
Mortal Follies
A Novel
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Alexis Hall
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A young noblewoman must pair up with an alleged witch to ward off a curse in this irresistible sapphic romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.
“Fresh and delightful . . . All the interpersonal drama of Jane Austen meets all the complex treachery of Greek mythology.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
It is the year 1814, and life for a young lady of good breeding has many difficulties. There are balls to attend, fashions to follow, marriages to consider, and, of course, the tiny complication of existing in a world swarming with fairy spirits, interfering deities, and actual straight-up sorcerers.
Miss Maelys Mitchelmore finds her entry into high society hindered by an irritating curse. It begins innocuously enough with her dress slowly unmaking itself over the course of an evening at a high-profile ball, a scandal she narrowly manages to escape.
However, as the curse progresses to more fatal proportions, Miss Mitchelmore must seek out aid, even if that means mixing with undesirable company. And there are few less desirable than Lady Georgiana Landrake—a brooding, alluring young woman sardonically nicknamed “the Duke of Annadale”—who may or may not have murdered her own father and brothers to inherit their fortune. If one is to believe the gossip, she might be some kind of malign enchantress. Then again, a malign enchantress might be exactly what Miss Mitchelmore needs.
With the Duke’s help, Miss Mitchelmore delves into a world of angry gods and vindictive magic, keen to unmask the perpetrator of these otherworldly attacks. But Miss Mitchelmore’s reputation is not the only thing at risk in spending time with her new ally. For the reputed witch has her own secrets that may prove dangerous to Miss Mitchelmore’s heart—not to mention her life.
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Critic reviews
“Alexis Hall can always be counted on to deliver a sweet and compelling historical romance that explores the paths that queer people forged to find love. Mortal Follies more than satisfies.” (NPR)
“From the book’s puckish narrator—whose sly observations on humanity add another layer of humor to the story—to the whimsically wonderful, witty writing that evokes Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde, Hall . . . [creates] an effervescent, genre-blurring romantic confection that will be utterly irresistible to fans of Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Zen Cho.” (Booklist)
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- Narrated by: Avita Jay
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
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What if you knew how and when you will die? Csorwe does - she will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice. But on the day of her foretold death, a powerful mage offers her a new fate. Leave with him, and live. Turn away from her destiny and her god to become a thief, a spy, an assassin - the wizard's loyal sword. Topple an empire, and help him reclaim his seat of power. But Csorwe will soon learn - gods remember, and if you live long enough, all debts come due.
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Dry and Boring
- By Nathan on 02-12-20
By: A. K. Larkwood
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A Lady for a Duke
- By: Alexis Hall
- Narrated by: Kay Eluvian
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
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When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title, and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood. Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, does Viola learn how deep that loss truly was. Shattered without her, Gracewood has retreated so far into grief that Viola barely recognizes her old friend in the lonely, brooding man he has become.
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Angsty Slow Burn
- By Jessica M. Henn on 08-10-22
By: Alexis Hall
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The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics
- Feminine Pursuits
- By: Olivia Waite
- Narrated by: Morag Sims
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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As Lucy Muchelney watches her ex-lover’s sham of a wedding, she wishes herself anywhere else. It isn’t until she finds a letter from the countess of Moth, looking for someone to translate a groundbreaking French astronomy text, that she knows where to go. Showing up at the countess’ London home, she hoped to find a challenge, not a woman who takes her breath away.
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Great F/F Romance
- By Haley on 07-17-20
By: Olivia Waite
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The Merriest Misters
- A Novel
- By: Timothy Janovsky
- Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin, Zach Barela
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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Patrick Hargrave and Quinn Muller have been married for less than a year, but their passionate romance is cracking under the pressures of domestic life and a cumbersome mortgage. That’s until Christmas Eve when Patrick wakes Quinn up with: “I think I’ve killed a man.” Quinn realizes the “burglar” Patrick knocked out is none other than Mr. Claus himself. Instructed by a harried elf to don the red suit and take the reins of the reindeer-guided sleigh up on the roof, Quinn and Patrick work together to save Christmas.
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Heartwarming variation on Santa story
- By Send Stuff on 01-04-25
By: Timothy Janovsky
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Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake
- By: Alexis Hall
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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With a paycheck as useful as greaseproof paper and a house crumbling faster than biscuits in tea, Rosaline Palmer is teetering on the edge of financial disaster. But where there’s a whisk there’s a way...and Rosaline has just landed a spot on the nation’s most beloved baking show. Winning the prize money would give her daughter the life she deserves - and Rosaline is determined to stick to the instructions. However, more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory.
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Unfortunately more Women’s Fic than Romance
- By Carol on 05-25-21
By: Alexis Hall
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Sweet & Bitter Magic
- By: Adrienne Tooley
- Narrated by: Ferdelle Capistrano, Andrea Emmes
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. But after committing the worst magical sin, she’s exiled by the ruling Coven and cursed with the inability to love. The only way she can get those feelings back - even for just a little while - is to steal love from others. Wren is a source - a rare kind of person who is made of magic, despite being unable to use it herself. Sources are required to train with the Coven as soon as they discover their abilities, but Wren - the only caretaker to her ailing father - has spent her life hiding her secret.
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robotic narrator
- By Megan Chambers on 05-26-21
By: Adrienne Tooley
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Sorcery and Small Magics
- By: Maiga Doocy
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Leovander Loveage is a master of small magics. He can summon butterflies with a song or turn someone’s hair pink by snapping his fingers. Though such minor charms don’t earn him much respect, anything more elaborate always blows up in his face, and so Leo vowed long ago never to use powerful magic again. That is, until a mishap with a forbidden spell binds Leo to obey the commands of his longtime rival, Sebastian Grimm. Grimm is Leo’s complete opposite—respected, exceptionally talented, and absolutely insufferable.
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One of My Favorites of the Year
- By User7190 on 10-20-24
By: Maiga Doocy
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A Fire in the Sky
- A Novel
- By: Sophie Jordan
- Narrated by: Karen Cass, Fiona Hardingham, Joe Jameson, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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When Fell, the Beast of the Borderlands, descends on her home, Tamsyn’s world becomes even more dangerous. To save the pampered princesses from a fate worse than death, she is commanded to don a veil and marry the brutal warrior. She agrees to the deception even though it means leaving Stig, and the only life she’s ever known, behind.
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Barely more than an eleven hour prologue
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 03-24-25
By: Sophie Jordan
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The Midnight Bargain
- By: C. Polk
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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In a world reminiscent of Regency England, women's magic is taken from them when they marry. A sorceress must balance her desire to become the first great female magician against her duty to her family.
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I wanted to love this
- By Cass Kachel on 03-25-21
By: C. Polk
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North Is the Night
- The Tuonela Duet, Book 1
- By: Emily Rath
- Narrated by: Khaya Fraites, Emily Lawrence
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
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In the depths of the Finnish wilderness, more than wolves roam the dark woods. When a death goddess attacks their village, best friends Siiri and Aina prove helpless to stop her from dragging Aina into Tuonela, the mythical underworld. Determined to save her beloved Aina, Siiri braves a dangerous journey north, seeking help from the greatest shaman of legend—the only person ever to venture into Tuonela and return alive. There’s only one problem … the stories say he’s dead. In Tuonela, the cruel Witch Queen turns Aina’s every waking moment into a living nightmare.
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It could have been so much more!
- By Loriel Boemer on 04-06-25
By: Emily Rath
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The Unbroken
- By: C. L. Clark
- Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
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Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne.
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R-Rated Fantasy
- By Tin Minute Book Reviews on 04-26-21
By: C. L. Clark
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The Honey Witch
- By: Sydney J. Shields
- Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson Shaw
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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Twenty-one-year-old Marigold Claude has always preferred the company of the spirits of the meadow to any of the suitors who’ve tried to woo her. So when her grandmother whisks her away to the family cottage on the tiny Isle of Innisfree with an offer to train her as the next Honey Witch, she accepts immediately. But her newfound magic and independence come with a price: No one can fall in love with the Honey Witch. When Lottie Burke, a notoriously grumpy skeptic who doesn’t believe in magic, shows up on her doorstep, Marigold can’t resist the challenge to prove to her that magic is real.
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Cutesy Romantasy
- By Julia sutton on 08-06-24
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- Pam I Am
- 07-03-23
Pitch perfect
Pitch perfect performance by the narrator in this delicious and witty confection of a book.
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- Mya & Taryn
- 08-14-23
Supernaturally Good
I love Alexis Hall’s work, so I couldn’t wait to read this book, but I still have to admit that it somehow surpassed my expectations thoroughly. Incredible and distinct characters, a wild plot, clever humor that led to me laughing out loud multiple times while driving by myself… and a narrator that is stupendous. I refer to both the in-book narrator, and the Nneka Okoye who absolutely nailed this performance. Even the best book can be ruined by a poor narrator, and the worst book improved by a great one. This was the best book, and a great one.
Magic across the board.
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- Sunnyday
- 08-13-24
So Unique
I loved this! So unique and funny. I adored the female friend character.I'll definitely read more by this author!
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- line34agi
- 06-21-23
Excellent story, perfect narrator
I read this book and loved it, but it’s the sort of first person narrative that is enhanced by a well matched narrator. This is the reason I like audiobooks so much. The narrator is so good for the story, the tone and humor come through perfectly.
Highly recommended!
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- Alicia Emery
- 08-15-23
Just as good as I had hoped!
Though some parts drag a little, and others are resolved a little quick, overall this was amazing! Some animal death to be weary of, but definitely easy to skip ahead with one touch of the ahead 30 secs button. Miss Bickle is the best character and definitely needs her own book! Our lovely narrator is wonderful and a joy to listen to, making me laugh often. 😃
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- Leena
- 06-29-24
Perfection
It is very rare to find a book, which ticks all the boxes. This book does. It is whimsical and funny, full of interesting twists and turns, set in the regency era, and sapphic. I loved the characters, I loved the narration, and I loved that this book isn't just easy fluff, but a really wonderful story. Absolutely amazing book!
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- MGB
- 03-29-25
Woody and engaging
The reader did an amazing job with the characters in the book, especially the narrator. It was very well written with and polish, very rare in this genre.
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- Arissa
- 06-09-24
Would have been better without the narrator
This book makes the narrator a character and it does a disservice to the main story. I wish this story could have been told without Puck's involvement because they are very selfish with details that should otherwise be devoted to the characters. I really liked the plot and the way the character's relationship developed, but the narrator makes it hard to love.
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- paedagogue
- 07-08-23
Exquisitely written, brilliantly narrated tale of love and supernatural danger.
Alexis Hall can write a magical Regency romance like no one else. This tale of a young demi-aristocratic woman who is cursed by a rejected suitor and falls head over heels for the brooding and scandalous female heir of an aristocratic family also ruined by a curse, has it all: wit and comic turns, poignant sorrow, terror, passion, teeming magic, sprites, antediluvian deities, and a smiling English landscape. The tale is told with twinkling humor by the cooly omniscient Robin Goodfellow, aka Shakespeare's Puck, in a brilliantly vivid performance by Nneka Okoye. Miss Mitchelmore, though only 19, is a total heroine, and the more challenges she's burdened with, the brighter she shines. This paragon has a hilarious sidekick, Miss Bickle, who provides the perfect foil to her gravitas, but equals her in fundamental kindness and sangfroid. By comparison, the noblewoman she loves is less vivid. They act on their passion eventually but it is all rendered very decorously, though what's left to the reader's imagination is pretty hot. The ancient goddess of the springs at Bath is a fully fleshed character in her own right, amoral, capricious and cruel, a kind of divine supervillainess, but also the story's engine, and it is great fun to see Hall's characters' attempts to harness her power for ill and for good. It's a lovely book.
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- Christina Rentz
- 07-08-23
A little tedious
Too much anticipation and traveling to and fro with no progression made the story feel too dragged out, but Alexis Hall does always have delightful characters and Lizzie was my fave!
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