Review: The Fracking King
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2014
Winston is about to start his third high school in three years, a scholarship from the Dark Oil & Gas company making it possible for him to attend the Hale Boarding School for Boys and ends up getting him mixed up in the politics of the fracking going on nearby the school. Entertaining coming-of-age story told from the point-of-view of a Scrabble nerd as he navigates a new school, tries to redeem his mistakes, and pins his hopes on winning a tournament that will grant him an audience with the governor. Both the characters and the atmosphere of Hale was riveting, and Win was such a down-to-earth kid, it was easy to relate to him and his view of the crazy things going on around him. Very entertaining read, but the ending was a little anticlimactic.