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Crafting Love (Wine and Furniture Series Book 1) by A. E. Gamrat – Review by Moriah Venable

Crafting LoveCrafting Love by A.E. Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love is the first novel in the Wine and Furniture series by A. E. Gamrat. This is my first novel by this author.

Kelly is a small town girl who works who two other women, Delilah and Daisy. Kelly also has a Youtube channel with a few thousand followers. Kelly is the type of woman who prefers to stay busy.

One night, Kelly goes to karaoke and meets Kirk. While there is an instantly attraction, Kelly is apprehensive about a relationship because of a previous relationship in the past.

Kirk moves in with his cousin for a fresh start and instantly falls in love with Kelly. But both are hiding secrets of their own. Will the secrets tear them apart before they even have a chance to get together?

I really enjoyed this story. It was cute, funny and relatable. I love the cover and the premise caught my attention.

I enjoy the progress of Kelly and Kirk’s relationship from being friend to slow becoming more.

I noticed that this is a series and look forward to reading the next book.

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Michelle Austin

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Crafting Love was a good 4 star read and the first book in the Wine & Furniture series.

Kelly loves living in a small town. She is happy with all aspects of her life. While out with friends she meets Kirk. Kelly had pretty much given up on having love in her life, that is until Kirk. Kirk was great, he was perfect for Kelly.

Can they have a HEA?

Kirk offers to help Kelly with some things around her house. The more time he spends with her the closer they start to get. You can feel their connection coming off the pages.
I really loved all of the secondary characters. A.E. Gamrat does a great job of pulling you with her writing, I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

Reviewed by @mab54615
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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Heather Lovelace

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book about Kelly and Kirk had “all the feels” for me. Hands down, I was immediately invested in what happened to the main characters and found myself engrossed in every page. I simply adored the quirks each character had. It was just a solid book, very well written, and very enjoyable way to pass the time.

Reviewed by @heatherlovelace
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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Jenni Bishop

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat is a well written romance story and a great read. The characters were enjoyable, well mostly, Grace us the friend and she annoyed me but I loved Kelly the main character. The book is quick and enjoyable read and readily drew me in.

Kelly loves the small town in which she lives and her job. She has the best friends and she loves her circuit. She is however lonely. She has given up on love but one night out may change her life.

I am excited to see where A.E. will take us with the next book.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Maura Harper

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1)Crafting Love by A E Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A couple of things happened as I read this book…
1. I want to create my own furniture
2. I’m glad I am still in touch with my “friend since the womb”
3. I really really want a Cricut(tm) machine of my own
4. Regarding 1&3 I always start strong with new adventures, but rarely finish so I will stick to reading about them 🙂

On to the review…

Quick character development. Strong female characters. Great friendships (even when they are annoying). Handy men who are handy. This book was a quick read that held my attention from beginning to end.

With the great world building in this story, I am looking forward to the next in the series.

Review by @mauraharper

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Lisa Helmick

Crafting LoveCrafting Love by A.E. Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love
By A.E. Gamrat
Rated 5 stars!!

I just want to say this is a slow clean story. If that’s not your thing…please read on. If it is…please read on! This is full of sweet romance. Not only that but this also tell the story of amazing friendships. I will say that I had tears in my eyes a couple times. Yes there are obstacles in this but mostly it’s about the lovely relationships that the MC has. The girlfriends…the brothers and the new guy. It’s about life and living it on your terms.

I usually don’t care all that much for a slow romance. I actually tend to skip over paragraphs while reading. This one I did not do that. I actually LOVE this guy! Well this slow romance. He is so thoughtful and kind and nice! I love how he always wants to be touching her, kissing her on the head or neck and those SLAPS on the behind!! That makes him sooo SEXY! I loved reading Chapter 13…..(Kirk’s chapter). Getting his thoughts on some things and his feelings was nice. I wanted to highlight most of that chapter!

Her friends…I LOVED as well! That Grant! Not to mention Grace and the Wine Girls! They were all adorable and really helped move this story along. The writing was smooth as I had questions about a few things but they were answered as the story moved along. Obviously I loved all the characters. Such a great story!

Turning 30 has never been so fun!

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Robin Rankin

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1)Crafting Love by A E Gamrat
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Crafting Love by A E Gamrat is the first book in the Wine & Furniture series. This is a new to me author and I didn’t know what to expect. I throughly enjoyed this book. It was well written and had a great plot. The characters were all great and there was only one I really didn’t like and it was totally justified.

Kelly and Kirk so deserve to be happy. They have both been hurt in the past and have a hard time with trust. There were several parts I liked but I think her birthday party was probably my favorite of all.

I plan on keeping up with this series, I need to know what happens with not only Kelly and Kirk but Grace and Grant.

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Carrie Reed

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1)Crafting Love by A E Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love by A.E. Gamrat
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars

This book was such a sweet story. First I loved how the main character of Kelly was into crafting, it was refreshing to see something new regarding the jobs of the characters. Second I loved that the story was filled with drama, romance and laughter.

Kelly is such a great character. She is a strong, independent and hard working woman. She loves her life even though she is constantly busy and she loves her friends and family. When she meets Kirk she instantly feels a connection with him, but due to a bad previous relationship she is very wary and will not tolerate any lying. Kirk is a wonderful, he has moved in with his cousin Grant due to some issues back in his hometown and is just looking to settle down and live a quiet life with no drama. When he meets Kelly, the same thing goes through his mind, he feels a connections with her and instantly falls in love.

Both Kelly and Kirk are honest and open with each other but both have secrets about their pasts that they are not openly ready to share. When a terrible girl, Sonnie, calls Kirk out at Kelly’s 30th birthday, the secrets all come to light and both characters need to work out if they think they can truly make a relationship between them work.

The secondary characters are amazing as well. Grace is Kelly’s best friend since preschool, they have been through a lot together but she sometimes gets on my nerves. It seems as though she can’t seem to see the evil in certain people, and takes some of her anger out on Kelly, which is uncalled for. Grant is Grace’s boyfriend and Kirk’s cousin. He has pretty much adopted Kelly into his life as his sister and their relationship is solid. Daisy and Delilah are Kelly’s bosses at work and provide much need comic relief, and seem like such sweet people to know. I would highly recommend this book!

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) By A.E. Gamrat – Review By Stacey Baxter

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1)Crafting Love by A E Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a great novel it completely drew me in right from the first page I just couldn’t set it down. I enjoyed the quirky, creative storyline but with alot of depth and emotions running through the pages also. I was captivated by the words and I felt like I was there along side the character’s, it really took me away from reality while reading this novel I highly enjoyed it and I certainly can’t wait to read more from this author.

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Erica Fish

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1)Crafting Love by A E Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love is the first book in the Wine & Furniture Series by A. E. Gamrat. This is first book I have read by A. E. Gamrat and I enjoyed her writing style. The book is a simple story that makes you feel like you are in the story with the characters. Even though I am not a fan of wine, but I think I could start drinking it now. The story is a story of Kelly and Kirk. Kelly is a lonely young woman who works for her friends in the wine and furniture store. She doesn’t like to be alone and she keeps busy at night. Until she met Kirk, who just happens to be a hottie handyman. Kelly has a lot going on in her life but cannot ignore feelings that are coming to the surface. Will there be a relationship formed? Will others accept the relationship or will there be people who do not want Kelly want her to be with Kirk?

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Heidi Eich Woodring

Crafting LoveCrafting Love by A.E. Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love is the first book in the Wine and Furniture series by A. E. Gamrat. This wonderfully written romance was a great read and I loved each and every character that was introduced in this book. I loved that the book drew me in and I was able to finish the book in one day.
Kelly is a small town girl and she loves it! She loves her job, she loves her friends and LOVES her circuit!! One night out with friends, life changes when Kirk enters her life. She is attracted to him right away and then when he offers to help her fix her basement, a friend forms between them both.
Kelly and Kirk drew me into the story, but the other characters pulled me into the series and I am excited to see where this goes. I give this this book 5 stars and cant wait to read more in the series.

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Katie Matthews

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

 

Crafting Love was another very enjoyable read by an author who I really love! I definitely think that this is my favourite story by this author so far, I instantly fell in love with the characters and the storyline was so refreshing to read. I really liked how easy it was to connect with Kelly; she had such a realistic feel about her and I kind of felt like I knew her in a strange way. I’ve got to be honest who wouldn’t want a Kirk in their life! He was just the best! I loved everything about him! I thought that Kelly and Kirk made the cutest couple ever! I was rooting for them the whole way through!
I am really looking forward to seeing what is to come from this series – I am sure that it is going to be one to read!
Crafting Love was a really sweet and entertaining read and one that I highly recommend! I enjoyed every minute of it!

@katiem

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) By A.E. Gamrat – Review by Laura Furuta

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1)
By: A. E. Gamrat
5 out of 5 stars

The story Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat is a wonderful book that I enjoyed reading. The story drew me in and I didn’t want to put it down until I had finished the final page. I loved reading about Kelly and Kirk. She is a strong and independent woman. She is someone who loves to stay busy so her full-time job and her crafting allow her to do just that. She does sometimes feel lonely. Little does she realize that one night out will change things for her. That is when she meets Kirk. There is an attraction between them, a connection. He is protective of her. What does the future hold for Kelly and Kirk? Read this book to find out. I enjoyed reading about the bantering that goes back and forth between Kelly and Kirk. I also enjoyed reading about the other characters in the story and how they interacted with Kelly. Kelly is a character that is likable and the type of person I would wish for as a friend. This is a story I would highly recommend reading.

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Star
Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat

Crafting Love is the first Book in the Wine & Furniture series. I loved this wonderfully written Book I couldn’t put it down once I started reading. This is not my first read by this author and most definitely won’t be my last. Kelly is a woman who is turning thirty and has pretty much given up on love that is for the time being. What happens after one night of karaoke ? Find out what happens next in this fun and quirky story.What happens with Kirk and Kelly. I highly recommend this book .I look forward to reading more from this author .

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Lyndsey Fairley

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat

This seems it will be such a great new series. This first book packs a ton of information but done very well as I didn’t feel overwhelmed with it all.
Kelly is fine doing what she’s doing day in and day out, except when it hits her how lonely she feels. Her best friend just doesn’t understand her passion and tries to get her out of the house, and one night she does just that and in comes Kirk.
Kirk, oh how I wish we had more from his side than the little we got.
This was such a great story and what a great group this shows and hope we see more very soon!

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Tausha Treadway

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1)Crafting Love by A E Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love(Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) By A E Gamrat. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I loved it! This is the story of Kelly a small town girl who loves her life. She works with a Wine maker and Furniture maker helping them sell their wares. Kelly decides to buy a Circut and loves it! Her friends even call her the Circut Queen. Kelly is about to turn 30 and she is over relationships, turning older and crazy emotions so she stays at home with her Circut mostly. One night her friends convince her to go Karaoke and she meets Kirk who after one look Kelly is smitten . He’s sweet, kind, and handy so its a friendship made in heaven but will it turn into more. Will Kelly accept the fact she is getting older and its ok. This book is full of fun friendships, dealing with relationships and crazy people. Once you start reading you won’t be able to put it down.

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Sheri Schrader

Crafting LoveCrafting Love by A.E. Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love by A. E. Gamrat is the first book in the Wine & Furniture series. I was drawn in by the crafting portion but really enjoyed not only that aspect but the characters and story as well. Kelly and the ladies are great and I love the fact of them coming together to create a business using their various skills. Kirk is sweet and works his way to Kelly and her heart.
The story is fun and has a good dialogue. I like the setting and how it worked with the overall story and characters. I enjoyed the story and look forward to reading more in this series.

Review by @sherimichelle1

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Debi Kircher

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat

5 Stars

I Loved Kelly, I connected with her for some reason and felt like I knew her and she was one of my best friends…This is not my first book by this author and also will not be my last, I truly enjoyed this story. The friendships that were kind of fun and also at the same time kind of aggravating were just one part of this story I loved the most.

I want to work at the Wine and Furniture store, actually I want to own it and run it exactly as it was in this book with Delilah and Daisy running it for me…This was an awesome story and this is officially my favorite read by this author yet. Every girl should have their own leaky basement and a Kirk who remedies the situation. I loved this relationship and how it formed and grew and even though there were hurdles along the way and issues that are always bothersome with people getting in the way or inner feelings that make things more complicated than they should be this was well written and had me hooked from page 1 and I read it in one sitting and didn’t want it to end..I can not wait to see where this author takes this series next.

I highly recommend this book and also this author.

Loved it!!!

Review by @debikircher

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Jana Teppih

Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1)Crafting Love by A E Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Crafting Love is the first book in A.E. Gamrat’s new series called Wine & Furniture. The series has gotten its name from the store that was the turning point in the main character’s life. It is not the first book I have read by this writer and I was hoping for more of her quirky writing style when I picked up this one and she did not disappoint me! (I have to confess that I had no idea what a Cricut is so before I started reading the book I went and watched couple of YouTube videos!)
We have Kelly who is turning thirty and has more or less given up on love, for time being … she has crazy friends though who will not let her stay hidden at home midst her Cricut and YouTube channel followers … it takes only one Karaoke night and her life takes a turn to … interesting … enters Kirk, a younger man with great hands …
The writer has given us a story that doesn’t only keep us entertained but also asks us to look a bit deeper into ourselves … turning older, disappointing relationships, finding one’s passion, age difference etc. I have great hopes for the next book in the series, I wonder who is the lead in it and what kind of a rollercoaster we will end up being on …

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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Bobbi Wagner

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is not my first book by this author but it is my favorite of all hers yet. I enjoyed how I was pulled into this book right from the beginning and it held my attention to the end. This is about Kelly and Kirk. She is a little quirky and it is love at first site with Kirk. She doesn’t realize how one night can change everything for her until now. Supportive man, growing relationship, annoying friends, what will happen? I highly recommend this book.

Review by @bjwagner
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Crafting Love (Wine & Furniture Series Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat

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Genre – Contemporary Romance, Chic Lit, New Age, Contemporary Woman
Page Count – 153 pages
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I, Kelly, am a small-town girl and love my small-town world. I get to work with two amazing, entrepreneur women. One makes wine, the other makes furniture, and I help to sell it all. On a sad, lonely night I bought myself a Cricut machine and haven’t looked back. Now people call me the Cricut Queen. I even have a YouTube channel with a few thousand followers. Some friends and family can’t grasp my need to stay busy. Nights can be very lonely and quiet.
A night of Karaoke changes everything.
Kirk draws me in at hello and I don’t want to look away. He’s everything a girl could want. Nice, funny, could dance alongside the boys in Magic Mike. Yes, that hot. He is also very good with his hands and offers to help fix my leaking basement with his cousin. A friendship is born.
Love is a touchy subject, but a relationship can’t be ignored.
Between my crazy girlfriends, a budding relationship, and a jealous woman, this decade is starting off on a wild ride. The real question is: who will make it to the end?

~ AMAZON ~

Growing up writing was second nature that soon become a distant memory. Turning 30 (not saying when) that memory was going to be brought back to life. Lover of all books I try to grab my audience in and never let go. Hoping to get all these thoughts and ideas down for everyone to enjoy, even if it’s a moment or a life time.
This is the new chapter of my life story. Hope everyone enjoys!

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Eternal Bloom by A.E. Gamrat – Review by April Johnson

Eternal BloomEternal Bloom by A.E. Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

After her mom ends up in the hospital, Gwen knows nothing will ever be the same. She has so many questions and so few answers.
Will her mom survive? And if she does, will the tension in their relationship ease?
Will Kame come back for her?

No one knows the answers to all of life’s questions; Gwen’s only option is to hold on as the storm rages on around her.

Eternal Bloom by AE Gamrat is the second book in this series. I would highly recommend reading New Bloom before reading Eternal Bloom. Eternal Bloom picks up right where New Bloom ended. This is my second book by this author and I enjoyed reading both of her books. I truly enjoyed this duet. I found it to be a really accurate and great coming of age story. Just like the first one I found this on a page turner. I couldn’t put it down. I can’t wait to see what else is available from A.E. Gamrat. Thanks for a great read!

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New Bloom by A.E. Gamrat – Review by April Johnson

New BloomNew Bloom by A.E. Gamrat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Graduating college and knowing how the next chapter of your life will play out is a big deal, right? How

much more could someone ask for?

Gwen has always followed every rule her mother gave her. With her future planned for her, she never

really had the time for fun or boys. Never really learned how to let loose, go with the flow.

What happens when all the plans she thought were laid out for her are pulled out from under her feet?

Add in the mysterious man that pops into the flower shop stirring emotions she has never had before,

and she is in for the ride of her sheltered life.

Growing up is hard, and Gwen’s in for a growing experience she never planned on.

New Bloom is book 1 in a series from author A.E Gamrat. This was the first time I have read from this author. I highly recommend this book as well as book 2.
The storyline and the characters was amazing. New Bloom is a book that u can easily fall in love with. I can’t wait to see what happens in book 2. have loved, you have a great storyline, brilliant characters and book that you can’t put down. A.E Gamrat has made this book easy to read and flow from chapter to chapter. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading Coming of Age books.

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Eternal Bloom (Bloom Duet Book 2) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Angela Shirley

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Eternal Bloom by A E Gamrat is the second book in Gwen’s story and the relationship she is wading through with her mother.

Gwen’s relationship with her mother has been quite torn in the previous book and this book shines a light into how broken it was and what happens when something happens which rocks that connection and how Gwen will deal with that situation with her mom being ill.

Also Gwen is not sure about the relationship with Kame, they have a connection but there are secrets in his history, but also his communication is not the best and will put a strain on the relationship. Will Gwen be able to deal with all the relevant issues in her life?

The story like the first one is well written, with some thought provoking subjects which are brought up. The story concentrates a lot around the in thoughts of Gwen and although this is a great prospective to be in sometimes I think the story was stunted and took a while to get going again. I loved the strength that Gwen had although at times she felt she lack the courage and strength to deal with the issues.

I would recommend these two books as a great coming of age story.

Review by @ashirley

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New Bloom (Bloom Duet Book 1) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Angela Shirley

New BloomNew Bloom by A.E. Gamrat
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

New Bloom by A.E Gamrat is a great young adult story, this story brings the elements of life and no matter how hard you try to plan your life you will always be surprised how you eventually end up.

The story revolves around Gwen and her life after graduating from College, she has always followed the rules and her mother’s wishes which has left her little time to truly enjoy her life to the full. She has had her life planned out but has never really enjoyed experiences as she has always been focused on the end goal.

So when she starts living life she becomes confused and uncomfortable to the point that she feels she is losing control and sight of her goals which throws her into turmoil.

I enjoyed the style of writing and the fast pace nature of the story, I felt that it took a while to get into the book at the beginning but once I started to get invested into the story it was brilliant. I loved the two characters and the contrast between them, Gwen being very naive and sheltered to Kame blowing her world and throwing into a whirlwind of what she believed she was destined for.

Review by @ashirley

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Eternal Bloom by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Sue Kemp

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Eternal Bloom Book 2
By A.E. Gamrat
Eternal Bloom is book two in this wonderful series. Like with most good series book two picked up perfectly from book one. So now we have Gwen making her way in life since she has finished college, you will find in this transition it will cover everything from what being an adult is to love, family and what she is looking at career wise. In book two you will find that you can still easily connect with Gwen, you might even get to like her mum a little bit. What I really liked about these two books is the friendship between Lena and Gwen, I really like the way that throughout all their friendship stayed strong, seemed real and it may have you feeling that you can feel the love these two girls seem to have for each other. Nothing better than being close to characters in a book. Makes the storyline so much more. You will love these two books but remember to read them in order.

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New Bloom by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Sue Kemp

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

New Bloom Book 1
By AE Gamrat

New Bloom is book one in this series which consists of two books by AE Gamrat. Having read both books it is highly recommended that they are read in order, reason being you really do need to have a background of the storyline. There is nothing about these books that I didn’t like, both books are so easy to follow, they flow perfectly. There are a lot of emotions everything from friendship to pain and anger. I felt that Gwen couldn’t have told her life story any better than she did, there are also awesome secondary characters which I feel held their own in the story. Gwen is a college graduate and like all graduates her life will enter a new phase, some parts of her new life will not be what she saw it to be. I found Gwen’s mother to be quite horrible and I am glad she had her friend Lena to lean on.

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Eternal Bloom (Bloom Duet) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Emily Walsh

Eternal BloomEternal Bloom
ByA.E. Gamrat
My Rating: 5 of 5 stars

Eternal Bloom (Bloom Duet) by A.E. Gamrat was a emotionally raw, kick to the feels, that may have cause some tears to slip.

Before we start I must warn you this is a duet, and is the second part to it. I highly suggest you read the first book before going into this one, as there is much need back information, character development, and general plot devices that will be needed in order to fully understand, and embrace this emotionally raw punch to the heart.

This book makes up for my mixed feels in the first. The beautiful crafted writing is carried over and you can’t help but be sucked into Gwen’s heartache, mixed emotions, and the sh&^ storm that seems to be getting out of hand. The once sheltered Gwen is coming into her own at a fast pace, and for a bit I was worried it might be too much for her. But, I have to say, Gwen fast became a strong, solid complex character that shone.

As this book is the second and final, I’m going to keep the review a little short as I don’t want to start gushing and spoil this gem. But I need to you know that this book, this duet, is something special. It’s a must read for not only those that are trying to find their place, but for anyone that has a heart. This has things we all can relate too, and experiences that will bring you back to that time in your life, when everything felt like it will fall apart.

So please take my super high recommendation and my stamp of approval, that you will be invested, and will be reaching for those tissues.

Happy Reading

Review by @eawalsh

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New Bloom (Bloom Duet) by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Emily Walsh

New BloomNew Bloom
ByA.E. Gamrat
My Rating: 4 of 5 stars

New Bloom (Bloom Duet) by A.E. Gamrat was a coming of age story that will grip your feels and take you on a emotional rollercoaster.

My first read by this author, I didn’t know what I was getting into, as I don’t really read these types of books. But it’s always good to get out of your comfort zone. I will say this book wasn’t what I was expecting, and I do have some mixed feelings about it.

Let’s start with some aesthetics, the writing was smooth, clean, and easy to follow. The detail was rich and painted a vivid picture of the world that A.E. Gamrat has created for us. I felt like I could jump in and be apart of the story. I loved how the tone shifts matched the scenes and added to that emotional kick that this story will give you.

Now, why do I have mixed feels. Well, it has to do with how sheltered our MC is. It was borderline abuse, and as someone who grew up in a very rural town, I’m talking the middle of nowhere, about 200 people give or take. I know what it’s like to be sheltered. But at the sametime I wasn’t naive about. There is just so much information in the world, that the way our MC was present it, made me feel like she was locked in a box most of her life. That part of it was a little, unrealistic for me. So I did have a hard time connecting at first. But she did grow on me as the story went on. Now the mother… she had more mood swings, and character shifts then I could shake a stick at. I didn’t care for her, and frankly the I didn’t feel much for her, just for Gwen.

Overall this book is a engaging, entertaining read that will hook you. The overall plot, and storytelling is addictive and you can’t help but keep reading. So please take my high recommendation and my stamp of approval that you will get lost in this tale about what it is to grow up and make those adult like decisions.

Happy Reading

Review by @eawalsh

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Eternal Bloom (Bloom Duet Series) By A.E. Gamrat – Review by Caralee Loonat

Eternal BloomEternal Bloom by A.E. Gamrat
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Eternal Bloom by A.E. Gamrat
4 Stars!!!!

Well the second book is just as addicting as the first. I was not disappointed! The journey
for Gwen continues as it does for her family and friends. I was on the edge of my seat from the
cliff hanger from book one and I was not let down. I found that the author had such a great
writing style that I once again felt as though I was going through the emotions alongside Gwen.

This concluding book in the duet really brings things full circle and draws even more on the
heart strings than the first. I was so torn from the first book on the way Gwen’s mom had reacted but I felt as though through this book I got to know not only Gwen more but her mother as well. I found that the author really brought life to the mother daughter relationship and this is what makes the book so real. As well as the way in which she also brings the relationship between Kame and Gwen slowly through the book is so unique and refreshing. I like the fact that it is a bit more realistic than all hearts and flowers. I really enjoyed not only the first book but this book as well. I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future.

Reviewed by @caraleeloonat
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