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A review by ellakate_25
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
My one word answer is meh. There was an attempt. I feel like the concept was there and the execution for the first two fifths was well executed and then it fell very flat.
The comparison can be made between the secret history and this, whereas in the secret history there is a story of already immoral people doing immoral things and the spiral that comes from that. This book tells about how moral people can fall and how far they can fall.
Tension and buildup was really needed it in this book. I feel like murder mysteries need a level of dread that can be built through the middle acts and that doesn’t happen in this book.
The comparison can be made between the secret history and this, whereas in the secret history there is a story of already immoral people doing immoral things and the spiral that comes from that. This book tells about how moral people can fall and how far they can fall.
Tension and buildup was really needed it in this book. I feel like murder mysteries need a level of dread that can be built through the middle acts and that doesn’t happen in this book.