Charlys Epic Fiascos (Charlys Epic Fiascos, #1) By Kelli London

Charly St James is a famous television star that is living it up in the Big AppleOr at least she will be If she can escape from Bridgette her lazy mother who steals all her money to spend gambling and get to New York City in time to be cast in the auditions for a new reality T. V show Seems a little impossible right Not for Charly She is game for anything if it means achieving her dreams Even if it includes leaving behind all her friends and her sister Stormy getting her money stolen countless times crashing a car sneaking into an audition and overall turning her life into one big fiasco Let me just say that when I first got a hold of this book I was extremely excited mainly because it s an advance copy which just makes me feel super cool But then. I realized that just because it hasn t officially been released to the public yet it is still just an average book Charly s character was fierce determined and maybe a little na ve but I liked her because she was different No one really writes those kinds of characters any because there are so many ways they can go wrong Being too selfish being too stubborn you get the point Kelli London actually did manage to prevent Charly from being either of those things She was genuine Even if I didn t love Charly I did like her and I still felt bad for her and I still wanted her to wind up on top She has the worst luck in the world who wouldn t cheer for her As for the rest of the characters I thought they were very original but I didn t fall in love with any of them either It was actually kind of hard to keep up with all of them The plot was confusing You would think that a road trip book with a determined girl like Charly would be really awesome and deep Instead the author had too many events for Charly to get past on that road trip for her character to develop depth I was expecting something like Maureen Johnson s 13 Little Blue Envelopes or maybe Amy and Roger s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson I mean I get that she is supposed to have multiple fiascos but after awhile I think it starts to get a little complicated and almost dull Another skilled author might have been able to pull it off but London just didn t seem to do the story justice Overall the book was a nice enough read but not something that will be remembered and read again Kelli London Dnf Kelli London I won volume 2 in a Goodreads giveaway and just as I was going to read it my library had a book sale and this was on the shelf. I m glad that I read it first Charly St James is a sixteen year old it girl living just outside of Chicago Her sister Stormy is one of her best friends and Lola is another She wants to go out with new boy Mason but she doesn t know how he feels She works in a restaurant hates dogs learns to love them and has to deal with a lying stealing conniving mother. Charly has a bit of a bad girl attitude with a good heart and overall okay frame of mind she wants to be a famous actress and will do what she can to get to NYC At first I didn t like her she is a pathological liar to Mason and gets caught in her stories But she works hard and hates lying to her bosses and other people she knows when her mother Birgette as she likes to be called steals over 300 from Charly s well hidden stash Charly splits And the fiascos build up. She s so naive and overly trustworthy but I guess it s because she s a small town girl who hasn t really been to a city despite where she lives She learns the hard way how not to trust people I think some things are a bit over the top. But it was good enough that I do want to read the second volume Kelli London Kelli London s book Charley s Epic fiasco was an interesting informative manual for teenagers everywhere Believing in yourself will never be a crime Neither will having the guts to go after what you want Far past my own teenage years I have to admit that I wish I had her books when I was Again job well done and I look forward to her next Epic Fiasco. BarronAAMBC Reviewer Kelli London waiting on book two Kelli London Life sucks Big time But guess what I ve got a dream no one can kill and I ve been planning how to make it come true. Charly s holdin it down she s got the attention of Mason the new cutie around the way she s setting the style for her crew and if you get in her way she ll mush you Despite her frontin her game is shaky she s got no phone no ride and she s living on the outskirts of Chicago Even worse she s got a dream killing mother and has to work part time to help pay the bills But Charly s got a plan to rise above it all using the acting skills she s honed over the years to save face around the haters All she s got to do now is get to New York without dropping the ball on making her and Mason official But between the most messed up travel plans ever and a bunch of broken promises Charly s got a long journey ahead of her That s okay cause nothing will stop her not even the biggest challenge of all that s waiting at her destination Charlys Epic Fiascos Charlys Epic Fiascos 1 .