Book recommendation…ish – Three Square Meals

So, while waiting for Amazon to sort it's shit out with Michael-Scott Earle, and we can finally get some new Star Justice and Tamer books, I've continued reading a bunch of other novels, and I came across one I really like. I've been kind of sheepish about recommending it because" well, it's "erotica." At least that's the category it's listed under at Amazon, but quite frankly, calling it erotica is underselling it a bit. There's a lot of sex in this book. Like, a lot. So if that doesn't interest you, you're just not going to enjoy it. You'd be skimming through" quite a bit of text to get to the rest of the story.

Unlike a lot of other harem novels, however, the sex actually factors heavily into the actual plot. Yes, it's almost like the author came up with a reason for the characters to have a lot of sex, beyond them being horny for the usual reasons, and then wrote a story about it.

If the sex doesn't turn you off, or, if in fact you don't mind some sex (or a lot) in your harem books, there's a shockingly good space opera to be had here. I would actually put it on par with Star Justice, which is something I never thought I'd say, as it's one of my favorite series of all time. Another thing I like about Three Square Meals is that there's a lot of it. The story is over 2 million words long and counting. By the time you get through the first three books, the overarching plot is only barely starting to reveal itself. What can I say? I enjoy it when there's a lot of something I enjoy. In a shorter story, you get to see the characters interact with one group or another, but then that's usually it. In this longer format, you get to revisit those groups and see the sometimes empire shifting consequences of their interactions with the MCs. Plus, IMO, the story keeps getting stronger as the cast expands and the momentum of the story builds.

Another thing I like about the story is that it does OP right. The main character, (and the women in the harem) get really powerful. (Something I like in my harem novels is when the women are really awesome too, go figure.) The story keeps escalating so that they have significant challenges, but importantly, there are a lot of great scenes where the MCs have awesome moments of OP-ness* and are able to wow their allies, and/or crush their enemies, and see them driven before them, etc. That balance is important IMO, and a lot of books don't get it right.

So here are some links;

• The first 4 books are available on Amazon.
• Nearly the entirety of the story is available on Literotica. There's a bit of a delay for the most recent chapters. If you're unsure about diving in, you can start here, then if you like it, you can support the author at Amazon or his Patreon. The Kindle versions have had an additional editing pass, with some extra scenes thrown in for good measure.
• And the author has a Patreon, if you get caught up with all 2 million+ words and can't wait for the next chapter to come out on Literotica.

*Hur hur, I said penis.