Bad Things

Tristan & Danika #1

By: R.K. Lilley

Narrated by: Sarah Naughton, Chris Ruen

Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

Danika hasn't had an easy life. Being insanely attracted to bad boys has never helped make it easier. One look at Tristan, and every brain cell she possessed went up in smoke. This man was trouble with a capital T. It was a given. She knew better. Bad boys were bad. Especially for her. Considering her history, it was crazy to think otherwise.

So why did crazy have to feel so damn fine? For as long as she could remember, Danika had been focused on the future with single-minded purpose. Tristan came along and taught her everything there was to know about letting go, and living in the present. She fell, hard, and deep. Of course, that only made her impact with the ground that much more devastating. Bad Things is about Tristan and Danika, and their train wreck of a love story. This series can be read as a standalone, or with the Up in the Air trilogy. This audiobook is intended for ages 18 and up.

©2013 R.K. Lilley (P)2014 R.K. Lilley, LLC

Gosh who could resist? Not me !!

Any additional comments?

Danika is a stunning 21 and works as a nanny while studying. She has been having bad fulfilling relationships and after knowing her past I did feel sorry for her, though at times I felt like kicking her ass…. Tristan, a lead singer in rock group, he cooks, runs errands and please help me, but he is so good with his fingers and mouth that i was even jealous of Danika at times - and don’t get me started with this body muscles *drools*... Tristan comes to stay over at Danika’s place as his apartment was not ready for him to move into yet... and this Hot Happy and Sad roller-coaster ride of a story begins...

I loved his book and loved Tristan's foul sexy mind and mouth... "You feel so good. So fucking tight, I’ll let you rest after this time, but don’t be surprised when you wake up with my dick inside of you sometime in the night" Gosh who could resist? Not me !!

Tristan..grrr!

I keep going back and forth on how I feel about this book. Don't get me wrong it was amazing and R.K. Lilley is a wonderful author. However, I lost all respect for Tristan in this and I am not sure if he is redeemable in my eyes. To me, actions speak louder than words and he consistently puts Danika as his second option throughout the entire book. I enjoyed their relationship in the beginning, but half way through I wanted Danika to get out of it because it was only bringing her down. I absolutely loved Frankie in this book; she is hilarious and a great side character.

***MILD SPOILER***
Anytime they were intimate after she finds out he slept with a gazillion women while on their `break' I felt...I don't know...dirty reading their sex scenes. I think she deserved a better person and it was hard to once again read about the guy being a huge slut, but yet the girl just sits around waiting for him. I think it bothered me so much because she tells him she trusts him while having sex, which is huge because of her past. Then he goes sleeping around, which tells me he didn't care at all that she gave him that trust (maybe I am being too hard on him, but it really troubled me). I disliked how Tristan was a complete hypocrite; he could go sleep with whomever he wanted, but she couldn't even text or hug a guy without him going crazy.
**END SPOILER***

I am not sure how many books are in this series, or if it will extend beyond what we know of them from the Up in the Air series, but if it does, I think I will want Danika to end up with someone else. The title is very apt, Bad Things happen when they are together. Interested in finding out how she damages her ankle/leg in the upcoming books.

Loved it!

Wonderful novel and the narrators were phenomenal! I couldn't put it down, I kept finding things to do around the house so I could listen. Way to help me be productive Audible! R.K. Lilley is one of my favorites! Emotional rollercoaster, but certainly one hell of a ride!

Good read........but honestly drawn out tho.

Would you listen to Bad Things again? Why?

I would not listen the entire book again..maybe just the exciting and cute parts of the book. Reason for this being, the book was too long, I had to force myself to not just start the book 2 (Rock Bottom). Apart from that I know there has to be ""BAD person"" in the story but i really really hate Dean.

What three words best describe Sarah Naughton and Chris Ruen ’s voice?

Sarah Naughton far a bit sounds out of breath throughout a few paragraphs but she did good. And Chris Ruen I taught did a really good impression of Tristan not that good at a female impression of Danika tho but I love Him in this series. His voice grew on me.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It played a very vivid sceen of foreplay and sex in my mind which is always a great thing. I also found I myself laughing periodically when Danika was at it with Dean and also when she came up with "Twatalie".

Another great one!

I loved Up in the Air series . So could not wait to start this one next , the men are hot as hell and the women take no shit from them how great is that! But when they get together it is all fireworks! Hot as hell!!!! Love it!

NICE FOLLOWUP TO IN FLIGHT SERIES

Any additional comments?

In my opinion, this series is a nice follow-up to the In Flight series, but it is just that -- a follow-up. Without the threads of curiosity spun in the first series, I'm not sure I would like this series very much. It's a bit slow moving - repeating common themes over and over. I kept wanting to fast forward to get to the part mentioned in the In Flight series and to the good parts I was hoping would come. Additionally, the narration was a bit off. Sarah Naughton's impression of Tristan's voice and intonation was weird to me. She made him seem almost too young and careless when he was, in fact, a very intense character. Perhaps it would have been better if Lilley would have kept the same narrator for all books which shared characters.

WOW!

This story will rip every emotion out of you. A great lesson can be learned here.

Awesome series ever I've listen to it six times

OMG. This is the best series ever the story pulls you in and makes you feel like your living the story. Love it!

The first and longing for more

I reviewed the second book before this one and got the 2 the wrong way around. I wish that the next in the series had been published so that I could have read it right away as I did with the second book. This is a great series, very unpredictable and I can't wait to see how it all works out.

Now I must have the other books in the series!

Would you listen to Bad Things again? Why?

I've already listened to it twice in a row and I can see that happening again. The hot sex scenes and the bond between the H/h make it irresistible.

What other book might you compare Bad Things to and why?

"Bared to You" because it, too, has a hot relationship between H/h, that could be so destructive, but their love/chemistry make it impossible for them to walk away from each other.

Any additional comments?

I couldn't put this book down. I chose it on the recommendation of another listener I follow on audible,com and I wasn't disappointed. Like the title suggests, there are bad things that happen to the H/h, but the bond they have keeps the reader glued to the story. I would have given the narrators five stars, but there were some pronunciation issues. Those issues were not bad enough to detract from the story and I would highly recommend this book to someone who loves heart-pounding erotica!