Review - Get Him to the Geek

This review was written for, and originally appeared on, BDSM Book Reviews.

It’s been more than two years since John’s lover passed away, after only a short time together, but he still can’t bring himself to get back out there an meet new people. So his best friend Sylvia takes things in hand and sets John up on a date with Bernie, who she assures him is perfect for John. Despite his misgivings, John agrees.

Arriving at the restaurant, John finds Bernie to be a shy, awkward man, who tries not to come off as nerdy as Sylvia says he is. John is nonetheless taken with the geek and effectively invites himself back to Bernie’s place, and that’s when the real fun begins.

“Get Him to the Geek” is a very short story - a ‘sip’ as the publisher calls it. It is a decidedly contemporary tale, full of allusions to recent and current television shows; so much so that 10% of the ebook is taken up with trade name acknowledgements. It’s a story about two less-than-perfect people who happen to connect, told with humor.

As for kink, well, there isn’t any. The one sex scene at the end is short and vanilla, unless you consider the setting kinky, but I don’t want to spoil the ending by giving away where the men end up doing the nasty. This is a simple, sweet, and slightly quirky story that you will almost certainly finish in a single sitting. The writing is good for a short story, giving us enough to empathize with the characters without getting to know them too well.

“Get Him to the Geek” is available from Amazon.