This is a surprising way in not a bad way -- it's more serious and closer to the bleak reality we live in than I was expecting. The cover, title, and synopsis made me think this will be a fun, sarcastic, D&D-esque book, but this is actually a lil triggering (definitely needs trigger warnings for gun violence and....corporate America?) Soft DNF for now because I am intrigued but need some time to step away, reset expectations, and come back to it when the reality isn't so bleak.

Very much reminded me of a Die Hard kind of situation. The tone and writing style is informal and quite humourous all round. It's light entertainment and tackles intersting concepts, like the clashing of realties and it can be quite sad in parts to think about a world in which cultures and countries have fused with others. On a deeper level, outside the surface of the entertainment, I believe it tackles immigration, wars and disasters that we face in modern times. However, entertainment is the key here, the title in itself is a great hook; the writer, editor, or publisher - whoever's idea it was, I hope the writers, it is a great hook and the die hard-esque story line is sure to draw people in.

Thank you NetGalley for this arc!

I was most surprised by "Please Don't Bring Your Greatsword into My Office" (that is a lengthy title). What started out as day at the office morphed into a rebellious plot to overthrow the current system. The world Lingham creates is very interesting. I thought I would be lost with the world building, but I think I understood enough to enjoy this story, and I found it to be unique. I did chuckle at the bits and pieces of humor throughout this book. I am interested to see what other stories Guy Lingham can tell.

What a journey. I feel like I still need to marinate on the ending of this book. I’m vacillating between 4 and 5 stars. As a debut novel it’s a stand out for sure. Fans of quirky sci-fi fantasy will enjoy this wild tale. Especially if you love escape rooms and fight scenes.

An alternate earth merges with our human-dominated earth and our protagonists are dealing with the consequences of a merged society when all chaos brakes loose in the office. An office with ‘aliens’ and broadswords.

What happens in security committee meetings stays in security committee meetings. iykyk.

There’s a lot of meat on these bones and more depth (societal issues) than I expected based on the cover and description. I thoroughly enjoyed this, but like I said, I need to sit in the ending for a hot minute.