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A review by courtneys__library
Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall
3.0
I really wanted to love this one but it just missed the mark for me. While I absolutely loved the unique plot - Bridgerton-esque society, sapphic FMC, lots of queer representation, and a bit of magic - I found the text sometimes hard to understand, the characters mostly unlikeable, and the storyline predictable and, ultimately, a bit boring.
The narrator of this story was witty, funny, and, at times, a bit chaotic. This definitely added an element of whimsy to the story that it would have been remiss without. Miss Mitchelmore was naive and put up with a lot of mistreatment from the Duke of Annadale - I genuinely did not understand the intrigue. The Duke of Annadale reminded me of the first girl I dated - which means that I have very few good things to say about her. She was manipulative, rude, and brutish.
The absolute star of this was Miss Bickle. I want to read a book about her. She was constantly the comic relief and really the only one with anything positive to add to the story. She was the truest friend to Miss Mitchelmore and, somehow, the only sensible one in the entire story.
Despite my criticism, I didn't dislike this! I just didn't love it the way I was hoping to. It was fun to read a queer story in this time period and the writing was unique, albeit a bit over my head.
The narrator of this story was witty, funny, and, at times, a bit chaotic. This definitely added an element of whimsy to the story that it would have been remiss without. Miss Mitchelmore was naive and put up with a lot of mistreatment from the Duke of Annadale - I genuinely did not understand the intrigue. The Duke of Annadale reminded me of the first girl I dated - which means that I have very few good things to say about her. She was manipulative, rude, and brutish.
The absolute star of this was Miss Bickle. I want to read a book about her. She was constantly the comic relief and really the only one with anything positive to add to the story. She was the truest friend to Miss Mitchelmore and, somehow, the only sensible one in the entire story.
Despite my criticism, I didn't dislike this! I just didn't love it the way I was hoping to. It was fun to read a queer story in this time period and the writing was unique, albeit a bit over my head.