The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

by Roshani Chokshi

Hardcover, 2023

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Publication

Hodder & Stoughton (2023), 304 pages

Description

"Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths. She was heiress to a fortune. 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. But 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. 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. 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 . . . or their lives."--… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member dcoward
This novel is difficult to describe - two teenage girls are inextricably tied to the "Otherworld" and each other. Flash forward to the future, where one of the girls is married and trying to keep her husband from digging too deeply into her past. This book was dreamy and creepy and good.
LibraryThing member spiritedstardust
my god I loathed this.
The prose was so purple and flowery that I was choking on it.
And the romance???! Sooo bloody toxic -"do you fear me?" So much dishonesty and game playing.
LibraryThing member KallieGrace
Very fairytale, with evocative flowery language throughout. The plot between the two girls feels like a version of the possessive crazy woman trope, but it is done well. The ending reminded me of Behind Her Eyes, though this isn't nearly as crazy. I really enjoyed this, but it could have drawn me
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in better with more depth to the characters.
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LibraryThing member decaturmamaof2
A very dark, twisty fairy tale that will transport you.
LibraryThing member Gwendydd
I couldn't get into this. It hinges on a character who is self-obsessed and manipulative, and I didn't see why everyone else was so willing to be manipulated by her. The flowery language felt like it was trying too hard.
LibraryThing member spiritedstardust
my god I loathed this.
The prose was so purple and flowery that I was choking on it.
And the romance???! Sooo bloody toxic -"do you fear me?" So much dishonesty and game playing.

Awards

LibraryReads (Monthly Pick — February 2023)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

304 p.; 9.29 inches

ISBN

1529384044 / 9781529384048

Local notes

Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths. She was heiress to a fortune. 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.

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