That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon

I don't know! It was cute and exciting and Cinnamon is a hilarious main character who holds her own against many powerful people and forces. I also grew fond of a lot of the side characters.

Still, I am picky about romance with an overconfident man. If they start out arrogant, I at least want them to get nervous and weird over time because I find that endearing. Overconfident all the way through is less my jam, because I do not like when men smugly inform women “I know you want me too and eventually you'll admit it and we'll be together” and then that just ends up happening in the end? It is coercive and undermines respect for someone telling you “no.” Also it implies that men know better than women, what women want. Based on all my experiences with men, that is the most fantastical element of this fantasy novel. And the love interest is a dragon.

HOWEVER, I was won over by the Cheese Queen chapter as someone who once got drunk and ate so much Trader Joe's smoked gouda that I messaged several friends individually begging for reassurance that I “would not die of the cheese.” Hotter still was the idea of a man who can just put his hand on my forehead and take away my physical ailments. As a frequent (yet brave) head and tummy ache sufferer, this is as intriguing as Twilight (and inexplicably Confederate soldier) Jasper's emotional powers to smooth over adolescent Becca's undiagnosed clinical depression. Why am I oversharing in a Goodreads review.

The pacing is pretty quick, which I kind of liked but at times felt rushed, and more like telling than showing. As always I am a prude and the sex scenes and dirty talk made me feel like an awkward voyeur after a point.

Despite what may seem like a lukewarm review I am absolutely picking up more of this series as it becomes available. I've found I like this certain subgenre of fantasy a lot. There needs to be more dumb fantasy and superhero media! I'd recommend this to fans of [b:Legends & Lattes|61242426|Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)|Travis Baldree|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1654581271l/61242426.SY75.jpg|94968745], [b:In Other Lands|31944679|In Other Lands|Sarah Rees Brennan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1496783711l/31944679.SY75.jpg|52603350], [b:My Roommate Is a Vampire|60041932|My Roommate Is a Vampire|Jenna Levine|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1665612756l/60041932.SY75.jpg|94663345], and also [b:Get a Life, Chloe Brown|43884209|Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1)|Talia Hibbert|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1614273529l/43884209.SY75.jpg|66903616].