommend.

It was a lovely read. I didn't want the book to end.

Here is a summary of what the book is about. Funny, warm, and a story for our time, Just the Two of Us will make you laugh and cry, and remind you never to give up on love.

Lucy is the wrong side of thirty and tormented daily by the idyllic family pictures cluttering up her Facebook newsfeed. All of her friends seem to be getting married and having babies, and yet here she is resolutely single, and no prospect of creating the perfect family she's always dreamt of.

How she longs for it to be her turn. But finding love is complicated, and as time passes she wonders if there might just be another way to make her dreams come true. Is she brave enough to go it alone, or is the fantasy of 'baby makes three' just too precious to give up on?

What an incredible story. I really enjoyed this one.

It's funny to see how everyday words we use are spelled differently in London.

There are some surprises in the storyline. I would recommend this book.

I am looking forward to reading more book by this author.

Happy Reading Everyone!

I wanted to love this book and was hoping for a lighthearted romance, but I had a hard time connecting to Lucy. Parts of it were laugh out loud funny, but she seemed to be going in circles and not making enough progress in her life. It just seemed a bit rushed.

Humor and romance all rolled into one -what more could I want in a book! Loved this one so much!!

I hadn't heard about this author but once I saw the cover I was instantly intrigued to read it. The story follows Lucy and her desperate attempt to find love and have children. It's something that's very coming in this day and age, as well as the constant need to share everything on social media. I liked Lucy and enjoyed reading about her life, I just felt that it dragged a bit in places and I found myself skimming pages. However the ending was good, and wrapped everything up nicely

I kindly received Just The Two Of Us in exchange of an honest review by the publisher via NetGalley.

When the cover has been reveaveld for Georgie Capron’s debut novel and it was up on NetGalley, of course I couldn’t say no! I was even happier when I was asked to be part of the Blog Tour tour. I am happy to share my review with you today. If ever a cover perfectly epitomizes its book, Just The Two of Us would be the one. The cover is absolutely stunning and the novel is too. Georgie Capron’s great writing and the intriguing format the story is told in really did make this a special kind of novel.

At the beginning, we’re introduced to Lucy, whos biological clock is ticking loudly! Lucy is in her in mid thirties and her dearest wish is to be a mother but after another releationship as been broken into pieces, she starts to wonder if she really needs a man on her side to make that happen. She chooses to go through fertility treatments to become pregnant through insemination before it’s too late! Does this road leads to her happy end? What happend when life has other plans for her and she meets „The One“?

I found Just The Two of US to be an well accomplished debut by Georgie Capron. The beginning was great. I loved to get to know Lucy, her friends and family. About a third of the way through, it dragged a bit for me. I thought it was a bit too much of the same in Lucy's life and I couldn't connect to to Lucy has much as I liked to. I can’t relate to that desperate wish to have a baby. In some ways I do understand her and her situation but I thought it was a bit too much at times. Lucy was so affected by her wish she couldn’t think straight. It was a bít frustrating from time to time but appart from that, Lucy was a loveable character. The last 100 pages were so much better and thrilling. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough! It turned out much more emotional and just the perfect ending. For me, Just The Two of Us was just the perfect tonic I needed to enable me to forget about my own life for a few hours and enjoy this entertaining tale from Georgie Capron.

Just The Two iof Us, is a grown up emotional book about life, love, dreams, fate, and complications— mixed with humor and honesty. I’m looking forward to more books by Georgie Capron.

Let me begin by saying I loved this novel, although I was incredibly annoyed by the main character, Lucy, at times. And I’m also unsure about the title, given the full scope of the book, but I’ll let that go. Considering I’m on marriage #3 (which I thank God for daily), I was a bit put off by this book and Lucy’s obsession with getting married and having kids. I get that she was in her thirties and hearing the biological clock ticking, but I figured out fairly early that she was more concerned with getting married and having kids rather than being concerned about finding her soulmate.

Like Lucy, I was quickly smitten with Alex, but I also quickly noticed how detached he was. But I must admit I instantly fell in love with Rory and that has not changed since finishing this book. Where can I get a Rory? In my mind, I picture an older Jeffrey Dean Morgan from P.S. I Love You, and I want to know where I can get my own! Anyhow, the storyline isn’t incredibly unique about a single woman in London wanting a husband and kids, but still, I loved the story. It reminded me of Kate Winslet in The Holiday with Lucy being attracted to her unavailable boss, but in a way it reminded me of plenty of books and movies that have already been done with the same old story of a woman wanting a hubby and kids, but no – scratch the hubby because that isn’t going to happen, etc. I hate to be so single minded, but I think that Rory and his dog, Rufus are what kept this story alive for me. I feel like I’m repeatedly contradicting myself with positives and negatives, but that’s honestly how I feel!

I absolutely loved Georgie Capron’s easy flow in her writing, and I loved how she developed Lucy so completely, almost making her raw and exposed. Although I perceived Lucy to be very needy… But I must comment that included in this novel is one of the funniest things I have EVER read, involving a fat roll-loving blind date and a piece of cheese! Just the Two of Us completely held my attention and it was a great read, but I felt overwhelmed with the theme of needing and wanting a man and a baby, and I also got lost at times with Lucy’s visits to see all of her family – who in the hell gets that much vacation time from their job??

I feel like I’m all over the place so let me try to sum this up. I enjoyed the book and was totally into it. The plot was not unique but still held my interest. I think that Rory made the entire book and I will probably dream about him tonight. If you love a jumbled up romance/women’s fiction novel – then you will like this book! This is the author’s debut novel and I think she is off to a great start 🙂

*Thanks to Aria and NetGalley for providing a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review!

You should know by now that I am pretty much a cover jam tart, as I use them instead of the blurb to decide whether I will read the book or not. 'Just the Two of Us' was no exception. However, I have since read the blurb and kudos' to the blurb writer for not giving too much away! So refreshing to have a blurb that doesn't hint at things before you've even had a chance to read the novel. Any who, I'm dithering, apologies. Now, seeing as I have just told you I pretty much judge a book by its cover (sorry!), it will probably be a surprise when I tell you NOT to judge THIS book by it's cover. Why? The cover is beautiful, as is the storyline, but to look at the cover AFTER you've read the novel, you wouldn't think that the two are related as it were. Does that make sense? No? Okay, let me explain...

The book cover is eye-catching yet beautifully simplistic; on the other hand, the storyline is anything BUT simplistic, yet it is beautiful. Expect the unexpected.

All Lucy wants, is to feel loved and have the opportunity to love a child of her own. It really isn't that much to ask, is it? She thought she had found her mr right, her soul mate, but life seemed to have different ideas for Lucy's love life. One thing that hadn't changed was Lucy's urge to have a baby, she couldn't imagine life without being a mother and she was determined to make that happen.

In regards to Lucy's baby dilemma, I was able to relate to Lucy in a lot of ways. I've read some of the reviews for this novel and how a couple of them have stated that they cannot fathom wanting a baby to the point of being 'obsessed'. I am actually going to defend Lucy here (yes, I know she isn't real, but hey), and say that if you haven't been in the position of wondering if you'll ever have children due to health reasons, life style reasons etc, let me tell you, it's a horrible feeling. You want something SO bad, so bad it hurts and you get emotional at the possibility of it never happening. Those feelings aren't something which you can rectify by popping out to your local Tesco; it isn't a sugar craving. Due to all of that, I felt unbelievably of the fact that Georgie Capron championed single mothers at one point, sticking up for them instead of joining the masses of people who say 'children need two parents'. As a single mum myself, that made me well up and I truly thank you for showing us single mummy's in a positive light.

I was absolutely glued to Lucy's life and the hurdles she overcame with her choices and her family. It was refreshing to read a book that did its own thing and owned a controversial storyline as the norm. Like most books I read, I have favourite characters as well as not so favourite ones, so I was surprised to only dislike one person in this novel! On a positive character note, three characters stood out for me in multiple ways and they were fabulous to read about. I won't say who as I don't want to give anything away or sway your views!

The last part of Georgie Capron's novel gave me goosebumps and all of my reactions were on high alert. I had no idea what was going to happen and as stupid as this sounds, I was actually concerned as I had invested a lot of my emotions into the storyline without even realising it.

'Just the Two of Us' is a beautifully written, thought-provoking read, that highlights the underlying strength of a mother's unconditional love. Full of laughter, tears and uncertainty, Just the Two of Us will leave your heart glowing and your soul hugged. Georgie Capron has truly blown me away with her debut novel and I cannot wait to see what she comes up with next.

Thank you Aria/Netgalley.