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I need to correct myself here. In Thailand, an unmarried person is not legally considered an adult until age 20. But they can marry at age 17.

It's a sequel - it happens AFTER the events of Gap.

This will be a multi-part series. We haven't been told how many episodes there will be yet, but my guess is probably 8 or 10.

I've only watched 8 of the 10 episodes so far, and even though they nearly kissed twice, as of the end of episode 8, the leads haven't kissed yet.

I would agree with "When the Camellia Blooms" except the insertion of a Serial Killer sub-plot spoiled it for me. I think far too many recent KDramas (Rom coms and Melodramas) have had serial killer plots unnecessarily inserted into them.

There is as lot to criticise with this show. Poor acting, uninspired cinematography, cheesy dialogue, hilariously excessive sound effects, terrible music, plot holes as big as a planet. BUT it's cute and fun and I'm enjoying it a lot. Also, Cris Horwang is smoking hot for a 43 year old woman.

In the book, there is a 5 year time jump towards the end of the novel. I suspect that in the drama, they will bring this time jump forward and not have the women romantically involved until after the time jump.

I've just read on page 804 of the book that Anueng spotted Nueng in the market 14 days before she approached her, and she secretly spied on her for these 14 days before she worked up the courage to approach Nueng and have her sketch her.

[Edited after watching Episode 2] - 18 and 34 at the start of the BOOK, but we learn in episode 2 that the DRAMA has them aged 20 and 36 at the start. In Thailand, a person is not legally an adult until they reach age 20 (unless they are married), so I understand why they made both characters 2 years older than the book.

I'm interested to see how the drama differs from the novel. Even though the book is about two ADULTS (i.e. people aged 18 or older) in a relationship, I understand the issue some more conservative people might have. Even Nueng in the novel admits their relationship is "probably inappropriate". So, I'm fully expecting the drama to bring forward the time skip that happens towards the end of the novel. I'll also be interested to see how they deal with the some of the more "interesting" intimate scenes in the novel. I suspect they will just cut them all out completely.

There are plenty of evil parents / grand parents in Asian hetero-dramas as well. But I agree it was surprisingly good. I was especially impressed by Faye's acting, but Yoko was good as well.

At the start of the drama, Anueng is 18 and Nueng is 34.

https://www.mebmarket.com/ebook-278699-Blank--English-version

You really should have clicked the spoiler box when your post contains spoliers.

There is no grooming. In fact, it is the exact opposite. The younger woman aggressively pursues the older woman who continually rebuffs her. In the drama, I am close to certain that they will insert a time jump BEFORE there is any romantic relationship between them.

The age gap of 16 years is fundamental to the story, as you will discover. They simply could not have shortened it (by perhaps more than a year or two) without having to fundamentally change a central part of the plot. The book has a 5 year time jump towards the end. I'm pretty sure they will bring that time jump forward in the drama and only have them in a relationship after the time jump.

The drama is following the book. In the book, the younger woman is just like she is in the drama, maybe even worse. But she does "grow up" and become more serious, so my advice is stick with the show for now.

The drama is following the book. In the book, the younger woman is just like she is in the drama, maybe even worse. But she does "grow up" and become more serious, so my advice is stick with the show for now.

In the book, the older woman works as a self-employed sketch artist, simply sitting in the market each day hoping for customers to approach her and ask her to sketch them for a fee. The younger woman first met her in the market and asked her to sketch her. But as you will find out, their "connection" goes way back.

I really enjoyed the first episode - it was better than I expected. The acting was perhaps the best I've seen in a Thai GL, especially Faye Peraya Malisorn.
I bought the English version of the novel from MEB so I'll be reading that as well as watching the drama to see how they are different. Link to the online store to purchase the English version of the book in Spoiler.