A review by lovepotion
Desperate Measures by Katee Robert
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I’m a little lost for words with this books. I will say this book really caught me off guard. I’ve only read the Dark Olympus series by the author, so coming from that was way different and not what I was expecting. This was so much more smuttier and kinkier.
The book is really short, a little over 200 pages. And a good portion of it is sex related. The story almost starts off with sex. There was a thrown in plot but really it just seemed confusing at times and some ideas were not fully fleshed out. It feels this book was started in a middle of a bigger idea and we just have a snippet. The drama with Ali and Jasmine’s dad were weak points. Honestly I was lost on why they were the antagonists.
Jasmine- she is a sheltered princess who is used as a pawn her whole life. Later becomes a sex toy for Jafar. For someone who has been sheltered her whole life she way kinkier than what would seem realistic. She really goes from 0 to 100. No baby steps. At the end is rushed to someone who is self dependent and no longer the ‘submissive, docile,’ person she was a few pages ago. There wasn’t any real character development.
Jafar- he was just really kinky and horny for Jasmine. Super controlling with a daddy kink. That’s really all I got.
There was times in between sex scenes where it just drivel. Really mundane and boring conversations.
I liked Tink. I’m looking for to her and Hook’s book.
The writing- eh. There was a lot of fractured sentences and one word lines. The style was ok. I feel like transitioning to ideas were a little fast at times. I liked her imagery and her descriptions were alright.
I will say, the best part about this was the sex. Don’t expect romance out of this. Even though, the feelings toward the end were rushed and felt a little forced.
But basically this was just horny Disney fanfiction. Unfortunately, this retelling wasn’t a hit for me.
The book is really short, a little over 200 pages. And a good portion of it is sex related. The story almost starts off with sex. There was a thrown in plot but really it just seemed confusing at times and some ideas were not fully fleshed out. It feels this book was started in a middle of a bigger idea and we just have a snippet. The drama with Ali and Jasmine’s dad were weak points. Honestly I was lost on why they were the antagonists.
Jasmine- she is a sheltered princess who is used as a pawn her whole life. Later becomes a sex toy for Jafar. For someone who has been sheltered her whole life she way kinkier than what would seem realistic. She really goes from 0 to 100. No baby steps. At the end is rushed to someone who is self dependent and no longer the ‘submissive, docile,’ person she was a few pages ago. There wasn’t any real character development.
Jafar- he was just really kinky and horny for Jasmine. Super controlling with a daddy kink. That’s really all I got.
There was times in between sex scenes where it just drivel. Really mundane and boring conversations.
I liked Tink. I’m looking for to her and Hook’s book.
The writing- eh. There was a lot of fractured sentences and one word lines. The style was ok. I feel like transitioning to ideas were a little fast at times. I liked her imagery and her descriptions were alright.
I will say, the best part about this was the sex. Don’t expect romance out of this. Even though, the feelings toward the end were rushed and felt a little forced.
But basically this was just horny Disney fanfiction. Unfortunately, this retelling wasn’t a hit for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content