It feels very strange to me that I haven’t had chance to read Karen King yet as I feel as if I’ve known her vicariously for years! I conducted a mini-interview with Karen that you can read here.

I’m delighted to welcome back Karen onto Linda’s Book Bag today to help celebrate her young adult book Perfect Summer. Perfect Summer is published by Accent Press and is available for purchase here.

Karen has kindly agreed to provide a little insight into Perfect Summer by interviewing the heroine of the book, Morgan.

Perfect Summer

Set in a society obsessed with perfection, 15 year old Morgan is best friends with the seemingly perfect Summer. But when Morgan’s brother, Josh, who has Down’s syndrome, is kidnapped, they uncover a sinister plot and find themselves in terrible danger.

Can they find Josh before it’s too late? And is Summer’s life as perfect as it seems?

Interviewing Morgan

A Guest Post by Karen King

Perfect Summer is set in the future about thirty years from now. The heroine of Perfect Summer is 15-year-old Morgan Taylor. Let’s find out a bit more about her.

Q: Everyone is pretty much obsessed with how they look and striving to be as beautiful as they can. How did you feel about that?
Morgan: I never really thought about it, it’s just the way it was. I was actually looking forward to being 16 so I could have some PP (Physical Perfection) surgery.

Q: Your family was put under a lot of pressure when Josh was born. How did that make you feel? Did you ever wish your parents would put him in care?
Morgan: I loved Josh as soon as I saw him, we all did. But I’m really ashamed to admit that I resented him sometimes. I got bullied a lot at school because of him, and that was really hard. But no, I never wanted to send him away. I really love him.

Q: Having a rich, cool friend like Summer must be really hard for you. Did you ever resent her?
Morgan: Yes, lots! I couldn’t help it, she had everything – looks, money, cool parents – the lot! Or so I thought. She was a good friend though, and was always there for me. I felt really sorry for her how everything turned out.

Q: How did you feel when you discovered how many disabled children had been kidnapped and why?
Morgan: Sick. Angry. And desperate to save my little brother.

Q: You, Summer and Jamie risked your lives to find Josh. Especially you and Jamie. Were you ever scared?
Morgan: Terrified! But what could I do? I had to find Josh and the LEF weren’t bothering.

Q: Talking about Jamie, do you fancy him?
Morgan: You bet. He’s really cool. I thought he was a bit geeky at first but he risked everything for us. He’s fantastic.

Q: Do you think your terrible experience has changed you?
Morgan: Definitely. I’ll never be jealous of anyone again. I realise how important my family is. And I’m tougher too, stronger inside. I was lucky. I’ve looked death in the face and survived. Others didn’t.

About Karen King

Karen King is the author of over 120 children’s books and has had two YA’s published, Perfect Summer and Sapphire Blue. Perfect Summer was runner up in the Red Telephone Books YA novel competition in 2011 and has just been republished by Accent Press.

Karen is also the author of two romance novels, and has been contracted for three chick lit novels by Accent Press. The first, I do?… or do I? was published in 2016 and the second, The Cornish Hotel by the Sea, is due out in the Summer. In addition, Karen has written several short stories for women’s magazine and worked for many years on children’s magazines such as Thomas the Tank Engine and Winnie the Pooh as well as the iconic Jackie magazine.

When she isn’t writing, Karen likes travelling, watching the ‘soaps’ and reading. Give her a good book and a box of chocolates and she thinks she’s in Heaven.

You can find more about Karen on her website, on Pinterest, Instagram and by following her on Twitter. Karen has a Facebook page for her children’s fiction here and one for her romances here.

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