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kestrelfire's review
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 against another edition
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.
<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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Transphobia
Minor: Racism
garbage_mcsmutly's review
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.
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.
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.booksthatburn's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
MORTAL FOLLIES is a story of curses and romance, narrated by a faerie intimated to be Robin/Puck of A Midsummer Night's Dream. While it is set in 1814, Puck seems to be telling the story from some time further in the future, possibly in the 21st century. Maelys seems to be cursed, and keeps running into a woman nicknamed "the Duke of Annadale" who is rumored to have murdered her own father and brothers. She's also rumored to know magic, and seems to be Maelys's only chance at getting rid of the curse (as long as she's not really the one who cast it).
The romance was fun, and the stakes escalated appropriately. I liked the story but found Puck frustrating as a narrator. Because they are recalling these events from so far in the future, their interjections kept me from sinking completely into the 19th century setting. It seems like these may form some overarching story which moves between books, but it happened to hit upon a style I don't personally enjoy.
The romance was fun, and the stakes escalated appropriately. I liked the story but found Puck frustrating as a narrator. Because they are recalling these events from so far in the future, their interjections kept me from sinking completely into the 19th century setting. It seems like these may form some overarching story which moves between books, but it happened to hit upon a style I don't personally enjoy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Death of parent, War, and Classism
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
20sidedbi's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Blood
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, and Classism
alli_gator's review against another edition
I can’t stand Miss Bicky or Robin, the narrator, those two characters have made my reading experience horrible. They’re annoying characters with far too many plot-interrupting quips. And while I love fantasy regency era stuff and I love lgbt+ stuff, I had high hopes that this book would have been just a tad more historically accurate on the general homophobia of the time. It certainly wouldn’t have been so knowledgeable that Miss Mitchelmore would have let herself be so forward or even allow Miss Bicky to be so loud about her queerness. I was just so annoyed by how helter-skelter the plot is that I couldn’t stand to read a page more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Rape and Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia