Book Review: "Bloom" by N.R. Walker

This book was so sweet and romantic, I feel like my heart grew a few sizes while reading it!! It was included on a list of indie queer romances that a friend of mine posts each month, and I’m so grateful to have found this!

Keats owns his own flower shop in Sydney. It was a dream of his for some time, and while things are going well, running a successful business is exhausting, and he’s been able to focus on nothing but that for the last two years. He does wonder what it would be like to have a personal life again.

One day, Linden walks into the store looking for a bouquet of murder flowers to give to his cheating boyfriend. Keats convinces Linden to go for flowers that send a message rather than ones that could cause actual physical pain and suffering. Linden makes a purchase, and both aren’t shy about flirting with each other.

Neither man can get the other out of his mind. Their chemistry is intense, their senses of humor mesh perfectly, and they’re quickly smitten with one another. Given Linden’s recent romantic history, would getting involved with Keats doom him to be the rebound guy? And given that the store has been an impediment to Keats dating, is Linden different?

For me, this book was the perfect mix of flirtatious banter, the giddiness of attraction, and some exceptionally hot steam, along with fun supporting characters. I’ll definitely be looking up the meanings of any flowers I give or get in the future!!