I found myself increasingly annoyed too, and exasperated with this book. I forced myself to finish, but it was hard going. The middle section was particularly trying. I struggled through it because I wanted to find out what happened in the end, but my mind kept wandering off, making shopping lists and begging me to stop. It is abundantly clear that Ms. Forrest loves the characters about whom she's writing -- I found it difficult not to love them too, and none of them bored me (which worried me in the beginning). As a child, Violet fought to save her brother from the cruelty of Matrus in a thwarted attempt to smuggle him across the river to Patrus. Her punishment, a prison type environment that will leave her hardened, bitter and yearning for a sense of freedom neither side can provide. Her latest crime will leave her scheduled for death until she is offered the opportunity to play spy as the wife of a Matrus sympathizer in Patrus. All is not as it seems as she navigates the stifling world of Patrus and the one man she should fear the most is the one man who steals her heart, and yet, she must betray him, but for what? The patriarchal-ruled society treated women as objects, to be seen and not heard, to live predominately in the indoor sphere, and always escorted by their spouse when in any public place. This futuristic society seemed to have devolved a few hundred years and this could almost be a classic Gothic novel, in some parts, if not for the science-fiction elements.

Before you ask, there is an implied love triangle, but development-wise in this book, I never saw it as truly viable. The love interests, Lee and Viggo, are so entirely different. As with many books, the heroine, Violet, is torn between duty and desire, but as with all well-written books, we are drawn in with her. We question her decisions, her opinions and her heart just as she questions herself. The setup is a little weak—both the Matrius and the Patrius countries seem horrible, and there appears to be plenty of undeveloped land surrounding them, seems like the vast majority of people would want to abandon both countries and start a normal one. I had a hard time believing that men would want to stay in Patrius, where few women would want to be because they are literally property, and I had a hard time believing that women would want to be in Matrius, where men likewise didn’t have the same rights and therefore wouldn’t want to be (and families would reeaalllyy have to drink the Koolaid to be ok with having their male children taken away to work as miners because they weren’t passive enough!). When you read fiction, you need to be able to suspend belief and have everything be real and make sense in the world of the book. And I don’t like it when I’m thrown out of the book because things are too hard to believe. Gender, orientation, inclusivity, pairings, kinks, fetishes: Caters to the heterosexual cis male gaze, but has customization for pairings of various sexual orientations. Very kink heavy, including BDSM and sci-fi monster-bestiality fetishes. We've put together a list of all the best porn games. But before we get into recommendations, here are a few important things to know about the sex game landscape as you dive in. The erotic potential of porn video gamesSo let me get on with the review here. I want to start giving my readers a summary of the novel, but that's going to come at the end of the review, since what you're really here to read are my opinions of this book.

In this curious story about the split between the genders, we see a dystopian world where the countries of Matrus and Patrus are split by a toxic river. Patrus is a Patriarchy, where women have no rights and belong to their husband. They are little better than pets and are treated as such. In Matrus, we have the Matriarchy. Women are the ruling class, allowing few men to live in their midst. They tolerate little violence and even test young boys that are born to screen them for 'undesirable' male traits, such as aggression and dominance.Ok I read this in an afternoon as I couldn't put it down. Violet is tough, trained to be a fighter and yet it's obvious she is also a protector ( think Scrappy Doo!). I'm also aware that she doesn't regret her actions too much so other readers might find her cold and maybe even a little psychotic but given her circumstances and her clearly outgoing nature I found I had sympathy for her.

Gender, orientation, inclusivity, pairings, kinks, fetishes: The game is catered to the cis heterosexual male gaze with no options for customization. It’s plenty kinky, with some light BDSM and fetishes for fantasy/sci-fi human hybrid creatures. Gender, orientation, inclusivity, pairings, kinks, fetishes: ~ Gay all the way ~ with narrative choices in terms of sexual positions, partners, and kinks. This is the first book I’ve read by Bella Forrest, and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series! This is a dystopian Young Adult series that should appeal to readers of The Hunger Games and Divergent and similar books. In Matrus any violence is perceived as un necessary.. Crazy right? So with that being said a violent act against another girl in the system leads Violet to a choice. A choice of either being put to death or Marrying a man for an undercover mission in Patrus. Violet seeing this as her chance to finally see her brother again, makes a deal and is sent to marry Lee in Patrus…. Which I do not care for so enough about him. The Gender Game is book one in a brand new series by Bella Forrest. This book was generously provided to me in exchange for an honest review by NetGalley, NightLight Press, and by Bella Forrest. I have to give so much credit to Bella Forrest for such a big change from her Shade of Vampire series. I would classify this book as Dystopian. I loved the world she has created here. It is so unique .in the gender game we have one seriously dystopian society. the world is divided in two according to gender, and neither society is all that wonderful. violet grew up in matrus, and while she has been raised to believe that matrian society is the ideal, she has also been ill-treated by it. her brother was taken at the age of 8 when it was decided that his personality traits were not ideal. a series of incidents that led to her accidentally killing fellow prisoners mean that she is marked for euthanasia. The heroine of this novel, Violet, is a strong and spirited young Matrian girl who committed crimes for which she had been thrust into detention in Matrus, commissioned by the Court to embark on a mission in Patrus to retrieve a silver egg which had been stolen from Matrus. She must complete her task without detection and without Patrus suspecting Matrus of the crime, which would result in a war between the two nations. She's a strong lead with a lot of spirit, but without the boring "girl power" that one might expect from a book in which people are divided by their gender. Her romantic interest grows throughout the novel, and their relationship is not a sudden surprise to the reader. Gender, orientation, inclusivity, pairings, kinks, fetishes: These types of games are usually great because of the freedom to customize your body and experiences to fit your identity and desires. Unfortunately, AChat limits you to a binary sex, though you can choose between a straight, lesbian/gay, or bisexual orientation. You can also select your favorite sexual acts, ranging from the vanilla to more fetish and kink stuff. Porn video games come with a lot of stigma, and understandably so. But if you push through all that, you'll find there actually are some really good, very NSFW adult games out there.

This world consists of two societies. On one side of the river is Matrus, ruled by a Queen where women are the dominant. The men do have a few rights but not many. The Matrians strength is in their advances in Biology and Chemistry. On the other side of the river is Patrus where the men rule. In Patrus, women have no rights at all. They are completely under the rule of their husbands. They are not allowed to go out alone, ever. They must obey their husbands at all times. They own nothing. Any possessions they might take into a marriage become their husbands. The Patrians strength is their agriculture and architecture. The two societies are forced to trade for survival but there is a constant competition between them to outdo the other.What it is: In a lot of ways, Monster Girl Island is the quintessential male gaze-y porn game where you do a bunch of menial tasks to receive sex as a reward. At the same time, it also boasts a beautiful world, engaging characters, an undeniable charm, and hot sex scenes that render the game pretty irresistible. You're a human boy who washes up on the shore of an island populated by various species of fantasy creature/robot babes. They hilariously treat you with disdain, disregarding you as subhuman. So while you run around doing mindless errands for them, the girls are all having their own fascinating storylines you’re only tangential to. In summary, this game makes you a simp and — coupled with the self-aware humor — that’s what makes it so winning. The setting needed more attention. For example, each city is ruled by a monarch who lives in a palace and has courtiers, but everything works more like a democracy. And it was difficult to place it in a time period - it could've been futuristic, or an alternate modern America, but it had echoes of the 1950s in terms of fashion, and a medieval twist with the whole monarchy/sexist themes. I wanted to know how these societies came to this point. What caused the final break. How it could be decided at a government level that something as big as a national gender division should take place. I wanted to see how the mindset of the people was different. The effects of male-chauvinism on men. The effects of feminism on women. How it would isolate them from each other. The resulting disillusion and strain. How it would effect different occupations. Education. Science. Art. The political and economic situation. But none of these issues were examined. However dangerous this mysterious mission could turn out to be, anything was better than death…Wasn’t it?” The same creators are also responsible for Corruption of Champions and its sequel, which are the same thing but in a fantasy setting. The Dragon Age to its Mass Effect, if you will.