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.

*Book provided by the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Lucy is single, but longs to be in a relationship, to get married and to have kids. All the friends around her are starting a family and she is kind of stuck. We get to accompany Lucy on her way to find love. Of course we get to meet her friends and her family as well, which gave the story a fresh touch.

Lucy is a very relatable and down to earth character. The book is full of funny and fresh scenes, described in a really vivid way.

I had quite a hard time getting into this story and I never really did. The storyline, even though it had a logic flow, progressed way to fast for me. From meeting a guy, to dating, to being in a serious relationship etc. Everything went so quickly and I feel some things were only touched briefly, which is a pity. The details and the depth was clearly missing for me.

I really wanted to love this story more, because I like the idea behind it and some scenes were so refreshing, funny and cute.

Rating: 2.5/5

Just the Two of Us is the perfect romance with a lot of laugh out loud parts.  

Lucy is a character I think a lot of people will relate too shes in her late thirties and her biological clock is ticking and she knows it.  

She just seems to have no luck with men even when the perfect man comes along theres something in the way of them being happy.  

I really enjoyed this and loved the speed of the book and how much was packed into it.

This is a pleasant enough read about Lucy who,  in her mid thirties, is despairing of finding 'the one' as her body clock ticks louder and louder.  She has a wonderful family and great friends but longs to settle down and have a baby.
Lucy finds herself fantasising about her boss but as he's married he is strictly off limits, so she happily meets 'a friend of a friend' hoping this will be the relationship she's been waiting for.
Without wishing to give anything away, there is a long and protracted description of donor insemination in this book, which I found to be overly done, with the word 'empowered' appearing repeatedly which was annoying and the end of the novel was too quick and just a bit abrupt.
A good enough novel which would perhaps appeal more to women with fertility problems?  That aside,  it was well written and had it's lighter moments.

I received an arc via Net Galley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review

A great debut by Georgie Capron. It feels as though this has been written just for me. 'Just the two of us' has had such a profound effect on me and has empowered me to feel able to make some huge decisions.

If you are in a similar situation to the main character, Lucy whereby you are the wrong side of thirty; perpetually single or in and out of rubbish relationships; you feel your life whizzing by where nothing changes from one year to the next whilst your friends are getting married and/or starting their own families and the thought of suddenly being old and the one thing you absolutely know with pure clarity you were put on this earth to be - a Mum - you have never had the chance to be blessed with gives you nightmares then this book will wrench at your heartstrings and fill you with hope.

Thanks to Aria for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Just the two of us has a striking cover and it draws you in. The blurb doesn’t give much away but in this story that’s a really good thing as it lets you find it piece by piece what is really going on. We start with a prologue that left me wondering what was going on and then it got me thinking throughout what the outcome would be? 

It’s hard to review this book without spoiling it for people. I will say that you will feel warm and cozy at points and then blasted with cold air at other times. I don’t cry at books, but I did well up at a point in this book and had tears roll down my face at another point. I forgot it was a book and got lost in another dimension, of love, and hope. The emotion is real and raw and it feels to me like the author went through something similar as the main character. I look forward to what Georgia has to offer us next 

Thanks goes to net galley and the publishers for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Lucy is in her mid thirties and suddenly her life seems to be catching up with her, how much longer has she got before she is unable to have children - all of her friends have settled down and started families is she going to be the perpetual godmother with no children of her own

After another relationship bites the dust she starts to think that maybe she can do it on her own - who needs a man involved - and she is really starting to feel the need to have a child before it is too late!

A lovely story about a topic that is often felt these days - can she make a go of it on her own or is there someone around the corner for her.  I will be looking for more books by this author

I really enjoyed this book. 
I enjoyed the storyline and liked most of the characters Annie was comical and loved rory.

I really wanted to love this book. I was so ready for a light hearted, cute contemporary... Unfortunately, this wasn't that book. I wasn't expecting it to be an adult book but it feels like one to me. So I had a bit of a hard time adjusting.

The beginning was nice, but about a third of the way through, it began to slide downhill. I thought it was a bit too much of the same in Lucy's life and I couldn't connect to the character. At some parts it was totally predictable... But the last 100 pages were much better and thrilling. I enjoyed the end a lot. It turned out much more emotional and just the perfect ending.

The book is slow-paced, even with all the girl drama, which didn't really help.

I have a love-hate relationship with Lucy. In some ways I do understand her and her situation but I thought it to be overly depressive. I know that she wants a baby and a family desperately, and that shouldn't be much to ask but sometimes life doesn't go as it should. But she was so affected by it that she couldn't see her life as it was.

I really enjoyed seeing her relationship with her family and friends. And I thought she didn't really have much reason to be so depressive. She was terribly insecure and always saw everyone as being better than her. Sure she didn't have her prince charming and a baby... but she tried to rush everything too much and ended up in chaos always.

Other than that...I really enjoyed the writing. I think it was very fluid and simple. And I would recommend this book for more mature readers. I though it was an OK book but not my style at all.

Along with one other book, I couldn't get this book to upload properly, but I appreciate the ARC in exchange for a honest review.

Just the two of us is all about Lucy and her going about life trying to find her other half. It definitely doesn't feel like a debut novel with it's well written story, narration and characters. 

The story has a very cosy, comforting feel to it. I thoroughly enjoyed Lucy's journey in life and how she found her happiness in the tall, hunk of Irish handsomeness.

A great book that kept me interested.
Lucy is the wrong side of 30 and has decided she needs to have a baby before it is too late, she is unlucky in love and there's no hope for her to find he man she wants to spend the rest of her life with so she decides to go it alone........
She then meets "the one" he is perfect but would he understand her choice of becoming a mum. But is it too late has one already become two.....
Worth a read.

Curled up with this charming book and devoured in one sitting ..... Singleton Lucy is unlucky in love and although heart broken decides one thing definite in her life is her need/want to have a baby. Single once again after another broken relationship she decides to look at ways of her dream of having a baby becoming a reality ....... Before a she knows it she meets The One falls pregnant and it's then about whose the father !!!! A great read ..... A great story very reminiscent of young woman today .... Highly recommend

In this book you follow along with Lucy as she navigates being single in her thirties. She is watching all of her friends pair off, start families and she is wondering if her turn will ever come along. We watch her fumble through a couple of relationships hoping that they would be successful and she would reach her ultimate goal of becoming a mother. But Lucy continues to find herself single and with her biological clock ticking loudly, she chooses to go through fertility treatments to become pregnant through insemination and do it all alone....but what happens when she then meets the man of her dreams???!!!
This story will make you laugh out loud, feel heartbroken for Lucy and I even found myself a little frustrated with her at times! But hey, nobody's perfect. I enjoyed this story very much and loved going through all the emotions with Lucy!

This is the story of a contemporary young woman that will resonate with many thirty-somethings who believe they deserve to have it all and feel disenfranchised and failing if they don't.  Lucy is single at thirty-five, but she has her own home, a job she is good at even if it's not perfect, good friends, and a loving family - but she wants something more which she feels will make her life complete - a baby.  Her biological clock is ticking so loudly she's willing to settle for a flawed relationship, but when 'the one' turns out to be committing shy, with Lucy anyway, she decides to go it alone - but life has a better plan for her than that.

In fact there are three plans, or rather men - and it was interesting to see which one would turn out to be Lucy's choice. 

The writing is mostly telling, thus inner thoughts and motivations of other characters are described through Lucy's breezy descriptive style tended to gloss over the finer details. For example, I only knew Alex was moody and distant because Lucy said he was, I didn't see this for myself so I was left wondering if there might have been more to it. 

Saying that, my desire to see if Lucy got what she wanted in the end - or rather who - kept me swiping the screen.