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That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon: Mead Mishaps 1 by Kimberly Lemming
64 reviews
redhairedashreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Alcohol, and Violence
booksalacarte's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Alcohol, Racism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Slavery, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Gore
likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A sassy main character? Check.
Powerful and scary, yet lovable and silly demons? Check.
Hilariously unserious narration? Check.
Epic adventure? Check.
Incredibly spicy scenes that you may or may not be embarrassed to admit you read? Check.
In a world where humans live in fear of demons, one girl discovers the key to unleashing them from the chains of a false god and restoring harmony. Reluctantly, she embarks on an epic quest, with a very grumpy demon at her side, to destroy the false god, finding new friends and a spicy romance along the way.
This adorable, fast-paced, enemies to lovers, cozy romantasy story delivers exactly what it promises. It is adventurous, sometimes heartwarming, and always entertaining without ever taking itself too seriously. The characters are funny and lovable and the world building is simplistic but well thought out.
I enjoyed this book a lot and I cannot wait to read the rest of the series. Overall, I give this book a 4.5 out of 5 stars.
*Infinite thanks to Netgalley, Orbit Books, and Kimberly Lemming for providing me with the e-book version of this book for review.*
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Death
Minor: Confinement, Grief, and Rape
thebibutterfly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
It’s not a literary masterpiece, but I really enjoyed this. The irony laced into the story was beautifully done, even if the prose was a little underdeveloped. I was a little caught off-guard when the sweet, absurd tone shifted to graphic violence and explicit smut. The adventure itself was overly simplified and quite convenient.
Overall though, it’s a fluffy, smutty, absurd story that I will definitely re-read!
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit and Sexual assault
Dubious consenttwistykris'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? No
4.0
👏 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."
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: War, Alcohol, Death, and Slavery
uniquely_bookly'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, and War
Moderate: Child death and Death
d0505'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Sexual harassment
erebus53's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Slavery, Alcohol, and Bullying
kelleykamanda's review against another edition
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Blood, Death, and Sexual content
amanda_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Slavery, Alcohol, Sexual content, Racism, and Death