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A review by unlikelyplaces
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
4.0
I almost really loved this…
I feel really conflicted about this one 😬 I did really enjoy it! The writing was beautiful, it had that dark/whimsy that I love in stories like this. It almost felt like a mix of like Daphne du Maurier and Neil Gaiman to me. And I think that it used its themes really cleverly.
It had all the components for me to love it but for some reason there was just something missing for me. I’m not sure why but I just didn’t feel a connection to the characters. And then I also predicted all the reveals quite early on so idk if that’s because they were obvious or because I’m just so smart (lol) but that took away a lot of the tension for me.
So although I appreciated a lot about this book and would definitely recommend it, there was something about it that fell a little flat for me but I don’t think that would be the case for everyone!
I have to stress, if you have any particular triggers, please check the content warnings for this! I imagine this could be really difficult to read for some people. Definitely avoid if you’re not in a good headspace. ❤️
I feel really conflicted about this one 😬 I did really enjoy it! The writing was beautiful, it had that dark/whimsy that I love in stories like this. It almost felt like a mix of like Daphne du Maurier and Neil Gaiman to me. And I think that it used its themes really cleverly.
It had all the components for me to love it but for some reason there was just something missing for me. I’m not sure why but I just didn’t feel a connection to the characters. And then I also predicted all the reveals quite early on so idk if that’s because they were obvious or because I’m just so smart (lol) but that took away a lot of the tension for me.
So although I appreciated a lot about this book and would definitely recommend it, there was something about it that fell a little flat for me but I don’t think that would be the case for everyone!
I have to stress, if you have any particular triggers, please check the content warnings for this! I imagine this could be really difficult to read for some people. Definitely avoid if you’re not in a good headspace. ❤️