Addicted to YA discussion

For our November 2023 Stand Alone title we are reading:
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

Discussion Leader: TBD (Volunteer Here)

For now, please do not discuss the story.
However, feel free to chat as much as you'd like about the format you've chosen to read, the blurb, any introduction if one exists, the cover design, and other books you've read by this author.

On the 1st you can begin discussing the contents of the book and things like…
What do you think of it? Who are your favorite and least favorite characters? What's your favorite and least favorite parts?

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This is on kindle unlimited fyi! I’m excited. I’m currently on a self imposed book buying ban to save for the holiday season 😅

I‘m really excited about this one! 🤩

Yesssssss been wanting to read this!

me too! i started the prologue a bit ago and never went back to it which i’m going to now

I read this in 2021 and loved it. I will watch your discussion and be interested to see what you think.

Not a day goes by when I don't think of this book. It was so freaking good. I'm obsessed.

Just downloaded this one from kindle unlimited. I'm excited to read it and see what I think. I've heard good things so far!

I am gradually beginning this book and I am struggling to get into it. I am only at Scene 3. I think I need help organizing the characters in my head. LUL

Also, just finished Fourth Wing, so I think my realistic pacing for a book is off. Like I've forgotten what good writing looks like. LOL

wow there is A LOT of dialogue straight from Shakespeare plays in this book! lol

Robin wrote: "wow there is A LOT of dialogue straight from Shakespeare plays in this book! lol"

Truly

I've had this on my TBR for actual years and finally got around to it this month. I think my expectations may have been too high because I thought I'd be obsessed but it was just okay lol.
The constant quoting of Shakespeare was a real pain by the end.

I loved the story, but I agree about the Shakespeare quotes, it was a pain after a while. It was cleverly done, I'm sure, but I just wasn't in the right headspace to analyze the significance of the quotes.

I have been thinking about the book a lot, though, and I think at some point I'll read it again more thoroughly.

I, unfortunately, marked it as a DNF. I do not think I am in the headspace for it. I may pick it up again in the future but no plans as of yet to do that.

i definitely struggled a bit to read this, but i did finish finally. what is sad is the mystery part and friendships/ relationships parts of the story was actually good. i would have enjoyed it more if there wasnt quite as much focus on all of the plays they were performing. i get that part sometimes tied together with things that were also going on in the book at times, but didnt need so much dialogue from each play.

I agree that there is a lot of Shakespearean quotes, but I found it very helpful to listen to the audiobook specifically for that aspect of the book. I liked the book, but it definitely wasn't what I was expecting! Looking forward to reading the other books for this month!!!

I almost DNF'd this one. I stuck it out and the ending saved it for me. The first 75% for me was just boring and drawn out and lots of Shakespeare. In the end because of the end lol I gave it 3 stars.

I think I would've enjoyed this book a lot more if I actually was immersed in Shakespeare. As it stood, it just dragged a lot. The writing style was a nice one though, I read it quite quickly (quicker than I was expecting). And the ending saved it for me, so ended up 4 stars, but only barely

I actually read this last month and rated it 4 stars. I enjoyed how it had the layout of a play and the Shakespeare did drag on after a while but the way it was incorporated with the story made so much sense. I think my only thing against the book was shadowing James and Oliver's relationship/dynamics in favour of Meredith and Oliver when their feelings never even seemed to scratch the surface of being in love. Other than that, I really enjoyed this.

This has been a slow read for me. I am halfway through and now the month is over! I have picked up and finished a couple of other books in the meantime. I will slowly, but surely finish it up.