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This book follows on from the previous autobiography, Balls Deep, as Nick Krauser embarks on a journey to enhance his pickup artist abilities. Moving in with several wingmen in a cheap former Jewish care home in North London, Nick documents his successes, trials, and tribulations with daygame in London, as well as in various Eastern European cities, Cuba, Mexico, and Thailand.

The Good

The book shows a great deal of flexibility, covering both the highs and lows of the lifestyle, including LMRs and emotional setbacks. However, there seems to be less emotional development than there was in Balls Deep, perhaps because Nick appears more focused after moving on from his divorce in his early thirties and becoming fully committed to the pickup lifestyle.

There are several notable “guest appearances,” most prominently Tom Torero, whose secret sauce appears to be simple: “just approach more women.” He confesses to Nick that the key to his success during the Belarus daygame trip was simply approaching far more women than anybody else, solidifying his reputation as one of the hardest-working pickup artists in the scene. Tom joins Nick on trips to Norway and Belarus, and throughout the book demonstrates his strengths by accumulating large numbers of dates and phone numbers. Now that Tom is dead, this book serves as a rare insight into his life and personality.

Nick Krauser’s A Deplorable Cad is the second entry in his autobiographical series on daygame. Krauser’s experience is extensive, and the book covers everything from online dating and social circle game to cold approaches. Stories range from Tom Torero handing him his “sloppy seconds” in the form of a Russian girl, to foursomes, wingman betrayals, Cuban, Spanish, and Thai prostitutes, and countless daygame encounters. The sheer variety on display highlights Nick’s adaptability as a daygamer, and he comes across as both honest and surprisingly likeable.

Unlike some figures in the scene, Nick does not come across as someone who relies on fake infield footage, endless theorising, or empty talk. He actually gets involved and accumulates a broad range of experiences — some genuinely impressive, others borderline repulsive. Much like Balls Deep, which included stories about dating a Turkish Bond girl, this book balances glamour with darker, seedier experiences involving Thai and Cuban prostitutes. The variation makes the book consistently interesting, and it demonstrates that even in his mid-thirties, Nick was capable of dramatically improving his dating life.

The PUA House

The book begins with Nick moving to North London, where he documents the process of finding new wingmen and creating a proper pickup artist dormitory. PUA houses are fairly rare phenomena. I have personally flat-shared with other PUAs before, and personality clashes and inflated egos can quickly ruin these arrangements.

Although Nick’s wingmen do not possess the charisma of someone like James Marshall and the The Natural Lifestyles crew, Nick still manages to achieve a remarkable amount with limited resources. An overweight Australian guy and a regular lad from Burnley hardly seem like a team destined to conquer London, but Nick consistently demonstrates an ability to make the most out of average logistics, average wingmen, and average looks.

Despite this, he still manages to build an impressive roster of lays, continuing the momentum established in Balls Deep. Later in the book, Nick forms stronger bonds with more successful wingmen like Steve Jabba and Tom Torero, whose successes speak for themselves. Steve in particular benefits from strong looks and a powerful physique, often getting laid within only a handful of cold approaches.

By comparison, it took me eight months to get laid from cold approach, so I know I will never achieve the same effortless results that a naturally handsome man like Steve Jabba manages in this book.

Tom Torero’s Manipulative Side

One of the stranger moments in the book occurs when Tom Torero attempts to steal Nick’s long-term girlfriend through manipulative behaviour. This shocked me, though in hindsight it was perhaps not entirely surprising.

After Tom Torero’s death, I read far more about his behaviour — recording women without their permission, allegedly releasing fake kiss closes, and accusations of plagiarism. Still, attempting to sleep with a wingman’s girlfriend is a particularly low blow, especially for someone who already had a very high lay count.

The moral here is simple: do not blindly trust gurus in the dating space, and do not assume that results alone make someone a good person. A high lay count does not equal integrity. The fact that someone who was supposedly successful with women would still betray a friend and business partner says a great deal about character.

It also made me question Tom’s judgement. Releasing fake kiss closes damaged not only his own reputation, but also the reputation of Nick Krauser and everyone associated with Andy Yosha’s brand. For an Oxbridge graduate, these decisions seem bizarre. Then there was the incident of messaging Nick’s girlfriend and allegedly inventing stories in an attempt to sleep with her. I genuinely struggle to understand what he hoped to achieve.

I met Tom once in 2019, and he came across as charismatic in person. I also winged with one of his students in 2018, though that guy failed to approach a single woman during the six hours we spent together. It goes to show that talk is cheap.

I was heavily obsessed with Tom Torero during 2018–2019, but the more I read from other people’s perspectives, the stranger the entire story becomes — particularly after reading Nick Krauser’s accounts. His obsessive, “win at all costs” mentality may well have been both the reason for his success and the cause of his downfall.

A similar situation happened with Simple Pickup, when Kong allegedly stole Jesse’s girlfriend, damaging the group’s image permanently. The lesson is clear: never idolise internet personalities to the point where you see them as flawless. Eventually, you discover that they are deeply imperfect people.

Years later, I also became disillusioned with figures from Simple Pickup after Jesse began marketing unrealistic Tinder courses promising overweight men unrealistic results. It became obvious that many of these personalities were ultimately marketers selling a fantasy.

Reading Nick Krauser’s diaries years later reinforced that feeling. Much of what I admired about Tom Torero now appears exaggerated, misleading, or morally questionable: manipulative behaviour, plagiarism accusations, recording women without consent, exaggerating lay reports, and collaborating with known scammers despite apparently understanding their reputations. Everyone has flaws, but newcomers often get so caught up in the marketing hype that they fail to see the problems beneath the surface.

Roosh V’s Appearance

The infamous Roosh V also appears in the book, though he comes across far more ordinary than his online reputation might suggest. He does not behave like some larger-than-life mastermind — he simply seems like a fairly normal, somewhat one-dimensional guy.

That said, it is impossible to deny Roosh V’s impact. Generating millions of blog views during the height of the manosphere era was no small feat. Still, the contrast between the online myth and the reality is striking. Perhaps our idols really are just ordinary people after all.

I was personally disappointed by Roosh V’s eventual religious transformation, which reminded me somewhat of Sasha Daygame’s spiritual turn. You could argue that his abrupt conversion to Christianity reflected a search for meaning or escapism following personal trauma, especially after his sister’s death from cancer. I cannot really judge him for that, because I have never experienced anything remotely comparable.

Nick later critiques Roosh V for failing to evolve his brand beyond pickup. That criticism feels accurate. Roosh spent years positioning himself primarily as a pickup artist, and when people finally encountered the real man behind the persona, they discovered someone fairly ordinary.

Cuba, Thailand, and Flexibility

The Cuba and Thailand trips feature numerous encounters with prostitutes, which some readers may view as a questionable inclusion in a pickup book. Still, Nick also demonstrates legitimate successes outside prostitution, including sleeping with a Chinese tourist and earning a “new flag.”

The book highlights his adaptability across online dating, nightgame, social circle, and daygame. There is no strict instructional structure to these stories, but they effectively demonstrate flexibility across wildly different environments — from difficult London streets to the “shooting fish in a barrel” atmosphere of Cuba and Thailand.

One of the more depressing moments occurs in Thailand, where an Italian man training at Nick’s gym murders his Thai wife before killing himself during a domestic dispute. It serves as a grim reminder that “passport bro” relationships are not immune to dysfunction or tragedy.

Simply having a higher SMV or financial advantage does not guarantee successful long-term relationships. There are countless examples of failed marriages involving Western men in Thailand and other developing countries.

The Turkish Bond Girl

One of the book’s highlights is Nick dating a Turkish woman who had apparently turned down a Bond girl role. Nick travels from London to Turkey to spend time with her, though he ultimately fails to sleep with her.

Even so, the story demonstrates how powerful connection and strong daygame can be. The idea of a balding thirty-five-year-old divorcee dating a woman of that calibre would seem absurd to most people, yet Nick manages it through sheer persistence and social skill.

Some people might dismiss the experience because it did not end in sex, but I still think it is a remarkable accomplishment — bigger than most achievements in the dating space. It also challenges the idea that life is over once you reach your thirties. Here is a bald man in his mid-thirties, fresh from divorce, dating Bond-girl-level women and sleeping with Uzbek models through daygame alone.

Nick’s Adaptability

Later in the book, Nick secures a well-paid finance job in London despite being unemployed for three years. This demonstrates that he is not merely obsessed with pickup, but is also intelligent and adaptable enough to reintegrate into conventional society when necessary.

Unlike Tom Torero, who appeared increasingly consumed by the lifestyle and eventually ended up living in a van, Nick demonstrates far greater balance and adaptability.

Final Thoughts

A Deplorable Cad is best suited for beginners and intermediates, though advanced readers will still enjoy many of the stories. For readers curious about now-retired or deceased figures like Tom Torero and Roosh V, books like this provide some of the last grounded observations of these personalities and reveal them as flawed, ordinary human beings rather than mythical gurus.

For anyone struggling emotionally with the transition into daygame, A Deplorable Cad is definitely worth reading. I would not rank it above A Natural History or Rapid Escalation, but Nick is unquestionably a stronger writer than Tom Torero and deserves credit for that.

Nick never achieved the same marketing success as The Natural Lifestyles or Tom Torero. Even today, years after his death, Tom Torero still generates huge traffic and attention online. Nick’s YouTube channel, by comparison, remained relatively small despite his obvious ability.

I would argue that Nick was a far better seducer than Sasha Daygame ever was, though Sasha’s upbeat and positive personality naturally appealed to a broader audience. Nick comes across as more realistic, but also more cynical and nihilistic, which likely limited his mainstream appeal. His right-wing political leanings probably also alienated some viewers.

Still, his achievements deserve recognition. Despite being bald, divorced, and often surrounded by mediocre wingmen, he consistently created memorable and impressive dating experiences.

Score: 8/10

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