j_owen 's review for:

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
4.0

it’s had all comparisons to the secret history but i feel like i enjoyed it a lot more. oliver was much more likeable than richard papen, and that made me more interested on the whole.

and i know that the deaths in both these novels are completely vile, but bunny probably deserved (i use that word very loosely) it less than richard? bunny was an obnoxious little shit but richard was becoming abusive and violent. however bunny’s murder was premeditated and vile, while james was provoked into fighting back and defending himself.

i love both these books but i much preferred if we were villains. i love u oliver and filippa