How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

This is a novel about a character named Davi who is trapped in a time loop. Her task is to save the Kingdom from the Dark Lord. Every time she dies she just starts again from the beginning. I would say that this book is kind of a raunchy mashup of Groundhog Day and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, but apparently the author considers neither of these to be a source of inspiration for the story.

THE GOOD

• It's funny and raunchy.
• The protagonist Davi is rather likeable and it's fun to follow along her improbable story.
• There is nice worldbuilding, discovery, and action.
• Django Wexler is not a pen name. It is the author's real name (although Django is his middle name, it's the one he uses in everyday life).

THE BAD

• I was expecting the whole time loop thing to have a bit more importance in the story, honestly. It affects the beginning of the story but then fades away to the background until the very end.
• The ending is rather abrupt. I would have liked to have gotten a satisfying conclusion in this novel rather than having to wait until the sequel.
• I don't feel like the protagonist had any real character arc.

THE UGLY

• There is a lot of swearing, dying, suicide, and sex in this story. It is definitely meant for adults. There is even a trigger warning at the start of the book due to all the suicide! The book falls short of being a fully pornographic work, though.