Hello, everyone! Today I’m reviewing Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson. I don’t read much erotica. So, I was hesitant about this one. However, I’ve enjoyed Gibson’s other books and decided to give it a go. Was it worth it? Read on to find out!

Adam has been in love with his best friend Nicola since college, but the closest he can come to admitting his feelings is inviting her to travel with him to Scotland in search of a legendary cave from his grandfather’s bedtime stories. When a storm washes out the road, Adam and Nicola find themselves at the mercy of Eileen, an eccentric aristocrat, and Finley, her brooding groundskeeper. The Americans quickly get more than they bargained for as they become entangled in Eileen and Finley’s world of mind games, kink, and ancient enchantment.

***Thank you to Orbit Books/Redhook for providing a copy of the book via NetGalley. My review contains my honest thoughts about my reading experience.***

I’ll get right to the point. Savage Blooms was, by far, my least favorite S.T. Gibson novel. The only things this book had going for it were the atmospheric writing and the intrigue of the epilogue. That’s right. Almost nothing interesting happened until the book was over. I was so bored while reading that it took me way longer to finish this one than I should have spent on it. Oh well.

Usually, I love S.T. Gibson’s focus on character dynamics and the drama of relationship development. However, the characters in Savage Blooms had so little depth. They felt like cardboard cutouts being moved around to have sex with each other. lol. There was some interpersonal drama, but it just all seemed so forced.

The plot of Savage Blooms was practically nonexistent. At first, I was intrigued by the mystery of what Eileen and Finley wanted with the Americans. It just dragged on for so long that I lost interest. Then the reveal of their master plan was just so dumb and underwhelming that it made me regret being interested in the first place. There was so much potential with the menace of the fae hanging over everything, as well, but it was severely underutilized. The epilogue finally capitalized on it a bit and made me wish it had been chapter one of the book instead.

All in all, Savage Blooms was not a good time for me. I was bored for most of it, and all of the “relationship development” felt super forced for the sake of getting everyone in bed with everyone else. The writing was super evocative, though. Ultimately, I can’t recommend this one and rate it a generous 2.5 out of 5 stars.

There you have it! My thoughts about Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson. Was anyone else really disappointed by this one? Let me know your thoughts down in the comments!