That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps, #1) by Kimberly Lemming – Review

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4 stars, Book Review, dragon, fantasy, humor, Kimberly Lemming, magic, romance, series, werewolves

Review of That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon

Okay, this time I judged a book by the title.  I had to check this one out.  Saving a demon seems like an odd thing to do when one is drunk.  Demons don’t exactly have a stellar reputation.  But this one just looked like a man buried in the rubble of a rockslide.  Plus, he is hot! 

It’s only after Cin (short for Cinnamon) saves the demon, Fallon, that he becomes all dangerous and threatening.  Demanding he help her with his mission.  Threatening her family if she does not comply. 

Along the way, there are demons, dragons, werewolves, centaurs, and all sorts of non-human beings.  Also, humans, false gods and spice.  Lots of spice.  The mission starts with just Cin, Fallon, and cinnamon sticks. As the mission progresses, it evolves into a movement. 

Bullying is a little bit of a theme, starting with Cin’s neighbor who tries to rob her, proceeding to Cin turning the table on the neighbor.  Then comes Fallon.  He uses his size, strength and magic to get what he wants.

The story is told in such a light-hearted, funny manner that the bullying might go unremarked.  For the most part I did enjoy the tale, even if I didn’t like all the characters.

I also enjoyed the name of Cinnamon along with the names of her brothers Cumin and Chili.  But those on the nose names for a spice farming family compete with the cheese seller’s name – Brie.

The book contains the content warning: “This book contains light BDSM, dub con, 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.”  Due to the light tone of the book, none of these elements were exaggerated, nor did they offend.  Still, content warnings are always appreciated.

I read this book for free via Amazon’s Prime reading program.   My review is my honest opinion.

About That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

All I wanted to do was live my life in peace.

All I wanted to do was live my life in peace. Maybe get a cat, expand my spice farm. Really anything that doesn’t involve going on a quest where an orc might rip my face off. But they say the Goddess has favorites. If so, I’m clearly not one of them.

After saving the demon Fallon in a wine-drunk stupor, all he wanted to do was kill an evil witch enslaving his people.

I mean, I get it. Don’t get me wrong. But he’s dragging me along for the ride, and I’m kind of peeved about it. On the bright side, he keeps burning off his shirt.

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Max and the Isle of Sanctus (Secrets of the Twilight Djinn, #2) by John Peragine – Review

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4 stars, Adventure, Book Review, childrens books, djinn, dragon, fantasy, John Peragine, kraken, magic, middle grade, pirates, sailing ships, series, witches

About Max and the Isle of Sanctus by John Peragine

In the second book of Secrets of the Twilight Djinn, Max Daybreaker embarks on all new adventures. Max must battle a Kraken, ride a fire-breathing dragon, and defeat the evil djinn whose powers are growing every day. The stakes are high for Max as he tries to protect his friends from angry sea gods and a vengeful sultan while also saving his mom from a terrible curse! Max must reach the Isle of Sanctus using his unpredictable magic power and foes on all sides before time runs out.

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Review of Max and the Isle of Sanctus

Max and the Isle of Sanctus is filled with pages of non-stop adventure for Max and his friends.  While Max continues to try to reunite with his family, he and the pirates get into more trouble.  Everywhere Max goes, there is someone or something trying to stop him.  Dark and dangerous, the journey is full of daring kids, swashbuckling pirates and loads of magical creatures. 

Max’s gut thinks it knows who is good and who is evil, but he is a kid with little experience to train a gut.  Which leads to never really knowing who is an enemy and who is a friend.  So, constant danger?  Yes.  Scary education for Max?  Also yes.

Captain Cinn is hilarious and is all about the next meal!  Not because he likes to eat but because he loves to cook good food for his friends.  Cinn is my favorite character and I hope he continues to feature in the series. 

I think Max still has plenty of exploits ahead of him.  This is a fun series for the middle graders who want to escape to the adventures of the high seas. 

Thanks to the author who provided a copy of his book in exchange for my honest review.

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