If you need a quick and cute read, I highly recommend this one.A sweet story today to offset the odd ones from earlier this week – a very cute romance set in a bakery!īloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau It felt like of abrupt to me, which was a bummer, because the rest of the story was so fleshed out and written in a way that I kind of hoped it would just keep going on forever. I wasn’t expecting it to end the way it did. I wish the ending had been a little different, I guess. It’s a contemporary, with so much emphasis on friendship and a budding romance between Ari and Hector. This would be perfect as a summer vacation book, or a book to take to the beach or pool for a nice relaxing day. While it wasn’t the most memorable of graphic novels that I’ve picked up, I do think it was well done and it made for a great read. They work together to get over the rift and back into the swing of things, but they need to figure out if they can get past the damage. When a tragedy arises in the bakery, both Ari and Hector aren’t sure how to move forward from there, causing a rift between them.

Ari shows him the ropes, and the two connect, slowly becoming friends.īecoming friends isn’t the only thing on the menu for Ari and Hector, though, and the two realize that they might have more in common than they would think – such as the slow blossoming feelings for one another, which leads them to wonder if they can take their summer friendship to the level of summer romance, instead. When Hector interviews for the job, they realize that he would be a great candidate, and they offer it to him. When Ari realizes that he doesn’t want to spend the entire summer working at a bakery alone, they set out to hire a replacement for him. He enjoyed baking and helping out with small tasks, and this summer, since his sister won’t be around to help, his parents are expecting him to spend time working there to help keep the family business running smoothly. It was a great graphic novel, and for the most part, I had fun while I was reading it.Īri is a teenage boy who used to love working at his parents’ bakery. It was beautiful, fun, refreshing, and overall just well written and illustrated.

I loved the characters, the dialogue, the illustrations, and the entire premise to the story. I absolutely adore graphic novels, and this sounded like such a great read – not to mention the cover was sweet and kind of looked like it would be perfect for summer – a great break from the super cold temperatures of winter!īloom was one of those books (like most graphic novels for me) that I flew through in a single sitting because I enjoyed it so much. It’s been a while since I’ve picked up a graphic novel, and since I had the ARC of Bloom, I decided it was time to dive into it.

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