The Cadet

First, I have to give allowance for the fact that this book was translated by the author.

The Good:
The world is unique and interesting.
I like that the game elements aren't all virtual reality.

The Bad:
Really chauvinist. Like, a lot. I hope some of it was just the translation.
The worst problem, though, is that it's very uneven. The first fifth is really a prologue. Things don't even start making sense until half way through. The last fifth, I don't even know what happened. Literally. Everything changes and nothing is explained.

I won't be reading the rest of this series, but still might give the fantasy series a try.