10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 by Mamita

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A man’s birthday bucket list could lead him to a brand-new love in this sweet Boys’ Love story. From the creator of Wanna Be My Dress-Up Lover? and Natsume Wants to be Trained—both also available from Seven Seas!

Suzume Tōjō is just three months away from turning forty and realizes there’s so much he hasn’t done with his life! So, he makes a plan: create a private list of things he’s always wanted to do and check them off before turning the big four-oh. It’s a rather simple list, filled with goals that should be easy to accomplish, like a takoyaki party, enjoying a parfait out in a cafe, and spending his birthday with a lover. Except, that last one comes with a major problem—Tōjō hasn’t had a lover in ten years! But when Keishi Tanaka, Tōjō’s handsome junior at the company, discovers the secret list, he’s determined to help Tōjō check off every single item—starting with the “lover” part!

A fun, sexy BL romp between an assertive junior colleague and a senior past his prime!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/45rB4K6)

I admit it, I have a soft spot for office romance involving older men. Now, 40 and 30 are not really so old, but apparently for Japanese office worker going over 40 is reaching the end, and that is the reason why Suzume makes a buket list that Keishi, his younger colleague, discover. It so happen that both Suzume and Keishi are gay, and when Keishi discover that, decides it's the time to turn his crush on Suzume into a real relationship. He is like a avalanche, not leaving Suzume any place to hide. A real sweet and good comedy, not drama, and I like the little tidbit, like having Keishi being almost blind without glasses, making him a little less perfect, but still so handsome.