Bloom

AWESOME: if you're into horror, need a little break from saccharine sapphic romances, or hate raccoons

AWFUL: if you're not into horror, or you love raccoons

Oh how the gays love a good cannibal story (I’m the gays)

This was a good time! I listened to the audiobook and the narrator's bubbly charm was really unique and fun for a horror novella. I'll be honest upfront and say that Ro aggravated me a bit, even though I could empathize with her - she wasn't a badly written character, just a little TOO real in some of her red-flag-ignoring nonsense. 😅 I guessed the ending ahead of time, but thought it was such a fun (and messed up) way to wrap things up.

I read a final copy borrowed from the library, but for the sake of disclosure, I was also gifted an early review copy. All thoughts are honest and my own.

✨ Representation: queer (bi/pan/sapphic) MC and love interest, sapphic romance

✨ Content warnings for: violence, death, animal death (not Ro's cat), murder, kidnapping, imprisonment, mutilation, cannibalism, mentions of childhood abuse (verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual), mentions of infidelity

AWESOME: if you're into horror, need a little break from saccharine sapphic romances, or hate raccoons

AWFUL: if you're not into horror, or you love raccoons

The ending was too much like the movie “Boxing Helena”… And never underestimate the power of a cupcake! 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!