That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion At a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming

Source: NetGalley – Thank you to Orbit!
TL;DR: No quest, far less world, and more sex. Not as fun for me as the first one but mileage may vary.

Plot: Focuses in primarily on the forced proximity of Felix and Brie. There is a mystery added on but it’s definitely not the focus
Characters: A lot of repeat characters from the first book, who I love, but honestly not enough for me
Setting: This one stays in Boohail, Cinnamon and Brie’s hometown so we get far less of the world at large
Magic: No real clear magic or rules, some hints at the werewolves, but Felix is an orphan so not much

Thoughts:

That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf is the follow-up to That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Dragon (these titles are a mouthful), and while I enjoyed it I think perhaps this has a bit of second book slump.

Werewolf follows Brie, Cinnamon’s friend from the first book, after she accidentally throws what would have basically been a spiked drunk from a overly persistent suitor onto Felix. We also met Felix in the previous book, Cinnamon saved him from slavery on her quest. Turning after being dunked with a drink Felix imprints on Brie, while she assumes he’s simply under the effects of the love potion. The two end up spending time together, forced into it really by the imprint and the added affects of the love potion that exaggerates the matting call within Felix. There is a plot revolving around missing women, but the focus of the book is primarily on this romance and their forced proximity.

My favorite bit of the first book was the focus on the quest and world that I felt we got. It was hilarious, the style is very modern, and there wasn’t a ton of front loading us with romance and sex. This volume hits most of those buttons, but we have much less of the world as the story is limited to the town of Boohail and the sex comes fast and early (tentacles are conveniently included for those that enjoy those).

For that reason I can’t give this volume as high a rating as the first, but it’s still fun to see the different characters and little glimpses of different cultures and types of personalities. I hope we et out of Boohail for book three, and I definitely loved see Alexis (a talkin sword featured in a short novella) make an appearance.

3 out of 5 Evil Grilled Cheeses (I’m as allergic as Felix, so I felt his pain)