This is a beautiful book written with great passion, and follows a wonderful journey across the UK to find all 52 species of native orchids. However, it just didn't grab me. This book is definitely written for botanists, because of the amount of plant and Latin names. It would be nice to get to know the author a little more and to have more information about his journey and its challenges, as this is more appealing for a casual reader. I was highly impressed by this challenge as a gap year, and certainly think this would be inspirational for young scientists. I would mostly recommend this book for anyone interested in botany and studying the natural sciences.
