A review by swatswatwhat
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Reminded me of “the secret history” - liked this one better. Started off very strong. Dark academia and moody but lord the sections of full Shakespeare texts was rough. It could have been shorter without pages or Shakespeare that didn’t add much except for the theatre kids. Characters stayed pretty flat (so much opportunity to flush them out!!!) and honestly James and Richard seems so similar. Writing style was beautiful and I didn’t clue into the mystery till the near the end so bravo for that. 

could have went to specific characters issues like Alexander’s drug abuse and Wren’s stuff which I forgot what it was already