Once, a man who studied fairy tales met a mysterious woman called Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. They fell in love and decided to marry, but Indigo had one condition: do not ask about her past. Do not look, do not pry. The man agreed, and they were wed.

    But when a call comes that Indigo's estranged aunt is dying, and the couple must return to Indigo's childhood home, bridegroom's resolve weakens. For there are secrets lying within the dilapidated mansion's extravagant halls and sprawling gardens, begging to be uncovered. Hints of a second girl called Azure, Indigo's childhood friend who disappeared long ago. But Azure's story cannot stay silenced.

    As the house slowly reveals his wife's secrets, the bridegroom will be forced to choose between fantasy and reality, even if doing so may destroy their marriage - or their very lives.

    'The Last Tale of the Flower Bride' is an enthralling gothic novel by American author Roshani Chokshi about love, lies, and the stories people tell themselves to survive. It is an atmospheric book, rich in literary description, and unfolds through alternating perspectives of the bridegroom in the present and Azure in the past. By exploring their individual relationships with Indigo over the years, 'The Last Tale of the Flower Bride' presents a fascinating examination of love as a double-edged sword, one with acceptance and belonging on one side, and codependency and the fear of abandonment on the other. This motif of duality continues throughout the novel, branching out to explore concepts of poverty vs decadence, growth vs stagnation, sacrifice vs salvation, real life vs an Otherworld, and more. Chokshi skillfully builds upon this dual theming through the incorporation of myths and folk tales to weave an intriguing mystery that asks, what happened to Azure? And what will be left when the truth comes out? 'The Last Tale of the Flower Bride' is a spellbinding story of those who desperately need the fantastical to be real, to render an otherwise unbearable reality into a tolerable fairy tale.