This was such a good fantasy romance novel, it was done really well and the characters were what I expected. The plot worked with the time-period and I enjoyed how well it worked. The characters felt like real people and I enjoyed how well they were written. The romance was realistic and well done, I loved the cover and it added to the magic of this story. I enjoyed what Alexis Hall wrote and can't wait for more from her.

“I’m sure he would have,” Lady Jane agreed. “And yet I did not marry him. That’s the deuced thing of it”—she turned her attention back Miss Mitchelmore—“The people one wants in one’s life when one is not being harried unto destruction by an implacable immortal are so different from the people one wants in one’s life when one is.”

I’ve always been a fan of Alexis Hall’s work and thoroughly enjoyed Mortal Follies. I feel like this the type of book you have to be in a certain mood to read. It’s a concentration of what I feel is Hall’s writing style. It’s very wordy, full of tangents and wise-cracking jokes. Mortal Follies was unexpectedly funny, I caught myself giggling a couple times throughout the book. I really enjoyed the narration of the story although there was some sections where I felt like it pulled you out of the story.

Overall, Mortal Follies was a fun and engaging read. I cannot wait to read more from Alexis Hall.

3.5/5 stars! Listen; I really enjoy books by this author and that combined with the cover made this a must-read for me. I liked the premise of this story and I chuckled throughout reading it. My concern with the story was the narration by the god entity was extremely wordy. I feel like it was intentional but it slowed down the whole story and made it hard to stay engaged in the story. I would get going and get excited and then that character would be all "as one might if one were to..." and I fell out of the story. Overall, still a very entertaining story; the writing style just wasn't for me.

I received an advance review copy for free through NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

What an adorable story!! The true gem here isn't even the story itself, but the narrator! It felt as if I was watching a DreamWorks movie in my head and the story was told by a fairy sitting on my shoulder. I think this narrator would actually be amazing to depict even a collection of short stories?! This was such a fun read and the romance was so cute.