I believe he was paying so much attention to making his MC respond in a particular way, that he forgot that he's also responsible about what his book says about the crime itself. Dahners is deliberately perpetuating misogyny, but the issue could (and IMO should) have been more directly addressed. Many many other parts of the rest of the series (and even some in this book) express full understanding of women's challenges, so this is NOT an indicator that Mr. One failing, and that's that the attempted sexual assault isn't fully dealt with. I would unreservedly recommend this book except. Just as you'd expect for an author learning his audience and his craft. The series improves as it progresses, for the most part (though #2 is a bit of a slog). I even love that the MC solves all problems handily, sometimes that's what you want in your fun. It's emotionally satisfying, fun and interesting.
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