The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is a novel steeped in tradition – from the gothic genre through world myths and fairy stories – and yet it weaves itself into something fresh and original. I very much enjoyed Chokshi’s exploration of the enchantments that can exist within human relationships, the subtleties of friendship, the stories we tell to ourselves, and the lengths we will go to belong. A beautifully conjured tale.” Claire Heywood, author of Daughters of Sparta A shimmering tapestry of intertwined fairytales, told through the secrets of a modern Bluebeard’s chamber. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride will enthrall fans of twisty, dark journeys into the secrets of two girls, Indigo and Azure, who are inextricably linked by the perils of a mysterious house where nothing is quite as it seem” Whilst I was reading Flower Bride , I couldn’t help but think what a fantastic film it would make. The visuals would be stunning. If your book was to get an adaptation, which medium would you prefer: feature film or tv series? Do you have any actors in mind who could play your characters?

Beautiful and biting, THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE tells of love that isn’t always pretty, but always rings true.” I’m loving this book so far and I’m just mesmerized by Roshani’s prose and certain word choices, choosing more macabre words than seems necessary. What are your thoughts about this post? I would love to hear from you! :) Note that comments are moderated and you will get a notification when they are approved! Cancel replyThe two get married after Indigo gives him an ultimatum that he can’t pry on the life that came before this new life, but the Bridegroom struggles to keep his curiosity about Indigo’s life at bay. When she receives a call that her aunt is dying and they must go to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, to be with her, it looks like secrets may come out. She looked like the nostalgia that settles in your ribs at the end of a story you have never read, yet nevertheless know.’ Chokshi is at her finest when crafting how Indigo figures into both their lives, brilliantly balancing our uncertainty of her as a rose or a thorn, and like a window more than a body or—in the tropes of fairy tales—a path into the wilderness that may lead you to fortune or fatality.

Okay, I LOVED this book! So much more than I ever expected to. However, I suspect it won't be what some readers are expecting, especially if they know Chokshi from her YA novels. Until that moment, my life has been about the collecting of knowledge. Now the House of Dreams was tempting me with a different ending if only I would do it’s bidding…Thus, like all the fair-of-face fools before me, I rejected my knowledge and I believed’ The big reveal is easy to spot if you are paying attention. It is hinted at regularly. The ending was good, but as I had seen it coming, it was not as impactful for me as it could have been. Regards to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for providing me an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. We make a lot of space for monstrous adult women. But when it comes to fiction and … playing with teenage years, I don't see quite as much space for it … Writing ‘Flower Bride’ was rather cathartic.There is plenty of foreshadowing in the woman’s pov, which works at times but also irritates an equal number of times. Much in the way fairy tales are easy to relate to and superimpose the messages over our own lives by using archetypal characters and narratives, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride sort of superimposes itself over the genre by incorporating many recognizable archetypes to reconfigure them for its own purposes. ‘ Fairy tales are the purest and simplest expression of collective unconscious psychic processes,’ Jungian psychologist Marie-Louise von Franz writes in The Interpretation of Fairy Tales, ‘ they represent the archetypes in their simplest, barest, and most concise form.’ In this way it is able to dive directly into a sharp, psychological horror by striking at our purest fears of selfhood. Is the person closest to you betraying you and is your whole identity being built around a lie? The story comes to us in the first person perspective of two characters, one of whom is the unnamed man who is referred to as ‘The Bridegroom’. i mean, theres no doubt that RC can weave a tale and this one feels quite experimental compared to her previous books. im not sure i fully understand everything i read, but im walking away feel satisfied?