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A Worthy Opponent by Katee Robert

7 reviews

nashaytreads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I enjoyed this book! But not quite as much as the previous two. Tink very much hold the slightly abrasive personality of Tinkerbell but the CONSTANT brooding and banter was a lot. Hook, even though he did quite a bit of brooding too, was lovable. Both characters kept insisting he was a monster but at no point in the story did it feel like he was lol.

(Minor spoiler)

As much as the book bought up how big and bad and dangerous Peter supposedly was, he didn’t really do much and in the end went down with ease. Maybe that’s why I didn’t enjoy this story as much. It was a lot of trying to convince the reader he was dangerous by telling us, but there wasn’t much action besides a few quick scenes of him doing anything to make us believe it.

As always, the cameos of other characters were great. I LOVE Hercules and Aurora. And as always the spice was fire.

Definitely still continuing on with the series!

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diamondsequallove25's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

The beginning of the book felt like if Katee went along with making Desperate measure a marriage plot, but as I got to the middle of the book it felt like it's own.

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rodes's review

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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plumpaperbacks's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

[ETA, September 2022: Rating raised from 4.25 to 4.5 and then 5 stars. I’m indecisive, basically, but I’ve realized that I absolutely love Tink and Hook, so here we are.]

My favorite in the series so far! I loved Tink, I loved her friendships with the other Underworld women, and I even grew to quite like Hook. I enjoyed seeing their relationship progress. There were even some especially amusing scenes that made me cackle/snort out loud, so props to Katee for that. She’s quickly rising up on my list of favorite romance authors. <3

If I had one complaint, it would be that this story seemed way too similar to that of the first book, Desperate Measures. The girl’s inner battle of simultaneously hating and being horny for the guy. The guy falling in love with the girl even though he thinks he’s awful, doesn’t deserve her, etc. And the whole shtick with Tink, Hook and Pan felt incredibly reminiscent of the one in DM with Jasmine, Jafar and Ali, right down to the way the final showdown unfolded. So, not the biggest fan of that. I’m really not into authors recycling plots. ://
[Update: yes, technically, this is true, but I don’t care anymore. This has become one of those books where I just love it, even if it has flaws.]

Ending this with my favorite quote:

“‘I knew you were a fucking rat, but I didn’t expect you to be so content with sloppy seconds. My territory, my men, even my woman. It’s beneath you.’
‘She was earlier, yes.’”

[cackling in the distance]

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