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

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

GOOD. GRACIOUS.

Everything about this book was so poetic.

“Well, that’s misleading. Shakespeare is real, but his characters live in a world of real extremes. They swing from ecstasy to anguish, love to hate, wonder to terror. It’s not melodrama, though, they’re not exaggerating. Every moment is crucial.”

I AM TERRIFIED, AMAZED, AMUSED, CONFUSED, AND BAFFLED.

I am not supposed to be over-analyzing a book but WHAT THE FUCK.

I have not read any of Shakespeare’s works but this book was soooo GRIPPING. I WANT IT SHOVED DOWN MY THROAT AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE.

The jealousy, the assholes, the cruel ending, the murder, the characters GOODNESS EVERYTHING MADE ME WANNA THROW MYSELF.  

“You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough.”

YES ! YES ! YES !

5 STARS.
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