Fly Me to the Moon by A.J. Llewellyn is a homoerotic story that takes place in the Hawaiian Islands using Hawaiian lore to add flavor to the plot line.

Lopaka is sitting on a tree branch waiting for his husband to finally wake up. Lopaka is determined to give his love the Christmas he never had before, starting with the twelve days of Christmas. The first being a partridge in a pear tree, or as Lopaka sees it a partner in a pear tree. Kimo, Lopaka’s husband, moved heaven and earth, almost literally, to change the laws for the Kahunas, in which he is one, to make Lopaka his for all time. As a master healer, Kimo was trained as a young child and didn’t have any of the fun that regular children had, but Lopaka is about to change all of that. As the days go on, Kimo gets into the seasonal spirit as Lopaka continues day by day to challenge his sense of adventure and youthful spirit as they fall deeper and deeper in love with each other and the holiday itself. How will Lopaka fulfill each day of the twelve days of Christmas with love and laughter?

Ms. Llewellyn has taken the twelve days of Christmas and put a new face to it. I will never look at the song and each individual day the same way ever again. The clever way Lopaka approached each day was amusing and very entertaining. The love between Lopaka and Kimo was both beautiful and fun. I loved how Hawaiian lore was used to enhance and supplement the plotline. Kimo and Lopaka’s special powers added to this overall effect. I will be looking for other stories about Kimo and Lopaka, two men who fill the world with laughter, love and the sheer enjoyment of life.

Reviewed by: Teresa