Addickted: 12 Steps to Kicking Your Bad Boy Habit

by Kristina Grish

You're not alone. Millions of smart, sexy, and sane women lust after Bad Boys - and unfortunately, they pay the price. These irresistible rogues can drive you wild with sexual abandon, emotional frustration, the will to submit, and the need to conquer. You know wicked smiles and fleeting attention are not the foundation for loving relationships. But how do you stop pouncing Naughty and start playing Nice?

With Kristina Grish's clever, prescriptive 12-step recovery plan, you can learn to reject the Bad Boy - and fall hard for a Nice Guy. Packed with former addickt testimonials, advice from Bad Boys and Nice Guys alike, and Kristina's own recovery story, Addickted offers the total program you need to kick your toxic dating habits once and for all.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Psychotic · Rating 2 out of 5]

The almost last chapter of the book was good, it spoke about the author experiences with bad boys and good guys, but the whole thing I can not relate cause I'm not that Liberal to experience the similarity of her life and its kinda very promescious adventure she had.

[Lisa Litberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not a 12-stepper, but I could see this book seeming blasphemous to those who are. The author takes the familiar story of nice-girls-dating-bad-guys and applies it to a 12-step program, complete with a higher power, sponsor, and catch phrases. Some of what ensues is funny, some is stupid and contrived. But all in all reading about giving up bad boys and finding a nice boy to settle down with is sort of like drinking a nice cup of hot herbal tea--especially for a girl who has recently found her nice boy...

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

It wasn't bad, but I couldn't relate to the BBA (Bad Boy Addickt) as she was described in this book. I could definitely get behind the descriptions of the bad boy himself, and of the Nice Guy. So, though I definitely have been guilty of playing Captain Save-a-ho, I'm not the type to wrap my legs around any jerk that happens to look at me with those tortured eyes. Oh well. Take it or leave it.

[Deana Duckenfield]

WOW! At first I thought the book was a bit silly but not long after did I realize I was MEANT to read this book. Bad boys have always been a weakness of mine and this book screams in your face.."YOU DESERVE BETTER"
It really is time to make some changes!

[Wendyincali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful and dreadfully accurate.