Name: Desperate Measures
ISBN: 9781532398063

Katee Robert

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 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.

Desperate Measures

Holly 

This is as much about a power play as it is about anything as mundane as lust. Jafar might want me, but it's not simply because he's a man who wants a woman. I anm a symbol, an indicator that his victory over my father is complete on every level. Power, money, home, daughter.

"You're in my world now, Jasmine." Was that supposed to comfort me? He's a snake in the garden, tempting me into delicious sin and then abandoning me in every way that counted once the deed is done. 

I shiver, and I cant pretend its from anything but undiluted lust. Good girls aren't supposed to want down and dirty fucking like that. They aren't supposed to want to play on the dark side of desire, to push back until their partner forces submission, to love every second of the struggle.

Jafar wants obedience? He'll have to earn it. A single bargain does not a lifetime of servitude make.

. Beautiful women exist all over the world, but one who truly sees me? Priceless.

An ass that could send a man to his knees in order to worship it properly.

Once upon a time, I was a princess in a tower. 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, body and soul. Even as my mind rails against his rules, my body loves the punishments he 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. In DESPERATE MEASURES, you’ll find: -> Enemies to lovers -> Captive Heroine -> Kinky Roleplay -> Daddy/baby girl -> Alpha hero

This is absolutely smut with a plot; but in a good way. I liked how the story progressed, even though I figured out the ending from a mile away.

Very easy to follow, and it was pretty good. My only complaint is the VA's; I didn't like them tbh. Felt like Jafar's was trying too much and Jasmine's sounded... like a white woman. But overall, a good book.

Tsu 💙

This is absolutely smut with a plot; but in a good way. I liked how the story progressed, even though I figured out the ending from a mile away.

Very easy to follow, and it was pretty good. My only complaint is the VA's; I didn't like them tbh. Felt like Jafar's was trying too much and Jasmine's sounded... like a white woman. But overall, a good book.

Scarlett

Well, no se que opinar de este libro
Me tomo por sorpresa ya que no sabia de que iba la historia y me he quedado procesando todo, al final le he agarrado el mambo y no me ha parecido malo, esto de los villanos con las princesas me parece genial loco. Jazmin me ha estresaado un poco mucho porque era medio piki al principio pero, el final que le ha dado la autora, ademas de un poco flojo, me ha parecido su redención 8/10
Jaffar Jaffar un gran señor pero si no me lo imagino como en la película mucho mejor :) No se porque mi cerebro lo imagino como un Rhysand pero quien soy yo para contradecirlo
Me falto el tigre...

prawnie

It was pretty good but the plot was just smut with a hint of storyline.

Sandrin

insanely cringey writing 
a book that would have been 100 pages shorter if not for the constant backstory repeating
it felt like the author was bulldozering me with the same info over and over again in an attempt to make me believe the plot made sense

This book was enjoyable for what it was but I just hate the tone most of these authors set when they want the male love interest to be scary. It's such a dick-measuring contest lol

I won't lie, Katee Robert knows how to write smut. Yes, the story is generic. And yes, it was better than the OTHER Disney villain smut I read but still. I skimmed the last 20% because I got bored. Fun for what it was but read it in one sitting or else it gets annoying.

Mari

This book was enjoyable for what it was but I just hate the tone most of these authors set when they want the male love interest to be scary. It's such a dick-measuring contest lol

I won't lie, Katee Robert knows how to write smut. Yes, the story is generic. And yes, it was better than the OTHER Disney villain smut I read but still. I skimmed the last 20% because I got bored. Fun for what it was but read it in one sitting or else it gets annoying.

Sara Uribe

“Ask me again, Babygirl.”

A smutty Disney retelling/reimagining on Aladdin?? YUM, YES PLEASE!

How did I not read these books sooner? This book was fabulous and is one of the steamiest Disney retellings/reimagining's I’ve read to date. And I’m sure the rest of this series will be on the same level of this book. This is a very dark, kinky and questionable book, but a perfect read for me. I don't want to say too much since I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but this book was incredibly easy to get carried away in. If life didn't get in the way of reading, I would have read this in an hour. This book is about Jasmine and the ever brooding Jafar. I was really surprised how much I liked this book. As a Disney lover, I’ve always hated Jafar, but this Jafar? Oooo I love him. I love the back and forth between them and no matter how much Jasmine tries to deny it, which she does fiercely, they are meant for one another. If you have a lot of triggers, I wouldn't suggest reading this book because it has a lot. So just be cautious. Other than that this book was great and I can't wait to read book two!

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Lauren Grey

I gave this three stars, but honestly that feels really generous - it gets three stars, because it hit the spot for why I downloaded it: quick smut fix.

But truthfully, this story wasn’t long enough to really be anything special. It was not very fleshed out at all. I needed more world building and character development. I didn’t get enough of anything to really care about the characters at all.

It was my first Aladdin retelling and I will admit that it was fun to see Aladdin be portrayed as the bad guy.

Jordan

A Jasmine and Jafar sexy retelling? Uh yeah I'm gonna read that. It was definitely giving mafia vibes. The smut > the plot, but I'm still giving this 3 ⭐️.

The SPICE🔥🥵 omg this book was intense and insane. Definitely NSFW, it got crazy pretty much immediately. All spice, not plot (but not in a bad way)

Alyssa deRaad

I wanted mindless spice I certainly got it !

Anna Oeltjenbruns

Kaitlyn Chauvin 

SPIIIICCCYYYYY🤌🏻 not a re-read for me but good story line to go with the spice.

Sophie Hira 

Abgesehen von dem sehr vielem spice, ist es eigentlich sogar ganz süß.
Dreht das Konzept von Held & Schurke um und zeigt somit mal eine andere Perspektive!

Spiicccyyyyyy🤌🏻 relatively good story line too

Addie 🌻

I didn’t love this as much as Neon Gods but it was still good don’t get me wrong. Although I’m about to forever tarnish my childhood reading these books and this series in particular.

Lover of Romance 

This is quite different from anything I have read from this author, it is so DIFFERENT from anything I expected her to write. Its erotic, its very dark and edgy and has some third party sexual play moments. So its definitely not for the faint of heart and to be honest its NOT going to appeal to everyone. So make sure you read the blurb and go into the story with an open mind. The story is a take on a aladdin retelling of a sort. But this time Ali (Aladdid) is the villain, and Jafar is the hero with our lovely Jasmine as the heroine. We also have some other players like Hades and Hook so I am excited for their stories. This definitely is HOT, one of the most HOT books I have ever read....so make sure you have your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse ready and able because WHEW ....the writing works you in such delicious of ways. But to be honest I really didn't like the ending. I am all for a woman taking charge of her life but I feel like it was like lets emasculate the hero at the same time and portray him weak and I just wasn't for that element. But I did enjoy the story and am eager to see where Katee Robert's takes this series into these unique fairy tale retellings.

renee badenoch

Completely at a loss for how to review smutty bondage Disney AU fanfic, but didn’t *not* enjoy reading this

Yikes... not my favorite. All the baby girls and daddy gave me the ick I could not finish the audio book. :/ not my fav 

Callie Scott 

Wren Elliott 

Were you more team villains growing up? Did you ever wonder what would happen if the villain got the princess instead of the charming prince? Well then this is the series for you.

Desperate Measures is based loosely around Aladdin but in this version, he's the real villain. But that doesn't mean Jaffar is without his faults and I certainly wouldn't call him prince charming however 20 pages in and I was soft for him already. Jafar is clearly soft for Jasmin.

There was spice basically from the beginning though sometimes we do cross some consensual non-consent (there is a warning at the beginning for this) and I really loved their little safe word and how it wasn't just used when they scened. What surprised me most of all was despite the amount of spicy content in this book the plot was certainly not lacking. I loved the way it was set up with territories and how The Underworld is a mutual territory, the centre of them all in a sense where we get to see other familiar faces come out to play...literally. Despite it being based on a fairytale its got a dark twist that worked perfectly. 

I actually rated this as 4 but changed it to a 3 after reading a few more in the series because although it was good it wasn't great and there were others I liked better.

Sven Test

I'm rather speechless. So out of my comfort zone, yet I kept craving this story. I got so addicted, to the point that it felt like I was in a desert and this story was an oasis. It's that addicting and thrilling. My heart rate spiked up from the beginning of the book, spiked up even higher in certain areas that left me absolutely breathless.

I was not expecting the ending we got but I definitely preferred it a million times. I love how fierce, strong, badass is Jasmine. She's such a ball of fire! I was loving the fight and fire she put forth for Jafar.

I didn't know what to make of Jafar, at first. But ugh, he changed me, converted me. I couldn't stop thinking about him! He appears with this strong, calculated, nothing-can-hurt-me, I-don't-care attitude, but the way he treats Jasmine says otherwise. If you really pay attention, he always gives Jasmine an out, always makes sure she knows she can back out, always takes care of her. And at the end, how he was just ready to be by her side, had me rooting hard for him and Jasmine. It solidified my thoughts about him being a great guy.

Let's talk about the elephant in the room. I've read erotica before, but NEVER THIS! I was in shock with everything, but not so much what was happening, since I have friends who like the type of activities in this book so I know enough about it to not be scarred or disgusted. But I was more shocked of just how much I was actually enjoying it. I usually shy away from books with this type of stuff, but not here. Katee Robert did it in such a way that it had my attention completely. It even made me question myself! I don't know if that's good or bad

** spoiler alert **
           Actual rating: 2.5 stars Please note there is a lot if sexual content in this one.. TW: non consensual which ends up moving into a consensual basis. 

I read this in one sitting, it’s fair to say this book is addictive. The story follows Jasmine and Jafar… Jasmine being the daughter of a wealthy man is sold off to Jafar. This ends up being a whirlwind of sexual experiences for Jasmine since she is new to these types of scenarios. I will say I was shocked how fast the MC was ok with the whole deal. She went from 0-100 in a heartbeat, which really struck me 😳…with her being a virgin and all 😅

One thing I could’ve done without was the daddy kink, I’m not a fan. I would’ve loved to see more character development from Jasmine, Jafar was pretty good with his development. I’m hopeful that in future books there is more going on than just sex lol.

Nicole Dykeman

1.5. The ratio of smut to plot is wayyyy off in this one - like, 90/10. I can't believe people are reading these books and then going on TikTok and recommending them with a straight, unashamed face. Part of me doesn't even want to mark this as read on Goodreads, I feel like a flustered mom reading 50 Shades of Gray for the first time. I need to get off spicy BookTok because this is not for me.

This is the second Katee Robert book I’ve read and I still can’t stop picturing Disney characters. Anyway, the plot isn’t that great but the spice is 🤌🏽 

Joselyn

This is the second Katee Robert book I’ve read and I still can’t stop picturing Disney characters. Anyway, the plot isn’t that great but the spice is 🤌🏽 

⛓ 3/5

🌶 4/5

fer ❀

no what i was expecting i had no idea what this was about this book and that it was about a disney princess and it was just smut and no plot if you are here for that then it’s good otherwise is trash

laura

the 1 stars are for jasmine killing aladdin :)
iconic go girl 

my new ick is *baby girl* jafar said it like 100 times man like… she’s not a child stfu

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