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

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

4.5

What in the actual fuck just happened ???
Oh my days that was shocking. I needed to take a good moment to breath before reading the rest of the book because the things that happened in there were just so unexpected and astonishing. Read it.
Like hello ?? Oliver and James ? Love them. James taking Wren to his room just to show Oliver he doesn’t want him only to hide from his true self ? Don’t love that.
Richard is a bastard. Period. He deserved it and he pushed James to do it sooooo it’s definitely Richard’s fault and only his.
Meredith slapping Oliver at the end was kinda funny but unexpected but funny.
I love Oliver he was too good for that friend group. He deserved James at the end; he deserved to live happily with him but his death just broke me. After the ten years he spent in jail he could have rested, finally, but it was just taken from him.
Everything that happened to James was not his fault at all. He was responsible for nothing and paid one of the highest price of them all. I love James so much, he deserved so much more.
The end though ?? Is he really alive or am I just too dumb to understand it ??

This book made me laugh, got me shocked and made me nearly cry. I love it.
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