MM Erotica – Review of Cabin Fever by Jack Harbon
a Quick, Weekend Read of MM Erotica
Cabin Fever by Jack Harbon | Goodreads | Amazon | My rating: 4 of 5 stars: This quick, steamy weekend MM erotica read will go by just as quickly as Jayden’s weekend away does. This one gets a strong recommendation from me, I enjoyed it.
Blurb
When Jayden’s father falls ill from a questionable gas station sushi roll, he reluctantly takes the man’s spot on his company trip. He’d much rather stay in the safety of his bedroom, distancing from the world and stewing under his own rain cloud. But the trip up to the cabins isn’t all bad; he’s rooming with three of his father’s sexiest employees, and after a shocking and voyeuristic late-night discovery, Jayden soon begins to understand why these three are so eager to return to this cabin every year. Team-building exercises have never been so downright filthy, and with a little help from the guys, Jayden just might start to take action and get himself out of his own seemingly-endless despair.
CABIN FEVER is an erotic novella intended for audiences over 18. For a full list of content notes and acts portrayed, please check the back of the book.
Jayden
Jayden is 26 and in a dark place. In his own words, he’s still “trying to figure out what the fuck I’m doing with my life”. But he’s not doing a great job of it, lately. He’s depressed, down on his luck, and floundering. His father had already paid his way on an annual weekend trip with his employees but he got sick, and Jayden is tagging along in his place.
Enter the MM Erotica
Maybe some good weekend sexytimes will get Jayden out of his slump. And he’s in luck! Because Jayden soon discovers that his roommates for the weekend don’t just come on this annual trip to commune with nature and drink beer, they come to hook up. Three men share the cabin with him: Derreck, Julian, and Sidney. It’s the very first night when Jayden hears a suspicious sound and discovers them hooking up. Jayden’s longstanding fantasies come true, and they beckon him to join.
The three men couldn’t be more different from one another.
Julian
Jayden catches a ride from Julian, and he’s the caretaker of the trio. He’s the first to spy Jayden’s untouched depression medication. Even before he sees the pill bottle, Julian tunes in on the vibes that while Jayden might say he’s fine, under the surface he might be barely treading water at this point. Julian and Jayden have the best chemistry, and the sweetest burgeoning relationship, in my opinion.
Derreck
Derreck ticks all of Jayden’s boxes and is the ideal man he’d like to hook up with. He’s “lusted after this mother fucker for as long as I’ve known him.” Lucky for Jayden, then. All of Jayden’s lusty fantasies come true over the course of the weekend.
Sidney
Sidney is mean, to put it nicely. He’s someone Jayden has also lusted after, which works well when he’s being super mean to Jayden in the bedroom. It helps that Jayden is into it, but of the three of them, I was least into the vibe Jayden had with Sidney because I’m not into degradation at all and I had to skim through the scenes where Sidney was being actively mean to Jayden. The power imbalance was too stark for me, Jayden being so much younger, and with him and Sidney not being in a relationship, it just wasn’t my thing.
Once Jayden Peeps the Situation
Once Jayden gets a better idea of what’s going on for their annual weekend trips, it’s game on. Hot sex, MMMM style. MM erotica squared. I enjoyed the group dynamic and how each archetypal character got their time with Jayden and there are also whole group fun times.
Jayden Does some Self-Reflection
The second day of the trip, everyone sets out on a hike up the mountain. Jayden quickly discovers he’s not in shape and questions if he can make it to the terminus of the hike. He pushes through and makes it up the mountain. Even though he’s not an outdoorsy type, he feels the freedom and power of being able to succeed. He did that, step by step by step up the hills until he gets the payout, looking out over the vista. It sets something free in him. He understands the box he’s been stuck in is self-made. And maybe he’s ready to push his way through the funk he’s been stuck in.
This bit of character development transforms this story from straight-up fantasy-fulfilling erotica to an uplifting story of growth, self-reflection and hope. I was so very glad the author chose to include this element to the story.
Hurt/Comfort
I think I liked the hurt/comfort element that comes into play later in the novella most of all. And I was glad Julian is there for Jayden to help him after he gets hurt.
MM Erotica vs. MM Romance
The MM romance reader in me was screaming for MORE relationship development, but for what it is, branded as MM Erotica, this story ticks most of my boxes and I strongly recommend it. If it were developed into a full romance story I’d want Jayden and Julian to end up together, with hooking up with Derreck and Sidney relegated to their annual weekend trip. But that’s not really what this story is, and that’s totally okay.
Recommend
This is a quick, easy, steamy MM erotica read and I’m recommending it.
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