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

5.0

""If I had my way, I'd turn it all upside down," I said. "Make Alexander Caesar and have Richard play Cassius instead."

He folded his comforter back and asked, "Am I still Brutus?"

"No." I tossed the sock at him. "You're Antony. For once I get to be the lead."

"Your time will come to be the tragic hero just wait for spring.""





OH. MY GOD.
I felt like I was going too fast with this book, but my GOD, it was hard to put down. These kids are in a theatre education system of types, favorites, and being so immersed in their given roles, they begin to blend their real life with fiction, and just like a Shakespeare tragedy, it does not end... great.

The number of times I screamed into the book, clutched my chest, held my breath is absolutely insane. The way M.L. Rio uses language is awe inspiring.