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The Professional
by Kresley Cole
"If you run from me again, I will catch you. It's what I do."
A book about BDSM, a Siberian beast of a man, and the Russian mafyia ; sounds like a win-win situation, amiright? I honestly never paid this book that much attention when it previously published in three parts. It wasn't until my friend Stephanie at No BS Book Reviews started reading it and had nothing but wonderful things to say about it. As per usual, she was right. The Professional was filthy, funny, and action packed!
"Insight: if a guy I had sex with ever carved a notch into his bedpost, I'd tell him to carve one into mine too–and then to go make me a fucking sammich."
Quite a few of my friends have been trying to get me to jump on the Kresley Cole train and after reading this I can see the appeal. I have only read her YA series, The Arcana Chronicles, and considering the "tamed" sexuality in that story is pretty hot and heavy, I was looking forward to her more adult writing. All I have to say is that she can write a pretty mean sex scene. O.M.G. There were a few that definitely left a blush on my cheeks and I find that to be pretty surprising with the amount of erotica I read a month. It also didn't hurt that the hero is a 6ft+ huge Siberian enforcer with a penchant for rough sex. If you are unawares, I have a thing for Russia. Men, history, culture, etc. I also have a thing for the mob. Literally, this book is like a dream come true for my hormonal, hot mess, fantasies. But it wasn't perfect.
"I'll consider myself lucky, my elusive girl, once you consider yourself taken. Every man has a weakness, you are mine. I've accepted that. Now you must accept me."
Don't get me wrong, I loved the heroine Natalie. Not only was she really funny but she had brains on her too. My problem lies with the fact that she was a 24 year old virgin. It's not that I don't believe that there aren't 24 year old virgins out there, but I'm so tired of that being a character trait. Like the sex and tension between Sevastyan and Natalie could be tainted if she wasn't pure. Again, this is just a minor detail and it's not like Natalie was a fumbling or inexperience virgin, but I just wasn't a fan of this being part of the story. I also had a slight issue with how Sevastyan kept pushing Natalie away. It wasn't a big deal but I, again, wasn't a fan of that plot point. So although there were a few issues that prevented this from having a perfect rating, it was still a very enjoyable and sexy book! Seriously, if you are looking for some heat and some laughs, The Professional is worth checking out!
4 stars*
A book about BDSM, a Siberian beast of a man, and the Russian mafyia ; sounds like a win-win situation, amiright? I honestly never paid this book that much attention when it previously published in three parts. It wasn't until my friend Stephanie at No BS Book Reviews started reading it and had nothing but wonderful things to say about it. As per usual, she was right. The Professional was filthy, funny, and action packed!
"Insight: if a guy I had sex with ever carved a notch into his bedpost, I'd tell him to carve one into mine too–and then to go make me a fucking sammich."
Quite a few of my friends have been trying to get me to jump on the Kresley Cole train and after reading this I can see the appeal. I have only read her YA series, The Arcana Chronicles, and considering the "tamed" sexuality in that story is pretty hot and heavy, I was looking forward to her more adult writing. All I have to say is that she can write a pretty mean sex scene. O.M.G. There were a few that definitely left a blush on my cheeks and I find that to be pretty surprising with the amount of erotica I read a month. It also didn't hurt that the hero is a 6ft+ huge Siberian enforcer with a penchant for rough sex. If you are unawares, I have a thing for Russia. Men, history, culture, etc. I also have a thing for the mob. Literally, this book is like a dream come true for my hormonal, hot mess, fantasies. But it wasn't perfect.
"I'll consider myself lucky, my elusive girl, once you consider yourself taken. Every man has a weakness, you are mine. I've accepted that. Now you must accept me."
Don't get me wrong, I loved the heroine Natalie. Not only was she really funny but she had brains on her too. My problem lies with the fact that she was a 24 year old virgin. It's not that I don't believe that there aren't 24 year old virgins out there, but I'm so tired of that being a character trait. Like the sex and tension between Sevastyan and Natalie could be tainted if she wasn't pure. Again, this is just a minor detail and it's not like Natalie was a fumbling or inexperience virgin, but I just wasn't a fan of this being part of the story. I also had a slight issue with how Sevastyan kept pushing Natalie away. It wasn't a big deal but I, again, wasn't a fan of that plot point. So although there were a few issues that prevented this from having a perfect rating, it was still a very enjoyable and sexy book! Seriously, if you are looking for some heat and some laughs, The Professional is worth checking out!
4 stars*