Finished in record time. It is entertaining and fun to read. But it wasn't as intense and evocative as the first book, Long Way Home (歸途) in the Round Trip (雙程系列) series.
Older guy as the bottom is not exactly my cup of tea but I am surprised it could secure my attention so well and I did enjoyed reading it. The age gap here is very wide. They are 18 years apart in age and that older guy is highly-sexed and favors younger men. Sexually he is originally a top who does not bottom at all until he met and fell in love with a handsome young man. It just happened that that young man is rather dominant when it comes to sex. Therefore that older guy had to compromise or not get to touch or see him at all. He gave in rather reluctantly and they would wrestle each other for the top position whenever they have sex.
I think I know why I am so engrossed with this author's work. Her characters are imperfect human beings with benign desires as well as dark intentions. This gave a sense of realness to her characters and they world he/she had created.
This story is supposed to be book 3 in the series. I have unintentionally skipped book 2 not knowing the correct sequence of this series until much later. Therefore I am going to be reading book 2 shortly after I have watched the film adaptation of it. I have a feeling book 2 is just as engrossing and intense as book 1.
This book had me hooked after a reading slump! I stayed up all night to read it it in one sitting because Lee was so chaotic (which was at times exasperating and endearing) and I wanted to know what was going to happen to the couple! I do wish there was more grovel from Ke Luo because we're in Lee's pov and we know how much he's internally suffered but Lee is also such a flawed character that it wasn't like he was a poor bullied shou either. I'm putting all Lan Lin's books in my to read list! If you like the 188 series, I think this might be another series (which was written earlier so it might be even more toxic due to the times) that might scratch that itch!
Summary: Lee is 38 and loves to chase after young, pretty men while being aware that he's only getting older and more likely to end up alone. At a bar at LA, he randomly meets Ke Luo who immediately pursues him. Lee acts like he's too old for infatuation and wants to believe it's just sex but once Ke Luo cuts things off, Lee is caught off guard. Lee ends up losing his money and his friend in China gets him a job at his company and tells him he also needs to mentor his son, who happens to be Ke Luo.
Disfrute mucho de la lectura, ágil y Lee es un personaje que no voy a olvidar fácilmente. Realmente no recuerdo haber conocido a otro protagonista tan cínicamente positivo hasta en el momento más humillante... Me divertí bastante a pesar de las situaciones que le tocó vivir... La lectura fue tan rápida que la sentí un poco "corta" y me hubiese gustado un desenlace más prolongando. En fin bien merecidas las 4/5 (quizás 3,4 😂😂😂 )