Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon by Kimberly Lemming

9 reviews

lovejasmine's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This read like a terrible summary of a book I would have loved to read.

God, I SO wanted to love this. The premise was so exciting and fun and, like ... a black, curvy, female protagonist of a fantasy book?? Since when does THAT happen?!

I just ... the writing wasn't great. Being fully honest, it was bordering on bad. The whole thing had an air of 2012's 'Oh my GOD I'm soooo RANDOM' which made me cringe, and the author seems to have a blatant disregard for commas and their brilliant uses.

I very quickly fell in love with Fallow, which was unfortunate, as when it got to the NSFW scenes we learned that demons don't really have a word for 'consent' - which was played off as hot, but just made me feel kinda weird.

That all being said, it was funny, and oftentimes charming, and not an unenjoyable book. I'm definitely disappointed because, even without all the hype, I wouldn't have been happy with this book - but as it stands, my quest to find a fun, hot, hilarious and diverse fantasy book continues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Hate crime, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Blood, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence

thirdeyeangel23's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I’ve never wanted to travel to a fictional world so desperately! This is the journey and inevitable love story of Cinnamon and Fallon. After a drunken evening and bizarre encounter, Cinnamon finds herself on a quest to join Fallon in felling the witch who has enslaved the demons of the realm. With all the intrigue of a high fantasy quest, we’re also gifted with tons of humor and spice. This was such a cozy read and fun read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Slavery

spritea's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Reading this book made for a fun afternoon. The writing style feels so casual, with funny inner dialogue from the protagonist. This book does remind me of lighthearted fanfiction.  The plot moves along fast, with many of the main struggles happening without much resistance, and what ultimately kept me reading were the characters and their interactions. 

It’s a funny romance book that doesn’t take itself too seriously, but I liked it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Alcohol

The author provides a content warning list that outlines what is in this book in more detail.

bluemoon_dani's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring lighthearted 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia and Sexism

amre23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Classism, Gaslighting, War, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Rape and Sexual Assault are mentioned in a conversation but do not occur.

steffiraquel's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I wanted to love this so bad ;-;

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Slavery, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Body shaming

buttermellow's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism

rensreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

cin knows what she wants

hot demon hellbent on keeping her safe? check
hot demon turning out to be a dragon? double check
dragon mates and their mating practices? triple check

i’m sold. one of my fave spicy novels so far. is it still layered with microlevels of misogyny and violence against women? yeah. at the very least, its easy to ignore or completely miss. either way, it’s still better than other spicy novels i’ve read.

anyway its like 3am so im giving this 4 stars and heading to bed. have fun with this one everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Vomit, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Child death, Alcohol, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape, Sexism, and Misogyny

two side characters threaten to sexually assault cin after they leave the swamp. lots of limbs are lost and people are brutally killed by fallon often too. the gaslighting also refers to the goddess, not any of the other characters (except maybe glen) kink warnings include: spanking, light bondage, praise kink, dirty talk, asphyxiation, (seemingly) unprotected sex, and d/s undertones

thereadinghammock's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Picked this book up at a BOTM for the Mocks & Cocks book club on Discord and was not disappointed. It was a perfect vacation read; short, fun, adventurous, and steamy as all get out. I very much related to Cinnamon, her love of food, her despair at finding out she's a Protagonist/Hero, and falling for the demon she rescues. Same, girl! The modern language and some of the names threw me at first, but once the world was established, it was a pretty minor detail that I didn't get hung up on. I can't wait for the next book with Felix!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexism