Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

72 reviews

blewballoon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

I'm giving this a 3 because I can see how it could work for the right reader, but unfortunately it didn't work for me. The fairy narrator's commentary is mostly what ruined my reading experience. I didn't find it funny or enhancing to the story, and it broke my immersion constantly. I feel like I can understand what it was going for, but it missed the mark in my opinion and as I was reading I wished it had been cut entirely. Due to the narration, I felt very removed from the human characters in the story and it was harder to get invested in them or their plot, which is paced erratically. In addition to the pacing feeling off, I thought the romance did as well. I did not feel the chemistry, and I didn't want these women to be together. It's lamp-shaded in the text that the Duke is a Byronic broody character, but she came off as dry and cold to me rather than mysterious and deep. I don't know if maybe this just needed some more time and editing, or I wasn't in the mood, but I didn't have the good time reading this that I had wanted to. I listened to the audiobook at 1.6 speed, if I had been reading it myself I probably would have taken weeks to finish because I wasn't into it. Still a big fan of Alexis Hall and I'll definitely be reading more of their books, just not more of this series probably.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, and Death of parent

thegabecole's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

amriherd's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

Contrary to some low reviews, I actually LOVED the conceit of the narrator. They were fun, funny, and let you glide over what could have been boring inaction common with historical fiction. The second half did slow down a lot.  I think I would have laid the three acts over each other instead of devotingthe middle third to soley relationship growth. Would have kept it interesting and made the emotions more genuine.  I found myself speeding up to get it done with rather than out of interest, so I docked some for that.  Overall breezy and entertaining. Would make an excellent adaptation.

Content warning: animal sacrifice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

lbelow's review

4.0

It was a bit disconcerting to get to the halfway mark and have finished what I thought of as the plot, but the author managed to salvage the book in the end. I adored the whimsy of the tone and world building! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, and Murder

immyx13_tv's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Death

megj23's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Rape

artstitute's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Transphobia, and Death of parent

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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? Yes

4.5

Alexis Hall just does it for me. At least his Regency romances, I have yet to try a contemporary from him. This would certainly not work for everyone, but the humor hit for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Transphobia, and Blood

Minor: Racism, Slavery, and Death of parent

musebeliever's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Transphobia, and Classism

risaleel's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood and Classism