How do you even broach the subject? Will it ruin things if you do.?
I think we can all relate to that: the puzzle as to what one is feeling which can take months to figure out the yearning for more in the meantime, the gut-churning hollow during any brief absence and, above all, the not-knowing as to whether those acute sentiments and physical sensations are reciprocated in part or at all which David Bowie so consummately communicated in 'Stay'. Recommended especially to those of you who relished the Tamaki cousins' astutely observed THIS ONE SUMMER, BLOOM is as much about the myriad broader aspects of any friendship - both established and burgeoning - as it is about the romantic affections gradually stirring then establishing themselves in young Ari's heart, for the first time ever in his life towards any other individual. Accordingly, they let those quietly moving scenes play themselves out during the satisfied silence that follows, for example panning away across a front garden to a flourish of foliage beyond.Īnd at a full 350 pages, they are afforded plenty of space to do so. Over and again, Panetta and Ganucheau display a profound understanding that there are pivotal moments in our lives that will linger with us forever. There's the pallid, ghostly glow of the cell phone across Ari's face as he lies back on his bed - ever so tentatively hopeful about a bravely sent text message, then resigned about receiving any reply - and the fireworks in an evening sky, viewed from a hillside vantage point, are as thrilling for the reader as they are for those sharing an early, intimate moment. He’s full of yearning but not direction.Oh what a breath of fresh coastal air in beach-glass blues whose depths, especially at night, you can sink into! He wants to have something meaningful, something his own, but he doesn’t yet know what that might be. As pointed out by other characters, he doesn’t work to make it happen, using the family business and other’s expectations of him as an excuse to avoid making scary steps on his own. He has a goal, but it’s more of a dream than a possibility. Many readers will relate to Ari’s loose vision and aimlessness.
Then Hector comes to town to clean out his grandmother’s house and winds up working at the bakery. He wants to move to a bigger city with his band of friends, but his father needs his help to keep the struggling business going. This quiet romance/coming-of-age story uses a leisurely pace to tell a familiar tale, made distinctive by the bakery setting and activity of bread making.Īri works in the family bakery located in a coastal town. Written by Kevin Panetta, artwork by Savanna Ganucheauįirst Second, $24.99 (hardcover), $17.99 (paperback)
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