Book Review: The Return by S.B. Hadley Wilson

Guest Reviewed by Morgan

Title: The Return
Author: S.B. Hadley Wilson
Heroes: Sam/Jacob
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 14 Pages
Publisher: S.B. Hadley Wilson
Release Date: July 7, 2014
Available at:  Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Sam is looking forward to his college reunion in San Francisco and staying with Brian, his college crush and roommate. But when Sam comes together with Jacob, Brian’s stunning younger brother, he is shocked by how closely they resemble one another. Immediately, Sam finds himself questioning his friendship with Brian, ambushed by feelings of nostalgia—and unrequited love.

Erotic and vivid, “The Return” is a short story intended for mature audiences.

Review:

This is a very short story, and due to it’s length, can’t really go very far. In it, Sam briefly pines after Brian but ends up having sex with Jacob, Brian’s much younger brother.

We are left wondering what will happen between the two, it’s not a HEA or even a HFN, it’s just an event.

It is a very erotic, well written encounter, but not much beyond that. If I’m being honest, it felt like a letter to Penthouse – a small fantasy interlude.

(One criticism I had: the two do not engage in safe sex and that made me a little uncomfortable, and also supported my theory that this was more a fantasy than a story.)

I liked the telling of this fantasy, wanted to know what happens next, and I really wished there was more to it. I hope Mr. Wilson will do more with it one day.

Overall Impression: It was good

*I received a copy of this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review.*