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Desperate Measures by Katee Robert

18 reviews

shyleek's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I feel weird giving Katee Robert so many good reviews but everything I've read is just SO ON POINT! 

Jasmine comes alive in this book in a whole new way. I absolutely feel in love with her strong willed character. 

The ending chapters were filled with drama and surprises. The spice was extra spicy. The characters were well rounded and unique versions of characters we've come to know and love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Murder, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Death

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Sexy reimagining of Aladdin, wherein Jasmine and Jafar have a thing for one another and Aladdin is the “bad guy”. I liked the spice. I liked the story. There were several glaring spelling/grammatical errors and a rush to the wrap up at the end that made me drop the rating slightly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Vomit, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

emminkirjakasa's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Dirty twist on a story everyone knows. I like Disney, but this retelling got this girl to LOVE Disney. 

Katee Roberts knows how to write smut. All I wish was that this book was a little longer and we would get a bit more story and background to these characters. Still, 5/5 book with spicy scenes that made for the fans of age gaps and forbidden romances.

Excited to read the next one in the series! 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

enbyfinley's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I liked this story, especially the end. Jasmine through started out waffling and simpering at time came into her own and I love it! <spoilers> I didn’t like the daddy kink at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Physical abuse

veryvexatious's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

After reading the dark Olympus series, this one didn’t really live up to the same quality but I still enjoyed the book. I’m hoping now that the characters have been introduced that the story will pick up more like the dark Olympus books did. The smut was a lot sexier but use of the words “daddy” and “baby girl” made me cringe massively. Still looking forward to the rest of the series and hopefully it improves a little bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Death, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: War, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Vomit, Child abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexism, and Physical abuse

thaliareads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Overall I really liked the book, but just know what you're getting into before you start (unlike me). I loved the twist on Jasmine's story in a modern setting. Having Jafar as a love interest worked really well. It was a little weird at first as other Disney character names began to pop up and intertwine with the story but it ends up working just fine. I appreciate that Jasmine is skeptical of Jafar at first. However, trust was earned pretty quick and it was basically insta love more than enemies to lovers. Please check the content warnings on this one though because it was about 50% spice and includes BDSM. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Rape, Alcohol, and Vomit

In this story, Jasmine is basically the daughter of a mob boss. So, as could be expected in a turf war there will be violence and death. The book also starts with Jasmine being kidnapped and held in confinement. This book walks a fine line for those who will struggle with sexual content with consenting non consent. In the beginning especially, it's implied that there's already a no-go word in place but it's not used and does feel forced. As the book progresses it's discussed more openly and becomes clearly consenting even if the relationship leaves things to be desired. The enemy in this story is Ali and he is very predatory and does sexually harass Jasmine when the opportunity was presented.

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

fast-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

3.75

Is this an amazing book? No. Was it fun and hot? Yes. Quick erotica read if you’re into kink. The plot was not very good or interesting, but character interactions were good. A note: I switched from the audiobook to the ebook about halfway through in large part because I hate the male narrator’s voice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Confinement, Murder, Misogyny, and Cursing

Minor: Rape, Blood, Vomit, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ruthiedr89's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Trafficking, and Sexual assault

bbygirl21's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really loved this book. It was super hot and interesting. I’ve haven’t read any retelling books before but I really liked this one.

The only thing I didn’t like about this book is the ending. It felt a little underwhelming almost like it was rushed and ended too quickly and easily. I felt there was so much build up to the climax of the story and it all ended way to easily and fast. It just wasn’t as satisfying an ending as it could’ve been.

Other than that it was an amazing story. I liked it way more than I thought I would since I’m not that big a fan of Aladdin. But I ended up really loving this dark retelling of it focused on the villain instead.

I’d recommend it for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Minor: Blood, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, and Vomit

suhanimahindru's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The daddy/babygirl thing was not it for me. 

That aside, I enjoyed this book. The concept was very interesting and it was well written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Physical abuse and Vomit