praise for 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 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

Roshani Chokshi knows fairy tales and myth like few other writers, and in these pages, her knowledge of those traditions shimmers like actual magic. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is not onlya thrillingly inventive modern fairy tale, but also a book that invites us to rethink all fairy tales. This novel is addictive, decadent, and sultry—a dark fantasy, a subtle and sensitive story of female friendship, and a seductive examination of the mysteries of marriage itself. It will shock, disarm, and delight you, with surprise reverberating all the way to its very last lines.”
Sanjena Sathian, author of Gold Diggers

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

I’m not sure I can capture how much this book moved, gripped, devoured me. Chokshi draws stars from the darkness. An opulent, engrossing tale with all the power of a myth and all the truth of a parable—reading a story like this reminds you why we tell them in the first place.”
Kiran Millwood Hargrave, internationally bestselling author of The Mercies

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

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

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride gripped me from its first chapter and enthralled me till the very end. An utterly breathtaking story—dark, haunting, and thrumming with mystery, magic, and love.”
Sue Lynn Tan, bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Chokshi’s tale is as sweet as a piece of fairy fruit, and just as wicked. Every bite is velvet, every
swallow is gold, and the taste lingers like a fever dream.”
V. E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

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
Claire Heywood, author of Daughters of Sparta

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 author of Foul Lady Fortune

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

THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE is a sexy, mysterious, creepy fairy tale for adults, with all the gauzy, sultry atmosphere of a Guillermo Del Toro movie. Perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Preorder it!”
Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet On Vacation

Beautiful and biting, THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE tells of love that isn’t always pretty, but always rings true.”
Hannah Whitten, New York Times Bestselling author of For The Wolf

Like the best Gothic novels, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride lures you in, cups you in a dreamlike trance, and—most impressively—makes the whole trick look effortless. A story of obsessive bonds and the lies we eagerly devour to be loved, it is at once exquisitely intense and profoundly sad. Reader, I was at its mercy.”
Isabel Canas, bestselling author of The Hacienda

“A singular, unforgettable tale of love and magic.”
Kirkus, starred review

Reading Chokshi’s prose is like sinking deeply into the overstuffed arms of a plush, purple velvet sofa. Her lavish descriptions . . . wrap you in sumptuous sensory detail.” New York Times

Bestseller Chokshi makes her adult debut with a lush and haunting modern fairy tale about the nature of friendship and love…Chokshi’s prose overflows with metaphor and lavish imagery, adding to the decadent, gothic feel as the mystery of Indigo’s past intensifies. The result is equal parts dizzying, dazzling, and foreboding.”
Publisher’s Weekly

Chokshi’s writing is vivid and lovely.”
Entertainment Weekly

The gothic atmosphere of this fairy-tale romance, mixed with heartbreaking tragedy, creates a story that hovers between fantasy and illusion. It begins with an enchantment and ends with its breaking. In between, a dream becomes a nightmare—until they both wake up. Chokshi’s adult debut is recommended for lovers of gothic romance, magical realism, and stories where fairy tales come true, especially when they shouldn’t.”
Library Journal

A captivating novel of twisted love, betrayal and magic.”
Shelf Awareness Pro

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 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.”
Charlie Jane Anders, Washington Post

An intriguing mix of a gothic fairytale and a crime thriller … I was hooked from the very start.”
Kiera Egan, Cosmopolitan

‘It’s very good… A dark love story with a Gothic feel, it recalls the best, most luscious and frightening fairy tales.”
Orna Mulcahy, The Gloss

If you like a gothic thriller then you’ll love this.”
Stellar Magazine

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

Sumptuous . . . a spellbinding and darkly romantic page-turner.”
Book Riot

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

Whimsical, fairy-like and tinged with darkness.”
Metro

Deeply dark but richly entertaining”
ParSec

This author is at the top of her game . . . The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is a mystery and a thriller and a deep exploration both of the fraught world of teenage girls and the complexity of marriage. . . . This novel shines brightly, it dares you to consider just what secrets you have kept, what hearts you have broken.”
          Locus

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