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The odds of Dahlia successfully navigating adulthood are 3,720 to 1.
But never tell her the odds. Meet Dahlia Moss, the reigning queen of unfortunate decision-making in the St. Louis area. Unemployed, broke, and on her last bowl of ramen, she's not living her best life. But that's all about to change.
Before Dahlia can make her life any messier on her own she's offered a job. A job that she's woefully under-qualified for. A job that will lead her to a murder, an MMORPG, and possibly a fella (or two?).
Turns out unfortunate decisions abound, and she's just the girl to deal with them.
Thank you to Redhook Books at NetGalley for providing me with an eARC!
Without a doubt, this book is for geeks. And I say the word 'geeks' in a loving, 21st century kind of way. For those who are into about fifty different fandoms, gaming, and enjoy in-depth discussions of fictional character analysis.
Dahlia Moss is extremely ordinary and she knows it. She's surrounded by people who are larger than life and don't know it. But without a doubt, Dahlia is funny. Her sense of humor comes through the pages and made me chuckle a lot throughout this novel. Because she's so ordinary I couldn't help but root for her, I kept thinking, 'jeez, give this girl a break!' at every turn.
I wasn't too fond of the romance, I don't feel that it added anything to the plot and it seemed mostly in the background and forgettable. I didn't feel a connection between Dahlia and her love interest and think I could have done without it. On the other hand, the gaming world of Zoth was explained very well and I have to commend Wirestone for that. I think a reader who didn't know the first thing about MMORPG would have an easy time understanding it.
The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss (TUDODM?) is a quick and light humorous read with some mystery thrown in there and with about a hundred different geeky references. If Max Wirestone were to release another book with her adventures, I would definitely look forward to revisiting the mind of ordinary, but mostly funny, Dahlia Moss.
Memorable Quote:
"There was of course, no metal detector at the convention center. Because this was Arizona. At the Phoenix airport white people are offered complimentary handguns after passing through baggage claim, as a way of saying thank you and welcome to the Grand Canyon State."
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