My Savior… Or My Ruin?One night, and my entire life went up in flames. All because of him. Jafar. As my world burned down around me, he offered me a choice. Walk away with nothing but my freedom… Or rise to his challenge and win my fortune back.I bargained.I lost. Now Jafar owns me, and even as my mind rails against his rules, my body loves the punishments he deals out when I break them.But a … deals out when I break them.
But a gilded cage is still a prison, I’ll do anything to obtain my freedom.
Even betray the man I’m falling for.
Content Warning: This book contains depictions of consensual non-consent.
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Wow Katee!!! My first book of yours and it won’t be the last! I’m your newest fan!
When I finished Desperate Measures by Katee Robert, I had a moment of “WTH did I just read? And when can I get more of it?” Just…WOW! Katee Robert had been teasing readers with hints of Desperate Measures for months, and those teasers had me super excited to read this take on fairy tales–except with the villains as the anti-heroes. And yet, I still wasn’t prepared for the twisted, dirty, dark, erotic, passionate and, yes, romantic story about Jasmine and Jafar, characters we all met in the Disney tale, Aladdin. But, these two were no Disney characters. Far, far more delicious.
Jasmine is a princess–of the criminal underworld. And Jafar, a man who has been under her father for years, is now the head of that world, and she belongs to him. Jafar is mysterious, intriguing, sexy, calculating and dominant. He’s taken charge of a brutal world by force and is determined to hold onto it with Jasmine by his side. But all threats to his power haven’t been neutralized, but he won’t allow anyone to take what’s his–and that includes Jasmine. Though Jasmine has been mostly sheltered from the world outside her father’s mansion, which is more of a prison to her, she is no shrinking violet. She fully understands who and what her father is and the world he rules–or ruled. Jasmine is brilliant, brave, fierce and a fighter. And even though the power dynamics between her and Jafar has her yielding to him, she makes him fight for it. Between the dangerous plots and schemes, the landmine politics of the underworld and their explosive chemistry, this book was like always hovering on the edge of your seat waiting for the next bomb to drop. There is a ton of the hottest sex I’ve ever read, but the plot is strong and amazing, too. Without giving too much away, there’s this scene at the end with Jasmine, and I swear, I did a fist pump. The woman is as strong and not-to-be-messed-with as Jafar. I loved it!
This book is darker than usual for Katee Robert. And it isn’t for the faint of heart. There are scenes of consensual non-consent and Jafar is a “daddy Dom.” So if simulated forced sex and a woman calling her man daddy isn’t your thing, this book probably isn’t for you. But if it is, buckle up for a wild ride. I am *impatiently* awaiting the next installment of this series. Between the secondary characters of Tink, Hades and Meg (yes! From Hercules!!), I’m hoping Katee Robert has plenty of stories coming our way!
This book sucked me in! If you’re looking for a hot, steamy read with a new adaptation on adult fairy-tales, then read this book. And the characters, so different from the Disney version, but I really liked them with this twist! The imagery of the place settings were also done really well. I can’t wait to read the next one!
I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
This Enemies to Lovers Retelling is kinky!! I Loved the Chemistry between Jasmine & Jafar. I was Invested in their story, and I couldn’t help but root for them. The Power Struggle, and I Swooned way too many times. Seriously, the Dirty Talk is some of the Hottest I’ve Read. We see the Villain, that we Love to Hate put into a new light. The Character Development is hands down some of the BEST I’ve Read!! The Underground Sex Club is Everything You Didn’t Know You Needed Definitely Your Next 5 Read..
I’m not sure how we got here because this started out as a 1-2 star read for me. I’m surprised by the quality of character development and the amount of plot this little book had.
Also, I totally recommend the audiobook for this. Romance audiobooks just hit different, don’t they? Yes. Yes, they do.
There’s steam before plot … and more steam than plot. And if the DDLG kink isn’t your thing, you might not appreciate all the steam. The excessive use of ‘Daddy’ was a bit much for me.
DNF, no rating, not sure I read enough to fairly judge it. I like a good steamy read, but 8 hours of straight-up porn isn’t really exciting.
Audio:
Excellent performance! Very smooth.
Eh … seemed like it might be a fun concept, with Jasmine and Jafar and an evil Ali … but had a hard time stomaching all the ‘Daddy’ talk. No kink-shaming here, you do you, but the ‘grown man pretending he’s banging a kid’ thing isn’t my cup of tea.
Lets hear it for the villains!!!! Jafar is fabulous and I really like this bad boy !!!! If Disney had written Aladdin this way I would have watched it a few hundred times!!! Jasmine and Jafar’s chemistry was hot and the sex out of this world!!! I have always preferred the villains their so much more interesting and a whole lot more funner! This was a dirty smut filled read with all kinds of fuckery and kink . I love fairy tales twisted and sexed up and this one didn’t disappoint! Katee Robert is a awesome writer and is now on my radar! And i love the mix of disney characters,but believe me theirs nothing sweet and innocent about any of them. Can’t wait to read the next book in this series Learn My Lesson its Hades and Meg’s book. Their was a teaser at the end of Desperate Measures for it and it sounds like another sexy, steamy smutty read. I have a thing for Hades anyway and this spin on him has me hooked already and meg is very intriguing as well. Until next time Luv’s
From the very first scene, you’ll know right away whether or not you love this book.
Splurge for that free, noncommittal sample/preview on Kindle to read the first chapter and find out for yourself!!
I love how they took the Aladdin fairy tale that we’re all familiar with and twisted it into this darker retelling. It has just the right amount of danger, smut, action, and Jafar’s unique brand of romance.
I didn’t know how I’d feel about the consentual non-consent being incorporated into the story, but I think it was handled really well.
And all of those scenes were made even hotter by the fact that Jasmine felt safe enough to push boundaries knowing that it’d all come to a halt if anything went too far.
Honestly these are some of the hottest scenes I’ve read in new adult lately. Definitely some kink, dom/sub dynamic, and full exploration of a sex club. So that was new. And with all of that, I couldn’t help but root that Jafar and Jasmine end up together!
Sooo much different from the Disney’s Aladdin, and I am all for it! I love this retelling and cannot wait to continue down this series with all of the other Disney personas as they’re reinvented by Katee Robert!!!
These are not your Disney movie favorites! Expect dark, kinky and HEAs!
Better than expected
This was surprisingly good smut. Thank you to Booktube for recommending this smutty book. It was a quick, sexy read. Could have done with the “baby girl” endearment but I’m not the author
Kink club with Disney characters! How could you go wrong!
I was hesitant to pick this up because I wasn’t sure the tropes/kinks were my cup of tea, but man am I glad I did. My favorite part of romance is the the push and pull and tension of the relationship building, and this has it in spades. Add in the required grumpy overprotective LI and a FMC with a spine that she just needs to grow into and yep, I am all about this. Jasmine & Jafar fangirl from here out.
I had to admit that I hesitated on this book, because I couldn’t shake the mental image of Jafar from the original animated feature..and he was not hot.u2060
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But Katee Robert paints a completely different picture of Jafar that had me envisioning less of the creepy old cartoon dude and more of David Gandy with the affinity for BDSM.u2060
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Desperate Measure was just so hot. If you’re into dark romances, I would definitely recommend this one. It is a slow burn for the feelings section, but if you don’t like to wait for the dirty parts to come early (pun intended) in the book, you’ve come to the right spot.u2060
Desperate Measures:
Katee Robert (Wicked Villains #1)
“Caged birds always crave the sky, Jafar. You’d do well to remember that.”
Serious question: Why was Jasmine ever with Aladdin again?
When Jasmine is sold off to Jafar, her heinous father’s second in command, she’s unwilling to be a pliable subservient doll in the hands of this vile man who has locked her up in yet another gilded cage. What ensues is a story full of passion, heat, and obedience (or lack thereof). It’s a shorter story with a surprising amount of plot too, which I definitely did not expect from this book–albeit, I thought this was just smut. I enjoyed the plot and think it added to the story in a wonderful way.
Jasmine is a delightfully strong heroine with a backbone, one who refuses to accept her new reality with her hands tied (well, in one way) and fights back every step of the way. Jafar is dark, dominating, and delicious. His nonchalant attitude toward everything made him way more attractive to me.
Setting aside the fact that my childhood is definitely ruined after this, I absolutely loved this book. Jasmine and Jafar are oh-so-hot and sinfully addicting. This book is naughty as hell, but I mean that in the best possible way.
I’m a sucker for angst, secret longing, and sexual tension so I definitely wish we could have seen those years before the story starts where the two are caught in that battle of lust, but it was a good read, nonetheless!
Note: The contents of this book are certainly not for everyone. Please do check the disclaimers and trigger warnings before you read it.
#DesperateMeasures #KateeRobert #WickedVillains
This is villains done right and so so steamy. This was my first read from Ms. Robert (I know, shame on me!) but I’ve already read the next two in the series since. I listened to the audio and it is perfection. So delicious and the perfect escape read.
Dang, this book was spicy! I’ve never read a book with a daddy kink in it. I was surprised that it didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would. I really enjoyed the relationship between Jafar and Jasmine. I do wish that they would have communicated more and better. I felt like their whole relationship was intimacy and no actual conversations. I’m excited to continue with this series and read more from Katee Robert!
What happens when Prince Ali is the bad guy? What happens when Jafar takes Jasmin prisoner, and she wants him to? Desperate Measures shows what happens when Jafar finally gets Jasmin, and the twisted romance that comes from it.
This is the version of Aladdin I prefer. The villain wins and we get some of the steamiest scenes because of it. If you loved the original movies, but loved the bad guys more, this is a must read.
Trigger warning: this has some dubious consent and consensual non-consensual scenes.
3
Style: Dark Erotic Romance (Retelling Aladdin)
Story: 2/5
Enjoyment: 3/5
Dark Level: 2/5
Sexual Level: D.R.I.P (Don’t Read In Public)
Triggers: YES
Violence: NO
Male: Stoic, Dark & Dom
Series: Book 1
Pages: 230
Kindle Unlimited: No
STORY:
I am all for this retelling of Aladdin, even if it’s Jasmine and the villain. However, it came with buts. The 3 stars is for the smut, but this for me was all smut, but the storyline was weak. The scene starts with a non con scene and goes on from there which sets the pace for this dark romance. Jasmine and Jafar spoke a lot about Jasmine’s father, so often so, that in the beginning of the book, I would have loved to see a few scenes of Jasmine’s life before he died, as well as her and Jafar’s sexual tension that they spoke about so much. As much as I am a smut lover the dirtier, the better, some physical scenes, not all, felt dragged out. As the story progress, I felt the same characters we started with are the same characters we ended with in regards to development.
CHEMISTRY:
If you are looking for a raunchy book that will get juices flowing in a D/s adjacent way, then thumbs up. Warning, includes a FFM scene.
SECONDARY CHARACTERS
Interesting characters, Hades and Meg are very interesting. I didn’t get a mafia vibe with this book. When we entered the world of Hades, I more got a paranormal vibe, not sure why.
Overall, an ok read with high charge chemistry scenes with limited storyline.
***I don’t equate these stories to real life. It’s about personal taste and what you would or want to tolerate with the books you read. I know we all have different opinions and preferences with what we read and hope this review was helpful.
So. Freaking. Hot.