Book Review: That Time I Got Drunk And Yeeted A Love Potion At A Werewolf

‘That Time I Got Drunk And Yeeted A Love Potion At A Werewolf’ is the second book in Kimberly Lemming’s Mead Mishaps series. It was released in 2022 and is available to read via Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription.

This is a fun romance between Cinnamon’s friend, Brie and Felix, the werewolf, introduced in the first book of the series. This book had a title that had me asking a lot more questions than books one and three, which focus on saving people, I was intrigued as to how Brie ended up throwing a love potion at Felix and wasn’t disappointed in how completely ridiculous and understandable it was. For a human, especially in a world after demons and monsters reintegrated into society, magic is something to be wary of at least. Not necessarily afraid of, but mindful.

It was really sad that even in a romance story, the idea of spiking a person exists, with Brie inadvertantly and accidentally throwing the love potion at Felix because she was throwing away a drink that a snubbed suiter fixed for her. It was very much a mead mishap, and I was in stitches by how funny Felix’s reaction was to imprinting on his fated mate, a werewolf romance reader.

The main plot is actually related to Brie wanting to reverse the effects of love potion she threw at Felix before committing to the idea of having her own mate, and although they end up sleeping together, and Felix blackmails Beurocrats to give him a marriage certificate, and they go on a few dates, she doesn’t want it to end. Not now she’s fallen a little bit in love with this endearing young werewolf.

This book had lots of hilarious moments, including random fantasy world humour, like a cursed sword that is actually a woman, still completely sentient, and witty. I loved that Felix is lactose intolerant, and the way domestic, mated life suits Cinnamon and Fallon, the young dragon that claimed Cin’s village as his territory.

Something else I enjoyed about Lemming’s book was how she used humour to progress the plot, for example, Felix asking for a contraceptive charm from a dragon after he immediately thrust the idea of ten babies on his brand new fated mate. Though, in this book I would have liked there to have been a few more consequences for Felix after he sunk his teeth into Brie during the final battle against what were essentially a cult of deluded incels. Yes, he tried to atone and remove the curse so she could consent to lycanthropy but maybe cuss him out before he’s forgiven? Though, I appreciated that Felix acknowledged that a werewolf bite ought to have been a consensual exchange. It resonated with other stories about werewolves where lycanthropy and transformations can be traumatic and harrowing.

I found this book an upbeat, silly, fun read that was quick and easy without my needing to commit to an epic quest. It toes the line of a cosy fantasy in my head, and I can’t wait to let myself read future installments in the future.