Serve Cool

by Lauren McCrossan

Jen Summer is all set to qualify as a lawyer, with her snazzy hot shot boyfriend Jack in tow. But then she blows it by mucking up a deal and her man ditches her. She turns to her friend, Maz, barmaid in the Scrap Inn. Maz and Jen carry on life behind the bar, and Jen discovers the regulars are as good and loyal a family as a girl can get. So when the girls hear, inadvertently, that the pub has been put into the hand of developers, they are horrified. Things get worse when it turns out that smarmy Jack is the guy behind the development deal. There's nothing like the wrath of a Geordie lass when crossed.

Genres: Fiction, Chick Lit

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Jennipher7 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Average book. The storyline was typical for its time but it had quite good twists and turns. I wish the writing was more in English that people exclusive to the Geordie or the other English dialects particular to the U.K would easily comprehend. Took me a while to figure out what the writer was trying to say in the dialogues between the protagonist and the other characters. Overall the writing could have affected the ratings of the book positively had it been different.

[Keely West · Rating 3 out of 5]

The 90’s references are thick and fast and mention everyone from the Spice Girls, Robbie Williams and Brit Pop to Richard and Judy, even Jimmy Tarbuck gets a mention. The story itself was reasonable but very telling of the attitudes of the time - body shaming of a “fat” size 12 girl and glamourising heavy drinking to mention a couple. That said, if you like stories about strong friendships and girl meets boy you can’t go too far wrong with this book.