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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.
A scholar of fairy tales meets the enigmatic Indigo Maxwell-Castenada, an heiress who is as beautiful as she is mysterious.
When the two marry, Indigo asks that the bridegroom never digs into her past, and the two live happily ever after.
Or, at least, they do until Indigo has to leave for her childhood home because her estranged aunt is seriously ill.
At the House of Dreams, the bridegroom is enticed by the promise of secrets and finds himself unable to stop from searching for answers.
Who is Azure?
Why does Indigo not talk about her and where did she go?
The premise for this book really intrigued me, especially the mystery element.
Out of the bridegroom, Indigo and Azure, I found Azure to be the most interesting character and I enjoyed her chapters the most. I didn't like Indigo very much, but she was a complex character. I felt indifferent about the bridegroom.
The plot was interesting and held my attention, but I wasn't gripped.
The magical realism element was intriguing and made the novel unique.
I enjoyed the writing style and found it easy to follow.
While I did like this novel, I can see other people enjoying it more than I did.
Overall, this was an enjoyable, unique read.
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