They call me mad, but I don’t see anything wrong with using science to create the perfect monster girl. They call me insane, but I just want to live my life with a harem of beautiful cat-girls, bear-girls, fox-girls, snake-girls, and… well, pretty much any type of monster girl. They call me a megalomaniac, but why wouldn’t any red blooded man want to make cute babies with all these beautiful monster girls? They call me evil, but they just don’t realize that I’d destroy anyone who tries to harm my monster girls.
I am probably not the target audience for the book and am absolutely way overthinking it, but Amazon Kindle recommended the book so I read it.
So the society just doesn't make sense, it is supposedly a matriarchy where men are second class citizens; which might be fine, and this is supposedly because women have magic available to them to overcome the strength disadvantage. However, in the book the main character does over power women via strength alone and even the most powerful women portrayed in the book is on the order of incapacitating a few people, in a world with guns.
Furthermore, the high class women are portrayed as not caring for their male children and as taking male consorts of low class, as well as attempting to get studs for breeding. Clearly, that is not how such a society would develop. Having children is costly to women and every pregnancy would be valuable, rulers would still want to limit the number of times they get pregnant (if at all) so their sisters/cousins (ie the prior generations potential but unselected heirs) would be who they are depending on to produce potential heirs primarily, and everyone's first male child would be valuable for studding purposes alone. As some males in the book are used is subservient positions of power (like the warden, shopkeepers, etc) then those positions would primarily go to male children of the household; the warden would, unless there were no males in the ducal family, be a son of the ducal family.
Which I seriously don't think the author quite understands what a duke is with respect to titles of nobility and how that relates to the politics of a kingdom. The Duchess is treated by the other people within the book and has the apparent authority etc closer perhaps to that of a Baroness rather then someone holding a Ducal Crown. Admittedly, we don't know why the Duchess wants super soldiers and the specifics of the high politics of the Queendom aren't explored so not the most irredeemable of problems.
So the Main Character, who is a mass murderer prior to the start of the book (for reasons of science), complains about men being kept as slave-consorts to women; but then creates a cat girl via murdering a girl (and a cat), which said cat girl has the memories of the cat (not the girl) and is essentially magically mentally enslaved/bonded to the Main Character such that the Author, I mean Main Character, gets to live out his fantasy dreams of having sex with an subservient adoring cat girl that thinks he is perfect and was born literally yesterday.
DNF 30 pages. The writer has X number of pages to grab the reader. Éric Vall made those pages a disgusting slog to read. Whats worse; He took what could have an amazing premise, and turned it into some lame ass men's rights, Gamer gate bullshit. This could have been a game changer, it's a lunch loser.
Seems a pretty basic plot, not much there for a female reader. Not horrible, though it could use another edit round, but it isn’t interesting enough for me to finish it. Force myself through a little over a third of the book and can see it’s gonna be a murder hobo killing women to build a harem of adoring pets (monster girls). No sign of anything deeper so I’m out. May you have better luck.
This title was a lot of fun and I hope a sequel is in the works. This would have been a 5 star rating for me but there was quite a few spots that needed some repairs. Other than that, this I highly recommend this title. It's got a little of everything in it and would probably make an interesting video game, graphic novel, or film (animated) someday.
My expectations of books with titles like this aren't high, but this review takes that into account. Basic story has possibilities and some moments, but it doesn't really come together.
The MC is the lynchpin of this sort of story and this guy just didn't have "it". I see what the author was trying to do, a strong personality beaten down by oppression, but the inconsistencies in how the Matriarchs treated him jarred somewhat, and the titular Monster Girls deserve a stronger personality than the MC displays.
The latter problem I suspect will be ameliorated in the next book, so I'm giving that a shot. I don't want him to go full evil mad scientist so hopefully he gets stronger without going that far.
So long! The story does move, but it would move much better with half the words. It's also a tease. The title and story are completely on a romantic trajectory but seemingly never get there. I don't care if the author describes it or not. Just say they woke up the next day in each other's arms. But it's so drawn out it is ridiculous! Whole story is bloated.
It feels like there have been a lot of books this year that are vying for the title of 'The Worst Book of 2021', then Making Monster Girls for Science! came along as said, "Hold my beer."
The first question that I have to ask is, what is the male version of a Mary Sue? Is it Gary Stu, Harry Stu, or Larry Stu? I'll get back to this.
I can honestly say that I am very impressed that a 16-year-old horn dog was able to publish a book. I do have to congratulate them on that. I have to wonder if a steady Significant Other would have improved the way that the author writes about women.
There are no actually developed characters in the entire story. None of the women in this book are allowed to have personalities, flaws or goals. Women in this world are either bitchy for no reason other than to sit at a table and twirl their mustache and congratulate each other for being able to be bitchy or they are simpering and mindlessly in love with Gary-Stu er Charles.
The writer loves, loves, loves, loves, loves to repeat themselves. I have come to doubt that there are other colours of blue other than oceanic. How many times were we reminded of Val's Oceanic blue eyes? Or how flexible she is? We get it, she's a cat.
I honestly think if I hear the words "A doctor and a scientist' after this book I might actually hurt someone. I did hurt myself by the end, did you know you can get eye strain from rolling your eyes every time you read 'doctor and scientist'?
There were a lot of other, overly repetitive words and phrases but I don't want to repeat my issue with this so I'll move on.
This character is a Psychopath. The description of a psychopath is someone that does not have a conscience, he lies and commits criminal acts but does not feel any moral qualms. This describes Charles to a Tee.
The character kills countless male prisoners, knowing that the men can be imprisoned without guilt. Knowing that he still kills them. The only thing that stays his hand after he finds out a prisoner is a woman is not a moral issue, but a concern about his well-being. Typical of psychopaths.
During the story, he kills all the prisoners, a cat, the wardens' men, Delphine, a bear, the warden and he plans to kill the Duchess. Killing is the only option that he ever uses.
The fact that he lies to and convinces himself that he is in the right and that they deserved to die pushes him towards the sociopath route. However, the way he manipulates Delphine for protection, the Dutchess, the warden, and random men in the series and the two monster girls puts him firmly back in the Psychopath camp.
Charles only surrounds himself with sycophants that butter him up, tell him how right he is, and encourage this behaviour.
Dexter (from the TV show of the same name) was a psychopath, but he was also a character. He was someone you could side with even knowing that he was a bad person. You could feel for him. This character is a bad character. There is no 'Save the Cat' moment in his lack of a character arc. In fact, he goes so far in avoiding making himself redeemable he kills the cat. Having the cat come back as a monster girl does not validate Charles allowing the cat, and AB's friend, to die.
Now, let's get back to the Harry-Stu comment from earlier and let's talk about Charles Rayburn.
Charles Rayburn is set up to be the pinnacle of humanity. The character is written to have risen from disgusting ashes of having been born with a penis to being smarter than every other character in the book. He is a Doctor and a Scientist. Did I mention a Doctor and a Scientist? In a world where men can be nothing, he is a Doctor and a Scientist. yes, you read that right he is a Doctor and a Scientist.
The other males in the book are barely allowed a name, they can only be mentioned so that nothing diminishes Charles Rayburns' shining star. He is also handsome. Every woman wants him. Not just the monster girls, everyone. If they are in the story, they want him. They lust for him and desire him. He is so handsome and has such a big member and is so smart. Getting through a page without someone commenting on how perfect he is is a rare treat.
He was able to make the monster machine with no issue, he can mentally communicate with the floating brain, he is the idol of his monsters, the sought-after consort of the second richest woman in town. He is the only man to have a mansion, he has a firearm and if a woman has it, so does he.
There is nothing that this character cannot do, at least as far as the narrative goes. he is a flat, uninteresting machine of perfection.
On the opposite side of the coin are the monster girls. Beautiful and perfect sexbot slaves. They offer little except to be sexy and give him something pleasing to plug his member into. They are not allowed to have thoughts other than how to make Charles come off as better.
Super sexy with huge breasts. They only ever seem to know exactly what Charles needs them to. The best example is Daisy. She knows perfectly how to be an aristocrat, she just remembers all of that but doesn't know what honey is. She can tell you everything about wine cellars but doesn't know what a bee is, however she knew they sting.
As a reader and a dabbling writer to me, world creation is important. It lets the reader know where they stand and what they can realistically expect in the world. If it's a fantasy world there can be magic, what is the magic system. If it's sci-fi there is going to be technology, and the more in-depth the world the harder the sci-fi.
This world had no parameters. It was so infuriating to try to figure out what the baseline is.
They have magic, but no one really uses the magic. It starts to gather it in their hands to threaten Charles, and it's talked about but there is no scale. No explanation why only women can use magic.
What kinds of magic are there? Just elemental or do they use mental magics such as telepathy and mind-reading or mind control? Can anyone use arcane magic? What is the scope? Don't tell us magic exists, but show us nothing.
The world never explains why men are so bad and evil. If they grew up in a world where women were stronger, the world would have actually evolved at best similar to ours with men being the minority or at worst it would have evolved with males on the same level as horses. Useful but unseen.
If women have been in power for untold generations, they would have no reason to have animosity towards men. Men would be neutral. Just there, and it would not be uncommon for women to love men, the human body has a chemical reaction to allow for love. There would be no reason for women to hate men. Hate comes from fear (which they wouldn't have) or from the unknown (men are not unknown).
The other part of the world-building that is aggravating is, why do they have a world with the technology to do gene splicing, but they can't do fingerprinting. Is the world steampunk-ish? I am not even sure that the author knows because it doesn't play a part in making Charles look better or the monster girls hornier.
Overall a 0 all around
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Story-wise, the pacing is slow. It takes a while for the story to really get going. When it does, it’s ok. I liked most of the characters, the setting and of course the conflict. You could say there’s good commentary on how poorly treated men are in this society. In a way, it’s almost like that in the real world (though not as extreme).
I like Charles and his personality. Slowly and slowly, he grows to be more self-assured. Valerie and Daisy are fun to read about too (though the former loves to smother Charles a lot which can be a bit too much at times). Her devotion to him can be hilariously ridiculous at times. A.B. is kind’ve annoying. While he is funny, I honestly think if you removed his character you wouldn’t have missed anything important.
The women in this universe are awful. Anyone not an animal-hybrid is despicable. I look forward to Charley finally murdering The Duchess later on in the series. It’s a little eerie how eager the women he created are when it comes to murder. I also find it interesting how Charley convinces himself he’s not a murderer despite his grim yet necessary actions.
The fight scenes are pretty good. They’re short and straight to the point. The tension between him and his boss is well done. I also liked the sex scenes. The second one was a great way to end this book. I don’t know if I’d read the sequel anytime soon though. Hopefully it’ll improve on the pacing. With that said, if you like monster girls, I think you’ll like this book (though it takes a while for things to get going). If you have the chance, check it out.
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Well, I had some hope when I started reading this. The culture is a complete role reversal, with women having all the magical power and men being the oppressed, exploited gender. But when the cat gets into the transformation chamber and can't be rescued, I quit reading. (Not a spoiler because it's one of the first events of the story.)
I can't abide cruelty to animals and won't read a story that has it, or even appears to have it. Maybe the cat survives. Maybe no other animals are harmed. I don't know, and I don't care. Even the appearance of killing an animal for the story is enough to make me move on.
I have been following most of Eric Call’s works (50+), and this style is more indirect, more sophisticated, and clever. Turn the patriarchy around and make it a matriarchy, stark in all its superiority complex. Really well done, very convincing demonstration to those who don’t understand what folks mean when they talk about the patriarchy. Higher writing that may really bring some good conversation about issues, but also really enjoy some monster girls!
So much bloat. While I'm still listening to this in Audible form I can already tell this is a book where you could cut it in half and get the job done. Nice idea of a premise but it's main problem is repeated statements of descriptions. If I was to play the shot glass game of every time he said "Her Oceanic eyes" and "I'm a scientist, and a doctor!" I would have died from alcohol poisoning!
While I'll finish this, I most likely not continue the series. This goes into the Junk Food category of books. Nice to read once in awhile but you'll get mentally sick of if you consume too much of it.
I've heard Eric Vall is just the name that a bunch of authors pen these stories under and I've always been curious if that was true but this series more than any other makes me believe that.
It's not bad, a little boring but it feels like it's written by a 15 yo virgin. The writing is incredibly awkward and cringe and the sex parts are more hilarious than sexy.
I'm listening to the audiobook and both VA are seasoned and incredibly good at what they do... I imagine they need more than a few takes to get through some of the silly dialogue without bursting out laughing.
This book is by far one of the best things I've read this year. A twisted world where the gender roles are reversed, magic and monster girls. I enjoyed the dark humour and seeing the characters and their personalities! Especially what aspects of their animal counterparts the monster girls took on.
Enjoyed very much amd am looking forward to the next in the series. I've read alot of books including Eric's metal mage series and his planet broker series which I'm sad there has not been more of. Without law is also a fantastic series so far! If you enjoy this book you will enjoy all of his series and I highly recommend them!!!
So yeah..... I wouldn't call this the perfect sfory, but it's damn close. Monster Girls. True love. Obvious villains. Yes. Yes. Yes. Mr. Vall has hit a home run with this series. Plenty of time to further develop the personalities in future volumes. Get crackin' monkey! Write for us!!!!
This new series just seems to be a box ticking exerciecise, in writing this type of fiction. The plot of a female dominated society is pretty cool the rest is just a little bland! The biggest flaw is the creation of the first MG! No female would have allowd themseves to be in that predicament of being assumed to be a man, too demeaning!
This is probably only the 3rd time I rated a book as one star. The characters were poorly developed, the plot was ridiculous and there cat girl's flipping and rolling just became annoying. There are much better writers in this genre. I read 90% of this book and just got fed up. Sorry Eric.
I am reading two of your series, now three! I love them all! I love all these girls just as much as YOU do. You are on a hot streak man and I hope you reach the sky, and when you do, look over your shoulder, and there I will be, covering your six. I am thrilled for you AND myself!
I enjoyed this story, but I felt that it took a while for the story to get going. All men fantasize about cat girls and it makes sense that this is the first accidental experiment to take place. I'm looking forward to seeing where the next installment takes this group into the future.
An excellent book and story. I enjoyed having a character that was not the hero of civilization and people. But a person who had to make difficult choices in a world turned against him. A person who is neither good nor evil but doing what he had to to survive. Other than that there was a lot of spelling errors that need to be fixed.
I read this on a dare and I fucking hated it the entire time. I think it's reversal of gender stereotypes and sexism is pretty poor among other things. I will admit I'm not the correct audience for this and I'm sure it grows thought the series to better suit it's society better but overall I did not enjoy this.
I like the characters, especially A.B. Didnt expect the Matriarchy from the description, but I think helped keep the story alive and give purpose to the actions of characters. It's a fantasy to have instant and total devotion but I kind of knew what I was starting, so 5 stars.
I'm giving this book three stars, because it was compelling enough to finish it, but not enjoyable enough to read the second. I've seen Eric Vall dominating on Amazon, and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Research for my own books and such, you know?
I think this harem thing is just so far out of my wheelhouse that I just don't think I'll ever get it.
I really enjoyed the social reversal where women are in power and the men are property. It is not something you see often in fantasy. The story and characters were intriguing and engaging. I look forward to reading more about these characters and their further adventures. This book is definitely worth reading.
Or at least I do! This story is great and I'm really looking forward to the continued journey of Charles and his monster girls. The dystopian world that has been created within these pages is fascinating and I can't wait for more!
What a wild world that is brought to life in this book. It’s definitely a different take on things. I can’t wait to see where the story goes. I can’t wait for the next book.
This book has an interesting story. A mad scientist, a dead assistant,?or a disembodied brain. A matriarchal society where men have no rights whatsoever and the scientist hero has managed to create sexy girls by fusing captured women with animals. A wild read.
Can't wait for book 2 to be released. The world the main character lives in sucks if your a male. I can't imagine to live a Society that Treats males in a way that the story tells it. Love the book. Hope they release book 2 in the future. Great story so far
I give it a 10 if I could, the stories are always enjoyable! Sex scenes seems however lukewarm... But looking forward to the good doctor to bring down the Queen-Dom into total anarchy!