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

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This. Book. Has. Everything.
- unconventional structure
- a cast of insufferable theatre students constantly lobbing Shakespeare quotes at each other
- homoerotic tension that only women and villains seem to notice
- a random lake in Illinois
- gay love in main- and sun-plots
- holiday family drama in Ohio
- decadent ambiguity 
- so. many. secrets.
- the thespian’s curse (it’s that thing when a thespian has to explain why being a thespian is not a choice, but a way of life to a painfully logical person and fails miserably)
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