Yes the novel is good. The uke (cheong-ra) is actually quite vain and has super high standards, his thing is that he wants to be subjugated by someone stronger than him who is also attractive like himself. If you're sensitive to dub/non-con I would skip but the relationship between the leads is majorly consensual despite how it may seem. They're literally a BDSM couple
I'll warn for spoilers just in case, though extremely mild
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The uke has a cnc/domination kink, but he doesn't act on his fantasies because he thinks it's ugly/unsightly (and he thinks he's abnormal/alone in harboring such fantasies) and no one really meets his requirements anyway. He's an unfulfilled virgin until he meets the seme. The insect thing is super spoilers but it has nothing to do with cheong-ra sleeping with other people, he hasn't done the deed with anybody yet.

wait idk should I be interested in this?
(so basically uke has no self esteem nor respect to himself... interesting..)