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Lush watercolors move with fluid lines throughout this reimagining. Gods mingle with the mortals, and not heeding their warnings could lead to quick danger being mere men, Odysseus and his crew often make hasty errors in judgment and must face challenging consequences. Following Odysseus’s journey to return home to his beloved wife, Penelope, readers are transported into a world that easily combines the realistic and the fantastic.

Hinds adds another magnificent adaptation to his oeuvre ( King Lear, 2009, etc.) with this stunning graphic retelling of Homer’s epic. Delicious.Ī tender blend of sugary, buttery, and other complex flavors that’s baked with a tremendous dash of heart. Family recipes referenced in the text code Hector as Samoan. The romance between Ari and Hector builds slowly, focusing on cute interactions long before progressing to anything physical. 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. But will it all last? Panetta and Ganucheau’s graphic novel debut is as much a love story between people as it is with the act of baking. Ari, who hates baking, even starts to enjoy himself. The two grow close in more than just the kitchen. A culinary student in Birmingham, Hector has temporarily returned home to find closure after his Nana’s passing. Under the guise of recruiting another baker to take his place, Ari hires Hector. But the future of their band-and their friendship-drifts toward uncertainty.

His friends start to drift toward their own futures. As his family’s money grows tighter, Ari feels tethered in place. High school may have ended, but Ari is stuck with sourdough starter at his family’s bakery instead of summer gigs in the city with his band. Will you be picking up a copy of Bloom Part II when it arrives in autumn 2023? What are your hopes for the newly announced sequel story? Let The Beat know what you think, either over on social media or here in the comment section.Summer love rises between two boys in a bakery. Mix in lots of baking, romance, and a look at how Ari’s parents fell in love and we’ve ended up with a story that we’re really excited to share with everyone! As Ari tries to navigate Hector’s world for the first time, he struggles to find his place. They’re happy but they miss each other so Ari decides to visit Hector at school.

It’s been over a year since the end of the first book and Ari is still working at his family’s bakery while Hector has moved away to finish up culinary school. And like the first book, it will be published by First Second. The unimpeachable creative team will be reunited for Bloom Part II, which is scheduled for released in Fall 2023.