Anna has finally got what she longed for.
After years of focusing on her career—ignoring the quiet, insistent need for a child—a chance encounter with Rob led to an arrangement that changed everything.
Now she’s pregnant.
But nothing about what comes next is simple. This was never meant to be a relationship. As her pregnancy becomes more difficult, Anna retreats, unwilling to face Rob, or the feelings she can no longer ignore.
Because wanting a baby was one thing. Letting someone in is something else entirely.
Rob always knew their arrangement had limits. He didn’t expect Anna would quickly become the one person he can’t walk away from.
Now, both must decide what they’re willing to fight for. Can they overcome the complications of their own backgrounds and truly build a family together?
Or was their connection never meant to last?
What did I think?
You Too is book three in the Millingham series but it can definitely be read as a standalone. I read book one, Like Me and seem to have missed book two, Me Too but I didn't feel disadvantaged at all as each book focusses on a particular pair of characters. This is Anna and Rob's story.
Anna has always longed to be a mother but events in her past have caused Anna to protect her frozen heart by not fully committing to relationships. It might be a problem to get pregnant then! Enter old schoolfriend Rob, who has always had a thing for Anna, and he agrees to grant Anna's wish.
You hear of women blooming when pregnant but Anna is an older mum and her morning sickness is vicious. I really liked how Katharine Light wrote about Anna's condition as I think morning sickness isn't treated as anything other than a mild inconvenience so it's good for women to watch out for any warning signs that things might not be quite right. It's not a spoiler about anything going wrong with Anna's pregnancy, but rather a reminder that women shouldn't suffer in silence.
At the heart of the story is a lovely romance between Anna and Rob. Rob knew what he signed up for at the beginning but he wants more now and Anna is playing her cards very close to her chest; she doesn't want that frozen heart to melt, after all. It just shows that you do need to take a risk sometimes and you can never really know what someone is thinking or feeling until you ask them.
Warm, poignant and heartwarming, You Too is a gentle read with thought-provoking issues that are very true to life. It's easy to read and well worth picking up.
I received a gifted paperback for the Rachel's Random Resources blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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Purchase link: Amazon
About the author:
Katharine Light was born in Glasgow and lived there until her family moved to Manchester when she was ten. While in her teens, she began writing stories for her younger sister Emma. These mostly centred around a naïve heroine and a 1980s pop star (some would say the hero was modelled on John Taylor of Duran Duran).
She did a degree in psychology at University College London, and after a year travelling, worked in corporate film production for several years, before taking a break to raise her children.
For many years she wrote mainly during the holidays, around her busy work for a local church.
Her first novel Like Me, published in 2023, was shortlisted for The Selfies Book Awards 2024. Her short story My arms are empty which is based on an episode from her second novel Me Too recently won the City University competition City Writes.
She is a director of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, with responsibility for organising their conferences, gatherings and awards ceremonies.
Katharine lives in London with her husband and quite often at least one of their adult children. She loves singing, walking, painting, looking at art, and going to the theatre.
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