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Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

73 reviews

mkate4's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

I really wanted to like this book, but I just never cared much about the characters or the plot, especially the romance.

I realized at the end of the book that I couldn’t remember any really positive interactions between Maelys and Georgiana. Even the fade to black sex scenes were harsh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Transphobia

77marlenek87's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

lisettevx's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

foxglovereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted slow-paced

3.0

Mortal Follies has a number the things I enjoy: fairies, deities, sapphic regency romance, and great banter between characters. Having a hobgoblin as the story’s narrator was a nice touch, whose commentary kept things pretty fun. I will say around the 50% mark the story reaches a resolution before shifting into an entirely different conflict in the second half, which made it feel almost like two different stories. But while the second half dragged here and there, it still kept me interested to the end. The author has a lovely writing style and again, the banter between the two leads was delicious. Overall, fun read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

abby_can_read's review

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

cosypuck's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Loved the tone, vibes and concept of this but as other people have mentioned, it felt like two plots crammed into one book and the romance wasn't overly believable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Transphobia

the_vegan_bookworm's review

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

mlashley's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

The narrator format sometimes took me out of the story but that’s just a personal issue tbh. The storyline was rich, even if the characters were a bit shallow.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

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