Reviews

Als wij schurken waren by M.L. Rio

lindsayaunderwood's review against another edition

2.0

I didn’t like this book for the first 300 pages. I did really like the last 50 or so, but it didn’t save it.

bubblebees's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

cozmyer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

jakeewin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I really enjoyed this book overall. If I were a big Shakespeare fan I think I would’ve connected with it even more, but I thought it moved fast and kept me entertained and engaged! 

divyab's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

nuh_thaan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

3.25

This is a good book and I did enjoy it. I can especially see how others enjoy it more. The audiobook was very well done as well. I just got a little bored with the melodramatic nature of literally everything. I can't say I wasn't surprised by the ending either. Everything kind of just happened; it felt very "slice of life" to a certain extent.

quinntessentialreads's review against another edition

Dnf not a fan of writing style

aimee_mb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

lilia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

ctoca's review against another edition

3.0

I wanted to love it!

The pacing of this book was a bit off for me, but the real reason I gave it three stars instead four is the truly insufferable amount of Shakespeare. I didn’t even read this much Shakespeare when I was assigned it in high school English class, I did not want it n a leisure reading book.