The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi Review

 Title: The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

Author: Roshani Chokshi

Age Group: Adult

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Standalone

Star Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

I bought a copy of this book on my Kindle and reviewed it.

I’ve been a fan of Roshani Chokshi for a long time, so when this book was on an Amazon Kindle sale a while ago, I jumped on it. I’ve been trying to read my owned books in between library ones, and I was very excited to read it. This book.. I finished it a while ago and I’m still thinking about it. This book was a strange, twisty puzzle of a fairy tale, and I loved every moment of it. It both frightened and seduced me in turns. I was on the edge of my seat, and I finished The Last Tale of the Flower Bride in less than a week. It is easily one of my favorite books of 2026, and I’m certain that I will never read anything quite like it. A unique, dark fairy tale full of thorns and riddles, I loved it so much!

Azure and Indigo are the best of friends, more like sisters than friends. Their friendship is so toxic as to be codependent, but Indigo is Azure’s escape from a mundane, ordinary life, unacknowledged by her distant mother and watched too closely by her mother’s lover. But the deeper that Azure and Indigo go into their own private world, they begin to lose sight of reality. And there’s The Bridegroom, bound by promises to never pry into his lovely, mysterious bride’s past. But soon, the curiosity gets the better of him, and he is thrust into a web of intrigue, danger, and doors that once opened, cannot be closed. What secrets is Indigo hiding, and why?

I really loved this book! Despite the triggers, I was captivated by the prose and the pacing; the narrative passed smoothly between Indigo and her Bridegroom. I’ve been really books with toxic friendships lately, and this book fitted that profile perfectly. This book was a seductive, thorny fairy tale, full of twists, turns, and dark secrets. I was constantly guessing what was going to happen next, and more than once, I was taken aback. The prose was gorgeous, and I was immediately drawn in by both Indigo and her husband. I was spellbound by Indigo and Azure’s relationship, even as it grew deeper and more dangerous. It was like I was in a maze at night, desperate to find the way out but too distracted to do so. And that ending–even though I could see it coming, it still felt like a punch to the gut: harsh, jarring, and more than a little painful. I loved every tense second of this novel! The bottom line: A dark and seductive fairy tale, I loved The Last Tale of the Flower Bride! Next on deck: Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet!