After a hoard of demons on a pirate ship moves into town, Brie throws her drink, which ends up being a love potion, at a persistent suitor who won’t take “no” for an answer. However, Brie misses her target and the love potion ends up hitting a werewolf shifter named Felix, who now claims that Brie is his fated mate. Brie originally dismisses Felix’s claims as the temporary effects of the love potion, but in spending more time with Felix and witnessing how sweet and fun he is, Brie decides to give him a chance, even though it could lead to heartbreak once the love potion wears off. When local women start disappearing, Felix and Brie must work with Cinnamon and Fallon (from book 1 in the Mead Mishaps series) to take down this unknown threat.
That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf is a spicy paranormal romance featuring the fated mates, forced proximity, and “touch her and you die” tropes. The world reminded me of the faerie realms in both The Cruel Prince series by Holly Black and the Shadowhunters series by Cassandra Clare, so if you’re a fan of either of these series, you should definitely check out Lemming’s Mead Mishaps series. This would also be perfect for fans of steamy paranormal or monster romances, like the Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon, The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson, From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout, King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair, and Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert. Themes and topics present include love and heartbreak, abandonment, war, false gods, death and danger, power and corruption, overcoming fear, discrimination and harassment, female roles, and fate versus free will. Some potential trigger warnings include kidnapping, cults, and imprisonment.
This is the second book in Lemming’s Mead Mishaps series and so I read it as a standalone, but felt like I was missing some of the backstory regarding the setting, society, and characters in this world, which I assume is present in That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, so perhaps start with book one!
“Sweet dancing baby goats. This man is a monster made out of every book lover I’ve ever pined over.” Felix was definitely swoonworthy book boyfriend material! I liked that Felix was both possessive and bold (like when he changed the nameplate on Brie’s land to his own last name) and yet sweet and thoughtful (like when he eats a grilled cheese that Brie made even though he’s allergic or when he convinces a dragon to stop a storm so that he can take Brie on a romantic boat ride). The fated mates trope was enjoyable and the inclusion of paranormal elements like demons, magic, werewolves, and dragons was fun too. This book was short and fast-paced read (just over 200 pages), making it a great book to pick up at the end of the month or year to help you meet your reading goals!
Even though I liked all the spice and romance, I wasn’t much of a fan of the danger and action (the kidnapping and imprisonment plot) that came into play towards the end of this book. It seemed unexpected and was introduced and resolved rather quickly,, but again, it’s possible that if I had read book one in the series, this plot point may have made more sense.
Overall, this steamy and fun monster romance was enjoyable and would highly recommend it to fans of fast-paced books with werewolves or the fated mates trope.
That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other good book retailers, like your local bookstore, as of February 6th 2024.
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Synopsis | Goodreads
Cheesemaker Brie has the world’s worst luck in love, which is how she ends up falling for a lactose intolerant werewolf, in this raunchy, laugh-out-loud rom-com fantasy by the genre’s freshest new voice, Kimberly Lemming.
Brie’s never been particularly coordinated…or lucky. Who else would accidentally throw a drink at someone’s head only to miss entirely and hit a stranger behind them? And who else would have that stranger fall madly in love with them because it turns out that the drink she threw was a love potion? Yeah, probably just Brie.…
Running her cheese business and dealing with a pirate ship full of demons that just moved into town was hard enough. Now on top of it, she has to convince a werewolf that she’s not really his fated mate. Though even she’s got to admit…having a gorgeous man show up and do all her chores while telling her she’s beautiful isn’t the worst thing to happen to a girl.
