Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

46 reviews

aquariusvintage's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cheye13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

As a theatre kid with a literature degree, this sure did Hit. I don't know what to say about this one that hasn't been said. It hits the mark with actors and acting classes, torture of academia, drama of a semi-forced family unit, Shakespearean magnitude. Using excerpts of Shakespeare as a literary device to set the tone and shape the story was impressively clever. The audio performance was magnificent.

I was enjoying everything as it was and then the final "twist" (kinda?) absolutely wrecked me. I'm not sure how I feel about the ending specifically, but the story as an overall piece of art is wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Blood, and Vomit

a couple instances of drowning, near-drowning, attempted drowning.

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, and Outing

Minor: Biphobia

book_slay's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

katattack345's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is by far one of the best books I have ever read. It is officially tied for my favourite book ever (a feat untouchable in over 10 years!) I want to devour every book M. L. Rio ever writes and I hope she never stops writing. 

This book is a masterpiece that had me on the edge of my seat never wanting to stop reading from start to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia

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briiforte's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Found this book based on a Tiktok for those who enjoyed The Secret History, truly glad I read it. I adore Shakespeare and a mystery like this is always fun to read. The gore wasn’t too graphic and the characters were complex and well meshed. The pacing is easy to follow and, overall, entertaining. Would read again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, and Murder

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

lysmar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Gore, Homophobia, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol

lottselgar's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

meredith, listen. i am free for u always

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia and Blood

cdt96's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

M.L Rio writes betrayal, loss, guilt and love excellently the characters are well rounded yet perfectly represent their given archetypes. Overall an excellent book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism