Me Too by Katherine Light

Me Too

by Katherine Light

My thanks to Katharine for sending me a copy of Me Too to review and to

 Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me onto the tour.

Synopsis

Nearly forty, Anna has a successful career, a long-term relationship, and a carefully maintained sense of independence. But as time begins to run out, one question becomes impossible to ignore. What if she’s left it too late for the one thing she truly wants—a baby?

Divorced journalist Rob keeps his life free from complications. But when he runs into Anna at a friend’s wedding, he’s caught off guard. The girl he remembers is gone, replaced by a woman who is impossible to ignore.

When Anna makes him an offer, it’s one he can’t quite believe. No strings. No expectations. Just one simple arrangement.

It should be straightforward.

But the closer they become, the harder it is to stay detached. What begins as a practical plan deepens into something far more tender and much more dangerous.

If Anna allows herself to hope, she could lose not only her dream of motherhood, but the one man who has begun to feel like home.

Now Rob has a choice. Walk away…or risk everything for the woman he was not supposed to fall for.

Because some arrangements were never meant to stay temporary.

My Thoughts

I really enjoyed “Like Me” which Katharine wrote about this group of friends who have stayed in touch since their school days . “ Like Me “ centred on Jess and Sam and now we move onto the different focal points of Anna and Rob . Without giving too much away this instalment in the lives of this group of friends centres around children, or lack of, along with dark moments from the past which resurface.

Katharine  has an ability to pull you into the lives of the group and to understand the dilemmas they face whilst also weaving it through essential steamier moments that give it the rom com quality that I love about her writing. 

The chapters alternate between the perspectives of the individuals and look at situations from both sides of the couples which I like. Also the chapters are not too long so the book moves along at a steady pace .

I am really looking forward to the next instalment in the lives of this group of friends and wonder who the next focal point will be .

About Katharine

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