A review by thefantasticalworldofsara
Bloom by Kevin Panetta

4.0

First Second does it again!! I'm so happy that this book wasn't focused on a coming out story but instead on what it means to be a teenager figuring out what to do post high school. Ari was alright but Hector !!! Oh my god, Hector was so goddamn cute and such a wonderful person.

Also, really impressed with the art. I wasn't sure how I would feel about only one colour being used throughout but it was done in such a magnificent way! There's one frame in particular when Ari and Hector are on the roof that is just so wonderfully done (I think it's that it felt so real and so close to how someone would actually move and act).

Would recommend for those who want a little bit of angst but also a lot of baking and cuteness.

ps. The views expressed in this review are my own and do not reflect the views of Indigo Books & Music Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. #IndigoEmployee