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That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon: Mead Mishaps 1 by Kimberly Lemming
15 reviews
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
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
5.0
This is the story of Cinnamon, a spice famer, and Fallon a demon. The book starts out with Cinnamon out in town square, drinking and eating cheese at a festival in her town. She promptly gets drunk, walks herself home, and then she runs right into a demon named Fallon! The demon reveals that the goddess that Cinnamon's people have been worshipping is actually an evil witch, or a litch. Soon, they embark on a journey to stop the witch in disguise, they end up meeting a few friends and running into some enemies on the journey.
All in all this was super cute and it had a good balance between the spice and the storyline.
I'm giving this 3 chilies out out 5 chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️ worth of spice.
I really loved this, I'm giving it 5 stars out of 5
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I listened to this for free on the library app Libbyapp.com
All in all this was super cute and it had a good balance between the spice and the storyline.
I'm giving this 3 chilies out out 5 chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️ worth of spice.
I really loved this, I'm giving it 5 stars out of 5
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I listened to this for free on the library app Libbyapp.com
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, and Violence
amanda_mh's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Omg! I loved this my first monster romance and it was sooo fun my heart is here for cinnamon and fallon 🥰🐉
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Slavery, Alcohol, Sexual content, Racism, and Death
kathrynok'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? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Violence, and Sexual content
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.
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.
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
rhi_'s review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Xenophobia, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Slavery
zombiezami's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Death, Blood, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
Moderate: Child death, Slavery, Animal death, and Torture
Minor: Vomit
a_libra_library's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, and Vomit
the_wistful_word_witch's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Oh my demons, this book was hilarious! The title was the first thing that caught my eye, because of course it would! And I thought the cover art was cute. So the fast-paced storytelling, great character development and world-building, and SIZZLING sex scenes hidden behind them were all the more enjoyable.
I really had a good time with this story! The reluctant heroine is badass, funny, witty, and her own, strong woman, who makes a pretty damn amazing adventurer even if that was the last thing she was looking for. And then there's her own personal demon, who is a gorgeous, sexy, possessive, madly in love dr... Well, you'll just have to read the story to find out exactly what kind of demon he is. 😈 Together, they get up to all manner of heroic, swashbuckling deeds, while Cin fights her undeniable attraction to Fallon.
I was hooked from the beginning and I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
I really had a good time with this story! The reluctant heroine is badass, funny, witty, and her own, strong woman, who makes a pretty damn amazing adventurer even if that was the last thing she was looking for. And then there's her own personal demon, who is a gorgeous, sexy, possessive, madly in love dr... Well, you'll just have to read the story to find out exactly what kind of demon he is. 😈 Together, they get up to all manner of heroic, swashbuckling deeds, while Cin fights her undeniable attraction to Fallon.
I was hooked from the beginning and I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, War, and Slavery
I felt like the story did well to valance the triggering aspects with fun and sexy parts.