Title: Professor Adorkable
Series: Domesticated Inc.: Book One
Author: Edie Danford
Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited
Length: 302 Pages
Category: Contemporary
At a Glance: Cute title, cute cover, cute book. You should definitely check it out!
Reviewed By: Jules
Blurb: What happens when a star-gazing professor falls for his hot young housekeeper? One heck of an earthy explosion…
Professor Marek Janos’s genius at analyzing stellar explosions doesn’t apply to his own disordered world. Forgetting to eat, sleep, and leave his lab has triggered some epic personal disasters. When his family insists he hire live-in help, he discovers home life has awesome benefits. His new housekeeper’s smile sparks more energy than a supernova. And the way he moves? It rocks Marek’s galaxy.
Pete Schulz took a tough fall from his high-flying life in Hollywood. But how does a guy whose best skill is getting dirty clean up his act? His new gig with Domesticated Inc seems like a great first step. Keeping house for a nerdy young astrophysics professor is exactly the low-key, no-chance-for-trouble job he needs, right?
Living together is surprisingly easy for both men. And fun. And more than a little hot. It’s when they’re faced with the idea of living apart that the truly messy work begins…
Review: This was my first time reading Edie Danford, so I didn’t initially know that Pete, one of the MCs in Professor Adorkable, was a secondary character in Unraveling Josh, the third book in her Ellery College series. And from what I’ve gathered, Pete was a maaaajor jerk in that story—which is also hinted at in this book—so I’m incredibly glad I didn’t meet dickhead Pete first, because I LOVED him in Professor Adorkable. In fact, I completely adored both Pete and Marek, and had so much fun reading this.
Pete is just an absolute love. As I said, apparently he used to be a self-absorbed asshole, and also a player, but he has definitely put those days behind him since moving back to Chicago from LA, and starting his life over. One positive thing he confirmed from his stint as a personal assistant in Los Angeles, though, was how much he likes being a caretaker. So, he takes a job with Domesticated, Inc. and is placed as a live-in housekeeper for Professor Marek Janos. Because of his bad experiences at his last job, Pete decides that he needs to have rules in place to protect him from any uncomfortable situations, but because Marek is so genuine, and kind, and irresistibly adorkable, it doesn’t take long before those walls are coming down and his rules are being bent.
Marek is also a total love. It’s not easy being a genius, however, let alone a young, hot professor that some people might want to take advantage of, so his family, in particular his Uncle Jakob, who is the only member who speaks English and understands American culture, feels they must protect Marek’s interests. It’s Jakob who actually hires Pete to take care of his nephew and his home, and who checks in with them regularly. All seems well and good, but there are things that Marek doesn’t know, and, at the end of the day, he ends up having to decide if Jakob really does have his best interests at heart.
There were times in the book where I felt like it was maybe a little over the top or a little too flowery, but mostly I loved the shmoopiness. Pete so obviously loves taking care of Marek; it comes through in every single thing he does, from making Mar’s lunch or favorite Czech cookies, to making sure he’s bundled up enough when he leaves for work. We come into the book after Pete has been working for Mar for a bit, so they have a solid friendship going already, and that fondness absolutely leaps off the page. I loved, loved, loved them together. Every sweet moment where it was simply them being cute in their working relationship, and also every moment after they decide to stop ignoring the obvious thing between them and just kiss already.
Pete’s genuine love of taking care of Marek and making his life easier was such a joy to read. It honestly made me smile so many times, just seeing how much joy it gave Pete to do his job well and make Marek happy. And Marek’s complete awe and adoration of Pete also made me smile. The book is full of sweet passages like this:
Maybe Pete’s mystery is in the shades of blue in his irises, the tender quality of the fine lines around his mouth, the particular curve of his cheek? Or the way his body moves. Or the timbre of his voice. The specific answers don’t really matter, because all of these things are derived from one source of light – Pete. His soul. His essence. His Pete-ness.
You should see for yourself how Marek and Pete navigate their professional relationship, and decide whether or not a personal one beyond friends is a possibility. There’s lots to love about this story, though, so you should definitely check it out! Cute title, cute cover, cute book. 😉
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