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Bloom, by Kevin Panetta

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Review

"This is the best kind of romantic tale: innocent and unfussy, yet overwhelming. Author Panetta’s story is baked to perfection: a crush that turns to infatuation―and later love―in the confines of a professional kitchen bristling with hot stoves, stuffed shelves, and perfectly shaped spanakopita." ―Los Angeles Review of Books"Panetta and Ganucheau's graphic novel debut is as much a love story between people as it is with the act of baking. Ganucheau's art, in black ink with varying shades of blue, mixes traditional paneling with beautiful double-page spreads of detailed baking scenes, where the panels sometimes take on the shape of braided loaves...A tender blend of sugary, buttery, and other complex flavors that's baked with a tremendous dash of heart."―Kirkus, starred review"Beautiful artwork depicts characters coping with life’s increasing responsibilities and is especially sumptuous when focusing on the yummy desserts. This is both a delicious foray into the world of baking and young love and an endearing, realistic tale of two teens helping one another grow. ­A fresh take on the coming-of-age story that spotlights the triumphs and travails of young people."―School Library Journal, starred review"Bloom is a charming and compelling look at the first summer after high school, with the angst of choice and decision looming and the blush of first love. (Plus: there's baked goods!)"―Melissa Fox, Watermark Books, Wichita KS"Illustrator Ganucheau’s black, white, and blue art is drawn in a simple, naturalistic style with manga-adjacent expressions that suit the story...a pleasantly diverse cast and realistically varied relationship dynamics from Panetta (Zodiac Starforce) offer a thoughtful look at how one grows into and out of relationships, with all the commensurate joy, awkwardness, and reconciliation that family and friends offer." ―Publishers Weekly

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About the Author

Kevin Panetta is a comic book writer. He has worked on books for properties like Steven Universe, Regular Show, Bravest Warriors, and WWE. Kevin came to writing after years dedicated to comics as a reader, retailer, and convention organizer. He lives in Washington, DC, with his cool wife and two cool dogs.Savanna Ganucheau is a comic artist living in Australia, with a BFA in film from the University of New Orleans. In addition to creating the popular webcomic George and Johnny, Savanna’s artwork has appeared in notable publications including Jem and the Holograms, Adventure Time Comics, and Lumberjanes.

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Product details

Paperback: 368 pages

Publisher: First Second (January 29, 2019)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1626726418

ISBN-13: 978-1626726413

Product Dimensions:

6.3 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.8 out of 5 stars

43 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#6,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: First Second publishes great graphic novels. I consistently adore their titles (Check, Please! Shattered Warrior! The Prince and the Dressmaker!), so it’s no surprise that I was looking forward to Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau’s Bloom as soon as I heard about it. Umm, also, it ticks several of my “favorite things” boxes?? A of all, it’s a book about cute boys working in a bakery, and B of all, it is a sweet LGBTQ+ romance with lots of heart. Oh gosh, I loved it a lot.Ari has just finished high school and is looking forward to moving to the big city with his band. Meanwhile, he’s trying to manage his family’s expectation that he’ll keep working at the family bakery. To assuage his guilt, he settles on the idea of hiring a replacement for himself, and that’s how he meets Hector Gallea, in town from Birmingham to close up his grandmother’s house. Hector’s steady presence and love of baking draws Ari in bit by bit… but will it be enough to keep him in tiny East Beach, or will his big city dreams take precedence? Ari will find out this and more over one fateful Maryland summer…You know how there are stories that just feel like food for the soul? They may make you cry a little, but they mostly fill you up with that bubbly, content feeling of that-was-just-what-I-needed? Bloom is one of those stories. Panetta and Ganucheau have collaborated to create a beautiful book, and luckily it’s a *good* one too.Things I liked (get ready, there are many): Ari’s family is part of the story. Young adult and children’s lit gets dinged a lot for having absent parents to build plot, so it’s absolutely wonderful to see whole family and realistic parent-kid relationships in books. Conflict in Bloom builds out of differing expectations for Ari’s future: his dad wants him to help out in the struggling family bakery, and he wants to follow his friends out into the unknown. To add to that, Ari’s family is solidly working class, and not sure if their business will survive. There’s no college-bound future here, and I can’t think of the last YA book I read that included a family like Ari’s, where economic uncertainty is part of the story.I also really loved how Ari’s relationship with his high school/band friends played out. It was authentic in a little-tough-to-watch kind of way. Those moments when you realize you’ve outgrown your friends, or they’ve outgrown you, or maybe you were never really friends to begin with? Super poignant. The title of the book really points out what’s happening here: not only a sweet love story, but a real growing up and turning your face to the sunshine kind of maturing. And it’s illustrated to match! I adored that certain panels (no spoilers!) had flowers creeping over the edges.Speaking of illustration, Ganucheau really hit it out of the park. I mean, gosh, it’s a gorgeous book. And the two-toned illustrations in shades of teal really worked in a way I wasn’t expecting. And the baking collages! *heart eyes* What can I say, I am a sucker for cute boys + baked goods.On the note of baked goods, there’s a recipe at the end! If you can finish this book without wanting to go whip something up in the kitchen, you can safely say you have a will of iron! So it’s very convenient that there’s one just at the end, how nice and thank you v. much to the authors. Also p.s. I adored the nods to Hector’s Samoan and the Kyrkos family’s Greek backgrounds with the food they made. Ugh, I loved all of it. I think you will too.So if you’ve ever swooned over a fictional boy throwing bags of flour over his shoulder (and I know you all have – don’t lie to me! Peeta from The Hunger Games happened, we all remember that right??), and/or just want to read an adorable slow-burn romance with lots of flirting and blushing, this is the book for you.Recommended for: fans of Check, Please! and Heartstopper, and anyone who likes comics about finding yourself and finding your way, with a little romance baked in.

Overall, this book was very enjoyable. I can tell that the writer and artist had a lot of fun working on this book, and I had a lot of fun reading through it. The art is gorgeous, the dialogue is perfect for a group of teenagers/young adults just being themselves, and Hector is a precious gift. I laughed every time Ari made a funny face or reminded myself of me, past or present. For me, this was a story about the struggles of going into the adult world and trying to find you place in the world, which I'm also going through (though to a lesser extent than Ari).However, I was left unsatisfied about certain aspects of the story.I wish that I could have learned more about Hector as a character. What I did learn about him I enjoyed, but I wanted to meet his parents when he left the bakery to go home, I wanted to know how close he was to his Nana, I wanted to know if he wanted to own a bakery himself in the future or if he wanted to do something else with his culinary training. I didn't get any of that.I also felt like the ending was rushed. Ari definitely still had room to grow after his apology to Hector in August, as did their relationship. I feel like, after Ari just let Hector get fired, he needed to do more to make up for it than just apologize and then ask why Hector would forgive him. He still had room to grow from this point in the story, but I feel like that was all glossed over to get to the point where everything was okay. I wanted to see their relationship recover from the blow that was the bakery burning down, I wanted to see them decide to start dating, I wanted to see how Ari reacted to Hector's decision to go back to school, especially considering how Ari reacted when Hector left the first time. That moment, in particular, could have shown me how Ari has changed, because I can tell he was trying to take in his father's advice of, "Don't try to be what you think you should be. Be what you love," to heart. It's just not something that's shown, it's more told to me at the end when all Ari has to say to Hector is that he's glad to see him. Heck, I feel like the months that weren't covered in the haste to get to the end could be their own book, showing the two of them growing closer and more comfortable with one another and furthering Ari's growth as a character.

It is such a delightful book and everything is lovely and wonderful. Ari and Hector are just likeable. Actually, that is simplifying it a bit. Everyone is likable and unlikable in their own ways, but there is a kind of closeness, a kind of togetherness that permeates the entire cast. More than the main romance, I totally bought everyone's friendship the most. They hung out and they banter, they clash and they made up. The way this comic depicts friendship is just so good and dynamic.And then of course we are getting the main romance too. Which is really nice and wholesome and I appreciate the somewhat slow burn angle they are using in this book. It does take a couple bit of shortcuts in solving the main conflict, but I promise it does not matyer much in the longer term.Art is beautiful and detailed, with the occasional splash pages that are just beautifully flowing.

First of all ive been eyeing this bad boy forever and when it finally came I just couldnt stop staring at it.The story was cute and charming, and really touched home on a lot of feelings I had when leaving my home of 10 years for the first time...staring over and learning to appreciate the things that do matter vs holding on to what I think I should...it was very very sobering. Love this book! I hope eveeryone reads it! Mom and dad otp for lifeeee they're so cute!

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