"BAD INFLUENCE is a great pick if you love angst with your M/M loving"
Bad Influence
By: K.A. Mitchell
Genres: Romance LGBTQ | Romance Contemporary
Posted: May 3, 2014
When his parents learned that he was gay, he was thrown out of their house and tossed into a conversion camp where they thought they could somehow change who he was. Jordan turns to the person whom he thought he could trust, only to be turned down and left as both shocked and completely broken- hearted. In an attempt to rise above the obstacles placed before him, Jordan becomes Silver, a street savvy man who falls into prostitution.
Silver is by far the most interesting character of this book. With a heady dose of angst, Mitchell injects the story with a ton of emotion and relationship drama. While this book can be read as a standalone, because of the plot line and the multiple issues with single individuals as well as couples, I think it would be more beneficial to read the series in order. There is quite a lot that goes on in BAD INFLUENCE concerning the previous couples in the series. They play a part in saving Silver and keeping him out of jail. But it also took away from the main romance happening in this book. There seemed to be too much happening all at once.
Zebediah Harris, the other hero in BAD INFLUENCE, didn't shine for me as much as I had hoped he would. He often got overshadowed with everything else that was happening in the book and I didn't feel like his character was developed as much as I would like. As a result, the romance didn't resonate with me.
Though not my favourite from K.A. Mitchell, there is still a lot to love about BAD INFLUENCE, especially if you love a little bit of angst to go with your M/M loving.
Book Summary
To remake their future, they’ll have to use pieces of their broken past.
Bad in Baltimore, Book 4
The young man the world knew as Jordan Barnett is dead, killed as much by the rejection of his first love at his moment of greatest need, as by his ultra-conservative parents’ effort to deprogram the gay away.
In his place is Silver, a streetwise survivor who’s spent the last three years learning to become untouchable…unless you’re willing to pay for the privilege. He shies away from anything that might hold him down long enough for betrayal to find him again.
Zebediah Harris spent time overseas, trying to outrun the guilt of turning his back on the young man he loved. Now, almost the moment he sets foot back in Baltimore, he discovers Silver on a street corner in a bad part of town. His effort to make amends lands them both in jail.
Trapped together in a cell, Silver sits on his mountain of secrets and plans a seductive form of revenge, but finds that using a heart as a stepping stone is no way to move past the one man he can’t forgive, let alone forget.
Warning: Contains a surly hero. May cause angst. A prolonged delay in sexual situations may cause frustration. Author recommends a steady dose of familiar friends and characters to alleviate those symptoms. No actual teenagers were used during the construction of the backstory.
by: K.A. Mitchell
Bad in Baltimore Samhain Publishing
April 1, 2014
On Sale: April 15, 2014
Featuring: Zebediah Harris; Silver
295 pages
ISBN: 1619222159
EAN: 9781619222151
Kindle: B00I6BQZFE
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