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Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

48 reviews

merdragon's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

cloudyworld's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This was soooo fun to listen to. The narrator Nneka Okoye absolutely killed it. The main cast were so lovable, and the story -while characters were in mortal peril- felt whimsical and fun and even a little sexy 😳 The Duke of Annadale is perfectly dour and standoffish, and Ms. Michelmore a strong lead. Shoutout to Ms. Bickle for being wonderful, like a regency Kat from Victorious. 

I didn't expect to enjoy this book as much as I did, but it really surprised me! It jumps right in and is exciting from the beginning, with curses and ghosts and the first sapphic crush the main character feels.. honestly if you like regency novels, this was so well done. I didn't give Alexis Hall's books a chance before this one and that was my mistake! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Sexual content

growintogardens's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

It could have been really good but the romance wasn't great imo, and it felt like the first and second books of a series smooshed together. Had some funny moments and neat story overall.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Blood

kestrelfire's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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This wasn't a book for me. I really wanted to like it. I thought the summary was good and I kept trying to like it. I didn't connect with the characters or the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Minor: Racism, Slavery, and Death of parent

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.5

In many ways, this read like a sapphic story by someone who was uncomfortable with telling a sapphic story. The romance was poorly developed, the characters were flat and unlikeable as romantic leads, and the fade to black for sexual content was awkward to me.

I also felt really uncomfortable with the narrator being a person spying on the romantic leads throughout, including during intimate time between them. 

With this said, it is a funny book and a good satire. If you go into it expecting that instead of a romance, you might like it more than I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

kay_w's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

A great book but the last third started slow and then began to feel rushed towards the end.

I loved the whole concept and execution of the narrator. Without it I don’t think I would’ve have enjoyed the book as much.

I’m very keen to read more of Alexis Hall’s books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Excrement, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

gaelstorm's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This is sapphic regency romance with fairy tale magic and a humorous fairy narrator. I found it enjoyable and funny, but the relationship & story bored me a bit at times, especially the second half. However I appreciated all the unique elements! The writing style definitely won’t be for everyone (which is true about all books, haha). You might enjoy this if you like regency with a twist!

<b>❤️ What kind of romance can I expect in this book?</b>
(no major plot spoilers but still hidden if you don't wanna know)

Genders: f/f
POV: 1st person & 3rd person, single POV (told in 1st person from a magical narrators POV, so the actual main characters are 3rd person) 
Themes & Tropes: Regency, Fairy Tales
Sex Scenes? Yes
Explicit Rating: PG/PG-13
How Much: A handful of sex scenes, some a bit more explicit while others are just mentioned that they happened. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

katerdate's review

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

garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

A delightful adventure of two young women's love, in a magical version of regency England that's full of witches and fairies and old gods and magic. I sometimes have trouble getting into sapphic romances but this one was a quick easy read that grabbed me right away. The narrative framing was great.

The whodunnit that we start with seemed very obvious, but then it turned out to not be the real focus of the story, so I was more okay with it having been obvious. The rest of the story was well done. 

And Alexis Hall always treats the characters (especially the queer ones) with the respect and nuance they deserve, which I really appreciate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Despite all the content warnings, this was a pretty easy, low-to-medium stakes read; nothing terribly traumatic to most readers.