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Como Se Fôssemos Vilões by M.L. Rio

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mimpart's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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? Yes

5.0

My favorite book of the year so far. Incredible suspense, fantastic characters, really amazing plot development and twists in the pacing, love the ending. I kept getting mad at myself for not finishing the story to see how it ends. A must-read for the poetic at heart, the Bard enthusiasts and the dark academics

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koneku's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.0

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fireforferrets's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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mausoleum's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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withlivjones's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Holy hell this book destroyed me. The story had me absolutely hooked and I loved how the complex relationships between such strong and ambitious characters were written. I can’t think of many other books that have made me happy to feel so much dread and sadness while reading. Believe the hype, people.

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a_libraryghost's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

So to start with, I'm not very familiar with Shakespeare. While I've heard of most of the plays mentioned in the book, I don't know the story of them and didn’t always understand the Shakespearean language, which there is a lot of. Most of it made sense though.
What I love in this book is the characters-except for Meredith-and the college. Each of the 7 main characters are unique and have some depth to them (though some more than others). I even liked Richard at first and then he became genuinely scary, I like when the presence of a character immediately makes me nervous. It is also definitely allifned with the tragedy theme, this book actually made me cry.

On the other hand it is. Too. Damn. Slow. I don't know if this is in keeping with the pace of a Shakespeare play but despite enjoying the story and wanting answers there were times I really had to push myself to keep reading. The mini subplot with his family seemed completely unnecessary and at times the story just started to feel drawn out.

I also hate Meredith. I don't know if my hatred for her is fair but she really got on my nerves. Part of me hates her cuz she kept getting in the way of Oliver and James but she was also just manipulative and i hated how enamoured Oliver was with her.

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