Ten years ago, Marks and his six classmates were . left kudos on this work! At the cast party, Richard punches a student who had been flirting with Meredith. A brief summary of If We Were Villains: Oliver Marks has just served ten years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. Her body is cast into the ocean, but unbeknownst to Pericles washes up near the home of a physician who is able to revive her. We stayed on the couch for a while longer, doing just that, until we agreed (James was mumbling, inside my mouth, something that sounded like bed) that it had gotten too small for where our intentions were leading us. I knew he was right and, not having an answer to that, I let him go on. Filippa sends Oliver James' suicide note, which James had addressed to him. Oliver, its been four years., Yes, four years in which Pip, who was the only one visiting me, thought Id be better off not knowing. Warner Bros. Another one of the most frequently discussed of DC's canceled movies is the Batman movie directed by and starring Ben Affleck. Rio draws on her training as an actor to create the world of an elite drama school ripped apart by a disaster of Shakespearean proportions. James was every single constellation that ever was, and having him, touching him. james doesn't want to be found. 151,260 ratings28,731 reviews. A series adaptation of the novel is in development. And since the subtext is "wait for me or come find me" that does not mean he means it in this life or world. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingnue, extras. I finished reading If we were villains like four days ago and literally started writing this immediately after, because I was just obsessed and freaking out by the ending. Ai tempi della condanna, non tutti erano convinti della sua colpevolezza, in primis il detective Colborne, che ora lo attende fu It felt good to be absolved of all that guilt and still feel like you were being a hero by saving me., No, shut up. Truth is, I couldnt say myself, and it was probably the both of you. So what do you all think? But dont you dare put it all on me, how everything unfolded. Whether it's a meditation on time-keeping, a maritime true-life tale or an investigation into waste, these are the titles to add to your reading list this year. We sat across from each other, maybe only an arms length distance between us, only the two coffee mugs and the plain wooden table as a barrier. See a recent post on Tumblr from @secrethistoryfan about if we were villains. The events of "If We Were Villains" told from Filippa's perspective. Inside, James had clearly made some work to make the place habitable. Perhaps because Rio is aware of exactly how pretentious Oliver and co. are, or perhaps because Oliver and co. are depressed messes in need of therapy and different friend groups, the characters of If We Were Villains end up being quite endearing and likable, despite themselves. Its easy. Instead, we both fell back to silence, probably processing our own emotions, getting our heads in a better state before speaking again. I think coffee would be great, thank you.. Maybe just stating the obvious for the benefit of my own crazed head, to make sure I wasnt hallucinating. To avenge the girl you loved?. "Are we Richard tonight or are we Dick?" "Ignore him, Oliver," James said. When the door is obviously answered by said death-faker (because obviously), the dramatic love birds have to sort a few things out before they can actually get together. IMO, it ties into the bird imagery. He had his hands resting on top of the table, his coffee mug long forgotten to the side. If We Were Villains is the debut novel of American author M. L. Rio first published in 2017. By clockwork art. Its not that, its just it makes me sad., Yeah. Forgive me if it eventually got too much for me to stay. He snapped. But it was all I could do, and Im sorry, James, but I would do it all again.. He just left all his trauma behind. All seven of us. I believe Oliver will know where to look, and I believe they will find each other. as well as Just to breathe. "[2] Kirkus Reviews called it a "melodramatic, suspenseful debut novel". We were closer than we had been a moment before. James is 100% dead. The Merchant of Venice is a very racially controversial play. Del Norte has meaning. Dont get me wrong. Oliver, I thought they would tell you right away, I thought they would give you the note right away. Plus, Filippa gave him the letter. Regret it? He asked, in a small voice. Work Search: One that James had once, jokingly, said hed like to move in, just so he could stay close to the water. So, I think his note to Oliver is to say that he's "killed" James and has adapted a new self - one that is free of the torment that James suffered from. Each begins in the present day with Colborne and Oliver's final interview, and then returns to the bulk of the story, which is Oliver's telling of the events of his fourth year. I let go of my own and bent forward, placing my own hand on top of his, squeezing it and tangling our fingers together. But then Pip told me you were dead, and I-.. We were drawn to each other like . James knew Oliver would be free in 4 years. Hi, he replied, his voice still slow and rusted from sleep. I had already decided it would be easier on everyone if I just disappeared., Yeah, I thought about that, too. aka James' pov (mostly) behind the original . And maybe for just a split second, I, too, knew what drowning felt like. I had, in the space of only a few weeks, revisited my most traumatic experience, one that had put me away in a cell for a third of my life. And in this case the letter does get to Romeo (Oliver) in time and he finds his Juliet (James). I can only hope she finds that, someday. Online, everywhere. Whereas the outside would send any slightly superstitious man running, scared of place so seemingly haunted, the interior was quite nice. You can find me onInstagram,Twitter, andGoodreads. I didnt even wait for her to come home., I texted her, told her I was going away for a while, maybe my sisters.. Bill Cipher is the main antagonist of the Disney Channel/Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls, serving as the overarching antagonist of season one and the main antagonist of season two. For the first time in forever, Filippa is the first one to look away.". Since I couldnt count on the others to help me, I went by myself. The tragedy is that Oliver will have to live with the fact that James is out there and that they can never be together. Rio (118) The Secret History - Donna Tartt (2) Original Work (1) Twelfth Night - Shakespeare (1) If you have or are going to readIf We Were Villains, Id love to hear your thoughts. The first-person narrator of the novel, in the present Oliver has just finished a 10-year prison sentence for the murder of his classmate Richard Stirling. This year, make If We Were Villains by M.L. And it cost us everything. That was the story I had spent the better part of a month swimming in, myself. No, no. (LogOut/ I say hes alive. The New York Times called it "at once good and bad. Wouldnt it be cruel of James to leave such a note behind? Villains: Wren by mlrio. . He went about his little kitchen, putting the kettle on and then sorting out their drinks. Oliver and his friends play the same roles . And maybe Im even crazier for loving you so much.. I don't believe he would've been cruel enough to give Oliver fruitless hope, because I believe they genuinely loved each other. I wanted to sob. By Fromtheattic. The novel concerns a murder mystery surrounding Oliver Marks, a former actor at the fictional Dellecher Shakespeare conservatory and primarily takes place during his fourth and final year at the conservatory. . Maybe some things would have been different in the overall plot, but I dont think it would have changed the ending. Hi, was his reply, another breath, another exhale. Dont say it like that, James, you dont know what she was thinking. I said, maybe sounding more defensive of Meredith than James would have liked me to. She was trying to spare me.. I am not blaming you! I know it is a stretch but that is what came to my mind. Do you wish I had done it? He asked me, flatly. Language: R (136 swears 74 'f'); Mature Content: PG-13 Vague, undescriptive sex, mention eating disorder, drinking, and smoking, overdose Violence: PG-13 Rough "play" that results in injury, descriptive murder . What if benvolio walked up and said its me?, SHE DOES CHANGE THE END BY LETTING OLIVER KNOW IT WAS FAKE BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE! Rio has crafted this story with such skill, and a way with words that will keep you lured into the dark and mysterious world he has created inside the elite arts academy. I was starting to give up., I-, I wanted to go to you. Rio [EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK]<br><br>Enter the players. I assure you that had Richard not died by your hand, he wouldnt have survived much longer than the next day, as far as I was concerned., So thats why you convinced me to let him die? Instead, Oliver goes to visit Meredith, now a television actress living in Chicago. I never have. And Meredith, he spoke her name with a little more disdain than I cared to stand. Having made halfway friends . Suspicious of the official story, Colborne announces his retirement from the police force and asks Oliver to finally tell him the truth. But mostly, I was thinking about how I couldnt actually leave you. No body found. Who else could he be expecting? God, James, no! "This is the tragedy, they let you think it will be a happy ending until the very last minute" I paraphrased. It fucking hurts, Oliver!, No, you dont! He threw his hands up, exasperated. . Change). I saw this place, and it got me thinking of you. And of course there was Colin, standing there, slouching slightly, a look of absolute terror, pure and raw as daylight, adorning his features. Shakespeare had never known love like this. Water left no room for regret. we are left with the same uncertainty oliver feels except he has the chance to find the truth and we dont (rude if you ask me so imma assume he found him and they lived a happy gay life together), i'm with you. I only nodded, embarrassed by how right he was. If We Were Villains: The sensational TikTok Book Club pick - Kindle edition by Rio, M. L.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Discover more posts about oliver marks, iwwv, james farrow, donna tartt, classic books, dark academia books, and if we were villains. Die TikTok-Sensation auf Deutsch als Taschenbuch Jetzt bei Penguin entdecken und bestellen. If We Were Villains, the debut novel of actor and author M.L. Oliver Marks bekommt immer nur die Nebenrollen. Although those relationships are integral and all-consuming through the novel, you would be remiss to ignore the other layered relationships between the characters, which makes If We Were Villains dynamic and addictive. How do you think it feels to have the only person you care about be taken away from you, put in jail for a crime you committed and then leave you out alone? As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off - villain, hero, tyrant, temptress - though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else's story. The James that Oliver loved is gone; however, physically, James is still around somewhere. He bent down and kissed my face where it had landed, resting his lips there for a moment. (If We Were Villains Quote) Sticker. It was made pretty clear a few times in the book that James was very good at immersing himself into roles and losing himself in them back in their first class with Gwendolyn and again at the ill-fated Lear rehearsal. We were quite blind, werent we? I wanted to laugh. Rio 354 pages. "It starts like this: whereas everyones eyes skim over Filippa like shes not there, Camilos stop on her. Suppressing the dire need to protect him, though, was something he couldn't control. [1]. A bully we loved until we couldnt anymore. After Oliver visits Meredith over winter break, they grow closer and begin dating and sleeping together more often. I fell silent, not sure I had a good enough argument to fight that. Because maybe we didnt understand ourselves, yet, but we sure as hell understood each other.. After the students return from break, they prepare to perform scenes from Romeo and Juliet, another tradition, at the Christmas masquerade ball. Though that was only a stupid hope I had, I knew there was a chance you wouldnt do it., But then you completed the sentence and was released and, still, you didnt show up. So, I dont regret protecting you, even if it meant I couldnt have you. Now, all he have to do is look for him, even if it means take an airplane and go to the other side of the world.He'll found him but not how he expected to. I gave a pause, before looking down and saying: Another quiet wall fell between us. When the teachers mix up the roles it puts a strain on the friendship of Olivers group, and things begin to go downhill fast. aka James pov (mostly) behind the original story since the end of the performance of King Lear. To protect you, to have you. Oliver, James whispered, no more than a breath out of his lips; relief, pain, and surprise all mingled together. And as for the fairness of it all I slept with Meredith that night. James also admits that Filippa knew about the murder, and it was she who burned his bloody shirt in the fireplace. Rio. Said in words others could hear, but only I would listen to. Not ever. Oliver's close friendship with James and his complicated romance with Meredith are key throughout the novel. Thank you for reading my rant. I never did answer. I believe that in the end, Oliver will never find peace, regardless if James survived or not. Oliver Marks ha scontato dieci anni di carcere per l'omicidio di un compagno di college. You know why. It went like that for maybe a few minutes, until my fingers stopped at his left temple, and I finally met his eyes. I knew when youd be getting out, and I waited. Honestly when I read about Jameses last visit it already had suicide connotations and his death reveal did not surprise me. Do you remember that? That was an easy one to answer. Took time, but it kept be busy. He answered, bashfully. Of us. Oliver recognizes it as a monologue from Pericles, Prince of Tyre, in which Pericles laments the apparent death of his wife, Thaisa, in the middle of a storm at sea. Words: Jonathan Wells. In the letter, james wrote to oliver he used Pericles (not a tragedy unlike any other plays in the book). maybe he was saying to find him in the next life? . Rating: 2.5/5. As you begin reading "If We Were Villains", you start reading through our narrator, Oliver's perspective. 27 Feb 2023 03:01:03 Just a quick warning: there are some mentions of suicidal tendencies (as we know how the actual book ended, I think theres no not touching the subject) and a few mentions of canon angst, death and violence, but nothing happening currently and nothing graphic, either. However, the situation changes at the annual Halloween performance, a select few scenes from Macbeth fourth year students traditionally perform each year. Thank you, this is exactly the answer I was looking for. After 10 years of reclusion, even the most dramatic of Shakespearean actors would step back when it came to how much immersion they allow themselves into. Maybe brighter than they had been since the night of Richards death. Richard is a bastard and won't count. I think what I couldnt do was pretend anymore. I would find a way to apologize to her, but being honest, I suspect she always knew that if James had stayed in the picture, me and her wouldnt stand a chance. Do you? About the Book: Title: If We Were Villains . It sounds like he drown himself off the San Juan islands in Washington (where I live), in the winter time the water is cold and rough and deep, no matter how much dragging they did, its still the ocean, not a lake. Oliver is freed from a physical cage while James frees himself from an emotional one. It was about us even when we didnt know there was an us at all. If you havent made any enemies in life, youve been living too safely. Trying some small talk to break the ice. 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