K.L. Going
310 Pages
Rating: 9!
Liam Geller is Mr. Popularity, that is until he is caught half naked with a girl on his dads desk after a night of partying. He is kicked out and forced to either go live with his Grandparents in Nevada or his Gay uncle in upstate New York. Liam with a little help from his mom is invited to go stay with his Aunt/Uncle Pete, until he can pull his act together. To make everything worse Dad cannot stand Aunt Pete so that is just another secret that Liam must Keep... But as with most stories that secret slips out and Dad goes Ballistic, but thankfully Liam was just on his way out. Liam has always had the "dream life" and everything handed to him so now living in a trailer park with his cross dressed uncle who can barely make a grilled cheese, is a big adjustment.
The combination of a trouble maker like Liam and a new school is a bad mix. Liam is getting in trouble a lot at his new school whether it be with girls or school rules, but he knows that he has to change. Finally after settling in and making some new friends Liam learns that there is more than just being popular, he learns the importance's of life. Liam has managed to get a job at his uncle's friends fasion industry and pull his life together and when Liams parents decide that they want him to live with them again he will have to make the most important decision of his life. Who does he want to spend the rest of his senior year with?
King of the Screw Ups is a great book. You can read a lot of books but you don't enjoy reading them all. This book I think everyone is able to relate to, maybe not to the same degree but in some way. K.L. Going is a great author in general, I have read a few of her books and have in some way been able to relate myself to all of them. It is honestly very hard for me to get into a book but i have had no problem with this one. I suggest it to all, I hope everyone will enjoy it as much as i did!
Thanks for sharing Teghan :) I also have trouble getting into books that I cannot relate to because I must be able to picture myself as the character in the different situations and this book seems like it fits that description. Though I do not live with a cross dresser I do have gay family members and friends which has taught me the critical lesson of acceptance. If anyone can teach Liam to change I predict it will be his Aunt/Uncle because if you have been shunned for your choices in life you know popularity is not what it's all about.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Teghan! You did a great job and I am deffinitly interested in this book. Your writing is amazing. I love how you said that you feel everyone will be able to relate to this book somehow. I feel that some of the greatest books are the ones that you can relate to. Over all you did an amazing job!
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