Make a Circle

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A Story from the Warmest Wishes Dreamspinner Press 2018 Advent CalendarPagan punk musician Lucas is fully prepared to spend this Yule with the rest of the band and his beautiful bass guitar when Oliver, his boyfriend of almost a year, asks if he wants to join the rest of the Han family for their annual winter celebration It comes as a shock since Ollie has gone to great lengths to keep the two apart, and Lucas always assumed he was the reason Since they re planning to be together long term, Lucas can t say no to meeting Ollie s parents, but he better brush up on his manners and his Mandarin because this is going to be a holiday season like no other and it has some surprises in store for both of them. Download Make a Circle author Elliot Joyce – kino-fada.fr 3.5 stars A surprisingly good offering from new to me author, Elliot Joyce Make a Circle isthan meets the eye It s only 33 pages long, but I was pleasantly pleased at how much I enjoyed it, though if the story had been even longer, I think I would have really loved it.Though the blurb doesn t state it, the story is about the Dongzhi Festival, which is the Chinese winter solstice festival My daughters have many Chinese classmates we even have no school on Chinese New Year , but I ve ne 3.5 stars A surprisingly good offering from new to me author, Elliot Joyce Make a Circle isthan meets the eye It s only 33 pages long, but I was pleasantly pleased at how much I enjoyed it, though if the story had been even longer, I think I would have really loved it.Though the blurb doesn t state it, the story is about the Dongzhi Festival, which is the Chinese winter solstice festival My daughters have many Chinese classmates we even have no school on Chinese New Year , but I ve never heard of the Dongzhi celebration until this story I was really interested, and I wish I learned a littlefrom the story, but I was intrigued nevertheless I liked both MCs...Meeting the parents of a partner is never easy, especially if two people have been together for a while and just never got around to it In this case of Lucas and Oliver, the family to be met is big, a little crazy overwhelming, and from another culture Lucas knows it might be challenging for him from a purely linguistic point of view, but he also has a feeling that Oliver is not too keen on introducing him That kind of uncertainty means that he approaches Dongzh the Chinese celebration o Meeting the parents of a partner is never easy, especially if two people have been together for a while and just never got around to it In this case of Lucas and Oliver, the family to be met is big, a little crazy overwhelming, and from another culture Lucas knows it might be challenging for him from a purely linguistic point of view, but he also has a feeling that Oliver is not too keen on introducing him That kind of uncertainty means that he approaches Dongzh the Chinese celebration of the winter solstice with quite a bit of trepidation I was very curious to fin...3.75 stars rounded upThis is the first time Oliver Han brought his boyfriend Lucas to meet his family, just in time for the Han family to celebrate D ngzh Festival or Chinese Winter Solstice Festival which date falls near Christmas as well Lucas is rather worried that Ollie s family will hate him he doesn t speak any Mandarin, he is, well, the white guy Lucas is not aware that Ollie has his different reasons, and his own worries, for postponing bringing Lucas before.I loved my first Elli 3.75 stars rounded upThis is the first time Oliver Han brought his boyfriend Lucas to meet his family, just in time for the Han family to celebrate D ngzh Festival or Chinese Winter Solstice Festival which date falls near Christmas as well Lucas is rather worried that Ollie s family will hate him he doesn t speak any Mandarin, he is, well, the white guy Lucas is not aware that Ollie has his different reasons, and his own worries, for postponing bringing Lucas before.I loved my first Elliot Joyce s book that I read back in April, which was why I respectfully requested for this one Turned out to be another winner Despite it being short, but I thought Joyce was able to deliver a sweet and heartwarming holiday story about a young interracial couple.I loved reading how Lucas is both feeling a little out of place, but at the same time, he makes sure that he is there for Ollie I m not goi...I liked this short story quite a lot There was much to learn about a culture different from my own and about transgender identity The author managed to convey a lot organically by showing rather than telling and I was hooked on Lucas and Oliver before I even knew which direction the story was headed The Han family dynamics werepretty standard actually Overall they were loving and open with a few assholes mixed in for normality and generational differences that are to be expected Luca I liked this short story quite a lot There was much to learn about a culture different from my own and about transgender identity The author managed to convey a lot organically by showing rather than telling and I was hooked on Lucas and Oliver before I even knew which direction the story was headed The Han family dynamics werepretty standard actually Overall they were loving and open with a few assholes mixed in for normality and generational differences that are to be expected Lucas stress about meeting Oliver s family was what I thought the story was going to be focused on, but when the shift happened and Oliver s relationship with his own family moved to center stage, the story took on a depth I really appreciated reading An immediate family may be accepting, but getting together over the holidays with the extended family adds stress that made me understand...Make a Circle is a weekend in the life of punk musician Lucas and his trans boyfriend Oliver Oliver has finally invited Lucas to a family gathering, the Chinese Winter solstice Dongzhi Festival, but Lucas wonders if Oliver is embarrassed by him, or by his family We meet the Han family and the various aunts and uncles who love Oliver but struggle sometimes to call him Oliver rather than his birth name or use the proper pronouns Over the course of this short story, we learn about a Chinese tr Make a Circle is a weekend in the life of punk musician Lucas and his trans boyfriend Oliver Oliver has finally invited Lucas to a family gathering, the Chinese Winter solstice Dongzhi Festival, but Lucas wonders if Oliver is embarrassed by him, or by his family We meet the Han family and the various aunts and uncles who love Oliver but s...Lucas, of Make a Circle by Elliot Joyce, never expected to be invited by his boyfriend, Ollie, to attend a holiday gathering with Ollie s family Ollie has a huge family and, now that Lucas is actually going to meet them, he s doing his best to remember who they all are Soon he is beginning to have second thoughts Lucas is afraid he will slip up and make a faux pas of some kind, be embarrassed, and upset Ollie Yet, Lucas loves Ollie and wants to support him however he can If it entails put Lucas, of Make a Circle by Elliot Joyce, never expected to be invited by his boyfriend, Ollie, to attend a holiday gathering with Ollie s family Ollie has a huge family and, now that Lucas is actually going to meet them, he s doing his best to remember who they all are Soon he is beginning to have second thoughts Lucas is afraid he will slip up and make a faux pas of some kind, be embarrassed, and upset Ollie Yet, Lucas loves Ollie and wants to support him however he can If it entails putting up with a group of noisy strangers, different food, customs, and language, then that s what he will do.The closer they get to Ollie s family home, thenervous he becomes Lucas is steeling himself against the onslaught, knowing he s doing it because it means so much to Ollie The first pe...Family can be trying Evenso when they don t acknowledge who you are The Love of your partner is what makes it better.This is a fun holiday romp of a family out of control and all the fun, craziness, and love that comes with it.3 Stars This was a quick and easy holiday read that was well written, but I wasn t quite sure what the point of the story was I feel like I missed something It was a nice story and Lucas and Oliver were likable enough, but agai...Review to be posted.

Make a Circle
  • English
  • 18 May 2017
  • ebook
  • 33 pages
  • Elliot Joyce
  • Make a Circle