DNFd very early on unfortunately, the writing wasn't for me. I think Alexis hall may be a one hit wonder for me personally, I haven't been able to enjoy anything else he's written

Another interesting Alexis Hall adventure. I tend to prefer this author's style with historical settings, and this is another example of those settings playing to the writer's strengths.

Mortal Follies by Alex Hall. Pub Date: June 6, 2023. Rating: 2 stars. I was intrigued by the storyline of historical romantic fantasy with witchy vibes but honestly, this book did not do it for me. I felt it was cluttered, all of over the place, weirdly paced and way too long. The author is very descriptive and the reader does feel immersed in the world the author is trying to create but I found it very hard to focus and follow. Expectations were high with this one, but execution was unfortunately low. Thanks to #netgalley and #ballantinebooks for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review. #mortalfollies

This book was so so so good I was blown away. I am obsessed with the way the story was told, the dialog, part of it had me laughing out loud.

This is a DNF for me but I think it's completely me and not the book. I just wasn't invested and could care less about what was going to happen so I had to walk away.

Alexis Hall can do now wrong. Incredible! I was worried I had ruined myself by starting to read Alexis’s books with “A Lady for a Duke” because it was THAT beautiful.
But I’m glad to see that I was wrong!

Mortal Follies is a cute, historical, LGBTQ+ fantasy fiction told from the point of view of a rather uncharitable fairy. This isn't my favorite of all of Alexis Hall's books, and I did get a bit lost in the plot/worldbuilding a few times, but was very enjoyable!

I had such high hopes for this book, the synopsis sounded so fun.

I had a really hard time getting into the book, it felt lacking in the plot and character development. This was just not the book for me.

Thank you Del Rey and NetGalley for the eARC of Mortal Follies! All opinions in this review are my own.

I am so glad Alexis Hall puts out as many books as he does because he is one of my favorite authors.

Although I enjoyed it, I wish I hadn't read Mortal Follies when I was in a reading slump. I already want to try rereading it because it was such a fun read. I liked the narrator and how magic was added into the typical humor of Hall's writing. I'm looking forward to reading the sequel!

Jane Austen meets curses and Greek mythology in this incredible book you can't not to love. So recommended

I love this! I’ve come to the realization anything Alexis Hall writes will become one of my fav books.

I have tried SEVERAL times to complete this book and wrote a review. I keep getting stuck which is odd because sapphic historical fantasy is my jam. The plot development and pacing were way off for me. This that could have been resolved I na couple pages took chapters. The fantasy elements just didn’t mesh for me.

What should have been a great read for me just ended up being flat.

You say the words sapphic and romance and I am there! Alexis Hall is a prolific author and I have loved their work in the past, so I was extremely excited to pick this one up and it did not disappoint at all. This is such a fun romp and I found myself enjoying every minute of it. The banter and yearning are so on point. They really make you feel so much. The buildup was incredibly intense and I was so there for it, but I felt that we deserved a better payoff for all this tension. However, still such a good book and I will definitely be recommending this one!

I can see why this book is fun for a lot of people, I had trouble getting into the prose, but it's an interesting fantasy romance that really tried something I just don't know if it was for me.

I couldn’t finish this book. I tried for months and months and just could not get into it. I was so excited and so disappointed. A sapphic fantasy should’ve been right up my alley and this fell so flat for me. The narration was weird for me, this book was SO much longer than it needed to be, and the world building was like non existent??? This book also felt like it was trying so hard to be funny and that made it so very not funny.

never did i ever disliked an alexis hall book (maybe that one time) so when i got this arc from netgalley to review i was over the moon! it took me sometime but omds THIS IS SOOOO (for lack of better wording) SLAY.
i want a lady duke to take care of me then fall in love with me too. not much to say except this had the usual charm and the narrator was so much fun ( a delightful surprise) if you were considering this book please give ig a chance

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

I'm so glad I read this with my ears. The narrator was entertaining and I honestly think I would've dnfed if I read with my eyes.

Overall the story was whimsical and the representation was great. There was a lot of jumping from one thing to another which felt disjointed at times, but again was fine via audio.

I loved the writing style of this one though and the choice of the narrator was such an interesting one.
Unfortunately what made this book quite heavy and slow to read was the fact that I didn't really find the characters all that interesting, I couldn't care for any of them and I didn't care if they would end up together or not?
But again, wonderfully written.

I really wanted to like this story but I had a very hard time connecting to the characters and following the plot. Written much like Jane Austen with a fairy twist. I just struggled to really get into the story