Blossom

by Edie Bryant

Olive is a perky, happy, openly gay florist who truly loves life. Gabby isn't quite as happy, her life had recently fallen to pieces and it is taking every she has to keep things together. And in the wake of her life falling apart, she isn't exactly eager to get to know anyone. 

But Olive is determined to infect Gabby with her cheer. Slowly but surely, she begins to break down Gabby's walls as she deals with all the difficulty in her life. Perhaps with Olive's help, Gabby can learn things about herself she was never open to before and heal from the wounds inflicted by her parents.

Edie Bryant's latest novella brings us a warm tale of growth and love between two unsuspecting neighbors.

Genres: Lesbian

133 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 25, 2018

About the author

Edie also writes under the pseudonyms Hayden Hunt (M/M) and Aimee Alesi (M/M).

Reviews

[Doreen · Rating 2 out of 5]

More of the same "reimagined" or repackaged m/m fiction as lesfic.

Gabby and Olive met on the night that Gabby moved in next door. Olive was hosting a friendly get together and around 9ish Gabby stomped over complaining about the noise. She treated her perky neighbour rudely and stormed off. The next day she received flowers with an apology note and a visit from Olive.

Since Blossom is short, it lacks character development and believability. The romance has a just add water quality. Gabby's straight identity, workaholism and self doubt are worked into the plot to ramp up dramatic content. None of it or Olive's reaction to it seem anything other than contrived. The overuse of profane language didn't match the personality of either woman. Their instalove was the last straw.

I keep trying to find something that I like about these short MTF (not in any way transsexual) books. I'm not sure why because fool me once shame on you, but continue fooling me and that's on me. These books should be labeled by Amazon as do overs, the prior title disclosed and the names of author's alter egos published.

[Kathryn · Rating 2 out of 5]

The constant errors in this book are very confusing.: "So I’d fight my discomfort. I’d go his house on Wednesday, meet some of her friends, get out of my shell a bit." The his and her being referred to here is all pertaining to the character Olive. The Olive character is not transgender. There are errors all throughout the book. VERY distracting!

[Susan Wingate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read

I was distracted with the references to "him" in the same sentences with "her". I also found some typo errors distracting. It's a realistic story of how our wounds can sabotage relationships with self and others in a way that adds to our pain. It is also a story that f unconditional acceptance. True to life.

[monika]

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