Twenty-two years ago, a mother's selfish and evil acts destroyed the Hutchins family and separated Vivian from her young brother Blaine and little sister Christine. Since moving back into town seven years ago, Vivian had always hoped to see her siblings again and every day she looked forward to when that would happen. Then one day Vivian answered her door and there stood Christine, just like that, all grown up. However, Christine was not in town for a family reunion; she came to seek her revenge against the woman who had destroyed their family. When Christine was told that the person she sought was already dead, she felt fate had cheated her, but a few clues led her to believe that maybe Rose, the evil mother personified, was still alive after all. Christine's anger and desire for revenge were fueled further when she and Vivian discovered Rose's journal, detailing all her evil deeds, including killing her own husband and her son-in-law. Before they had had enough time to take in all the evil revelations from the diaries, Vivian answered her door again, and this time there stood Rose, and once again she had come to kick them out of their home; but this time Christine was ready and she was not going down without a fight.

Blood Blossom by Daryl Hajek is a very dark family story, filled with evil fueled by selfish desires, wealth, power and an undying need for revenge. Rose Hutchins, mother to Vivian and Christine, is a one of kind type of mother - in the most evil way possible - and in Christine's case, the apple did not fall far from the tree either. I do not believe I have ever come across a family filled with so much evil, darkness and hatred in their hearts that even after 22 years of not seeing one another the dark feeling still lives strong. For a mother to desire wealth and power so much that even her own family becomes expendable is beyond belief, but that is what forms the basis of this original plot. Blood Blossom by Daryl Hajek is a drama-filled family story with dark twists and turns that you never see coming.

Christine has arrived back home with a little surprise in mind. She’s determined to find the mother who abandoned her twenty-two years ago and exact her revenge. What she doesn’t expect is to find out the woman has been dead for years or that her elder sister is now living in their mother’s house. But nothing is as simple as it seems when Rose Hutchins is involved and the two girls are about to find out that there are dark secrets hidden in their past and their future. But Christine’s plans for revenge have not diminished and, in fact, as the secrets unravel they become bigger than ever in Blood Blossom by Daryl Hajek.

Vivian has been living on her own for many years since the death of her husband and she’s managed to make something of herself. She’s a strong and determined woman who was able to put some terrible things behind her which definitely helps you to relate to her. She’s the type of person that you can look up to and want to be more like. On the other hand, Christine is the antithesis. She’s the woman that we may all have buried deep inside, the one who wants revenge at any cost. Pairing them together makes this an interesting story and when you throw in Rose and her entourage … well, this story just kept getting better and better as I read it. I would recommend this to anyone who likes novels of revenge and anyone who likes a bit of action and suspense because that’s exactly what you’ll get in Blood Blossom.