Keith is better in this book. He is still terrible, but less terrible. I hope he continues to get better in the next installment. I did enjoy this book, but the ending was just a lot. At around the 70% mark, we get a sex scene, then the remainder of the book is pretty much just sex scene after sex scene after sex scene. There was just so much sex and I was only able to get through it because I thought this was the final book in a duology and that I was going to get a resolution.
mi opinión es basada en la novela, el mangwa poco me atrajo. Es mucho mejor la novela ya que puedo saber un poco mas sobre los dos. La trama no atrapa mucho, la historia entra en bucle lleno de clichés pero de alguna manera no resulta del todo aburrido. Cabe aclarar que los dos son bien toxicos. El titulo refleja bien lo que trata el libro.
Σίγουρα ένας καλύτερος Keith από το πρώτο βιβλίο -μέχρι η ιστορία να πάρει την "κατηφορά" και τα πράγματα ν' αρχίσουν και πάλι να στραβώνουν-, αλλά εξακολουθεί να είναι ένα red flag με πόδια. Παρ' όλα ταύτα, η ιστορία έχει ένταση και νεύρο, ενώ το smut του είναι κάτι που δεν σε αφήνει σε καμία περίπτωση αδιάφορο.
The author didn't settle the initial conflict in this second novel, but I know she's close to, same as the last novel I read this one in a twink, here we have more relationship development of Keith and Yeonwoo. I just wanna begin the third volume 😭
📖 Summary: The slow-burn? Officially scorched. This volume is all about consequences — emotional fallout, power plays, and a past that refuses to stay buried.
Jiwoon’s emotional walls are cracking (even if he’d rather die than admit it). Hojin is DONE being everyone’s emotional punching bag — or so he says. But when unresolved tension meets weaponized intimacy? Yeah… no one’s making it out emotionally intact.
In this volume:
The kiss quota is upped… but the emotional clarity? Still MIA
Past secrets start dripping in, wrecking what little trust they’d built
Hojin starts pushing back (bless him)
Jiwoon has a breakdown so subtle it hurts more
That scene with the scarf?? DEVASTATINGLY SOFT
💖 Character Reactions:
🧊💢 Jiwoon — Still a heartless CEO on the surface… But now we’re seeing the haunted boy underneath. Every time he gets vulnerable, he covers it with cruelty. The you-know-you-love-me energy is off the charts.
🫠 Hojin — Growing a spine and cracking inside. He’s still in love — painfully so — but now he’s demanding more. The one moment where he walks away? Earth-shattering.
✨ Emotional sucker punches:
“You keep kissing me like it means nothing.”
That unspoken “stay” at the door
“I didn’t ask you to care.” / “Too bad. I did.”
Jiwoon’s silent panic when Hojin won’t answer his calls??? Destruction.
🔥 Smut Level: Still not full-throttle spice, but the emotional intimacy is INTENSE. Every kiss lands like a slap and a confession. The bedroom scenes (implied or fade-to-black) are LOUD with meaning. #SmutTags: #LiarLipsDontLie #TouchMeThenHurtMe #EmotionalMasochismInAMeetingRoom #ThatScarfSceneRuinedMe #PowerPlayForeplay #KissMeThenPushMeAway