I really want to like this game but the grind is ridiculous! It takes forever to do tasks and if you don't do stuff in the very specific way it has to be done you are screwed. I'm disappointed.
You're never screwed, you only need to find out how to do it right.
"Screwed" would mean you can't solve it anymore, but there are no dead ends ... yet
Thanks to the ingame hints it's now also possible to get to the random events, there was one which was a real pain in the ass if you didn't know THAT it had to happen and didn't know when. Now there is a hint about both.
As for the grind ... it's ok. Follow the daily routine to keep your sisters happy and your're good. Money is only a issue at the beginning. Everything else is story-based.
@Josellito99 No, grind never made any game realistic (except for the money maybe). The only purpose of stat grinding is to stretch game time, now THAT is a realistic view
I've easily played hundreds of adventure games over the years and in none of the good ones grind is a thing. The worst I can think of right now is to find the insult answers in Monkey Island. Since it's random which pirate knows what, you need to try a few times to get them all.
Also the first porn/AIF games were based on an adventure system (if you ever get the chance, play "Moist" on Adrift or the "Sam Shooter" game series), it's just that these days the renderings take a lot of time, therefore the development takes a lot longer so people need something to do while waiting for the next update. Other players don't want to play at all and just click through visual novels.