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

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

If you like the Secret history or the Riot club your going to like this book. We follow a group of pretentious students at an elite Arts conservatory in America. The book starts with the main character Oliver being released from Prison for murder, we see him go back to the school with one of the detectives and over the course of the book discloses what truly happened. Oliver and his friends are studying Shakespeare as actors. They spend their time acting and reciting the works of Shakespeare. Each year they are given the same roles, but this time they are changed which causes unease and leads to a series of unfortunate events with one of them winding up dead. They then spend the rest of the book convincing the police and themselves that they have nothing to with the death. 
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