There's a difference between falling and letting go.
Lauren has a good life: decent grades, great friends, and a b... read full description
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Jan 13, 2011
Nian
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When Lauren is with Dave, she’s envied by all, and Lauren thinks nothing can get better than being with her boyfriend. With him, his perfection rubs on her, making her perfect as well. But Lauren isn’t happy. And when an old friend, Evan, comes along, Lauren suddenly realizes that she should change things about her life before she can’t.
I am not impressed with Bloom at all. I guess I had high—extremely high—expectations and was less than pleased when I finally finished reading. Alth More...
I am not impressed with Bloom at all. I guess I had high—extremely high—expectations and was less than pleased when I finally finished reading. Alth More...
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Dec 07, 2011
Aleeza
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*3.5 stars*
AND YES, I will admit that I'm adding half a star for those mind-blowingly HOT kisses. Man, this woman can write kissing scenes like nobody's business. Even if the ones kissing have a tendency to make me REALLY want to slap some sense into them.
Also, I hatehateHATE the phrase 'chewed-off smile.' Ms. Scott seems to have a thing for it, but whenever I read it I think of someone literally chewing off the other's smile. And that's just...blech.
AND YES, I will admit that I'm adding half a star for those mind-blowingly HOT kisses. Man, this woman can write kissing scenes like nobody's business. Even if the ones kissing have a tendency to make me REALLY want to slap some sense into them.
Also, I hatehateHATE the phrase 'chewed-off smile.' Ms. Scott seems to have a thing for it, but whenever I read it I think of someone literally chewing off the other's smile. And that's just...blech.
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Jan 19, 2010
Angie
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Bloom has been on my list for quite awhile now and it finally got bumped up to the top of my Amazon cart and made its way to my door. This is my first Elizabeth Scott book and she comes highly recommended. Comparisons to Deb Caletti and Sarah Dessen abound and, as I am a big Caletti fan, I was hoping for a nice, cozy read on a snowy February evening.
Lauren is pretty sure she's as average as it gets. The one thing she excels at is playing the clarinet in her school's jazz band, but n More...
Lauren is pretty sure she's as average as it gets. The one thing she excels at is playing the clarinet in her school's jazz band, but n More...
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Jan 19, 2010
Vivian
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Bloom, by Elizabeth Scott, looks like one of those teen-romance type books, and, well, it is, but it’s actually good. It’s all about Lauren, who gets relatively good grades, has a “perfect” boyfriend, and plays in jazz band. And then it’s all about Evan--at least in Lauren’s mind, because he’s all she can think about. Oh, and did I mention that her boyfriend’s name is Dave? Yeah, you read right; Lauren cheats on her boyfriend. But that’s hardly giving away the plot, since it’s fairly obvious fro
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Jan 19, 2010
Princess Bookie
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My Thoughts: This is my second Elizabeth Scott book. I will be reading more from her! I heart her! I particularly enjoyed this book and didn't want it to end. As I flipped the pages and got closer to the end, it left me sad. I enjoyed it a lot! I love that Lauren runs into Evan after so many years and they have an instant connection. Not so much as brother and sister (their parents were dating) but more like a connection into their souls. I loved watching the chemistry between them and the way t
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Jan 19, 2010
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Elizabeth Scott is an amazing writer. I never knew about her books, until this: I fell upon them while I was at Borders looking for the author Keiran Scott(A Non-Blonde Cheerleader Series),next to her I saw the name Elizabeth Scott and I saw the cover of Perfect You and picked it up because the cover looked interesting. I read the plot, very good as well. So I Bought It. I read that and loved it, so I looked up her name and went to Borders and bought Bloom . And this is where my review begins.
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Jan 19, 2010
Diana
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Lauren stays closed off by choice. Even though she has been dating Dave, the most popular boy in school, she and her one friend are not popular, merely tolerated by the popular crowd. After her mother abandoned Lauren and her philandering father, a series of women moved in and out of the house but now she has made her dad promise to not move another one in until she goes off to college. When she was eight Evan and his mom had moved in for a brief time and he had become her friend. Now he has tur
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Jan 19, 2010
shana naomi
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i bought this because elizabeth is my friend and i was so proud of her for getting it written and published and it getting such a good response in the YA world. but it made me reconsider reading more YA novels in general and especially anything that can be similarly unconventional and honest in the way my favorite books growing up were.
here's what i wrote to elizabeth then:
"i loved that you never let easy assumptions lie, i fucking laughed the hell out loud on a qu More...
here's what i wrote to elizabeth then:
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Jan 19, 2010
Lucy
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Lauren Smith's mom left when she was six. Her dad, a distant figure in her life, is rarely there for her. Meanwhile, Lauren is dating perfect Dave. Dave is popular, gorgeous, and actually a decent human being. He's good and kind and he loves her, and any girl would kill to be his girlfriend. So why is Lauren so unhappy? It takes the arrival of Evan Kirkland, a guy from her distant past, to wake Lauren up. With Evan, she feels different. It's not just that Evan excites her - when she's wi
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May 15, 2011
Rachel
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I think all girls have, once in their life, dreamt of having the perfect boyfriend. Handsome face, gentleman, smart, rich, athletic, thoughtful, caring, loyal... you name it. Lauren thinks she should be lucky that of all the girls in the whole student body, it's she that Dave chose. The perfect boyfriend all the girls dreamt of. But for some reason, Lauren is not happy. Not with Dave. Instead, she finds happiness from a boy who’s the opposite of perfection.
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Jan 11, 2011
Ce-ce
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Oct 28, 2010
Abbie
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Bloom is about a seventeen year-old Lauren. Lauren has the perfect life; she's pretty, popular, and is dating the most popular boy in school. The only not perfect part is her detached father who never comes home because Lauren's mother left them awhile ago. When an old friend (Evan) comes back to school, Lauren's world is turned upside down, not only because she begins to realize she hates having to appear "perfect" all the time, but because Evan is the son of her father's ex-girlfrien
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Aug 16, 2010
Michelle
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Jul 26, 2010
Anita
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The summary for the back of the book really does this book justice. Bloom truly is about Lauren coming into her own, figuring out for herself the difference between what looks good on the outside, and what feels right on the inside. She is able to work through wondering if she'll be like her mother, and her hard feelings for her father and his lack of attention in her life. Her personal growth throughout the book is noticeable.
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Elizabeth Scott has really captured the heart of a teenag More...
Jun 12, 2010
Angelia Fransisca
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Being pretty much average & broken home, Lauren Lee Smith was far from happy. Okay, she got Dave, a perfect boyfriend who happened to also have a perfect family & Katie, her awesome best friend.
With Dave, her life was just simple & nice. Moreover, being popular and smart didn't make him a jerk like Laura had thought. He's actually very nice. And he loved her so much. Lauren didn't understand why Dave would date her while he could be with anyone.
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With Dave, her life was just simple & nice. Moreover, being popular and smart didn't make him a jerk like Laura had thought. He's actually very nice. And he loved her so much. Lauren didn't understand why Dave would date her while he could be with anyone.
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Feb 03, 2010
Carla
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Seventeen year old Lauren appears to have it all; she’s popular but not the nasty queen bee and she has the perfect boyfriend, Dave. Most of the girls at school are green with envy that she’s landed the cutest boy in school. Her best friend Katie is dating Dave’s best friend, Marcus. She seems to have it all, but does she?
Lauren doesn’t agree. Yeah, she has good friends in school but her home life is far from envious. She lives with her dad; her mum left when she was little. Her dad More...
Lauren doesn’t agree. Yeah, she has good friends in school but her home life is far from envious. She lives with her dad; her mum left when she was little. Her dad More...
Jan 19, 2012
Ariel
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I really liked this book! It was a quick read but it was jam packed with a lot of intense feelings.
Lauren, the main character, she was kind of annoying. How as she was seeing Evan(who is totally awesome) and all her feelings about feeling free and happy YET not break-up with her boyfriend Dave, totally was werid.
I didn't like how through-out the whole book she was so sad and depressed and wouldn't tell anyone anything. I also didn't like how at the end all of sudden she More...
Lauren, the main character, she was kind of annoying. How as she was seeing Evan(who is totally awesome) and all her feelings about feeling free and happy YET not break-up with her boyfriend Dave, totally was werid.
I didn't like how through-out the whole book she was so sad and depressed and wouldn't tell anyone anything. I also didn't like how at the end all of sudden she More...
Aug 03, 2011
Zemira
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I think Scott wrote this book to show the problems teenagers go through in high school. The book deals with relationships, divorced parents, friends and school. Scott displays these topics in a way that is relatable and interesting to the reader. I highly suggest this book.
The overall feel of this book was surprisingly complex. The romance view was fantastic; it was steamy without being graphic, it was sweet without being overtly so, it was understandable while being slightly incredi More...
The overall feel of this book was surprisingly complex. The romance view was fantastic; it was steamy without being graphic, it was sweet without being overtly so, it was understandable while being slightly incredi More...
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Sep 23, 2010
Nina ♥
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Summary: Lauren is miserable. When she was only a child, he mom abandoned her and his father and never came back. And her father might as well have. He's never home and is rarely there for her when she needs someone to talk to. But she has a gorgeous boyfriend whom any girl would kill to be with and a great best friend, and that almost makes up for her absent father. She's not exactly happy, but she's content; and she's content with being content. She's convinced that if she let loose any of her
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Aug 06, 2010
Niratisaya
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book #2 of Ms. Scott that I read.
sejujurnya, setelah membaca Perfect You sebagai bacaan yang pertama, saya mengharapkan ada yang lebih dalam Bloom, tapi sepertinya tidak. Bahkan bisa saya katakan, Scott melangkah mundur selangkah.
oke, mungkin dia ingin menciptakan sosok Dave sebagai pacar yang sempurna, tapi rasanya dia tidak perlu mengulang2 kata 'perfect' berkali-kali saat menghubungkan Dave dengan istilah sempurna. Senyum yang sempurna, pacar yang sempurna,....
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sejujurnya, setelah membaca Perfect You sebagai bacaan yang pertama, saya mengharapkan ada yang lebih dalam Bloom, tapi sepertinya tidak. Bahkan bisa saya katakan, Scott melangkah mundur selangkah.
oke, mungkin dia ingin menciptakan sosok Dave sebagai pacar yang sempurna, tapi rasanya dia tidak perlu mengulang2 kata 'perfect' berkali-kali saat menghubungkan Dave dengan istilah sempurna. Senyum yang sempurna, pacar yang sempurna,....
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May 22, 2010
Audrey
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Dec 28, 2010
Clementine
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Lauren Smith has a good life on the surface: she gets decent grades, has friends, comes from a comfortable home, and has a dreamy boyfriend named Dave who seems totally perfect. For a long time, Lauren can't figure out why she's not happy. She has a great life, but she feels like she's just going through the motions. It takes the arrival of Evan Kirkland to help her start to figure out what's wrong. Being with Evan feels real, and Lauren loves how happy she is when she's with him, but she fi
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Dec 23, 2010
Caroline (Words & Whispers)
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Having now read three Elizabeth Scott novels, I feel I've learned really only one main thing: Scott never disappoints. Bloom looks like your typical YA romance novel--let me tell you, it's not. Lauren has the perfect boyfriend; and yes, literally, Dave is perfect. He's sweet, kind, in-tune to her feelings (or so he thinks), and to boot, he's religious, and has never pushed her into anything. While Lauren is left wanting more than Dave is willing to give her when it comes to physical stuff, she
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Jun 19, 2011
Krista
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Lauren's life seems almost perfect at first. She's got a perfect boyfriend, Dave. She's not struggling with school. She's got an awesome best friend, Katie. She doesn't really fight with her father. Her life is good. Safe, but good.
She's not happy, though. Lauren doesn't know why, but her life doesn't seem like all it's cracked up to be. Neither does her relationship with Dave, who may be just a little bit too perfect. She finds a chance to make herself happy when Evan Kirkland comes More...
She's not happy, though. Lauren doesn't know why, but her life doesn't seem like all it's cracked up to be. Neither does her relationship with Dave, who may be just a little bit too perfect. She finds a chance to make herself happy when Evan Kirkland comes More...
Feb 11, 2010
Caitlin
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I'd heard good things about this author around the blogosphere. She has been grouped in the same category with Sarah Dessen and Jennifer Echols, and in a lot of aspects they are the same. Elizabeth Scott has her own unique voice, and she brought it to the pages of Bloom and created a captivating story with lovable characters and of course -- a happily ever after..
Bloom contains the aspects of young adult novels that I love: young romance and trying to figure out life. Lauren ha More...
Bloom contains the aspects of young adult novels that I love: young romance and trying to figure out life. Lauren ha More...
Aug 29, 2011
Savannah (Books With Bite)
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Ms.Scott is another author I love to read! Her books are always life changing and have something significant you can always take away from. In this book., we the reader, discover Lauren. A teenager who is looking for something more. Aren't we not?
I loved the characters in this book. I like how real Lauren is. I like how she wants more to her life than what she is living now. I think we need to make mistakes in order to get to the place where we need to be. To grow not only in life but More...
I loved the characters in this book. I like how real Lauren is. I like how she wants more to her life than what she is living now. I think we need to make mistakes in order to get to the place where we need to be. To grow not only in life but More...
Jun 30, 2010
Laila
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It's not often that I read a book and think, "This is me! This is my life." Well, that's exactly what happened when I read Bloom. The odd thing is that the protagonist is a teenager, while I am 33. But, I'm chalking that up to being young at heart or whatever.
I think we all can identify with Lauren's struggle: she seemingly has everything she could ever want, yet she wants more. Selfish, right? I loved this book because she is a strong enough character to not only want more More...
I think we all can identify with Lauren's struggle: she seemingly has everything she could ever want, yet she wants more. Selfish, right? I loved this book because she is a strong enough character to not only want more More...
Feb 17, 2010
Kody
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So Elizabeth Scott is OFFICIALLY my favorite YA romance author. I read LIVING DEAD GIRL first (so not a romance) and then decided to backtrack and read her earlier work. I was startled at first to see comedies - ROMANTIC comedies - but then I gave them a shot, and WOW glad I did.
Lauren in BLOOM is such a real character. She's that girl that hangs out with popular people but isn't quite popular - I knew loads of these girls in high school. Her boyfriend is gorgeous, but things just ar More...
Lauren in BLOOM is such a real character. She's that girl that hangs out with popular people but isn't quite popular - I knew loads of these girls in high school. Her boyfriend is gorgeous, but things just ar More...
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May 19, 2011
Angel
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WOW ... i LOVE this book ...
it's about a girl ... who is unsure of who she is ?
who she should be ? and who's the real her ?
Lauren is scared to turn out to be just like her parents ... just when she thought she had everything ... and that her life was perfect ,until Evan Kirkland moves to her school and she starts questioning all that ...
would she turn out like her mother ===> and just leaves every thing behind her ?
or would she be like her father ===> and have More...
it's about a girl ... who is unsure of who she is ?
who she should be ? and who's the real her ?
Lauren is scared to turn out to be just like her parents ... just when she thought she had everything ... and that her life was perfect ,until Evan Kirkland moves to her school and she starts questioning all that ...
would she turn out like her mother ===> and just leaves every thing behind her ?
or would she be like her father ===> and have More...
Apr 11, 2011
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