The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi - GBR - Starting April 1st 2025

[Jenn]

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.

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.

Combining 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.

[Jenn]

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi will be one of our GBRs for April 2025.

Please read at your own pace, and hide any spoilers ☺ You are welcome to join at any time during the month ☺

Happy Reading Everybody!

[Jenn]

Pre-Reading Questions -

Anybody got any thoughts on this one before we start?

Has anyone read anything similar to this before?

Anybody read anything else by this author previously?

[Haley]

I'm hoping to get to this one this month *just need to find the book*

I remember getting this in a BOTM box after reading it's similar to the invisible life of addie larue! I'm hoping it doesn't disappoint.

[Haley]

okay this is indeed NOT like the invisible life of addie larue.. not the biggest fan of the prose and writing.

42% (view spoiler)[ I'm not liking the back and forth between the two girls and the marriage... hopefully it all can come together and add some sort of twist or mystery. I find myself getting bored with this one, but thankfully listening to the audiobook so it's not *TERRIBLE*
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[Haley]

80% (view spoiler)[ Hmmm killed her aunt, I think yes... I wish I was more interested in this storyline. I care more about what happened between the friendship than the marriage. but at the same time I have a feeling I know how this is going to end (hide spoiler)]

[Haley]

finished (view spoiler)[ not the biggest fan and can't say I'd recommend to others to read it. But it wasn't TERRIBLE.. but I can't say I enjoyed how everything was going... (hide spoiler)]