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annagwritesandreads 's review for:
If We Were Villains
by M.L. Rio
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a 2.5/5 stars. If you are not a fan of Shakespeare, this is definitely not the book for you.
Description: 7 seniors are working on their final protection at a unique arts college. They are the actors. They are close-knit, but unfortunately one of the students ends up dead. There are now 6 suspects. Who did it?
The good:
- The prologues of each acts were good. I appreciated the modern day mystery.
- I did appreciate the complexity/twits of the book.
The loss of stars:
- There was a lot of Shakespeare is common language with this trope. I am someone who needs to visually see Shakespeare so I struggled with this.
- This was generally slower paced.
- My biggest gripe with the book is when the characters feel suspicious over the death of a 'friend' no one really cares about finding out the truth? Like there is no desire to get justice for their friend. I get the friend was not portrayed in the best light near the end of their life, but I truly feel like the 6 folks alive did care truly care about the truth. It was constantly irritating to me.
Overall: I found the characters lacking, but if you like Shakespeare, I'm sure you'd like this better than I did!
Description: 7 seniors are working on their final protection at a unique arts college. They are the actors. They are close-knit, but unfortunately one of the students ends up dead. There are now 6 suspects. Who did it?
The good:
- The prologues of each acts were good. I appreciated the modern day mystery.
- I did appreciate the complexity/twits of the book.
The loss of stars:
- There was a lot of Shakespeare is common language with this trope. I am someone who needs to visually see Shakespeare so I struggled with this.
- This was generally slower paced.
- My biggest gripe with the book is when the characters feel suspicious over the death of a 'friend' no one really cares about finding out the truth? Like there is no desire to get justice for their friend. I get the friend was not portrayed in the best light near the end of their life, but I truly feel like the 6 folks alive did care truly care about the truth. It was constantly irritating to me.
Overall: I found the characters lacking, but if you like Shakespeare, I'm sure you'd like this better than I did!