Elise ✘ a.k.a Ryder's Pet ✘'s Reviews > The Professional

Review posted: 15.04.2016 (edited 10.05.2016)

“How could I close you out when I never let you in?”

I'm a bit undecided on the rating...simply because I actually liked the book in the beginning. I mean, it started out really good, with Aleksei Sevastyan being awesome. In fact, he was hot, but as the story went on...well, he turned out, in my head, weak? He was insecure and so...unsure of himself. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against those who are that, I am that myself, but when he started out so different, so sure and confident, sexy and commanding? You know what I mean or am I just babbling here?

“When a woman singles me out”—he leaned down to murmur at my ear—“it’s because she wants to get fucked. She looks at the scars and tattoos and knows she’ll get fucked hard.”

Anyway, the story, again, started out so good, but it wasn't long before it went downhill from there either. Here the thing, Aleksei might have 'kidnapped' Natalie Porter, but we all know she would have gone with him either way. He should've just been patient with her, but we all know he lacks that.

“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.”

Moving fast forward to getting to her father's place in Russia. There Natalie meets her father, who's adorable, and not at all as a mafia. I can't picture him as a mafia at all. So that was just...wrong. I was Incredible sad though, when (view spoiler)[he died. (hide spoiler)] I was shocked, I hadn't really expected that.

A body like that was good for two things that started with f. And fighting was the other one.

Other than that, nothing did really happen. Exept Aleksei and Natalie's relationship. Which wasn't all that. I wasn't Natalie's biggest fan, you see. Why, I cannot remember, but I just remember not liking her all that much... But the book did have its moments, so it wasn't the worst I've read, but not the best either. I will not continue with this series though.

We’ve established that you’re hot-blooded—and you know your own mind. Yet you were a virgin?”
When he moved to my other breast, my lids slid shut. “I had some bad experiences.”
Dropping his hands, he tensed around me, gritting out one word: “Names.”
My eyes went wide. “No, no, not like that! I had some unfortunate, clumsy experiences, I should say.”

Rate: 2.5/3-2 stars.