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20sidedbi's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death and Blood
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, Violence, Transphobia, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
Minor: Classism, Sexual violence, and Racism
hazel_oat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Animal death, Medical content, Kidnapping, Violence, Abandonment, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Homophobia, Sexism, and Sexual content
Minor: Racism, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Slavery
elliya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Murder and Blood
crossingtheratterlin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Animal death
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Transphobia, Misogyny, and Kidnapping
flashandoutbreak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual content
sommermeyer27's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Murder and Animal death
Minor: Death of parent, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia
blewballoon's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Animal death, Cursing, and Death
Minor: Violence, Death of parent, Slavery, and Transphobia
lbelow's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, Animal death, Death, Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, and Misogyny
gbmillar2002's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The romance aspect was also beautifully written; wherein the palpable chemistry between the two characters were fiery but not unnecessarily crude. Especially as an audiobook listener the dirty talk wasn’t cringy and vulgar but tantalising and engaging.
What I would really really LOVE is a book about the narrator, hearing about their court life and modern life and why their thrown out would be amazing
Minor: Lesbophobia and Murder
rabblearouser's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This journey into the fae-core romance space is an underrated, ambitious undertaking outfitted with a thoughtful and whimsical mosaic of fae & queer lore alike. As always, every character is intentionally crafted and delightful. Our love interests are a brooding Duke (f) who’s rumored to have wielded dark magic to commit grave crimes and a precious, flower-child damsel with terrible luck… or something like it. If you’re an ACOTAR stan who swooned at Azriel & Elain’s stolen moments but are impatient for Elain’s actual character development or perhaps just craving more of who she becomes when Azriel lends her some teeth (not to mention some queer characters who actually kiss), I might have a recommendation. Alexis Hall can’t help being charming and hilarious so there’s plenty of that, of course.
I imagine what puts people off is the unconventional narration. The point of view is not one of the main characters but, instead, a mischievous mythical creature who many of us first encountered when reading Midsummer Night’s Dream back in high school. Once you get past the initial novelty, this choice brings new life to some tired tropes and settings by filtering them through the scrutiny of an unimpressed and often peeved otherworldly perspective. I know it sounds odd but it works and, frankly, the book is all the better for it. Truly, what will always make a sapphic romance even more queer is an impish narrator rolling their eyes at lesbian nonsense, and perhaps, caring more than they’d care to admit by the end.
In a romance space where it can feel like we’re reading the same stories again and again, Mortal Follies is an eclectic and thoroughly queer love story that I’m proud to have on my shelf. Thank you to Alexis Hall for writing this and gifting it to the world.
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia