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A review by thinde
Gamer for Life by Daniel Schinhofen
3.0
I enjoyed the first half of the book. It showed promise focusing on a strong lead character with an antihero's morality. But for me, it went downhill after that.
I'm not a fan of harem stories and their associated misogynistic tropes. So I was disappointed to see the story veer into this style, despite no mention of harem features in the book's blurb. If you don't mind this sort of thing, it's kept pretty tasteful here. Seamus does describe every woman he meets in terms of their sexual attributes, but he still seems to act with respect.
However, the plot comes to a grinding halt once this change takes place. Party quest, sell stuff, buy stuff, repeat. It's not till the end of the book that one of the two big reveals is made, although it came as no surprise. The second reveal, Fuzz-ball's identity, must have to wait for book two... for those that can't already guess.
I'm not a fan of harem stories and their associated misogynistic tropes. So I was disappointed to see the story veer into this style, despite no mention of harem features in the book's blurb. If you don't mind this sort of thing, it's kept pretty tasteful here. Seamus does describe every woman he meets in terms of their sexual attributes, but he still seems to act with respect.
However, the plot comes to a grinding halt once this change takes place. Party quest, sell stuff, buy stuff, repeat. It's not till the end of the book that one of the two big reveals is made, although it came as no surprise. The second reveal, Fuzz-ball's identity, must have to wait for book two... for those that can't already guess.