Review: Screw You

Screw You by Serena Akeroyd
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Irish Mobster Meets Irish Good Girl

I’m not usually one for dark romances. Personally I find there is enough darkness in the world without going looking for more in the name of entertainment, but that is only my personal preference. However, there has been a rash of bully romances around of late that I have enjoyed and that might have pushed my tolerance threshold somewhat, plus this book is by Serena Akeroyd and I really like her style of writing and her imaginative plot construction.

This book is about a good girl Aoife (and it’s good to see a pronunciation before the book even starts so you don’t get it wrong in your head) who is running a tea shop in an old building. A property developer wants her out of the building so they can tear it down and build a nice shiny sky scraper. As Aoife’s mother died a few months ago she is reluctant to sell the shop that houses her mother’s dream. However, when Finn comes calling with an envelope full of blackmail material and informs him that he is a member of the Irish Mob she knows that she is going to have to sell. On top of forcing her to sell Finn wants Aoife in his bed and takes her there without delay.

This is where I have my problem with dark romances. She is blackmailed into giving up her livelihood and into sleeping with someone within hours of meeting and instead of hating him because he’s good looking and charismatic and she knew his Mum she’s ok with it. It also makes me mad because I can accept it because of the way it’s written and my little feminist heart thinks I should hate it.

Serena writes such well thought out characters that I can skate over my misgivings and just let the story coast over me. The plot, as always, is quick moving and interesting and the writing style fluid and well edited. These are the reasons I read Serena’s work and enjoy them, even if the subject matter makes me slightly uncomfortable. I know I’m going to read the next book in the duet because that cliffhanger is going to drive me nuts otherwise!

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