🪻 The book begins with a promise of a dark fairytale in a Gothic atmosphere and is narrated by two of the three main characters, Azure and the Bridegroom. On one hand, the Bridegroom narrates how he met his beautiful wife, Indigo who made him look forward to their fantastic life in exchange of a promise that he shall never pry into her past or her secrets.
🪻 On the other hand Azure narrates how she met Indigo as a child and found a home in Indigo’s House of Dreams. She also explains Indigo’s obsession with fairytale and her faith that she is one of them, destined to go to the Otherworld when her time comes. As they grow up, Indigo and Azure becomes inseparable and a reflection of each other until one day Azure disappears from the face of the earth, much like the Bridegroom’s younger brother who went missing as a child.
🪻 This is my first read by Roshani Chokshi and given the hype around this book and the author, I was expecting a better plot. Nevertheless the narration was lucid and fast paced. The Last hundred pages were so suspenseful that it kept me up late at night and made me finish the book first thing in the morning. The book has everything for a Gothic fiction, eerie setting, dark magic, cruel rituals and secrets. The ending was very satisfying and I felt it worth my time. Recommended to thriller/Dark Fantasy fans.
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