Dark Blossom is a story that is full of secrets and centers on a therapist named Cynthia, her daughter Lily and her newest patient Sam. Sam has recently suffered a tremendous loss. His wife and teenage son were killed in a car crash and Sam is still seeking the truth about the cause of the accident.

The story is told through Cynthia’s eyes and we see that she struggles with her own personal issues just like everyone else. She is a single mom struggling to connect with her daughter Lily. As the story unfolds Cynthia finds out the truth about the accident that took Sam’s family from him and she also finds out some truths about her daughter Lily. It all culminates to plot twist at the end that I did not see coming.

Although Dark Blossom was just 214 pages long it took me a few weeks to finish it. I can’t put my finger on why it took me so long, maybe it was because this was a quiet, slow moving type of read. I am not saying that I didn’t enjoy this one, it was interesting and I liked the plot twist but I did not connect with any of the characters. I did not like Cynthia, I found her to be weak and unprofessional throughout the story. She crossed lines with Sam who was unprofessional himself as well. I also thought Cynthia could not handle stress well and it seemed like she would just unravel at any time in regards to her personal life. I thought she could do with some therapy herself. I also found Lily and Sam’s relationship a little hard to believe. They become instant friends and that did not feel realistic, especially given how withdrawn Lily had been and how she struggled with her relationship with her mom.

Although I did not find myself connecting to the characters, what I enjoyed about Dark Blossom is that I never really knew where the author was taking the story. I was kept guessing throughout and I was curious as to what would happen next. The ending shocked me. Dark Blossom was a quiet, plot driven story full of secrets.

Disclaimer: This review is my honest opinion. I did not receive any kind of compensation for reading and reviewing this book. I am under no obligation to write a positive review. My free review copy of Dark Blossom by Neel Mullick was courtesy FSB Associates.

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I liked this book. Mr. Mullick does write a book that draws on human emotion. Yet, I felt the emotion but not as strongly as I wanted. In fact, as I was reading this book, I craved to be wrapped up tightly with the emotions that Sam, Cynthia and her daughter, Lily experienced.

Sam may have went to Cynthia for help but she gained a lot from Sam as well. She may not have "physically" lost her family but she had "emotionally" lost her daughter. Through her relationship helping Sam; she was able to repair and rebuild her relationship with her daughter. Sam found a fresh start as well. He learned that it was ok to move on and still live his life after the tragic lost of his family.

In a way, this book kind of had a poetic vibe to it. It was lovely. This is why I was saddened that I did not enjoy this book more. Mr. Mullick is a storyteller. I would invite readers to check out this book. ( )