The prose is so poetic and is very clearly a love letter to the fairytales and folklore of mysterious magical women who seduce mortal men with the promise of a happily ever after so long as they do not break a single rule. The story so quickly consumes you on this whirlwind romance of sensual storytelling that I could not put it down. This book is all vibes and no plot and I am here for it.

I devoured this book the same way I did the Night Circus. After I finished the book, immediately I went and found people to talk about it because I am HAUNTED. It got me so excited to read this book and my biggest regret is not reading it sooner. She spoke so eloquently about fairytales and this book in particular. Review: I had the privilege to meet Roshani and pick up a copy of The Last Tale of the Flower Bride on her birthday in Brooklyn. or their lives.Ĭombining the lush, haunting atmosphere of Mexican Gothic with the dreamy enchantment of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is a spellbinding and darkly romantic page-turner about love and lies, secrets and betrayal, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.

As the house slowly reveals his wife’s secrets, the bridegroom will be forced to choose between reality and fantasy, even if doing so threatens to destroy their marriage. For within the crumbling manor’s extravagant rooms and musty halls, there lurks the shadow of another girl: Azure, Indigo’s dearest childhood friend who suddenly disappeared. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily ever after-and in exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would never pry into her past.īut when Indigo learns that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom will soon find himself unable to resist. Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada.

Synopsis: A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship cursed to end in tragedy, and the danger of believing in fairy tales-the breathtaking adult debut from New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi.

The last tale of the flower bride