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

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

As someone who used to do theatre in school, (and someone who gone through uni living on campus), this was really special. You get sucked into the dynamics of this group of theatre kids, with their kinda pretentious Shakespeare quotes which they speak like a second language. I was truly feeling sad when the group (spoiler) eventually falls apart. The central whodunnit was less of a focus than the aftermath of the death itself, and when there was a development in the former I kinda forgot it existed lol. Would rank this above Bunny in the list of dark academia "classics".