Review: Bad Influence
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
This book started out kind of rocky for me. Silver annoyed me with that ginormous chip on his shoulder. He was blaming every bad decision he ever made on his parents and Zeb. Now, while his parents should most definitely be vilified, Zeb is a bit more complicated.Silver, formerly known as Jordan, lied to Zeb about his age when they began a relationship several years ago. Because Jordan was under age, Zeb could have gotten into a lot of trouble and he could have gone to prison. He was right to be angry when he found out the truth. They both needed time and Jordan didn't have the time to give. He was practically running for his life. So, the bitterness begins.Nothing that happened to Silver after that, until he and Zeb got arrested, was Zeb's fault. Silver was bitter and didn't value himself and made some extraordinarily bad decisions. And he wanted to blame Zeb because Zeb sent him away all those years ago.Ok, here is where the book takes a turn for me. When Silver and Zeb start spending time together, they work through so much baggage and Silver realizes that he has to put on his big boy pants and take responsibility for his actions before he will be able to look to the future.There was a lot to deal with in this book. It was more serious, I guess, than the previous novels in this series. I thought it was pretty well done.