Were Villains | If We

And when he gets out, the detective asks him: "Is he dead?" Oliver’s reply is the thesis of the entire book. He doesn't know if the man he loved is alive or dead because, in a very real sense, that man never existed. James was a character. All of them were.

Oliver constantly questions if their tragedy was destined by the plays they performed or caused by their own choices. If We Were Villains

From that first line, the reader is transported into a world of obsession. But to dismiss If We Were Villains as merely a college thriller is to miss the Shakespearean tragedy at its heart. It is a story about seven young actors, one dead body, and the roles we play to survive. And when he gets out, the detective asks him: "Is he dead

4.5/5 stars. For fans of dark academia, Shakespearean tragedy, and morally complex characters. All of them were