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SOTUS, Vol. 1

By Leighann Harvey and Dayeun Kim and Kei Kei and BitterSweet
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SOTUS, Vol. 1 explores the intense initiation system in a Thai university's engineering department, where upperclassmen enforce discipline through rigorous trials. Arthit, the stern head hazer, challenges the newcomers who must earn the coveted department symbol, the gear. The story takes an unexpected turn when first-year student Kongpob boldly vows not only to steal the gear but to make Arthit his husband, reshaping their dynamic.
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SOTUS is an educational system in which upperclassmen impose training, discipline, and challenges on underclassmen. In the engineering department of a Thai university, Arthit is the head hazer, infamous for his harsh trials.

The incoming class must prove themselves worthy to him in order to receive the department's symbol, the gear. But all Arthit's plans are thrown out of whack when first-year Kongpob declares he'll steal the gear from him: I'll make you my wife!

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ISBN: 9781975350796

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 February 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 190.0mm

Weight: 210g

Pages: 162

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