Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon: Mead Mishaps 1 by Kimberly Lemming

22 reviews

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 🥰🐉

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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! 

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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.

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

A hilarious subversion of the classic villain and damsel dynamic. Cinnamon is just a simple spice farmer when she happens across a demon in the woods after a heavy night of drinking, but the adventure that she embarks on isn't exactly what she's heard in the stories (or any of us, for that matter!) The book rockets through to the climactic ending, and a happily ever after of an unexpected kind. A delightful read and definitely an author to watch!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, War, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Slavery, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Addiction

From the inside of the book: "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 that could trigger certain audiences."

rensreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

cin knows what she wants

hot demon hellbent on keeping her safe? check
hot demon turning out to be a dragon? double check
dragon mates and their mating practices? triple check

i’m sold. one of my fave spicy novels so far. is it still layered with microlevels of misogyny and violence against women? yeah. at the very least, its easy to ignore or completely miss. either way, it’s still better than other spicy novels i’ve read.

anyway its like 3am so im giving this 4 stars and heading to bed. have fun with this one everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Vomit, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Child death, Alcohol, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape, Sexism, and Misogyny

two side characters threaten to sexually assault cin after they leave the swamp. lots of limbs are lost and people are brutally killed by fallon often too. the gaslighting also refers to the goddess, not any of the other characters (except maybe glen) kink warnings include: spanking, light bondage, praise kink, dirty talk, asphyxiation, (seemingly) unprotected sex, and d/s undertones

nebulasaurus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Blood