Their reconnection is very fast paced because I personally believe that weve had enough slow-burn in the actual book, so lets just let the boys be happy together as fast as we can. Not ever. I am once again returning to the land of dark academia for a (spoiler) review of If We Were Villains by M.L. aka James' pov (mostly) behind the original . No, youll listen to this. 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. James was a character I liked straight away, but that throughout I had plenty moments of hating too. Oliver, I thought they would tell you right away, I thought they would give you the note right away. I let go of my own and bent forward, placing my own hand on top of his, squeezing it and tangling our fingers together. If you havent made any enemies in life, youve been living too safely. I brought both my arms around him, and a single pull was enough to have him losing all strength and falling on top of me, sobbing. And she didnt speak to me for a decade because of that, not until I got out and knocked at her door.. He had killed himself, drowned, joining his sins in the only way he knew how. But I think I need to hear you say it. But dont you dare put it all on me, how everything unfolded. For years, Thaisa lives hidden away from the rest of society as a priestess, believing her husband to have died in the storm, until the goddess Diana helps them reunite. I think James loved Oliver dearly, but he also is definitely dead in my opinion. When the door came within reaching distance, I knocked, forcefully. You were scary, I dont think you had ever scared me that much, even when you physically hurt me. Because of all the crimes I have committed, loving you has always been my favorite. If We Were Villains is a love letter to Shakespeare and the theater. No body found. Coming here, disappearing. $18 . Drama and tragedy follows them on and offstage, and things begin to turn ugly when someone is found dead. James doesn't even bother trying to hide his look of disgust after some kid he's never seen before reports what he's seen in the hallway. It went like that for maybe a few minutes, until my fingers stopped at his left temple, and I finally met his eyes. 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. He, suddenly, raised his head and spoke. Oliver's narrative voice is self-deprecatory, revealing that he thinks of himself as a side character in his own story. The film was announced . My whole body responded immediately to the pull, and, before I could gather my own thoughts, I was getting up from the chair again, this time moving to sit on James lap, straddling him. Soon enough, the kitchen was smelling nice, the aroma filling my chest and giving me a newfound strength. One that James had once, jokingly, said hed like to move in, just so he could stay close to the water. Hearing James voice helped. i want him to be alive but the grief was already killing him at dellcher.. and then the one person he feels more for than anyone else takes the fall for him. They stop and they look. His body never located, only his car and the two letters he wrote. But I dont think its at Meredith that youre mad. Would you like some tea? There were seven of us then, seven bright young things with wide precious futures ahead of us. The character he quotes faked her death. It didnt matter how ungracefully we fell on the mattress, or how we cracked up laughing at the absurdity of two thirty-something adults acting like teenagers, never able to get enough of each other. We would figure it all out, eventually. Rio. Thank you for reading my rant. Check out the Cast List for If We Were Villains first! I blinked away the wetness building in my eyes, and pretended not to feel the crashing weight on my chest. . Find and save ideas about james and oliver if we were villains aesthetic on Pinterest. I did consider actually drowning myself, you know? The book was layed out similar to a script, split into sections with each section being an act in a five-act drama. During the performance, Oliver discovers that James is in love with Wren. 27 Feb 2023 03:01:03 Making sure he was there. They were wet; James blinked, and a single drop fell onto my cheek. We lived our lives in between sonnets, with drama and comedy lost together in a sky of words at our disposal. Truth isn't stranger than fiction despite Mark Twain's best efforts to convince you. 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. Rating: 2.5/5. Thank you, I renewed it all myself. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Now, he hovered above me, the curls of his overgrown hair falling at the sides of his face, producing a curtain, a shield keeping the rest of the world at bay. Or maybe coffee? James offered, clearly looking for an out from the odd staring that seemed to be the only thing either of us knew how to do. I loved him and Meredith from the jump. "Oliver", James whispered, no more than a breath out of his lips; relief, pain, and surprise all mingled together. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. For strength, in case no one did. Dont make it about that., Im not making anything into anything. James Farrow stood before me. left kudos on this work! Mhmm yeah, I know what you mean. . At first, John and Oliver were on a mission to find and kill Deadshot but after learning that John's brother's death was a planned hit he was apprehended by Amanda Waller and put in the . At the cast party, Richard punches a student who had been flirting with Meredith. I followed him into his kitchen, where we resumed our previous standing and staring position, but now under better light, where we could properly see each other. "Despite being a classic Flash villain, the original Captain Boomerang spent more time fighting Green Arrow in this universe His last appearance was in the Arrow season 5 finale, where he cornered Malcolm Merlyn who had stepped on a landmine, they both exploded" And he wouldve trusted Oliver to understand it as well. I think James is dead. Ten years ago, Marks and his six classmates were . Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. In the four years, they have achieved the goals set for them, that is, until tragedy strikes and only six are left to. The evening before he is due to be released on parole after serving ten years for an unspecified crime, Oliver Marks is approached by the lead investigator on his case, Detective Colborne. Because as much as it might hurt you to know, I do love Meredith. Wenn aus Freunden Feinde werden - Roman. I could see worry and guilt in his eyes, a line of concern forming between his eyebrows, and I didnt like it. As long as I had him, the world could very well burst into flames and disappear, and I wouldnt give a damn. It fucking hurts, Oliver!, No, you dont! He threw his hands up, exasperated. I do love Meredith and maybe a part of me always has. He nodded and rested his head back on my chest. 100% loved and adored this novel. He got blackout drunk before James could keep her company in his mind. He proceeds to call Meredith a slut and gets in a physical argument with her as well. The following morning, as Oliver cleans their dorm room, he discovers a bloodstained boat hook hidden in James' mattress. He bent down and kissed my face where it had landed, resting his lips there for a moment. A kiss that I could tell from the first touch, would take us somewhere. Do you remember that? 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 two very eloquent men, well educated in the art of speech. I dont care how it sounds, not anymore., No, listen to me, James. .. But I am saying you also cant blame her for what she did when she found out. Oliver and James. My hands were steadier than I had anticipated they would be, but maybe it was just so cold outside that I couldnt quite distinguish whether it was my body responding to the weather, or just nerves. It would have only tortured Oliver with false hope, and . So, I dont regret protecting you, even if it meant I couldnt have you. He also desperately tried to avoid Meredith, but she snuck her way into his mind and filled it with ugly, hot flashes of guilt. You know it was about more than that. Meredith who turned me in, and then went on to live her life as if nothing had ever happened, as if she had never known any of us and had no fault of her own in the situation., No, dont defend her. I think coffee would be great, thank you.. It's one of the best books I've read so far in . The two tentatively resume their relationship. In this secluded world of firelight and leather . James searched for him by the lake, only to realize Richard had been following him the whole time. I don't believe he would've been cruel enough to give Oliver fruitless hope, because I believe they genuinely loved each other. I fell silent, not sure I had a good enough argument to fight that. James, I know youre angry and you have a right to be. [3] On Goodreads, it has an average rating of 4.2 stars out of five. However, as the semester progresses, the cast grows increasingly despondent due to Richard's death. It means silent acknowledgement: no cards or cakes with candles, no scrutinised gift openings in the middle of a crowded room. Not very platonic of us. So I still think he's canonically alive but it's not super in character, idk. 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. Whenever I had the slightest chance of having you, that is who I chose., Because you never knew my side of the story. Until that year, we saw no further than the books in front of our faces.<br>On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Free from whatever reasons they thought they couldnt be together. Single Sentence Summary: At an elite art college, seven young acting students (performing only Shakespeare) are the best of friends until one is found dead and another is charged with the murder. Some of the dialogue written out in a script-form, particularly when they are performing or rehearsing for plays. Rio, was published in 2017. If wed crossed this line before everything happened.. James is 100% dead. If you liked this review, I post more of them on my socials. I also really liked that the book was divided into Acts as it . If thou remember'st not the slightest follyThat ever love did make thee run into,Thou hast not loved. And they could finally be together. I believe that in the end, Oliver will never find peace, regardless if James survived or not. It doesnt matter. As you begin reading "If We Were Villains", you start reading through our narrator, Oliver's perspective. I never have. 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. I am not blaming you! But it also alludes that Oliver can never find normal/peace. This year, make If We Were Villains by M.L. They never found a body. If We Were Villains is the debut novel of American author M. L. Rio, first published in 2017 by Flatiron Books. Del Norte has meaning. And, God, Meredith deserves a world of her own, someone who makes her feel the way James makes me feel. Suppressing the dire need to protect him, though, was something he couldn't control. Dont get me wrong. The rest have not really commented on supposed Joliver. Drama and tragedy follows them on and offstage, and things begin to turn ugly when someone is found dead. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Like tf are ya dum. She did the right thing by going and talking to the detective when she learned about James because she KNEW James was gonna drag Oliver down with him, and he did just that, even when colborne had his suspicions that it was never Oliver. And maybe Im even crazier for loving you so much.. James knew Oliver would be free in 4 years. Filippa sends Oliver James' suicide note, which James had addressed to him. Youre crazy, he said, redundant. My favourite characters in the book are Phillipa and James, two of the students in Olivers friendship group. 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. I know many in the DA community have read this book and so, I thought we should have a conversation about THAT ending. " ?". But it was all I could do, and Im sorry, James, but I would do it all again.. 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. But only after I thought I couldnt go to you. I corrected. If we were villains _ M. L. Rio Como um dos sete jovens atores que estudam Shakespeare em uma faculdade de elite, Oliver e seus amigos desempenham os mesmos. All day, all week. And then a letter arrived, and as I read Pericless last words, again and again, written in James hasty penmanship, the world flipped again. 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. (There are no mentions of him being alive in this fic, so don't get your hopes up.). Because I love you. I saw the bruises all over her body, both faded and fresh new. The way the book was written it allows for both possibilities. Thank you, this is exactly the answer I was looking for. Macbeth had gone entirely fine, more than fine, if you'd asked him. No more coherent words would be said anytime soon, both of us knew that. 10 years after he was sent to prison for murder, Oliver Marks is finally ready to tell the truth about what really happened on that night, and the time leading up to his arrest. Before it all went to hell, when we were just two stupid boys laying in the sand, dreaming of living away from everything and everyone. Having everyone around but being so alone. Maybe some things would have been different in the overall plot, but I dont think it would have changed the ending. What James had done was absolutely insane, and yet, it felt like a plausible line of thought to me. I'm inclined to believe that James is still alive, as it doesn't seem to fit with his character to leave that note for Oliver if he was intending to die. A work in the dark academia genre, the campus novel is part murder mystery and part dramatic tragedy. Our words were touching midair, and I could feel his breath. Its one of the best books Ive read so far in 2022! 4 guests Many readers including Cynthia d'Aprix Sweeney, the writer of The Nest, compared this novel to Donna Tartt's The Secret History. 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. Inside, James had clearly made some work to make the place habitable. I thought you might finally do it, since a dead man couldnt be convicted anymore. And maybe for just a split second, I, too, knew what drowning felt like. If you have or are going to readIf We Were Villains, Id love to hear your thoughts. The inseparable duo. Rio that read. We were drawn to each other like magnets, not even aware of how our bodies seemed to instinctively want to close the distance between them. James Farrow Needs A Hug; James and Oliver Deserved Better; Bittersweet; We desperately need a sequel to this gorgeous book; James and Oliver are so in love I can't; Summary. his girlfriend. Howd you sleep? I asked, now stroking his hair. Now that she can make the decision for herself, Wrens birthdays are small affairs. These are the most fascinating non-fiction books of 2023. Yeah, I do. i agree with you. He uses a mash-up of different lines from Lear to try to tell Oliver what he's going through without saying it outright using the Fool's line from Act 1, Scene 4 and then skipping ahead to a scene between Edmund and Edgar. It was my last hope. James, being (from Olivers POV, ofc) the smartest of the group of seven, would not write his one directed letter in a Shakespeare quote if there was not an intentional meaning to be decoded under the words. Oliver Marks. Watch popular content from the following creators: lena(@krimdhendeshkim), Abi (@offbrandthorin), fear is the mind killer(@houseofhollow), fear is the mind killer(@houseofhollow), Em + V(@emandvernsbookshelf) . [4] Oliver, Alexander, and James decide to fight back during Caesar's death scene, which quickly spirals out of control. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. Oliver and James have entire conversations using lines memorized from the countless plays they have . He even mentions to fillipa and Alexander wouldnt you change the end of Romeo and Juliet? Even in the throws of desperation, James wouldve understood the context behind his chosen text. It was night, much past any reasonable bedtime and, if the house was occupied, I wanted to make sure that whoever was inside would hear me, even if they were sleeping. Because, you see, when you say shit like that, what I think is that you would have done exactly what you pretended to do. Maybe he had never left shore at all. Only because that was something I could do now. These members of the original Villains tribe [] About the Book: Title: If We Were Villains . Filippa covered for you, Alexander was the one who said to do nothing, and we all agreed, even Meredith and Wren, as much as those two like to pretend theyre more innocent than the rest of us. His eyes looked tired, maybe from both life exhaustion and from being awakened in the middle of the night, but they were brighter now than Id ever seen them when he visited me in jail. James tries to help him, but is stopped by Alexander, who suggests they should let him die and thus end his reign of terror. (If We Were Villains Quote) Sticker. Oliver had almost no recollection of the rest of the Christmas masque, slipping in and out of awareness just long enough to get his hands on a drink or to engage in brief pleasantries with onlookers hoping to congratulate him on his performance. I stood before the rusted door, salt air filling up my lungs as the cold breeze ruffled my hair. Im only sorry for how it hurt you, for the pain I caused you. Upon researching James' death online, Oliver learns that James' body was never found. On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. And it cost us everything. Richard injures Oliver and James, as they practice the assassination scene from "Julius Caesar". She was trying to spare me.. I had already decided it would be easier on everyone if I just disappeared., Yeah, I thought about that, too. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. God, James, no! The group agrees to wait for Richard to die, then call the police and pretend he was already dead when they came upon him. Alive, breathing, dry and utterly, painfully breathtaking. They became used to playing particular roles, on stage and in daily life, from the hero to his best friend, the tyrant, the temptress, and the ruler. What I did, James tried correcting me, but I wouldnt have it. He had always been the most serious student . And I wouldnt have regretted it.. james doesn't want to be found. And of course there was Colin, standing there, slouching slightly, a look of absolute terror, pure and raw as daylight, adorning his features. But mostly, I was thinking about how I couldnt actually leave you. Meredith was scared, and a bit drunk. Oliver Marks has just served ten years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. What exactly are you referring to? He asked, carefully. Biiiiiiiiii. If We Were Villains is such an intricate, multi faceted read that there is no doubt I will get more from it when I . Press J to jump to the feed. And what will happen to them now?.. Not too soon, I shook my head. This is because the plays main story is about racism towards Jews. I do love her. Die TikTok-Sensation auf Deutsch als Taschenbuch Jetzt bei Penguin entdecken und bestellen. . All seven of us. Ai tempi della condanna, non tutti erano convinti della sua colpevolezza, in primis il detective Colborne, che ora lo attende fu Just James's thoughts and emotions. In fact, in the Act 4 Prologue, Colbourne asks Oliver if he blames Shakespeare for any of it, and Oliver says he blames Shakespeare for all of it. Instead, Oliver goes to visit Meredith, now a television actress living in Chicago. The inseparable duo. But barely had I set foot back into the world, and it was already crumbling from under my feet, taking away my only peace, my only solace. Intelligent, thrilling, and richly detailed, If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio is a captivating story of the enduring power and passion of words (available April 11, 2017). Villains: Wren by mlrio. My take is this: James was deliberate. Retiring Detective Colborne has always had his doubts about Olivers guilt, and hes finally going to find out if he was right. The novel drew mixed reviews. In the middle of reading if we were villains and James and Oliver CLEARLY had a thing for eachother, you cannot tell me otherwise. Do you wish I had done it? He asked me, flatly. I was getting nervous again. Words: Jonathan Wells. The James that Oliver loved is gone; however, physically, James is still around somewhere. Trying to balance my newfound comfort within Merediths presence and the feeling of chocking that grasped my lungs every time I attempted to breath. Of us. I almost frowned, not quite understanding his surprise. I brushed a strand of his hair away from his eyes, placing it behind his ear. And as for the fairness of it all I slept with Meredith that night. He wasnt done yet, but his rant grew smaller, sadder. 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! When Oliver returns to Dellecher, he cleans the Castle as part of his new custodial duties, overhearing a visit from Detective Colborne and his partner, during which Colborne admits that, despite the official ruling, he does not believe Richard's death to be an accident. And you werent yourself., Stop saying that like I dont know it! Dark Helmet isn't a parody of Darth Vader as much as it is a showcase for Rick . Trying some small talk to break the ice. 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. Oliver and his classmates James, Richard, Alexander, Wren, Filippa and Meredith immerse themselves into the world of Shakespearean tragedy, and as they do their lives turn into a tragedy in ways they could never have foreseen. I believe James is alive. The chair we were on started to feel small, and, suddenly, I felt James hands grabbing me from the back of my thighs as he stood up, and carried me into the living room, lying me on the couch, and placing himself on top of me. Waiting. sunflower_fields_forever, PygmyParrot, thisismoonytrying, heavenlydps, and ilosthesea Its been so many weeks. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ). Wren, being the angel she was, was more than willing to listen. Rio [EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK]<br><br>Enter the players. Then gave him a minute to cool down before I went on, keeping my voice low. Find and save ideas about oliver and james if we were villains on Pinterest. . You dont know because you got to be punished, and I bet it felt good. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. However, in the coming weeks, Richard grows more violent and begins to attack his fellow students, including his girlfriend Meredith, James, and Oliver, onstage during Caesar. See a recent post on Tumblr from @secrethistoryfan about if we were villains. An exploration of Filippa and Camilo's relationship, which I'm not even sure is canon but found interesting to explore anyway. Wasnt the note he left me supposed me to bring me here all along?
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