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Prodigal
To cope with his father's recent death from cancer, conscientious and straitlaced Midwestern graduate student Shea Matherson returns to his family's old vacation cabin, long since sold, in order to keep his final promise to his father. When he arrives at the cabin exhausted and injured, however, he’s surprised to encounter a trespasser named Jamie, a defiant and sarcastic wanderer with an intellectual streak who travels and works odd jobs to support his burgeoning writing career. As the pair resign themselves to sharing the cabin, they build a surprisingly intense bond: Jamie struggles to cope with the privileged but openhearted Shea as Shea struggles to cope with the death of his father. When their burgeoning closeness finally leads to a night of pleasure, they agree to enjoy a sexy weekend together with no strings attached.
What neither of them anticipate is that the passion or tenderness kindled in the heat of the moment will linger after they part ways. Or that when Jamie shows up at Shea’s door a week later for an unannounced stay, the feelings sparked by their cabin rendezvous will dismantle Shea’s comfortable, unassuming life…and tempt the stubborn Jamie to abandon his solitary journey.
What neither of them anticipate is that the passion or tenderness kindled in the heat of the moment will linger after they part ways. Or that when Jamie shows up at Shea’s door a week later for an unannounced stay, the feelings sparked by their cabin rendezvous will dismantle Shea’s comfortable, unassuming life…and tempt the stubborn Jamie to abandon his solitary journey.
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First published February 24, 2015
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March 31, 2015
A Joyfully Jay review.
3.5 stars
Prodigal explores how fully entrenched we can become in adopting a role that effectively hides who we really are. Jamie uses snark and sarcasm to belittle Shea on a regular basis, all the while pulling him in closer and closer. Shea, unfortunately, seems like a bit of a dishrag to me. He conforms to whatever Jamie wants and I felt like he changed very little in this story. Rather, he remained docile and allowed life to be decided for him, first by his father, then by Jamie. That, for me was the reason I could not really embrace the premise of the story. For me, both these men had both the need and the motivation to grow, change, and become more adept at revealing themselves. Jamie did this in spades, admittedly often rudely, but even that could be forgiven to a certain extent given his background and the demons he carried inside himself. But Shea remained somewhat unchanged, slightly child like, and irritatingly subservient.
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3.5 stars
Prodigal explores how fully entrenched we can become in adopting a role that effectively hides who we really are. Jamie uses snark and sarcasm to belittle Shea on a regular basis, all the while pulling him in closer and closer. Shea, unfortunately, seems like a bit of a dishrag to me. He conforms to whatever Jamie wants and I felt like he changed very little in this story. Rather, he remained docile and allowed life to be decided for him, first by his father, then by Jamie. That, for me was the reason I could not really embrace the premise of the story. For me, both these men had both the need and the motivation to grow, change, and become more adept at revealing themselves. Jamie did this in spades, admittedly often rudely, but even that could be forgiven to a certain extent given his background and the demons he carried inside himself. But Shea remained somewhat unchanged, slightly child like, and irritatingly subservient.
Read Sammy’s review in its entirety here.
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