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dandelionsanddragons 's review for:
If We Were Villains
by M.L. Rio
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m so on the fence about this book.
The first 100 pages were BORING and I had to force myself to keep reading. Pages 100-200 were quite interesting and the pace picked up a bit but then it got boring again. This book felt like a piece of gum that got stretched for no reason.
I despised most of the characters, Meredith and Wren were the only ones I liked. One bad decision after the other and it just kept going.
And yeah, I get it. You guys like Shakespeare. But can you have ONE conversation without quoting one of his plays? like fr. it’s just cringe.
the plot itself is really good and i would’ve rated it 5/5 for the twists and turns but I just can’t deal with this book. the writing is just so so boring and dull. had to skip most of the rehearsal scenes because they just didn’t have an impact on anything.
also the part with the eating disorder was just maddening. just get a damn job, oliver. your sister has an illness and your tuition money is more important??
The first 100 pages were BORING and I had to force myself to keep reading. Pages 100-200 were quite interesting and the pace picked up a bit but then it got boring again. This book felt like a piece of gum that got stretched for no reason.
I despised most of the characters, Meredith and Wren were the only ones I liked. One bad decision after the other and it just kept going.
And yeah, I get it. You guys like Shakespeare. But can you have ONE conversation without quoting one of his plays? like fr. it’s just cringe.
the plot itself is really good and i would’ve rated it 5/5 for the twists and turns but I just can’t deal with this book. the writing is just so so boring and dull. had to skip most of the rehearsal scenes because they just didn’t have an impact on anything.
also the part with the eating disorder was just maddening. just get a damn job, oliver. your sister has an illness and your tuition money is more important??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail