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For some strange reason a lot of people on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ have slayed this book but personally I enjoyed it. After all if you take it at face value it's just a romance novel: misfit meets misfit and they fall in love.

This is A.L. Kennedy and she'll tackle things different for within this love story there are A LOT of inner monologues, some dialogue and narration. Most of the time the three narrative voice are stuffed on the page. In between the ever growing romance between Jon - a civil servant in trouble and recovering alcoholic Meg there are various scenes of London life and those eventually play a part in the plot. Did I mention that the book is not in chronological order so flashbacks may appear out of nowhere.

So for a romance it is like a approaching a puzzle. Like fellow Scots Ali Smith, A.L. Kennedy wants you to play along and put the pieces together. To be honest I got used to the book after 15 pages in and I joined in the fun. A.L. Kennedy is not cruel. She leaves clues and does explain what is happening albeit in a sly way but the fun part is piecing everything together.

This is not a book to read if you want something easy going but neither will the book strain your brain cells. It requires a tiny bit of work (judging by the negative reviews I'm starting come to the conclusion that people just lazy readers - am I patronizing? - YES, but it does annoy me that I am reading so many two star reviews when this novel clearly does not deserve it) and Serious Sweet is the type of book that will yield more results if read more than once.