Reviews tagging 'Violence'

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

525 reviews

pagesandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Eating disorder

fionamatilda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship

amhud1030's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug abuse, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

emmamckay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, Murder, and Violence

eemily's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

ending fell flat, the characters were flat, good start & hooked but was expecting more from the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Death, Violence, Suicide, and Physical abuse

littleredwinter's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

rrsilel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

God, where to even begin? 
I first started reading this book a few years ago and read about halfways before I just stopped, without reason. I am so so glad I picked it up again and finished it. 
Just an overall good book that had me on the edge of my seat. The smiles, the crying and the chock it left me in from time to time, up until the very end really just showed me that this book is worth the hype. 
As someone who knows next to nothing about Shakespeare and all his plays I'm not going to lie, all the lines and quotes were a bit confusing but please! do! not! let that stop you from reading the book! It's definitely worth the read even if you - like me - have no interest in theater. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse

auliarach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

audino's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

I can't decide whether to give this 2.5 or 3.5. The first 60 % or so of the book was fast-paced and gripping. Then the love triangle/angle almost completely killed my interest.

Spoiler

I think Oliver and Meredith getting together at the party, their whole relationship tbh, didn't make sense to me. Even at the end of the story I just felt bad for Meredith, who still wanted to be with Oliver, since Oliver got the clue that James might be alive. Girl's doomed to forever be the third wheel. The open ending (practically a cliffhanger) was so dissatisfying. Get out of here with your "Exeunt omnes".

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Death, and Violence

Minor: Eating disorder

l_winely's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder