Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Gideon the Ninth. Terrible all around. I do like unlikable MCs sometimes, but not Gideon.
“Flaming hot. Scorching hot. Gets-you-into-trouble-and-you-like-it level of hot.”
And this is about the point where I dropped it. This line just killed any interest I had in continuing.
Can I join you when civilization collapses?