Reviews with content warning for Toxic relationship - Bloom

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cursed10fold's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This one wasn't for me. The two main characters weren't fleshed out well and the climax was very contrived. I loved the art style though!

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lilaceous's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

characters - .5⭐️

illustrations - ⭐️

effective storytelling - ⭐️

engaging to read - .5⭐️

would recommend -

tough one. kinda sweet and left me a bit teary-eyed, but one of the characters is such an ass that the main relationship couldn’t be as cute as intended because it was actually kinda toxic.

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gerzonvillegas's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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literarypenguin's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was such a adorable graphic novel with a just as adorable romance! I love how baking was weaved into the story and both of the characters had a love for baking. One rediscovered his love for baking while the other shared his love for baking with people who appreciated it. I also liked how it explored the themes of some friendship can be toxic, along with relationships and how everyone is trying to find their place in the world no matter where it may be. The romance was really cute, how it went from strangers to friends to lovers! I recommend this novel for a really cute and quick read if you are in the mood for some adorable romance.

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forrestalexander's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I love the illustrations and the graphic novel's style overall - but there were a number of elements that irked me and I couldn't get past them.

As others have said, the pacing was off - it is a very slow start, and then the ending and the romance are rushed.

We have a couple of pages worth of romantic interactions between Ari and Hector, however, despite this, the story ends with both of them saying "I love you" in front of family and friends.

I enjoyed how their romance was built up and taken slowly, but it went from 0 to 100 in a matter of one scene.

Aside from this, the plot was choppy and confusing at times, and honestly, Ari was so unlikeable I couldn't enjoy any of it. Especially at the middle and toward the very end of the book, it feels like Ari doubles down, projecting onto Hector and letting him take the blame for everything bad that happens, which confirms the fact that he has learned nothing and had zero character development throughout the entire book.

It is a sweet concept, I love a queer young love story - I like the potential this book has, but it didn't follow through for me.

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kaitlyng's review

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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rainbowpridepin's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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katanai's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this was like slow burn but in the fastest way possible! adored it.

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booksdogsandcoffee's review

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

4.0

A wonderful graphic novel about figuring out who you are and what you want out of life.

Ari’s family owns a bakery, but his true passion is his band. His father wants him to take over the family bakery and keep the business alive. Ari wants no such thing, all he wants to do is go to Baltimore and live his dream of becoming a musician.

So he sets out to find a replacement for himself at the bakery. That’s when he finds Hector, a culinary student who is taking a break from school to take care of his grandmothers estate. Hector is perfect for the job, he already is an amazing baker and knows his way around the kitchen. All Ari has to do is show him the ropes and then he’s out of there!

But as the summer goes on Hector and Ari become close friends working at the bakery together. And Ari finds his love of baking again…and maybe his love for someone else too.

This was such a cute story! I loved Ari’s dad, he was such a love and light in this book. I also loved that Hector was so good at drawing boundaries when Ari pulled some stuff later on in the book.

Cw/tw
Fire
Slight homophobia
Toxic friendship
Toxic relationship

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