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arielthereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Classism
gothbunnny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
hanschub's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
readyforit's review
- 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
4.0
This book is an Aladdin retelling kind of, in that the author uses names and places and some similar plot. This book is a lot darker for the backstory though. Julian was abused as a child and the author gets very descriptive. I would skip this book if that is a trigger for you. I really liked his character and I couldn’t help but root for him even though he was the villain. I just knew he was misunderstood. Yasmin is a spoiled rich only child of Ali, who owns a huge diamond conglomerate. She knows her dad isn’t exactly an above-board guy but she has no clue just how deep it goes, and he wants to keep it that way. He’s a dying man (his cancer is heavily mentioned) and all he wants is for his daughter to marry a man who will take care of her and continue the business. She is offended that he doesn’t offer it to her, but later in the book we kind of see how sheltered she was and that she most likely would not have succeeded. Julian has basically run the business for many years since he worked his way up and he’s offended that HE wasn’t offered to take it over. So he devises a plan to marry Yasmin, take over the business, then kill her. Why would Yasmin agree to marry Julian? She’s in love with Aiden, whose mother works in her father’s mansion. She knows her father would never let her marry him, so she asks for Julian’s help. He sends Aiden to Egypt to look for a long-lost and very valuable lamp, and if he finds it, Ali might just allow him to marry Yasmin. In the meantime Julian plans to marry and seduce Yasmin.
This book is a little less spicy than the others bc it’s a true slow burn. There’s lots of tension in the beginning and middle but they don’t even hookup until like 70% of the way through I think.
I loved Julian and Yasmin’s relationship. They met when she was younger but he didn’t have any interest in her until now (they are 23&36). They are a true enemies to lovers, slow burn, touch her and die, where is my wife type of romance. He literally waits for her to tell him that she loves him bc he doesn’t want to ruin her chances of fixing things with Aiden. And honestly, fuck that guy. They were supposedly best friends for 12+ years and he didn’t even know how she took her coffee. Meanwhile Julian has only been around her a couple of months and he already knows how she takes her coffee, what shampoo she uses, and notices that she never learned to drive and tries to teach her. He gets her the EXACT diamond ring she wants, without even asking🥹.
Julian had a rough childhood and has self esteem issues and problems with letting people in. Because he’s such a paranoid person, it’s hard to know which characters to trust. Yasmin discovers that her father “protecting” her for her whole life really did her a disservice. She can’t even cook or do laundry. They both grow together and find they deserve happiness in each other. The extended epilogue that is available through the author’s website was nice too.
The audiobook was phenomenal and the narrators were perfect for the characters. They each had just a slight accent for some words. This audiobook didn’t have any discrepancies with the ebook this time like with others in the series. Overall I really enjoyed it and read it in one sitting! I would probably opt to reread the audiobook in the future.
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
tacochelle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder
bergha1998's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Dom/Bratty Sub, 3 3/4 🔥
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
3.75
Mention of: child abuse, domestic abuse, and sexism.
This is the first time I ever wanted the Jafar like character to get Jasmine 🤣 and thought the Aladdin character was a lil bitch from the start...🤣
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexism
kitsunasaur's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Car accident
viselik's review
Found out it was based on Aladdin and it kinda made sense to me why I didn't enjoy this book, I wasn't ever a fan of Aladdin.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Classism
kimmy0__0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Torture