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A review by megliz
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is such a difficult book to rate because I don't know if I absolutely loved it or I absolutely hated it. The ending is really, really frustrating, but the journey to get there was really, really good. I definitely choose to believe that it was faked and they do find each other again. Cause otherwise it's just too sad.
This is a group of 6 students at a theater school and all of their messiness. After one dies, the rest of the book is spent figuring out who did it, but you know who was blamed for it. So it's not only who did it, but why did the main character, Oliver, take a fall. The plot was tense and intriguing. There were so many twists and turns it was hard to figure out who did it because the person who died kinda deserved it, and it could have been anybody.
The story itself was creative and beautifully executed. I do feel like i missed half the references while reading cause of not knowing Shakespeare that well. This was top-tier dark academia.
This is a group of 6 students at a theater school and all of their messiness. After one dies, the rest of the book is spent figuring out who did it, but you know who was blamed for it. So it's not only who did it, but why did the main character, Oliver, take a fall. The plot was tense and intriguing. There were so many twists and turns it was hard to figure out who did it because the person who died kinda deserved it, and it could have been anybody.
The story itself was creative and beautifully executed. I do feel like i missed half the references while reading cause of not knowing Shakespeare that well. This was top-tier dark academia.