Orchid Blooming is a slow-paced, slow-burn love story, in which the protagonist Orchid deals with trauma, self-doubt and trust issues to finally fall in love with the male protagonist Phoenix.

There was a clear plot line, clear romance between the two but I think for me that's about all that I liked. 

I had a hard time getting into it, it took me two weeks reading on and off to finish it, which is rare. I normally read books in one to two sitting max so already I knew I was going to have problems. 

I thought the book could do with a bit of editing as there were parts which were overly descriptive and in my opinion not needed. Also, there were a lot of side characters and some I wanted to know more about - I thought they could have been developed more; especially as this book can be read as a standalone. Additionally, I found that sometimes the conversation didn't feel very organic or natural (I'll include an example below).

Not sure if it's an error or intentional but either way, in my opinion, it felt off.

It's not a bad book at all, three stars is a pretty solid rating. 

Thank you @netgalley for the chance to review this!