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A review by sh00bs
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
4.0
This was a great read!
I love the style of this author. It was delightful. Rio was able to weave the clues together seamlessly and poetically. The plot unfolded naturally and was paced well enough that in moments where I was starting to lose interest it quickly drew me back in again.
It was heavy handed with Shakespeare, which made sense for the plot and characters, but it meant that a non-Shakespeare-lover like myself had to fumble around for context clues in several parts. I also felt like I missed a lot of nuance and clever homages without much knowledge of his individual plays.
The character development was good, in that it was intriguing and made me care for the characters, but, it did feel rather sudden and choppy.
If you love Shakespeare and Mystery I highly recommend this book. Even if you don’t like either, I still recommend it as a worthwhile use of your time.
I love the style of this author. It was delightful. Rio was able to weave the clues together seamlessly and poetically. The plot unfolded naturally and was paced well enough that in moments where I was starting to lose interest it quickly drew me back in again.
It was heavy handed with Shakespeare, which made sense for the plot and characters, but it meant that a non-Shakespeare-lover like myself had to fumble around for context clues in several parts. I also felt like I missed a lot of nuance and clever homages without much knowledge of his individual plays.
The character development was good, in that it was intriguing and made me care for the characters, but, it did feel rather sudden and choppy.
If you love Shakespeare and Mystery I highly recommend this book. Even if you don’t like either, I still recommend it as a worthwhile use of your time.