Reviews

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

klm_wl's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

aprilhereee's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars i think. maybe 3.25! this was cute, but it felt quite long and drawn out and i was hoping to see a bit more of the two love interests actually interacting. it didn’t feel like there was a ton of romance for them to establish actually being in love on! i did enjoy the characters & the setting, but it took me about 40% of the book to be really interested! therefore not rating it super highly, would still recommend for someone who likes fantasy with a bit of comedy

jenniekolakoski's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

ahareaffair's review against another edition

4.0

It took a bit to get into this one, but overall it was a really fun read. The pacing was a little weird and it's definitely verbose. I thought the over the top nature of the wording was fun though. It's definitely whimsical, even when it does get a dark. As annoying as Lizzie is, she quickly became my favorite character.

katerdate's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I’m surprised that I loved this book as much as I did. The narrator was a delight to read. The chemistry was tangible. And the side characters were fun! It was a very lovely love story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Transphobia

Minor: Racism

whitandwhimsy's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

waltyelnats's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

proseamongstthorns's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

5.0

This book. This book! 

I can’t believe I’ve waited so long to read this. It’s hilarious, it’s fantastic, it’s super sapphic. 

I am so excited to see where this series goes. 

awortiz's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

marymclellan's review

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0