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That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon
by Kimberly Lemming
A huge thank you to the author, Netgalley, and Orbit Books for providing this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
If you were looking for a fun, cozy, romantic comedy romantasy, then look no further. This is such a fun read that as soon as I started reading this I devoured it until I was finished.
I love some tropey romantasy where I don’t really need to focus too hard and I can just join the ride, and this fits that niche perfectly. There is a touch of BDSM thrown in, a smidge of “fated mates,” and a LOT of “touch her and die” from Fallon. (If you think too hard about the multiple mutilations and deaths in this book, you might explode to be honest, but honestly I’d just enjoy the ride and let the story do whatever it does.)
The worldbuilding was interesting, and while it tackled some heavier topics, none of them took away from the romance between Cinnamon and Fallon - as it shouldn’t! Along the course of basically a road trip to save the world, they fall in love (and have sex) and save the world and free the demons from the evil witch. I thought the world building was fun and easy to get into, and made me want to continue reading this series for as many characters as the author could dream up.
I have seen some criticisms that I do agree with - namely, the violence against innocent people in this book (ie. People are killed for not knowing something, while another character is saved from the same fate by happenstance; Fallon simply kills people for not immediately listening to Cinnamon when she doesn’t really give a compelling argument for them to believe her; Fallon is a little too gung ho about murdering people and Cin is a bit too “oh well” when he does, etc, etc.) Honestly, if I was intending to read this as a serious fantasy and not a fun romcom then I think it’d bother me more. But as it is, I just wanted to vibe for the 2 hours it took me to read this so it was fine.
ALSO. Can we have a book on Ambrose. Please? Or literally ANY snake demon? That’s all I’m asking for here, as SOON as he showed up I immediately wanted a romance with him. I’ve been obsessed with nagas since I can remember and I’d kill for a romance with either a naga or a lamia. (I also love dragons, do NOT get my translating-the-runes-in-my-Dragonology-books ass wrong, here, but. But! I also need a lamia romance. Stat.)
If you were looking for a fun, cozy, romantic comedy romantasy, then look no further. This is such a fun read that as soon as I started reading this I devoured it until I was finished.
I love some tropey romantasy where I don’t really need to focus too hard and I can just join the ride, and this fits that niche perfectly. There is a touch of BDSM thrown in, a smidge of “fated mates,” and a LOT of “touch her and die” from Fallon. (If you think too hard about the multiple mutilations and deaths in this book, you might explode to be honest, but honestly I’d just enjoy the ride and let the story do whatever it does.)
The worldbuilding was interesting, and while it tackled some heavier topics, none of them took away from the romance between Cinnamon and Fallon - as it shouldn’t! Along the course of basically a road trip to save the world, they fall in love (and have sex) and save the world and free the demons from the evil witch. I thought the world building was fun and easy to get into, and made me want to continue reading this series for as many characters as the author could dream up.
I have seen some criticisms that I do agree with - namely, the violence against innocent people in this book (ie. People are killed for not knowing something, while another character is saved from the same fate by happenstance; Fallon simply kills people for not immediately listening to Cinnamon when she doesn’t really give a compelling argument for them to believe her; Fallon is a little too gung ho about murdering people and Cin is a bit too “oh well” when he does, etc, etc.) Honestly, if I was intending to read this as a serious fantasy and not a fun romcom then I think it’d bother me more. But as it is, I just wanted to vibe for the 2 hours it took me to read this so it was fine.
ALSO. Can we have a book on Ambrose. Please? Or literally ANY snake demon? That’s all I’m asking for here, as SOON as he showed up I immediately wanted a romance with him. I’ve been obsessed with nagas since I can remember and I’d kill for a romance with either a naga or a lamia. (I also love dragons, do NOT get my translating-the-runes-in-my-Dragonology-books ass wrong, here, but. But! I also need a lamia romance. Stat.)