The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

Gorgeous and ornate, this sensual fairy tale illuminates the corrosive and redemptive power of both love and lies

Holly Black, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book of Night

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

Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger

A fairy tale in the oldest and truest sense: a haunting dream full of blood and love, vicious truths and beautiful lies. It swallowed me whole, and I went willingly

Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of The Once and Future Witches

Darkly gorgeous and utterly entrancing, Chokshi's adult fairy tale is as deadly as any fable of old; the lush, glittering prose and haunting mystery gilding a story sharper than a huntsman's blade

Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass

Roshani Chokshi's The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is an elegant, intoxicating cocktail of a book. Her gorgeous prose builds a fairy tale otherworld around you, one you'll do anything to remain in

Kat Howard, award-winning author of An Unkindness of Magicians

Unworldly, intoxicating-and so, so very enchanting. Each page ripples with the feeling of a dream filled by beauty and terrors alike. This is an intricate character study in finest form

Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Foul Lady Fortune

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 unicorn tapestry of folklore, magic, and monsters, woven with the nimblest hand and the most shimmering gilded thread. Roshani Chokshi is a master of all things baroque, sensuous, and mystical

Ava Reid, bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman

A spellbinding gothic fairytale, enveloped in dreamy poetic prose and enigmatic characters. This is a book you'll want to devour and savour, a book you won't be able to put down until the final act leaves you in awe

The Fantasy Hive

The haunting power and rich tradition of the fairy tale combines with a modern Gothic twist in this must-read stunning story. Chosen as a Star Book and Liz Pick of the Month, I have struggled to express how much this novel means to me. I can only recommend it with my heart and soul

LoveReading

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride will haunt me for a long time - Roshani Chokshi has mastered the gothic in this skillfully wrought fairytale of sisterhood, obsession, and possession

Sarah Underwood, author of Lies We Sing to the Sea

A delightfully meta fairy tale . . . The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is a fine addition to the shelf of novels about ordinary people being
seduced by wealth and glamour-but its real strength is the way magic emanates from every exquisitely crafted
sentence. . . . It feels like the best conjuring trick ever

Washington Post

I don't know how otherwise to explain this-The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is a Scorpio of a book. It is lush and extremely sensual from the very beginning, full of dark secrets and elegance that will sweep you off your feet...The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is an absolutely gorgeous read, with prose like expensive perfume and pearls. You won't want it to ever end.

tor.com

Equal parts dizzying, dazzling, and foreboding

Publishers Weekly

This gothic tale is lush and haunting

Booklist, starred review

Recommended for lovers of gothic romance, magical realism, and stories where fairy tales come true

Library Journal

Gorgeously dark and lyrically written, this book will haunt your thoughts in all the best ways

Culturefly

A tale of obsessive, toxic female friendship with heavy sapphic undertones, this novel is set to be one of the most exciting reads of the year

DIVA Magazine

A singular, unforgettable tale of love and magic

Kirkus Starred Review

This fantastic fantasy is a gothic fairy tale about a man who marries a mysterious woman who makes him promise never to pry into her past. But when they're forced to return to her family estate, he can't help but be curious...

Book Riot

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is as enthralling as Indigo: full of mystery and pain with enough flashes of light to enrapture and ensnare. Beautiful prose, complicated characters and terrible discoveries will captivate readers until the chilling end. --Suzanne Krohn, librarian and freelance reviewer. Roshani Chokshi adeptly combines classic gothic and fairytale themes in The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, a captivating novel of twisted love, betrayal and magic

Shelf Awareness Pro

An exquisitely painted fairy tale filled with dark enchantment and an exploration of the monsters within

Buzzfeed

Equal parts fairy tale, friendship story, and an examination of marriage, this gothic tale is lush and haunting. Chokshi, already a best-selling author of children's and YA books, returns to the adult world in this winning, original work. Highly recommended for all fantasy collections

Booklist, Starred Review

Retains Chokshi's signature flair for lavish world-building and plot twists, but the book is concerned with the all-grown-up topic of marriage

today.com

If you like a gothic thriller then you'll love this

Stellar

An intriguing mix of a gothic fairytale and a crime thriller ... I was hooked from the very start

Cosmo

It's very good... A dark love story with a Gothic feel, it recalls the best, most luscious and frightening fairy tales

The Gloss

Finishing The Last Tale of the Flower Bride feels like waking up from a dream where you're not sure what was real and what was your slumbering subconscious playing tricks on you. It's a spellbinding adult debut that weaves a gothic tale of secrets, stories, danger and tragedy. Gorgeously dark and lyrically written, this book will haunt your thoughts in all the best ways

Culturefly

The Last Tale might well be Roshani's first adult novel, but if it's anything to go by, she's found a new corner of the market to take over

Fangirlish

This story of two friends who become obsessed with each other and believe they're living in an enchanted kingdom will enthral you. Whimsical, fairy-like and tinged with darkness

Metro.co.uk

This is a deeply dark but richly entertaining adult debut. Chokshi takes risks in terms of both the dense poetry of her style and the complex web of literary and cultural allusions woven into the story. The demands of the language, with its explosive imagery and multi-layered metaphors, are reminiscent of Angela Carter in its exuberance

ParSec

Haunting and beautifully written, Roshani Chokshi builds an engrossing atmosphere for lovers of fairy and gothic tales

Good Housekeeping