Review: Not for me
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2013
Saying I HATED The Wicked Bad sounds a little strong...but then I stopped reading at 37% and skimmed the rest, so clearly I didn't like it much either.There were allot of things that didn't work for me, the first being that TWB was very much a traditional romance. From the description I was hoping for an anti-hero and unfortunately for me Nick Crocetti is more "mildly naughty" as opposed to "wicked bad".As a traditional romance the story did not keep my attention and I had to stop reading and skim when boredom overtook me. Initially I found the story to be unintentionally funny and it reminded me of a Saturday Night Live skit with the constant references to Nick's "package, perpetual hard on, huge bulge that would send old ladies screaming, brick down his pants."...I could actually keep going.The sex scenes were copious, but didn't do anything for me given that I wasn't really invested in the characters and honestly they felt more like caricatures than characters to me. I found the dialogue to be a bit off, not how "regular people" talk and that turned me off because I love dialogue and character driven stories.I think my feelings are summarized by the classic scene ( SPOILER) where Nick comes to Veronica's bakery because he has not been able to get rid of his...you know...since their date where they both relived their teenaged fantasies by dry humping each other (it was good for both of them if you're wondering, but apparently not good ENOUGH for Nick). They can't use Veronica's home as her brother is staying with her and Nick gasps that he "Won't make it" if they try to go to his house (sounds like a medical condition he should have checked); so they decide to get it on in the alley behind the bakery. Veronica gushes about Nick's endowments, and orders Nick to "Do it, now. Hard and fast. Against the crates, I don't care". Funny? Yes, but it only goes so far.Then there are some contrived plot devices that lead Nick to get over his commitment issues (his parents neglected him and his first "love"/Mommy figure broke up with him - poor baby, thank God nothing REALLY bad happened to him); opening up the way for a HEA. (END SPOILER)Might be exactly what some people are looking for...just not for me.