Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson | Horror Fiction

Bloom is a beautifully crafted nightmare.

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Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson

Released October 2023
Source: Spotify Audio
Get it at your local library or see more @ Goodreads

This story lulls you in with what appears to be a sweet, healing romance but soon enough the dark undertones start rising to the surface.

Ro(semary) meets the most beautiful girl in the world, an elfin cottagecore dreamgirl come to life, at the farmers market. She is smitten. She’s also recovering from a breakup from a guy who ruined her self-esteem and gave her an issue or two.

Ash is very private but allows Ro into parts of her life but Ro is consumed by wanting to know everything about her and her nosiness and insecurity and complete lack of boundaries (ugh) has her snooping where she shouldn’t be snooping . . .

I loved and adored everything about this book. It’s a lovely romance on its surface but there are sinister moments that peek through and the slow burn really pays off in the last few acts. I’ve seen too many horror films to be surprised by any of this but that didn’t stop me from loving how it all played out and finding some of the darker turns and dialogue darkly humorous. It’s everything I love in a horror/romance mashup novel.

If you’re wanting to do a double feature after reading this book, I’d recommend checking out

Final Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


Publisher Plot Synopsis 

A sweet sapphic romance takes a deadly dark turn in this sharp-as-a-knife novella from the New York Times bestselling author.

Rosemary meets Ash at the farmers’ market. Ash—precise, pretty, and practically perfect—sells bars of soap in delicate pastel colors, sprinkle-spackled cupcakes stacked on scalloped stands, beeswax candles, jelly jars of honey, and glossy green plants. Ro has never felt this way about another woman; with Ash, she wants to be her and have her in equal measure. But as her obsession with Ash consumes her, she may find she’s not the one doing the devouring…

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