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A review by mackle13
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
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? N/A
3.75
Overall, I found this book fun, silly and sexy.
Aside from the smutty parts, this book reads sort of like a D&D campaign gone awry, and I definitely found myself laughing in several places.
I did find myself rolling my eyes when Fallon was declaring his undying love and desire to marry Cinnamon after a whopping three days, and even though this is somewhat lamp-shaded and "explained", it was still a bit... meh.
Also, I loved Fallon, overall, I really did - but he was definitely a bit overpowered for the story. And a touch too willy-nilly about wholesale slaughter for my tastes...
But while I generally really enjoyed this story, and ate it right up, I did want to mention two things that were a little... troublesome?
Cinnamon is clearly attracted to Fallon from the outset, but has some moral qualms about sleeping with a demon, especially a demon who has declared said "desire to marry" when she was still feeling unsure about what she wants and what she thinks of him...
But there's one part where Fallon, despite Cinnamon saying no, starts to tie her up and says something like "let me take away your need to say no" or something, and something about "I'll be your villain", and while he does ultimately get consent before it gets too far, the beginning of this interlude is a little too squicky for me, and I didn't love this part.
The other part was when Fallon burned down an entire town. Yes, the town participated in slavery and yes, I'm sure there were a lot of bad people... but I'm sure there were also, like, children and pets and, dare I say, people who weren't aware that the demons were conscious beings and not just "animals" (because no one had any qualms about it if they were animals)...
And it's not Fallon burning the city down I have an issue with, per se, aside from the above issue of 'not slavers' being caught up in it, but my other issue is that Cinnamon, who is the one often stopping Fallon from randomly killing people, is like, well, they weren't nice people, so I guess it's ok...
Like, she has a second of a moral qualm, but then just rationalizes it aside, never considering, like, <i>children</i>.
So, yes, it's not perfect...
But, aside from those issues, I did overall found it a downright enjoyable romp, in more than one way...
Aside from the smutty parts, this book reads sort of like a D&D campaign gone awry, and I definitely found myself laughing in several places.
I did find myself rolling my eyes when Fallon was declaring his undying love and desire to marry Cinnamon after a whopping three days, and even though this is somewhat lamp-shaded and "explained", it was still a bit... meh.
Also, I loved Fallon, overall, I really did - but he was definitely a bit overpowered for the story. And a touch too willy-nilly about wholesale slaughter for my tastes...
But while I generally really enjoyed this story, and ate it right up, I did want to mention two things that were a little... troublesome?
But there's one part where Fallon, despite Cinnamon saying no, starts to tie her up and says something like "let me take away your need to say no" or something, and something about "I'll be your villain", and while he does ultimately get consent before it gets too far, the beginning of this interlude is a little too squicky for me, and I didn't love this part.
The other part was when Fallon burned down an entire town. Yes, the town participated in slavery and yes, I'm sure there were a lot of bad people... but I'm sure there were also, like, children and pets and, dare I say, people who weren't aware that the demons were conscious beings and not just "animals" (because no one had any qualms about it if they were animals)...
And it's not Fallon burning the city down I have an issue with, per se, aside from the above issue of 'not slavers' being caught up in it, but my other issue is that Cinnamon, who is the one often stopping Fallon from randomly killing people, is like, well, they weren't nice people, so I guess it's ok...
Like, she has a second of a moral qualm, but then just rationalizes it aside, never considering, like, <i>children</i>.
So, yes, it's not perfect...
But, aside from those issues, I did overall found it a downright enjoyable romp, in more than one way...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence