"Bloom" is super sweet and soft, like a giant blueberry muffin! All the pieces fit together so well: the blue teal color palette, the coming of age/love story/family plot, and the lovable characters. Hector was by far my favorite, but nearly everyone in here (except Cameron, screw him) really lit up the pages. I also really appreciated the baking details that were included, even just simple things like mentioning laminating the croissant dough made me know that the author really knew what he was talking about.
Would definitely recommend "Bloom" as a tender, funny, heart-warming graphic novel! ( )

I was liking it OK until about page 264, when Ari acts weirdly immature. Then the bakery immediately burns down (it's ~symbolic~ and very heavy-handed) and a bunch of other plot happens in a rush, and it lost a star. Not bad, but meh. ( )

BREAD
bread
BREad
bread!
Bread?

bread

BrEaD
BREAD ( )

Gorgeous, atmospheric art and a lot of nuance. I wish the resolution had been a little less pat, but still a strong debut. ( )

This book is such a quick read, I read it in my class, I enjoyed it. It wasn't what I was expecting but I enjoyed it a lot!! ( )