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Synopsis:
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.
Review & thoughts:
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is written like a fairytale and captivated me since the first page. While it dragged a bit in the middle, the beginning and the end of this story kept me on the edge of my seat, I really enjoyed how dark and mysterious this book was and despite it being set in modern times, it read like a real gothic tale.
The events in this book are set in two timelines: in present, we see the marriage between Indigo and The Bridegroom and how coming to the house of Indigo’s dying aunt starts a series of events that will make old, dangerous secrets come to the light; in past, we follow Indigo and Azure, Indigo’s best friend who disappeared when they were 18. In the beginning I was a bit confused about what was happening, but I quickly got engrossed in this fascinating story. All the characters were really fleshed out and interesting and their relationships complex, which made this book so much more enjoyable. I also loved all the references to classical stories, fairytales and myths, it fit this story so well and made reading it an even more interesting experience.
I really liked The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, it was very well written and the story was compelling and unpredictable, I loved all the plot twists. Can’t wait for more books from this author!
Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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