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That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon: Mead Mishaps 1 by Kimberly Lemming
33 reviews
redhairedashreads's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars - I loved it!
This book was just what I needed right now. This was a delightful fantasy adventure that was hilarious and steamy. Spice trader Cinnamon’s quiet life is turned upside down when she accidently rescues a demon who isn’t the mindless beast that her supposed goddess preaches they are. Now she is on an adventure with him to stop the supposed goddess and rescue the demon race from her spell.
Like I said, this was a delightful and hilarious adventure. From the very beginning I was amused by Cinnamon and Fallon’s story. Cinnamon is a woman who doesn’t want to be an adventurer but has no problem kicking ass when forced to. I really loved how snarky she was and how she didn’t automatically give in to Fallon, but also didn’t deny that she felt something. She just admitted that she needed time, which is reasonable. Also, drunk Cinnamon was hilarious and I couldn’t stop laughing at the cheese queen.
Fallon was an intense character. He is a demon who can shift into a dragon, which is cool. I loved how honest he was from the beginning about wanting Cinnamon and how territorial he got over her. Fallon and Cinnamon’s relationship started a bit slow with Cinnamon not trusting Fallon but once that passed and things got serious it got quite steamy. I really enjoyed their relationship, especially the banter between these two. It was just so much fun and a great blend of adventure, humor, and romance. It was just what I needed right now and I can’t wait to read more of this series.
Overall, this was a wonderful surprise. I can’t wait to read the next book and see Brie the cheesemaker fall in love. I also love how on the nose the names of these characters all are. Lemming really has done a wonderful job creating a fantastic world with fun characters that I can’t wait to read more about.
TW: alcohol consumption; death of a sibling mentioned; attempted mugging; assault; violence; death; slavery;
*ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Alcohol, and Violence
booksalacarte's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
That time I got drunk and saved a demon- 2⭐️ 3🌶️
Fantasy
Unwilling-hero FMC
POC
Allies to lovers
Mystical creatures
Secret history
He falls first
I was so excited to get the ARC for this book. One that I had seen rave reviews for all over tiktok. Unfortunately the story didn’t quite live up to the hype. The idea of following a strong, black, anti-hero, who winds up being roped into a quest to save the day is a fun one, I just didn’t know if I was supposed to read it as a satire or not. The medieval vibes with modern duologue and slang didn’t fit as nicely as I had hoped. I cringed at the literal Hamilton lyrics quote.
I found so much of the sincere moments were cut by random jokes or the FMC almost breaking the 4th wall with breaking down Fantasy or romance novels and comparing her quest to them. I wanted to take it as tongue in cheek, but it happened so often that it wasn’t silly. It was annoying.
I really loved the realistic moments, like a mom calling her kids by the wrong names, the changing of minds about captivity and slavery… But the pacing inconsistencies took away from the potency of the statements. While I liked the sentiments of having the heavy topics present, they seemed so out of place in this rom-com fantasy
The world building was barely there and what was there was so slap-dash that much of it was sidelined bad dialogue and rushed plot.
The open door spice scenes were meh. I just didn’t enjoy the two main characters because they were inconsistent. Things were cheesy and surface level.
I wanted to like this. But I just didn’t.
Thank you NetGalley and Orbit Books for an Advanced eRrader Copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Fantasy
Unwilling-hero FMC
POC
Allies to lovers
Mystical creatures
Secret history
He falls first
I was so excited to get the ARC for this book. One that I had seen rave reviews for all over tiktok. Unfortunately the story didn’t quite live up to the hype. The idea of following a strong, black, anti-hero, who winds up being roped into a quest to save the day is a fun one, I just didn’t know if I was supposed to read it as a satire or not. The medieval vibes with modern duologue and slang didn’t fit as nicely as I had hoped. I cringed at the literal Hamilton lyrics quote.
I found so much of the sincere moments were cut by random jokes or the FMC almost breaking the 4th wall with breaking down Fantasy or romance novels and comparing her quest to them. I wanted to take it as tongue in cheek, but it happened so often that it wasn’t silly. It was annoying.
I really loved the realistic moments, like a mom calling her kids by the wrong names, the changing of minds about captivity and slavery… But the pacing inconsistencies took away from the potency of the statements. While I liked the sentiments of having the heavy topics present, they seemed so out of place in this rom-com fantasy
The world building was barely there and what was there was so slap-dash that much of it was sidelined bad dialogue and rushed plot.
The open door spice scenes were meh. I just didn’t enjoy the two main characters because they were inconsistent. Things were cheesy and surface level.
I wanted to like this. But I just didn’t.
Thank you NetGalley and Orbit Books for an Advanced eRrader Copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Racism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Slavery, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Gore
moon's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, and Child death
Minor: Sexual assault
twistykris'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
4.0
This was a delightful, cute, funny fated-mates monster/ demon romance that I really enjoyed. I liked Cinnamon as an independent, Black main character. Her humor and ability to fend for herself was refreshing, along with her strong desire to just be home with a cat and her spice farm. And Fallon was a great example of a villain who would burn the world for his love. At one point, Cin is so embarrassed about something she asks Fallon to end her life quickly and he says, "My love, I'd sooner kill everyone on this ship to save you the embarrassment."
👏 IF HE COULD, HE WOULD 👏
The banter and spice is VERY good- Fallon is protective and "possessive" in a sweet, commanding way. It's very enjoyable to see him break down with his desire for Cin and to see her warm up to him and admit how she loves being wanted by him in that possessive way.
The use of modern-day language (in a world where plumbing is a mind-blowing concept in Cinnamon's experience) and references and phrases (not exactly referencing the Hamilton musical itself, but as a reader you go "OH that's a Hamilton reference") threw me off a little bit, along with Cin's uses of "sweet [insert spice]" when she was excited or turned on. It just kinda took me out of the immersion. However, considering the 2nd book in the series has the term "yeeted" I suppose I shouldn't have been too surprised. And maybe it's just me, but I also felt like there were things she said out loud that I feel like could have been more impactful as inner thoughts.
And I don't know if this is self-published (I have a paperback version of the old cover), but there are a few misspellings and capitalized words sprinkled throughout- including a misspelling of a character's name, and the fact "Ma" is capitalized and "pa" isn't.
A fun spicy-monster-romance beach read that doesn't take itself too seriously. Looking forward to reading That Time I got Drunk and Yeeted A Love Potion At A Werewolf!
👏 IF HE COULD, HE WOULD 👏
The banter and spice is VERY good- Fallon is protective and "possessive" in a sweet, commanding way. It's very enjoyable to see him break down with his desire for Cin and to see her warm up to him and admit how she loves being wanted by him in that possessive way.
The use of modern-day language (in a world where plumbing is a mind-blowing concept in Cinnamon's experience) and references and phrases (not exactly referencing the Hamilton musical itself, but as a reader you go "OH that's a Hamilton reference") threw me off a little bit, along with Cin's uses of "sweet [insert spice]" when she was excited or turned on. It just kinda took me out of the immersion. However, considering the 2nd book in the series has the term "yeeted" I suppose I shouldn't have been too surprised. And maybe it's just me, but I also felt like there were things she said out loud that I feel like could have been more impactful as inner thoughts.
And I don't know if this is self-published (I have a paperback version of the old cover), but there are a few misspellings and capitalized words sprinkled throughout- including a misspelling of a character's name, and the fact "Ma" is capitalized and "pa" isn't.
A fun spicy-monster-romance beach read that doesn't take itself too seriously. Looking forward to reading That Time I got Drunk and Yeeted A Love Potion At A Werewolf!
Content Warnings Listed:
"PLEASE BE AWARE: This book contains light BDSM, dub con (dubious consent), violence, mentions of sexual violence (no rape or sexual assault occur. It is mentioned in conversation.), and sexually explicit content that could trigger certain audiences."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: War, Alcohol, Death, and Slavery
sfdogmom's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Alcohol
onegalonelife27'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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Slavery, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming and Sexual assault
erebus53's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Read this a part of book club, and full disclosure, I don't normally read romance with explicit sex or low-key BDSM feel. This book comes with content warnings, but anything that happens is explicitly consensual, so that's all good.
The whole story unfolds like a fan-fiction style rendering of someone's role-playing campaign. I feel like scribbled in the corner of the character notes for the protagonist reads: Cinnamon likes to get drunk, and when inebriated will get cravings for cheese.
It's an entertaining book about a girl who just wants a quiet life, who quests to destroy 4 artefacts of power to bring down an evil nasty, while collecting about her a team of hot and capable companions.. one of whom wants to seduce her into a life-bond, so they can boff happily ever after.
Entertaining.. but not world moving.
The whole story unfolds like a fan-fiction style rendering of someone's role-playing campaign. I feel like scribbled in the corner of the character notes for the protagonist reads: Cinnamon likes to get drunk, and when inebriated will get cravings for cheese.
It's an entertaining book about a girl who just wants a quiet life, who quests to destroy 4 artefacts of power to bring down an evil nasty, while collecting about her a team of hot and capable companions.. one of whom wants to seduce her into a life-bond, so they can boff happily ever after.
Entertaining.. but not world moving.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Slavery, Alcohol, and Bullying
smuttymcbookface's review against another edition
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Despite the whimsical narration from Cin, this covered a surprising amount of dark topics (from death of a sibling, to slavery of a race).
The story was fun and adventurous, but I found the friendly narration a little too much, and didn't particularly enjoy the over the top ogling of all the demons. Also, the easy acceptance of just killing anyone and everyone (like the other tavern owner's tavern being burned down whilst he was presumed to be in it) was a little too ridiculous.
Also, every make in this book that had ginger hair was ridiculed or evil in some way, which wasn't my cup of tea either.
I would recommend this if you want an easy read without thinking too much into it.
The story was fun and adventurous, but I found the friendly narration a little too much, and didn't particularly enjoy the over the top ogling of all the demons. Also, the easy acceptance of just killing anyone and everyone (like the other tavern owner's tavern being burned down whilst he was presumed to be in it) was a little too ridiculous.
Also, every make in this book that had ginger hair was ridiculed or evil in some way, which wasn't my cup of tea either.
I would recommend this if you want an easy read without thinking too much into it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Sexual content, and Slavery
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Vomit, and Fatphobia
thenextbookdilemma's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Alcohol
torrentsofhayl's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual assault and Vomit