Book 76, 2023

Pitching Tents by Mari Thorne

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Last night I read a novella, Pitching Tents by Mari Thorne. It's (apparently) the first in a male/male romance series called "Pitching Tents".

Sean has been in love with his straight best friend Alan since middle school. He's never said anything for fear of losing Alan's friendship. When Alan invites him for a long weekend of camping, Sean reluctantly agrees. Sharing a small tent with Alan will be torture, but he figures he can always sneak off and rub one out if things get to be too much. He hadn't planned on getting caught.

Alan goes through women like an elephant through peanuts. The only constant in his life is his best friend, Sean. While on a camping trip together, he stumbles upon Sean in the woods, pleasuring himself and moaning Alan's name. Alan is astonished, confused, and maybe a little turned on. Now he can't stop thinking about Sean and wondering what other secrets he may be hiding.

This was only novella length, so there wasn't much room for conflict, other than the miscommunications and misunderstandings. Sean and Alan "experimenting" was inevitable, and from that point on, most of the story was pwp. I wish the story had been more plot with added sex scenes; instead it was more sex with some added plot. The characters didn't have much depth, but then again, this wasn't a full novel. Some minor editing issues, such as when Sean got naked, yet shortly thereafter was removing his boxers. Did he put them back on? *snerk*

Favorite line: Our dicks stared at each other like they were our lances and we were about to joust. That was actually gawd-awful, but it made me titter like a tween.

Enjoyable enough for a light, quick read (I knocked it back in one evening). Three and a half rounded down to three.