Bound to the Battle God

i REALLY tried to get into this book, got almost halfway too, but i dnfed for a few reasons:

1. the almost constant SA and sexism was a bit much. like sure, establish that's how the world is for women in this story but every scene? nearly EVERY time a man comes across the MC he wants to assault her? it's just egregious and unnecessary. Aron (male love interest) was a bit better but he had his scummy moments too, and i was nearly halfway through without this noticeably changing and that's just too long in my opinion.

2. another point about being halfway through; the actual plot didn't really come in until about 30-40% of the book, and its still dragging at around 50%. there's entirely too much time wasted on travelling and describing the travelling and how uncomfortable the MC is travelling and how horrible the conditions are while travelling–you get the picture.

3. i got bored. genuinely i was having to force myself to read the book and normally if i was this far i would just finish it but this book is 600-something pages and it is just. not worth forcing myself to finish.

another point that didn't particularly bother me (because i found it hilarious more than anything) is that the language is very modern, even when she's transported to the fantasy world, and the dialogue can be so incredibly unserious to the point that it very much takes you out of the book. case in point, on at least TWO separate instances, the MC refers to Aron's dick as a “hog”. so be prepared for that if you decide you want to read! it wasn't one of the reasons i dnfed but i can definitely see how it would bother people.