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reading_binosaur's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Wow. Just wow! I really wasn’t a huge Aladdin fan growing up but after reading this I will see Jasmine in a different light. She’s fierce and independent and wants to take control of her own life instead of having men control it for her; exactly what we all what, isn’t it?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder
lori_j's review
adventurous
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder
cmcdonnell2014's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual violence
Minor: Death
bangiebangs's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I really love Katee Robert's books, but this one didn't really hit the spot for me, even if I would recommend reading it as the start for the Wicked Villains series (which is a completed series afaik, btw).
The world-building is really good (as expected from this author), and I love that the story is extra spicy (4.5/5) and has a good mix of politics/ backstory as well. It's basically a prequel to the Dark Olympus series, which I really love, so I'm eating this up!
That said, this specific book didn't blow me away, and that's likely because of the specific kinks here that just aren't my kind of kink. Not yucking anyone's yum, but the Daddy/ baby girl thing isn't doing anything good for me, and I didn't like the way that consensual non-consent is set up in the story. Somebody here wrote that the last 20 or so pages really pick up - and I can confirm that.
It has very hot scenes though, and Katee Roberts is just fantastic at writing dirty, dirty smut. I really appreciate her knowledge of BDSM, which comes through very clearly here. Also love the queerness throughout, as always.
So I would say, if you liked any of her other books, you will like this series (and probably also this book).
Side note, am already almost finished with #2 (Hades), and that is much more my jive. So I would also recommend reading this to have the basic info for the rest of the books in the series.
The world-building is really good (as expected from this author), and I love that the story is extra spicy (4.5/5) and has a good mix of politics/ backstory as well. It's basically a prequel to the Dark Olympus series, which I really love, so I'm eating this up!
That said, this specific book didn't blow me away, and that's likely because of the specific kinks here that just aren't my kind of kink. Not yucking anyone's yum, but the Daddy/ baby girl thing isn't doing anything good for me, and I didn't like the way that consensual non-consent is set up in the story. Somebody here wrote that the last 20 or so pages really pick up - and I can confirm that.
It has very hot scenes though, and Katee Roberts is just fantastic at writing dirty, dirty smut. I really appreciate her knowledge of BDSM, which comes through very clearly here. Also love the queerness throughout, as always.
So I would say, if you liked any of her other books, you will like this series (and probably also this book).
Side note, am already almost finished with #2 (Hades), and that is much more my jive. So I would also recommend reading this to have the basic info for the rest of the books in the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Death of parent
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War
keepingitread's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I love Disney inspired books, but I was unsure how I was going to feel about it mixed with adult content. I was also unsure how I would feel about the book as I was never a fan of Jafar, and he was one of our main characters. At the beginning of the book, I thought that it wasn't going to be for me as it had consent/ non consent and I wasn't okay with it in the start of the novel however as the book progressed, I was able to move passed that as I started to see it more as their roleplay. Overall, I thought the book was good, did not go as I was expecting it to go. I might be interested in trying another book from the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
caffeinated_or_chaos's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, and Death of parent
hannahmcl394's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Nice bit of erotica with a decent amount of plot but don’t expect anything more than that.
If you go into reading this expecting smut then that is what you’ll get. While this book has more plot than other books I have read by katee robert (a touch of taboo series) there is no mistaking it is erotica.
For me, I definitely could have used some more of Jasmine and Jafars backstory to flesh out the story a lot more and buildup to the smut. I really would have enjoyed reading more of their banter and seeing that true enemies to lovers trope though I know this isn’t the authors style.
Having said that I thoroughly enjoyed this book for what it was and definitely plan on continuing working my way through the wicked villains series, Hades and Meg have me very interested in their story and I can’t wait to read ‘learn my lesson’ very soon.
I felt this book dealt with the CNC kink in a very careful way and made it clear of Jasmines consent throughout the story, leaving absolutely no nuisance for it to be interpreted differently. Also loved the use of the safe word and the way it connected this story with the original source material.
Overall it was a perfect mix of dark fantasy with just enough romance to make the sensitive topics more comfortable for the reader.
Initial rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars
(subject to change)
Spice rating: 🌶🌶🌶🌶 4 spice
Favourite Quotes:
“To everyone out there who prefers the villains to the heroes.”
“What's the point of possessing a rare desert flower if no one knows it exists?”
“A princess locked in a tower is only kept away from the world for one reason: it has nothing to do with her safety and everything to do with her perceived value.”
“This is not a victim rushing to meet her savior.
This is a queen considering whether or not to treat with an enemy.”
Would I read again? Probably not
Would I recommend? Yes
If you go into reading this expecting smut then that is what you’ll get. While this book has more plot than other books I have read by katee robert (a touch of taboo series) there is no mistaking it is erotica.
For me, I definitely could have used some more of Jasmine and Jafars backstory to flesh out the story a lot more and buildup to the smut. I really would have enjoyed reading more of their banter and seeing that true enemies to lovers trope though I know this isn’t the authors style.
Having said that I thoroughly enjoyed this book for what it was and definitely plan on continuing working my way through the wicked villains series, Hades and Meg have me very interested in their story and I can’t wait to read ‘learn my lesson’ very soon.
I felt this book dealt with the CNC kink in a very careful way and made it clear of Jasmines consent throughout the story, leaving absolutely no nuisance for it to be interpreted differently. Also loved the use of the safe word and the way it connected this story with the original source material.
Overall it was a perfect mix of dark fantasy with just enough romance to make the sensitive topics more comfortable for the reader.
Initial rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars
(subject to change)
Spice rating: 🌶🌶🌶🌶 4 spice
Favourite Quotes:
“To everyone out there who prefers the villains to the heroes.”
“What's the point of possessing a rare desert flower if no one knows it exists?”
“A princess locked in a tower is only kept away from the world for one reason: it has nothing to do with her safety and everything to do with her perceived value.”
“This is not a victim rushing to meet her savior.
This is a queen considering whether or not to treat with an enemy.”
Would I read again? Probably not
Would I recommend? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
thesmutsister_emma's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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? Yes
4.0
Ten Thousand Years Can Give You Such a Crick in the Neck. Oi!
For some reason, I am making the severe mistake of loaning my mother these books. This is a decision I am sure to regret the second she comes to the first scene and realizes how fucked in the head I am (hey, Alexa, play Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift). All's well that ends well though so. We'll see how that plays out.
The Characters
Jasmine: if it had not been for the fact that she literally had never left her father's place like ever, honestly I would complain more. But here she is, as old as she is and was never allowed to leave? I guess I can give her some slack. I do wonder though how she ended up managing to do certain things she wound up doing. Curious.
Jafar: Look, the man could get it. I wouldn't be happy about it, but he could get it. I have so many issues that literally he could just tell me to fight back and we'd have a wonderful time. Outside of this, he was somewhat infuriating, honestly. Refusing to acknowledge feelings in a book as smut heavy as this? Those are some basic moves, my guy. Let's just hope I have more coherent thoughts when I look back over this than at the time of publishing and I can give more thorough thoughts.
Things I Loved
The smut was amazing as well as Katee's writing as always. I don't think I have found a book of hers I don't like. It honestly might become my life's mission to read her entire backlog. I truly don't think I could give Katie beneath a 3.75 star rating ever.
Things I Didn't Love
It felt forced a lot of times honestly. While I did understand why that was the case, I wasn't as invested as I typically am and it was frustrating because I honestly would have loved for this to be a 5 star read. Maybe the next one.
The Final Verdict
Definitely give this book a try if you like smut. This is very smut heavy and it is honestly great. Come for the villains (hehe) and stay for the smut.
For some reason, I am making the severe mistake of loaning my mother these books. This is a decision I am sure to regret the second she comes to the first scene and realizes how fucked in the head I am (hey, Alexa, play Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift). All's well that ends well though so. We'll see how that plays out.
The Characters
Jasmine: if it had not been for the fact that she literally had never left her father's place like ever, honestly I would complain more. But here she is, as old as she is and was never allowed to leave? I guess I can give her some slack. I do wonder though how she ended up managing to do certain things she wound up doing. Curious.
Jafar: Look, the man could get it. I wouldn't be happy about it, but he could get it. I have so many issues that literally he could just tell me to fight back and we'd have a wonderful time. Outside of this, he was somewhat infuriating, honestly. Refusing to acknowledge feelings in a book as smut heavy as this? Those are some basic moves, my guy. Let's just hope I have more coherent thoughts when I look back over this than at the time of publishing and I can give more thorough thoughts.
Things I Loved
The smut was amazing as well as Katee's writing as always. I don't think I have found a book of hers I don't like. It honestly might become my life's mission to read her entire backlog. I truly don't think I could give Katie beneath a 3.75 star rating ever.
Things I Didn't Love
It felt forced a lot of times honestly. While I did understand why that was the case, I wasn't as invested as I typically am and it was frustrating because I honestly would have loved for this to be a 5 star read. Maybe the next one.
The Final Verdict
Definitely give this book a try if you like smut. This is very smut heavy and it is honestly great. Come for the villains (hehe) and stay for the smut.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
jjreads331's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It's fanfiction. It had what felt like wildly under-negotiated kink, but it helped get me out of a short slump.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death of parent