THE TWO OF US by Andy Jones, has some eye catching cover art, a great big balloon with a bird trying to avoid its string; I guess that's how I see the bird. Tag line of the story is 'Falling in love is the easy part. What matters most is what happens next'. THE TWO OF US is the story of William Fisher and Ivy. It is a whirlwind start to a relationship, almost a year of which we will see captured in the story. A few facts of their relationship reminded me of the Katherine Heigl starred rom-com Knocked Up.

So you see, Ivy is knocked up, but the story is not that of Ivy telling us about it. It is from Fisher's point of view— how he falls in love and things move forward faster than usual. We see how he copes with love, Ivy's unexpected pregnancy, and a chain of events following it. Not the usual getting pregnant, forcibly staying together and growing apart kind, but we see how Fisher copes with love, more importantly staying in love despite the circumstances. Then comes the little fights, loss, babies, and finally getting back on track with everything calm around them.

I do not usually read too many stories with just one point of view, so I found the tone of THE TWO OF US a bit overwhelming. At times I missed and wanted to know what the other characters were doing or thinking. Since it was Fisher as the narrator, sometimes it felt like a pity party. The saving grace though was the unmistakable presence of Ivy throughout the story; Fisher did pay her a lot of attention even when she wasn't physically present with him. So yes, Fisher was trying his best to keep their love strong and not letting it get caught between the technicalities of everyday life.

There was quite a bit chatter on social media about this book and that's the reason I picked it up. I however would have liked to see and read more from the other characters too. It felt very one dimensional, maybe it was intended to be so. Overall the story did portray what goes on in the mind of men in relationships moving faster than they would like to. Sometimes we do not pay attention to or think of how things seem to one person, and THE TWO OF US showed an interesting perspective.