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Bloom by Sam Best

gabs_myfullbookshelf's review against another edition

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4.0

This book reminded me of X-Men. I really enjoyed the beginning and middle, but the ending was a bit shaky for me, which is why I am only giving 3.5 stars instead of 4.

To start off, Bloom is hilarious. I was laughing so hard! It's not the plot that's hilarious--it's the jokes that the author's sprinkles into the story. Like when Colton's friend, Reece, robs a CD store to get a girl to be interested in him. If you read that part, I can guarantee you will at least giggle!

I also liked the characters, though I did not fall in love with any of them or really identify with them. I just really enjoyed reading about them. There were a couple people who thought Haven was unattached, but I didn't see it. I thought she acted perfectly normal for someone in her situation. Colton, however, was my favorite character. I found his backstory and his personality very fascinating.

The story was also pretty interesting, and it was not a bad remake of other "I just found out I had powers" plots. I was very engaged, for the most part.

But...the end. I just could not get into the action. I really don't know why; it wasn't poorly written. I just found it somewhat predictable and a tad unexciting. That is my only complaint about this book, but the action went on for so long that I became a bit uninterested.

This was a satisfying read, all together. I enjoyed it, and it did not fall short of my expectations. I would recommend this to people who enjoyed X-Men. It also reminded me a bit of the movie Jumper, so if you liked that, you might like Bloom as well.

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drakaina16's review against another edition

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Couldn't even make it through the first two chapters. Interesting concept. Terrible writing.

shereadsbookssometimes's review against another edition

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5.0

Original and amazing. Simple.
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