If We Were Villains Hardback - 2017
by M. L. Rio
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Readers were sharply divided on If We Were Villains. Admirers praised its elegant prose, immersive dark-academia atmosphere, and five-act structure that mirrors Shakespearean tragedy, especially the way performances bleed into the characters’ lives. Critics called the mystery thin and predictable, the pacing uneven, and the cast too archetypal or pretentious; some also found the dense Shakespeare quotations alienating and raised concerns about gender and queer representation. The ambiguous ending split opinion, drawing both admiration and exasperation. Several highlighted the strong audiobook narration and noted the book suits readers who favor Shakespeare and mood over a twist-driven whodunnit.
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- Title If We Were Villains
- Author M. L. Rio
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Flatiron Books, New York
- Publication date 2017-04-11
- Features Dust Cover
- ISBN 9781250095282 / 125009528X
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3 in (23.62 x 15.49 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Category Fiction - Espionage / Thriller
- Library of Congress subjects Murder, Thrillers (Fiction)
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Booklist, 03/15/2017, Page 23
- Kirkus Reviews, 02/15/2017, Page 23
- Publishers Weekly, 02/27/2017, Page 0
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