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lynxpardinus's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Transphobia, and Cancer
Further warning for a student/teacher relationship - never framed as a bad thing as far as I can tell.itsheyfay's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Addiction, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Transphobia, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, and Outing
li_reading's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
With characters you cannot help but love, while driving you to hair-pulling frustration, Rio weaves the line of morality wonderfully. As the characters are drawn into the world of Shakespeare, you are drawn into theirs.
Just when you think you have it figured out, Rio pulls the rug out from under you, time and time again, ending with a finale that will leave you in a daze.
The intricacies of language Rio uses tell the reader exactly what is going to happen, while still maintaining tension, is genius. Upon re-reading the book you will find yourself laughing out loud at how boldly she spelled it all out.
If We Were Villains is a book you can sink your teeth into, and I intend to, many times over.
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Body horror, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Classism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Drug use, Mental illness, Addiction, Suicide, and Physical abuse
Minor: Confinement, Animal death, Racism, Rape, and Eating disorder
my_forest_library's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Death
Moderate: Eating disorder, Violence, Confinement, Toxic friendship, and Alcoholism
Minor: Homophobia
parkergeist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Drug use, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Confinement, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Medical content, and Suicide
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Confinement, Drug use, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Sexism, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Suicide, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, and Infidelity
Slut shaming. Overdose (non-graphic, non-POV character). Date rape/assault "jokes"; various bigoted comments and similes (one use of the G slur, "sex change" joke, descriptions such as "like a slave trader at auction" and "savage tribal drum beat"). Weird handling of EDs and addiction.eve_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
⁕ This is not an action-driven story, but one ruled by characters, emotion, and aesthetic. You read it more to feel a certain way than you do to experience a traditional plot.
⁕ As a theatre geek, I ADORED the references to classical plays. Even more so, I was in awe of the acutely accurate representation of what an education in the performing arts looks and feels like (minus the murder, of course). It made my thespian heart swoon.
⁕ The way that Rio blends her own prose Shakespeare's is seamless. She draws metaphors and references from classic works in a way that is not cheesy or redundant, but hauntingly beautiful. Her writing has the effect of punching right to the heart of these plays in a way that you never experienced in your high school lit class.
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Moderate: Death, Confinement, Violence, Gore, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Grief
valpuri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Vomit
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Outing, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
inkslate's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Confinement
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Sexual violence, Outing, Medical content, Gore, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Vomit
annaluzia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I've never been very into Shakespeare and I'm a miserable actress so these parts of the book probably didn't quite do for me what they did for other people. but oh god the rest.
I also want to say that I love the characters with all my heart and I don't care what others say. Filippa is awesome, Alexander is so freaking... interesting (or, a filthy hedonist), Meredith is so precious to me.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit