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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
DNF-I couldn't finish because the heroine didn't act like any grad student I've ever known. She behaved like an idiot.
DNF at 60%.
I've gone back to this book half a dozen times at least in the last week (or two?), and I just can't make it any farther.
THE PROFESSIONAL by Kresley Cole is utterly ridiculous.
The characters are unbelievable . . . and that's about it for me, completely unbelievable characters:
Natalie/Natalya: A graduate student, VIRGIN *rolls eyes* who comes equipped with a "manalyzer"--her powers of observation and psychoanalysis are such that a mere glance at a man can tell her everything she needs to know about him, unless of course the "ability" would actually help her (rather than just being used as a party trick). If it could actually help her, it goes on the fritz, leaving her as much in the dark as a normal person . . . so what . . . is the bloody point . . . of this talent?
Sevastyan: A mafia enforcer with a heart of gold and a dark past <-----this character is becoming so common that he's practically stock.
Paxan: A Mafya Vor who just wants to tinker with clocks. No really. He didn't want to become a crime lord, but it was either that or keep watching his neighbors get ripped-off by the less considerate crime lords. So he's only doing what he has to do to protect the people he cares about, and he's got a heart of gold too.
Cousin whose name I can't remember: Well, I can't tell you what's ridiculous and unbelievable about this guy without spoilers, so you're just going to have to take my word for it.
So yeah. Our brilliant and observant heroine is anything but, and allows herself to fall into hideous situation after hideous situation, but DAMN Sevastyan's sexy, so who the hell cares? Not Natalie, that's for damn sure. Paxan is just the bestest Papa a little girl could ever want, and Sevastyan is HOT with his prison tattoos and shit.
This is hugely disappointing for me b/c I LOVE Cole's IMMORTALS AFTER DARK series. IAD is in fact my favorite PNR series, and even as OTT as it can get sometimes, THE PROFESSIONAL blows IAD out of the frickin' water.
Think about that for a minute--a paranormal romance series about werewolves, vampires, demons, valkyrie, etc. is MORE realistic than a contemporary romance with mafia types (insofar as accepted behaviors go).
I just can't . . .
I've gone back to this book half a dozen times at least in the last week (or two?), and I just can't make it any farther.
THE PROFESSIONAL by Kresley Cole is utterly ridiculous.
The characters are unbelievable . . . and that's about it for me, completely unbelievable characters:
Natalie/Natalya: A graduate student, VIRGIN *rolls eyes* who comes equipped with a "manalyzer"--her powers of observation and psychoanalysis are such that a mere glance at a man can tell her everything she needs to know about him, unless of course the "ability" would actually help her (rather than just being used as a party trick). If it could actually help her, it goes on the fritz, leaving her as much in the dark as a normal person . . . so what . . . is the bloody point . . . of this talent?
Sevastyan: A mafia enforcer with a heart of gold and a dark past <-----this character is becoming so common that he's practically stock.
Paxan: A Mafya Vor who just wants to tinker with clocks. No really. He didn't want to become a crime lord, but it was either that or keep watching his neighbors get ripped-off by the less considerate crime lords. So he's only doing what he has to do to protect the people he cares about, and he's got a heart of gold too.
Cousin whose name I can't remember: Well, I can't tell you what's ridiculous and unbelievable about this guy without spoilers, so you're just going to have to take my word for it.
So yeah. Our brilliant and observant heroine is anything but, and allows herself to fall into hideous situation after hideous situation, but DAMN Sevastyan's sexy, so who the hell cares? Not Natalie, that's for damn sure. Paxan is just the bestest Papa a little girl could ever want, and Sevastyan is HOT with his prison tattoos and shit.
This is hugely disappointing for me b/c I LOVE Cole's IMMORTALS AFTER DARK series. IAD is in fact my favorite PNR series, and even as OTT as it can get sometimes, THE PROFESSIONAL blows IAD out of the frickin' water.
Think about that for a minute--a paranormal romance series about werewolves, vampires, demons, valkyrie, etc. is MORE realistic than a contemporary romance with mafia types (insofar as accepted behaviors go).
I just can't . . .
Natalie Porter is a normal college student that goes out to bars with friends and has fun. One night at a bar she meets a hunky Russian guy and he wants nothing to do with her. When he shows up later that night with a crazy story saying that the father she has been searching for wants to be part of her life and she's in danger she doesn't know if she should believe him. She's been searching for her father's identity for awhile and thinks her investigator had a solid lead when he quit talking to her. Then this happens. She is rushed off half way around the world to meet her father and be part of his life. Danger lurking at every turn since her father is part of the mafiya.
Mafiya enforcer Aleksei Sevastyan, is the hunky Russian that Natalie met in the bar. His mission is to protect Natalie and get her back safely to her father's mansion. The thing he didn't expect is the attraction he would feel for her. He tries to avoid it at all costs due to her father raising him from a young age when he found him on the streets. You know it'll be that oh so good when Aleksei and Natalie finally admit their attraction and get together in the book. I always seem to love it when books have that aspect and they're written well.
I read book two before I read this one, which had a tiny bit of spoilers but not too much. I'd suggest reading these in order though if you're not okay with a hint of spoilers. The only sort of complaint I have are the male leads are quite similar in books one and two, this being because they're brothers. That's where I find the issue though, since the brothers were separated at a young age, so I'm not sure if they would turn out so similar. They did face a brutal childhood, so it's believable a bit but maybe not to that extent. All in all the story was lovely, and naughty and I suggest it if you're looking for a mafia erotica.
Mafiya enforcer Aleksei Sevastyan, is the hunky Russian that Natalie met in the bar. His mission is to protect Natalie and get her back safely to her father's mansion. The thing he didn't expect is the attraction he would feel for her. He tries to avoid it at all costs due to her father raising him from a young age when he found him on the streets. You know it'll be that oh so good when Aleksei and Natalie finally admit their attraction and get together in the book. I always seem to love it when books have that aspect and they're written well.
I read book two before I read this one, which had a tiny bit of spoilers but not too much. I'd suggest reading these in order though if you're not okay with a hint of spoilers. The only sort of complaint I have are the male leads are quite similar in books one and two, this being because they're brothers. That's where I find the issue though, since the brothers were separated at a young age, so I'm not sure if they would turn out so similar. They did face a brutal childhood, so it's believable a bit but maybe not to that extent. All in all the story was lovely, and naughty and I suggest it if you're looking for a mafia erotica.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
En fait c'est un "Fifty Shades" like, mieux écrit, avec un maffieux plutôt qu'un PDG.
http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2017/02/mafia-seduction-t1-le-professionnel.html
http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2017/02/mafia-seduction-t1-le-professionnel.html
OMG this was one of the most amazing books!!
I love love love Kresley Cole and I'm so glad I finally picked up The Professional.
I was hesitant because I just love her Immortals After Dark series and I was terrified this wouldn't live up to those books!
Though I should have known better...not only is The Professional a completely different genre, but I already knew I loved her work. So chances were high that I was going to love this!
I saw many reviews on Twitter from fellow fans about how incredibly erotic and hot The Professional was....OMG they were NOT kidding!! Fan-freaking-tastic-amaze-balls!
Such hot heat between Sevastyan and Natalie! I don't think there's been another book that had such an instant connection like these two!
Such a fun read. I really enjoyed it thoroughly and I really hope it continues on...I'm incredibly curious about Sevastyan's brothers!
I love love love Kresley Cole and I'm so glad I finally picked up The Professional.
I was hesitant because I just love her Immortals After Dark series and I was terrified this wouldn't live up to those books!
Though I should have known better...not only is The Professional a completely different genre, but I already knew I loved her work. So chances were high that I was going to love this!
I saw many reviews on Twitter from fellow fans about how incredibly erotic and hot The Professional was....OMG they were NOT kidding!! Fan-freaking-tastic-amaze-balls!
Such hot heat between Sevastyan and Natalie! I don't think there's been another book that had such an instant connection like these two!
Such a fun read. I really enjoyed it thoroughly and I really hope it continues on...I'm incredibly curious about Sevastyan's brothers!
2.5 It's a funny and steamy read, but too naive and dominating (you know in what sense) for me. They get married after knowing each other so little and she gives up everything to be with him. To me, I don't understand how someone doing a PhD in Gender Studies would give up all that she is for a man and be happy doing basically nothing all day but waiting for him in the house. The excuse given in the book about just doing it because it was easy doesn't do it for me. One simply does not get a PhD because you're bored in my opinion.