Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs, Volume 8

Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs #8

by Yomu Mishima, Monda (Illustrator)

MUTUAL BALL AND CHAIN

Strong-armed into taking a break, Leon kicks back and relaxes with his three boisterous fiancées. When the Roseblades arrive to arrange an inter-house marriage, Leon assumes he'll be offered a fourth bride--Deirdre, his friend and former upperclassman. To Leon's surprise, they want to foist Deirdre's difficult older sister on his brother Nicks! A heartfelt love story begins, but who knows who'll end up holding the leash?

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Comedy, Harem, Science Fiction, Magic

338 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 29, 2022

Reviews

[Curtis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks to this book, I finally realize the reason all my relationships have failed is because I never forced any women into wearing dog collars. Oh well, at least future girlfriends can still benefit from this late-stage epiphany.

[Ilene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, I found volume 8 to be boring. I liken it to an anime episode filler. Leon was constantly having his faults shoved in his face throughout the entire book. It was amusing at first but it got really old fast.

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still a good book but a bit of an (intentional) lull in the series. The author explicitly states that this book is between "arcs". I'm continuing to find myself annoyed by the lack of character growth on the part of the protagonist, but we do begin to see possibly the first blushes of it in this book. Or maybe those bits of self-reflection were just beats so the author could make more gags about how awful he is later; not sure.

[Christopher Morton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Nice Breather of a Volume

After Leon's taking down two (or is it three) rival nations, this volume focused on Spring Break at the Leon's Estate. But are those wedding bells? For Leon? And another blond beauty? And what has become of his rotten sister Jenna. Read along for this mysteries as they prep for their final year of school.

[Homer Evins Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good work!

You did a great job! This is another one hit out of the park. Couldn’t put this down. Great read. If you’re looking for something to continue the story, this does it well. Can’t wait to read the next book!

[Pogonophobia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ehhh

I'm getting a extremely bored of the running "the MC is oblivious to love" joke. Also the fact that he literally learns nothing from any of his mistakes is also getting somewhat obnoxious.

[F · Rating 3 out of 5]

after the last overlong arc it's a very appreciated change of pace. however, I'm really not sure what the point of this novel was. Nick's arc was extremely predictable, and not really interesting.
closer to 2* than 3..

[Thai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light novel number 2 for me.
One of my favorite of cliche light novels.

[slugbiscuit · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume is a break between arcs and I thought it was great. Nice to have a light-hearted episode.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel that this book was a lot of build up for what is next to come in books 9 and 10.