I have again delved into the created world of another new author. I have to say that I quite enjoyed this book. The author has a great writing style that keeps you glued to the pages. I really didn’t want to put the book down.
This first book introduces you to Gwen and her friends and family. I really enjoyed this first book as I felt that I could really relate with Gwen. It was a very great start to the build up that I was sure to come. The author has just enough intensity to the plot that you can really find the characters relate able. I definitely found the dynamic between Gwen and Kame to be unique as well as how her relationship with her mother progressed and sort of declined. There is just so much realism to the whole situation that I found myself feeling the emotions as if I were Gwen. I really look forward to reading more from this author and the second part of this duet.
Eternal Bloom, Book 2 in the Bloom Duet Series by A.E Gamrat 4 out of 5 Stars This second book picks up exactly where the first one left off. Many books I have read in the past pick up a few months later, etc, but this one I appreciated the immediacy of the continuation of the story. Make sure you read the first on, New Bloom, before you march into this one. Gwen’s life is in an upheaval. Her mom is in the hospital and her prognosis is not looking good. My heart was literally aching for her. You could feel the sadness, uncertainty and fear from Gwen within the paragraphs of the book. The supporting cast of characters in this book are phenomenal. I love Gwen’s dad. Kame is an interesting character. Both in this book and the last I had a love hate relationship with him so I am not sure how I truly feel on this one. I highly recommend this book and the first for an easy Sunday read. Passion, raw crying and full emotions are on point with this one so keep the Kleenex’s close by.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Krystal Gregoryhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKrystal Gregory2018-10-29 19:21:062018-10-29 20:23:35Eternal Bloom, Book Two in the Bloom Duet Series by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Krystal Gregory
New Bloom, Book 1 in the Bloom Duet Series by A. E. Gamrat 4 out of 5 Stars
This is a fantastic book. This coming of age/romance novel has just about a little of everything to make the perfect book for this genre. Our main character is Gwen. She is freshly graduated from college and is trying to sort out what she wants to do with her life. I love how the author has brought to life the struggle that some girls face with a tough mother/daughter relationship. Gwen realizes that she has lived a very sheltered life, partly because of the choices of her mother, and when she begins to see the slivers of the outside world, they do not see eye to eye on how she could continue. Gwen is trying to figure out how to stand on her own two feet and stand up for what she wants. When tragedy in her household strikes, all of that is put on hold.
This Author did fabulous job of bringing to life the struggles of being a young adult and the emotions you feel during that time. I appreciate the effort that it took to bring such detail to life. I highly recommend this book and I cannot wait for book 2.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Krystal Gregoryhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKrystal Gregory2018-10-29 19:16:192018-10-29 20:22:51New Bloom, Book One in the Bloom Duet Series by A.E. Gamrat – Review by Krystal Gregory
“Eternal Bloom” is the sequel book to “New Bloom” by A. E. Gamrat, so make sure you read “New Bloom” first! Gwen’s mother was rushed to the hospital at the end of “New Bloom” and “Eternal Bloom” picks up right where “New Bloom” left off, with Gwen and her father nervously waiting for information. I don’t want to give anything away but I felt like I was holding my breath the whole book, waiting to see how things would go for Gwen and her family. I’d been wanting her to stand up for herself and tell her parents what she was really feeling! Her new relationship with Kame being rocky and her relationship with her parents being about the same, I was worried how things would turn out. This book was a lovely ending to the story, but I feel like there is more to tell with Gwen’s best friend Lena and their oldest friend, Tyler. Hopefully, A.E Gamrat has more in store for us! This really was a lovely book that showed me that what you don’t know about a person can be just as important as what you do know. So, I give “Eternal Bloom” four stars!
Gwen is a recent college graduate who always knew that after she was done with school, she wanted to move home and help her parents run their flower shop. Ever since she was young, she has loved flowers and her parent’s shop gave her the perfect outlet for that passion and even drove her to study business in college to help with managing the shop. The practical application of that dream just isn’t turning out how she hoped. Her tenuous relationship with her mother makes everything difficult, especially when she meets the mysterious Kame. It is a rare thing when a book makes me cry, and “New Bloom” quite nearly had me there! Graduating college and following your dreams should be a happy and exciting time and Gwen isn’t getting any of that happiness or excitement. My heart went out to her as she is dealing with all these experiences, none of which I’ll be giving away, but let’s just say it made me inhale this story. A.E. Gamrat tells the story almost as if it is Gwen’s diary, giving us her deepest thoughts, fears and anxieties. It is beautifully sad yet hopeful, kind of like Gwen herself. I’m eager to read the next book in the series “Eternal Bloom” so I can find out what happens next, as “New Bloom” ends with a cliffhanger! With that, I give “New Bloom” four stars! Reviewed by @emilybee430
New Bloom by A. E. Gamrat is the first book in the duet. Ms. Gamrat is a new author to me and I was intrigued by the cover and the title. New Bloom means to me as a fresh start. I see the roots growing as a child through the first 13 years of the child’s life. In the teen years the green start to take form and build up. This the important part of life. Parental impact is slowing becoming a thin line in which the teen is following the rules but trying to break free on their own. The bloom of the flowers is the adult years while in college. The young adult is trying to find their way in life. The more the young adult is productive the more blooms the plant will grow. In a nutshell this is the story of Gwen. She followed her mother’s rules. She just recently graduated from college and is coming home to learn about the florist shop of her parents. She is a ground young adult and has some blooms in her flower. Then in comes a customer, a male customer and in Gwen’s life she is feeling something she has never felt before. This is where Gwen can continue to grow blossoms or she can start to wilt away. Gwen is a strong woman, but is still a little scared because she does not want to fail. Will Gwen’s blossoms grow or will her life take a turn and start to wilt? You will have to be the judge of this and more.
Eternal Bloom is the second book in the Bloom Duet series by A. E. Gamrat. This is the continuation of Gwen’s story. This story is about trying to repair relationships that you have burned. Gwen’s mother is in the hospital and she is trying to get through the feelings of losing her before she can make everything better. She is confused about what way to go. Then there is Kame. Can she be with him? Is he being straight with her? She is a scared young woman who is trying to be everything she can be. Her blossoms are starting to wilt. Will she ever fix the relationship with her mother? Will fate rear its ugly head? This is an amazing coming of age story that I believe every young adult female should read.
Firstly i highly recommend reading this book first if not you will get lost! Oh wow what a amazing novel it had me glued to the pages i couldn’t pull my eye’s away i was completely captivated by the storyline. The storyline is brilliant and the author done an awesome job bringing the characters to life and write about real life struggles with so much depth and emotion. I will warn you it ends on a cliffhanger and leaves you with so many unanswered questions….enjoy!
New Bloom (Book 1) (Bloom Duets) by A. E. Gamrat. This is the story of a young girl named Gwen just graduating college and her very overbearing mother. Her mom has her life all lined out for her and Gwen not being one to break the rules is following right along until she meets a man who comes into their family’s flower shop. She feels things just seeing him that she’s never felt before. Will Gwen have the courage to go against her mom and live her life the way she wants or will she do what she’s always done and follow the rules. Her mom suffers a major medical event as well and she feels like her whole world is falling apart. New Bloom is a sweet coming of age story.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Tausha Treadwayhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngTausha Treadway2018-10-26 04:00:392018-10-26 16:05:41New Bloom (Bloom Duets Book 1) by A. E. Gamrat- Review by Tausha Treadway
Eternal Bloom (Book 2) (Bloom Duet) by A. E. Gamrat. This book picks up where New Bloom left off so you really need to read New Bloom first. It picks up with Gwen’s mom still in the hospital and Gwen and her father trying to cope with all that has happened. On top of that Gwen is trying to earn her place in the family’s Flower shop but her mom has continually made that difficult. She and her mom don’t see eye to eye on anything. Her choice of careers, her boyfriends, her life etc. Thankfully she has her best friend Lena who she can vent to about everything. As her mom recovers will Gwen start seeing life the same as her mom or will her mom come around and let Gwen make her own decisions.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Tausha Treadwayhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngTausha Treadway2018-10-26 03:40:102018-10-26 15:57:36Eternal Bloom (Bloom Duets Book 2) by A. E. Gamrat-Review by Tausha Treadway
This book hooked me on the first page. I dove head first and didn’t look back. It is riveting, emotionally charged, and realistic. You find yourself walking alongside the characters. The pace was steady and the book was rich in detail. I enjoyed everything in these pages and cannot wait to see where the series goes next.
This raw and emotional second installment remains true to the story we connected with initially. It absolutely needs to be read in order for full understanding of the storyline and character progression. This book realistically portrays family dynamics and teenage angst. The emotions felt very real and came across the pages connecting with me immediately. I was invested with the characters and drawn in immediately. Thoroughly enjoyed and definitely recommended.
This is the second book in A.E. Gamrat’s Bloom Duet Series. I would not read this one unless you have read “New Bloom” previously. That one really sets you up for this novel. In this installment Gamrat really focuses on the relationship between Gwen and her mother. We still see a real evolution of character with Gwen by the end of the novel but that comes about because of the storm that blows up all around her with her mother’s declining health. We also continue to see more of her and Kame. They are still going back and forth. Kame would in a heartbeat make her his. Gwen is still just not sure. She knows for sure a few things though… Her mother doesn’t approve, and he definitely has some secrets. With the chaos of her mother’s health the last thing she needs is a confusing and secretive man.
Holy cow the emotions in this book were real! As a mother, my heart broke, heck as a daughter it broke. As a woman that has been there and just wanted to find my place in a world that is just so very black and white sometimes, it broke for her. I just wanted to embrace Gwen so many times and tell her that eventually this too will pass like all storms do. Gamrat really has a knack for writing a realistic relationship and the complexities that come with it. Nothing about Gwen’s story was unbelievable, and that made this novel so completely immersive that I found myself extremely gripped. I couldn’t put this down and I honestly wanted more.
I truly enjoyed this duet. I found it to be a really accurate and great coming of age story. I myself feel like this is one I will be shelving to share with my daughter in the near future. I can’t wait to see what else is available from A.E. Gamrat, and what will come in the future. Thanks for a great read!
I was completely new to A.E. Gamrat when I first picked up “New Bloom”. I saw the absolutely gorgeous cover and just had to know what the story was that laid on the pages between them. I am so glad that I picked it up. I do have to say, it was a bit slow on the uptake at first. Once I did get into the story however, I was hooked and very grateful that the second book, “Eternal Bloom” is already available to read.
In “New Bloom” we are first introduced to Gwen. We really get the feel for her as she starts life after college. Before I really get into where this is a coming of age story and how she finds herself and her place in life I want to touch on another part of the story that really hit home with me. Ok here’s the deal, Gwen is an only child, but she also struggles with a lot of issues that an oldest child often deals with. I saw this struggle because I am the oldest daughter of three. I also saw her side of being an only child as I have just one daughter. We often tend to expect a lot of our single children as parents. Especially, those of us who wanted more, but were not able to for some reason or another. It is a struggle that I have faced a lot in my lifetime. I am not making excuses for the character her mother is. (She is a wreck and not very good with the motherly instinct. I was really struggling to not scream out loud at this woman several times.) However, I know that this is my only chance, my only time to experience motherhood and all its firsts. I won’t get a redo, or another go around. I could see where her mother was struggling with that and projecting it on her daughter throughout both of these novels. This was just as much of a strong prevalent story line in the novels as the coming of age story that was portrayed with Gwen.
With that said, this really sets the tone for things. Gwen has been groomed her whole life to be the prefect daughter. Now that she has graduated college that expectation really hasn’t changed, and she is now moving home to help out with her parents flower shop. Gwen is trying hard to find her own voice and balance her relationships. She is struggling to figure out how to do all of these things and still be everything to everyone. Then a new relationship is added to the mix when the mysterious and handsome Kame walks into the flower shop and her life one day. Something isn’t quite what it seems about him though… Watch out for that cliffhanger. Like I said though the second book, “Eternal Bloom”, is available now.
We start this story were book one stopped. Gwen is in a cycle of uncertainty. With her mom in the hospital and her boyfriend MIA. You can definitely see a difference in the writing from book 1 and book 2. It was a smoother read. Gwen’s character has some growth but you can tell she still holds a lot back from others. You can also see that she is holding a lot of resentment towards her mom. It all seemed a little too perfect. I love a good HE A and this story ended well. You see A change in a lot of the characters. The biggest was Kame and Gwen’s dad. Over all it was a good ending that made you have a little doubt to it being over officially like maybe we might get a third book. Reviewed by @gguerrero89
I’m not really sure how I felt about this book. I’m in-between liking it and not really interested. First let’s start with out lead female. Gwen seems to have it all together at first but you quickly see that she has some personal issues. She gives off this I’m ok vide and nothing can get to me but truly she is suffering. Now I understand her because in some aspects of my life I am like that as well. I didn’t know if she was a teenager or an adult with the way she carried herself and didn’t seen like she was mature. Kame is a mystery to me and I don’t know what to say about him except I hope he learns better communication skills. Disliked Gwen’s mom. Her dad was super flaky. The authors writing style was a little choppy but you can look past it. The conversations between the characters didn’t flow very smoothly and at times I didn’t know who was saying what to who. There wasn’t a clear plot to me. I’m hoping that the story is just taking off and that this was just a little background for what’s to come. I found myself continuing the story out of curiosity and to see how the author would develop the story. It almost feels like a coming into yourself story. Where the leads have to go desperate ways to strengthen themselves before they can be together. Reviewed by @gguerrero89
NEW BLOOM (Book 1) (Bloom Duet) By: A.E. Gamrat 5 out of 5 stars
The story NEW BLOOM (Book 1) (Bloom Duet) by A.E. Gamrat is a new adult/college book. It is a story that hooks you in from the very beginning and I found myself not wanting to put it down until I had finished the last page. I loved reading about Gwen. She is a young woman who has just graduated college and believes that she has her future sorted out. She is a strong person who is not always the social butterfly. She enjoys staying home and watching a movie instead of a night out on the town. What happens when the future that Gwen has for herself suddenly changes and there is an appearance of a mysterious man who she feels connected to? Read this book to find out. I found myself empathizing with Gwen on the situation that she finds herself in. The conflict between herself and someone she loves is one that although she could see coming was still hard to take. Gwen is someone who wishes for approval and she doesn’t feel that she is being taken seriously as an adult. The feelings that she has for the mysterious man that has entered her life surprises her. She is also confused when a situation happens that cause questions to be raised. This is a story that had my emotions going up and down. It is a wonderfully written book that I would recommend reading. It is part of a two-story series and has a cliffhanger ending. I am looking forward to reading the next book.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Laura Furutahttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLaura Furuta2018-10-19 03:34:312018-10-27 18:46:03NEW BLOOM (Bloom Duet Book 1) By A.E. Gamrat – Review by Laura Furuta
Eternal Bloom (Book 2) (Bloom Duet) By: A.E. Gamrat 5 out of 5 stars
The story Eternal Bloom (Book 2) (Bloom Duet) by A.E. Gamrat is a new adult/college book. This is the second book in a series and the books need to be read in order to fully understand what is happening. This book picks up where the last one left off with Gwen’s mother in the hospital and with the uncertainty that both she and her father feels. Gwen has so many questions going on in her mind and the primary one is if her mother will survive. If she does will their relationship be smoother than before or will the divide that separates them be just as wide? I liked the fact that Gwen has those who support her through this time in her life and they are true friends and are just like family to her. Gwen is also asking herself if Kame will come back to her. He has said that he wants a relationship with her, however, there are doubts in her mind that she finds hard to put aside. What will happen with Kame and Gwen? She feels the pull that he has on her soul, are they meant to be together? Read this book to find out. This part of Gwen’s story is tumultuous, and uncertainty is a part of life. While Gwen is dealing with all that is going on I like that fact that she is ready to stand her ground on issues important to her. This part of Gwen’s story had me glued to the book until I had read the final page. I just had to know how it all turned out. It is as wonderfully written as the first book and I enjoyed reading it.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Laura Furutahttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLaura Furuta2018-10-19 03:24:102018-10-27 18:46:19Eternal Bloom (Bloom Duet Book 2) By A.E. Gamrat – Review by Laura Furuta
New Bloom (Bloom Duet Book 1) By A.E.Gamrat 4 Stars
New Bloom by A.E. Gamrat is the first installment of the Bloom Duet. It is a YA Coming of Age story about a young lady, Gwen, that graduates college and goes through the motions of how to live her life after living a sheltered life. Gwen has always followed her Mother’s rules and has never had a boyfriend. She doesn’t know how to let go and have fun. While working at her parent’s flower shop, she meets Kame. She is instantly attracted to him and is confused by her feelings, as she has never felt that way about anyone. Will she be able to break free from her sheltered beliefs and let loose for Kame? Will Gwen’s mother approve of her relationship with Kame? This was a well written story that flowed seamlessly. I enjoyed reading this story and look forward to reading the second book to find out more about Gwen
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Eternal Bloom (Bloom Duet Book 2) By A.E. Gamrat 4 Stars
Eternal Bloom by A.E Gamrat is the second installment of the Bloom Duet. This books starts where book 1 left off. I recommend reading New Bloom so you can get the background on the main character. Gwen’s mother was admitted to the hospital and she is dealing with the possibility of her mother not able to fully recover. Gwen’s life seems to be going downhill and losing grip. She also fears that her relationship with Kame will also fail due to her mother’s health and also the fact that her mother was not fond of Kame. He is has communication issues and seems to be hiding something. This story concentrates more on Gwen’s relationship with her mother and her inner turmoil dealing with her current situation in her life. Gwen’s grows a lot within the second book and is much stronger compared to the first book. I truly enjoyed this book duet and recommend to any that enjoys YA and Coming of Age books. I am pretty sure there are plenty of readers that can relate to Gwen’s story.
Eternal Bloom by A.E. Gamrat is the follow up on her New Bloom and absolutely should not be read as a standalone as you would be totally lost! It is an amazing coming of age story that is as raw as the reality, no fluffy, romanticized version that one very often ends up with when trying to find something in that genre (or at least I have found…) It is a continuation of Gwen’s story … the first book left us with an intense (and not in a good way) relationship between Gwen and her mom and her mom in the hospital in a quite serious condition … and of course Kame. Eternal Bloom is filled with anxiety and uncertainties … will her mother recover? Will the secrets that Kame is keeping pull them apart or make them stronger? Will they find a way to communicate clearly? Will Gwen and her mom find a way forward and improve on their relationship? The story is filled with internal dialogue that gives us a window into how Gwen is feeling and thinking and I could so relate to it as I used to do so as well when I was her age … the chaos and how she struggles to make sense of it all … simply loved the story! The pains of growing up …
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