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A review by skelliecrow
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Suicide
Minor: Eating disorder
Biphobia as a content warning is a bit subjective, but as a bi person I included it because Alexander is portrayed as gay for most of the book, but when asked what he is, he basically confirms he's bi or pan without using the word. Oliver also reads as bi or pan eventually because he admits to having loved James romantically while also clearly loving and being attracted to Meredith, and uses the whole 'my love transends gender' thing as his reasoning. I chalk this up to time period accuracy, being that in the 90s societal attitudes were different about things like bisexuality, but I know it might still bother some people, hence the warning :)