If We Were Villains
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If We Were Villains

by M. L. Rio

2017•Thriller•368 pages

Taste attributes: thrillermysterydramagay/lesbianfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeSmall-scale and unsavoury: an emotional thriller. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Entreated to tell his side of the story to a detective who put him in prison a decade earlier for a murder he may not have committed, Oliver Marks describes his past as a Shakespearean actor in college whose rivalry with a castmate escalated in dangerous ways.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerMysteryDramaGay/lesbianComplex relationshipSelf destruction/implosionSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

College studentsActorsDark AcademiaMysteryThrillerMystery ThrillerContemporaryLgbt

Details

Author
M. L. Rio
Published
2017
Pages
368
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