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| Turbulent Sea (Drake Sisters, Book 6) | 
 enlarge | Author: Christine Feehan
Publisher: Jove
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Publication Date: July 29, 2008
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Yes and Somehow No July 31, 2008
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
OK, I have been so eager for this book I was counting down the seconds for a year to its release. On the one hand I loved it. The love scenes were smoking hot and exactly what I was hoping for for these two (hence the 4 stars). On the other hand--and this happened with Hannah in Safe Harbor as well--Joley's character development was somehow off. Suddenly the fun loving girl was not worthy and dark with her needs but it was a shallow portrayal of this emotion by Feehan. Furthermore, it never came to true satisfying resolution as it was never that well defined to start with. And Ilya who professed to not know anything about a relationship was the one that was having it fabulously! Something was very forced about Joley, even the first few pages sounded very cliche and incredibly cheesy until Ilya came into the book. So, while he was as hot as I hoped (the "mine" thing reminded me a bit of the Dark series), Joley was not at all as cool and interesting as she was in every other Drake book. Additionally, in other books the supporting sisters were more involved, in this one, and I was REALLY hoping for a great setup for Jackson and Elle, and I just didn't feel like I got it.
 A Bit Disappointed July 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First, let me say that I LOVE Christine Feehan's books, most especially the Drake sisters. That said, I have to say that I was a bit disappointed with this book. I liked the interaction between Joley and Ilya, and between Joley and members of her band (Brian, Logan, Tish), however, I sorely missed Joley's family. The thing that I have always loved about the Drake books is the close, tight relationship between the sisters. And I just didn't feel it in this book. I've searched far and wide for books about "witches" and their families and the Drakes and Nora Robert's "Three Sister Island" have that something special for me. I was sadly disappointed that it was missing from Joley's story. I sincerely hope that we see a whole lot more of the magic and the family ties in Elle's story.
Didn't feel like a Drake Sisters novel July 31, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
First, let me say that I bought this book hard copy because I couldn't wait for the Kindle version to come out. I wanted this book so badly. I feel in love with both Ilya and Joley in "Safe Harbor" Both Ilya and Joley had such chemistry in that book. Ilya especially was a forceful character even though Jonas was the main character of that story. However, in this story I found Ilya to be weaker in character. He didn't have that edge for me. He didn't command the same presence. Nor did Joley. Neither character seemed to come out in this book the same way they had in previous books. I also didn't get the same family feel in this book. If you were to read this book, without ever reading any previous book, you wouldn't know what a Drake sister was. All of her other books had a generous amount written about the realationships with each sister and each book used their powers much more. I loved the story, loved the love story between these two, but I really couldn't grasp it as a Drake sister book. A romance, yes, Drake Novel, no. Joley didn't even use her powers in this book. She didn't develop them as the others did in theirs. I'm disappointed in this book because it felt contrived. Re-read "Safe Harbor" and then "Turbulent Sea" and then decide. I hope Elle's and Jackson's story is written as well as "Safe Harbor".
 Exciting July 31, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I LOVED the way this book was played out. The music, the emotion and the love. They are both "turbulent" people and the book needed to showcase that, which it does well.
I agree with the others who say the sisters arent in this book till the end and that is disappointing, when in the other books, they were in the story line often. Usually you get interaction with the characters in the next book coming out about the Drake sisters but Elle was only mentioned and wasnt "in" the book at all.
Other than that it was an amazing story of what we all were expeting from Joley & Ilya
Good, but not as great as I expected July 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Joley Drake, one of the most successful and famous singers of the world, and with magic running through her veins, is in a tour of shows with her band. The Russian mobster Nikitin is there frequently, and so is Ilya Prakenskii, the man who'd marked Joley and one she can't get out of her head.
After the disappearance of a minor in a party held by Nikitin during the tour, a murder, and threats against Joley, Ilya becomes her personal bodyguard, creating a very explosive situation between them.
I was a little bored in some parts of the first half of the book. Joley and Ilya have so much sexual tension that is difficult to develop in depth other aspects of their relationship.
The second half was much better. Joley is crazy but torn about Ilya. Her body and her soul claim for him, but her head doesn't think the same. All the rumors say Ilya is a hit man, and he doesn't deny it. Because of it, Joley can't trust him. Also, she doesn't think she's worthy of love, because of her "dark needs". Not very believable, really. Although I liked her, she wasn't as strong as in previous books.
Ilya is an authoritarian and domineering man with a strong personality, who knows Joley is his, and he will do anything to get her. He wants her trust and love, a future together, but at the same time, because of the harsh life he had, he finds difficult to open to her.
I liked how their relationship was developed, how they began to know intimately each other, their fears, their plans for the future, the real Joley and Ilya.
Regarding side stories, there are some romances among the band members, and as always, the rest of the Drakes make appearances. I missed Elle and Jackson, as they are the couple of the next book, but well, I suppose not all of them could appear here.
And well, if I liked it, why not 5 stars? Perhaps I had too many expectations regarding Joley and Ilya. I liked them a lot in the previous books, but their story didn't excite me as much as I hoped. Even so, I liked it, and I recommend it to all Drake sisters' fans.
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