I often see this recommended on r/fantasy and often alongside Goblin Emperor. That should have clued me in. 
 I may pass this along to my accountant brother, but otherwise I'm just glad I got a digital copy so that it's not taking up space. 
 This book really didn't do anything for me. 
 I actually DNFd it with an hour left to go. I just didn't care :/ 
 On a plus note, the use of a homosexual character was plot relevant, so that was nice.