#if we were villains by ml Rio

[deadlovers94]

Why is it so hard to find a sapphic version of if we were villains or dead poets society (but with a happy ending)??? Bc I want that. I want the morally grey closeted lesbians who secretly but also not so secretly love each other and kiss in their dorm rooms. Is that too much to ask for??

[the-kneesbees]

oh my god this book is so depressing what even

[jolivers-wonder]

[henrywinterapologists]

james and oliver - the hero and his sidekick

[burntoutyouth]

to people who moved on from IWWV - what kind of sorcery do you practice? what witchcraft is it? wdym you don't think about it everyday? wdym you don't think about oliver spending 10 yrs in prison to protect james? james and oliver finally knowing how they both feel just to get separated again? or oliver's "It's not the whole truth. The whole truth is, I'm in love with him still" monologue?

[peter1rose]

Currently reading...

[macrolit]

If you loved If We Were Villains, you might want to pre-order Graveyard Shift from M.L. Rio. Buy from: Bookshop.org AbeBooks.com Barnes & Noble Amazon.com

[cigarettesandbacchanals]

the character called Richard in every book read

[oh-my-wolfstar]

If you want tension, if you want dark academia, homoeroticisam, fucked up found family, murder, tragedy, passion, and a literary masterpiece whose poetically tumultuous narrative is as brilliant as Shakespeare himself, you have to read If We Were Villains. Do it. Do it now.

[soracities]

One thing I'm sure [he] will never understand is that I need language to live, like food--lexemes and morphemes and morsels of meaning nourish me with the knowledge that, yes, there is a word for this. Someone else has felt this before.

M. L. Rio, If We Were Villains

[readingnerd9999]

If We Were Villains 🖤🤎🩶

[fallen-angel-adam-frankenstein]

Okay but “his body was never found” I also would like to point out: Oliver was told “James is gone,” not “James is dead.”

[odairfilm]

thomas (about newt) as this quote from if we were villains:

'were you in love with him?' 'yes,' i say, simply. 'yes, i was.' it's not the whole truth. the whole truth is, i'm in love with him still.'

[bandaiddd]

“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”

- M.L Rio, If We Were Villains

[welivetodream]

The difference between my feelings towards "If We Were Villains" and "The Secret History" is completely opposite

When I read "If We Were Villains" I cry at how tragic the story is and when I read "The Secret History" I scream:

WHAT THE FUCK RICHARD, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY REDISTRIBUTION OF MATTER, HENRY?

WHAT IS CHARLES DOING SLEEPING IN A FUCKING SNAIL?

COCAINE IN PARKING LOT OF BURGER KING? EXCUSE ME WHAT?

The tragedy of TSH is the characters, I find IWWV more compelling in that department since the characters are more likeable. But the story and writing of TSH is so good! Both have their different charms and I appreciate both of them.

Ps: I think Oscar Wilde would have enjoyed both immensely if he could have read them.

[tiptoethewordsgo]

shoutout to if we were villains for being the only book ever