Falling-in-Love Montage: All throughout the book as Ari and Hector work together in the bakery and it's portrayed with Splash Panels.Fag Hag: Meg, for both Hector and Andrew.Double-Meaning Title: Bloom refers to the finish on a loaf of bread and to Ari and Hector's burgeoning relationship.Hector is this to a lesser extent, especially after his grandmother dies and he ended a relationship. He's left wondering what to do with the rest of his life, while resenting working at the bakery. Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: Ari wants so badly to leave his hometown but he can't afford university and his music dreams start to look unlikely.Deliberately Monochrome: The comic is inked with black and white with a blue color palette.It's his ex Andrew that reminds him he has that effect on people. Later on, Hector leaves East Beach briefly to check on his family/friends in Alabama and he calls Ari clingy to his friends. Commitment Issues: Hector is indicated to have this having broken up with his ex Andrew due to him wanting him to move to Portland with him and subsequently calling him clingy.Coming of Age Story: The story focuses on Ari becoming less cynical and bitter about having to stay behind working at his family's bakery and growing up and becoming a more loving individual and being who he is.It’s the only sample left after the bakery burns down, which comes into play at the novel’s end. Chekhov's Gun: The sourdough starter that Hector borrows from Ari’s parents.Anguished Declaration of Love: Ari and Hector both to each at the end of the novel, after Ari apologizes for letting Hector take the fall for the fire at the bakery.

Asian Airhead: Hanna, while bright, is also a ditz and highly excitable.Andrew doesn't even seem upset with Hector moving on to Ari. Amicable Exes: Hector and Andrew broke up due to Hector not wanting to move to Portland with him but they seem okay just hanging out, even after Andrew tried to kiss him.As Hector gets hired, he and Ari get closer and closer as they bake while Ari debates leaving everything behind or seeing where this thing with Hector goes - that is, if he doesn't ruin everything first. Desperate to leave, he starts interviewing candidates for the job and meets Hector, a easy-going guy with a talent for baking. Bloom is a Young Adult Queer Romance graphic novel written by Kevin Panetta (writer of Zodiac Starforce) and illustrated by Savanna Ganucheau, published by First Second Books.Īri has big music dreams he yearns to escape his sleepy beach hometown and travel with his band after graduating high school, but he's stuck working at his family's bakery.

Bloom graphic novel