Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

239 reviews

icedpinecones's review

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is complex to rate as it has many high points and many lows. The good is seen in the story of James and Oliver, the prose being a mix of screenplay and standard book writing and the complexities of other characters such as Meredith. Where there's ups there's also downs, the main twist/motive for the villain is poorly executed and really makes the whole thing fall short. Characters such as Alexander and Wren are poorly explored, with things just stated then ignored. I enjoyed it for the most part, but the characters that fall more lackluster make the book fall short and lag behind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Drug use, Violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

rubyslippers96's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide, Sexual content, and Eating disorder

booksandcat's review

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Misogyny, Death, and Sexism

nicjmorrow's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• 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? No

4.5

This is a shakespear play about college age kids doing Shakespeare. Such a wild book about mystery, how complicated life can be, not knowing how you feel at that age, with a murder plot!! This is an excellent book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Drug use, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Vomit

naoml's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This book will forever be my favorite. I think it's genius and important. I will write an essay review later. All my love to Alexander, even if he's not the focus of the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Alcohol, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Toxic relationship

brennapatt's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Blood, Mental illness, Death, Grief, Murder, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

christinewonder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Alcohol, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide

paniquemecanique's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The dark academia equivalent to the glee club :
• gay nerds
• bullies
• all sleeping with one another
• kind of a cult
• powerful blonde female teacher who has favors their most cruel students

I loved this book. It was so addictive and compelling. I loves the atmosphere and being I oliver's manic head and I am going to miss it. Maybe not the most crazy complex intricate plot but I don't mind. It made it accessible.
Worth the hype

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Alcohol, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

geerbeer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Heerlijk boek. Zou 5 sterren krijgen als het niet zóveel Shakespear was. Ik vind het heel vet gedaan, maar mijn Engels en kennis van Shakespear is niet goed genoeg om alles écht goed te begrijpen.

Ik houd wel echt van de meta dingetjes, dat de hoofdstukken geschreven zijn als aktes e.d. en ook hoe Shakespear-drama het allemaal is. Super goede en mooie world building en de karakters ook allemaal voldoende uniek om goed te kunnen volgen 😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Infidelity, and Body horror

bookish_5280's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely amazing read! I am Secret History obsessed, and so this was the perfect book. The aesthetic was immaculate, the imagery was incredibly detailed and beautiful (although awful and obsessive and violent). I loved the writing style, and the incorporation of Shakespeare quotes was fantastic--and this is coming from someone who is certainly NOT a big fan of Shakespeare. Every play fit perfectly into the narrative, from Lear to Romeo and Juliet to, of course, Caesar. There were so many scenes that broke me, so many that made me reflect--and THAT ENDING.  OH MY GOD. I don't think I will heal from that for a long time. 

James+Oliver forever <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual content