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If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

4.19 AVERAGE

briaannnnnnnn's review against another edition

5.0

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"And he left me onstage alone. I was quiet. Motionless. In my own estimation, pointless. A fuse with no fire and nothing to ignite."

Rating: 5 ⭐

Explanation:

I had the wonderful experience of spoiling myself the twists and turns of the book, so I thought all excitement is ruined, BUT I WAS WRONG!

I cannot even tell you how HEARTBREAKING this book is, the way James and Oliver shared one kiss at the end and then Oliver took the blame for James. Then once Oliver got out of prison the only thing he wanted was to see James, but James had DIED 4 years ago. Hello? Are you kidding me? This story just seems so unfair to me and sad and everything in between.

The last page of the letter James had wrote for him. JAIL!!!!!!!!! Not fair, not fair, not fair.

As you can see I'm in my emotions. Book was good, sad, but good. Read it. Good story telling. Did not understand anything from the Shakespeare bits, but loved it (that's just because I'm stupid). Read it.

itsqueengg's review against another edition

4.75

emotional mysterious tense 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: Complicated

yeseul's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

sova_bean's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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One of my favorites this year. Wow.

skywalker86's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

molly_sbookshelf's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

elisaw4's review against another edition

2.75

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

grace_lynn08's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tdblaylock's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mariaqtal's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated