That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon

Cinnamon is the protagonist and point-of-view character of That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon. Cinnamon’s family owns a spice farm, and she is named after the cinnamon spice. Her siblings are similarly named for spices (such as Cherry and Cumin), and together, they represent the humor with which Lemming infuses her fantasy world. Cinnamon is 24 years old, and at the outset of the novel, she establishes that she wants little more than to live a quiet life farming spices and spending time with her family. While other women in her village have started families or worked to stand out in hopes of being chosen as Myva’s champion, Cinnamon has done the opposite—remained single waiting for the right person and tried to blend in so Myva wouldn’t notice her. As a result of these behaviors, Cinnamon feels distanced from the other women in her village because, while she acknowledges that being chosen by Myva is an honor, “it was an honor that I had NO desire to be a part of” (2).

With the entrance of Fallon into her life, Cinnamon becomes a reluctant hero. Unlike those chosen by Myva, who seek glory and recognition for the great deeds they will do to save the realm, Cinnamon is motivated by the safety Fallon’s demon protection can offer her village and family.