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A review by shelbanuadh
Bad Habit by K.A. Mitchell
2.0
Bad in Baltimore is a series that I find myself inexplicably coming back to. I think it's safe to say though, that after this book, I'm officially done.
I've found, for the most part, the books in this series tend to be about a 3-star rating for me. This one has been the least enjoyable one yet.
I don't like second-chance romances... so that right of the bat was a strike against this one. I don't like NA novels either, and while Scott and Liam are in their late twenties, I found that they come off as being in their early twenties... they both seem pretty immature and neither one has their shit together. I didn't like Liam. Scott was okay. I disliked the cameos of the characters from previous books in the series, but I suppose when you are introducing new characters six books in, you have to tie things in somehow.
Considering that sex was the only thing these two seemed to connect on, there wasn't a whole lot of it in the book. Other than that, I didn't really see why they were so great together, and I agree with other reviewers that it was just something we were repetitively told without ever being shown something to back it up.
And, I do agree with Liam's mother's concerns about their relationship. Their relationship wasn't the most stable thing in the past, and neither one seemed to have done anything to ameliorate their lives in a way that would make you believe things will be better this time around. I mean, Scott is living in a storeroom, working under the table after constantly getting fired for losing his temper. Liam is working a job that is ending soon, living with his parents, has no car, and is in a band that may or may not make it big, and he just got dumped. Maybe if they were a little more settled, I could buy into this relationship, but I suppose then K.A. Mitchell would have had to come up with a different title, because as it stands, their relationship does just come off as a bad habit.
The ending felt rushed. A lot of things seemed left up in the air. And yes, the homeless shelter is a wonderful thing, but I can see if becoming a point of annoyance in future books, much like Quinn & Eli's foster(ish) home.
So, it's been swell, but I'm out.
I've found, for the most part, the books in this series tend to be about a 3-star rating for me. This one has been the least enjoyable one yet.
I don't like second-chance romances... so that right of the bat was a strike against this one. I don't like NA novels either, and while Scott and Liam are in their late twenties, I found that they come off as being in their early twenties... they both seem pretty immature and neither one has their shit together. I didn't like Liam. Scott was okay. I disliked the cameos of the characters from previous books in the series, but I suppose when you are introducing new characters six books in, you have to tie things in somehow.
Considering that sex was the only thing these two seemed to connect on, there wasn't a whole lot of it in the book. Other than that, I didn't really see why they were so great together, and I agree with other reviewers that it was just something we were repetitively told without ever being shown something to back it up.
And, I do agree with Liam's mother's concerns about their relationship. Their relationship wasn't the most stable thing in the past, and neither one seemed to have done anything to ameliorate their lives in a way that would make you believe things will be better this time around. I mean, Scott is living in a storeroom, working under the table after constantly getting fired for losing his temper. Liam is working a job that is ending soon, living with his parents, has no car, and is in a band that may or may not make it big, and he just got dumped. Maybe if they were a little more settled, I could buy into this relationship, but I suppose then K.A. Mitchell would have had to come up with a different title, because as it stands, their relationship does just come off as a bad habit.
The ending felt rushed. A lot of things seemed left up in the air. And yes, the homeless shelter is a wonderful thing, but I can see if becoming a point of annoyance in future books, much like Quinn & Eli's foster(ish) home.
So, it's been swell, but I'm out.