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

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

5.0

For the love of god do not get broken up with during the last hundred pages of this book and then keep reading. I can assure you that the book will do enough damage on its own, but if you do both you may end up like me. Sobbing at midnight over people in a pretentious school begging a god you do not believe  in to
at least give them a happy ending if you do not get your own.
 
No real spoiler as far as plot goes, as much as a spoiler to the way this book made me feel. Because holy shit will I never recover. People who say Song of Achilles is the saddest book they’ve read need to read this because I thought that was sad but oh my god. 
This review is basically incomprehensible but neither am I and neither is the book at times because you’re crying to hard to read the words. Please read this book. 
I may be scaring you away with this but it’s truly one of the most well written books I read, it was engaging and I was hooked all of the time. I had family things happening and while I couldn’t read it quickly I spent some time devoted to thinking about it every single day even if I couldn’t read. It takes up entirely too much brain space. Shout out M.L. Rio. 
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