He proceeds to call Meredith a slut and gets in a physical argument with her as well. 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. 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 was absurd, really, that it had taken us so long to realize that. Rio. I see. He looked down at our tangled hands, and I could see it in his eyes trying to make sense of my feelings. 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. I-, I stopped, guilt climbing up my spine. Your something is something else entirely.. "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" I wanted to cry. This is a great take on this!! A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. Hi, was his reply, another breath, another exhale. If We Were Villains, the debut novel of actor and author M.L. 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. It sure as hell felt as such. God, when I saw the bruises hed left on your arms, I-, I wanted to. Oliver, I thought they would tell you right away, I thought they would give you the note right away. 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. Phillipa is a mysterious character, and though we dont find out too much about her, she really grew on me throughout the story. The next morning, Oliver and Meredith are awoken by Filippa. Do you? 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. I don't believe he would've been cruel enough to give Oliver fruitless hope, because I believe they genuinely loved each other. 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. The inseparable duo. As a friend, and as something else I cant quite name.. His eyes, still cloudy with sleep, widened as he took in the sight of me, standing at his doorstep. This actually shed some light on the ending for me. James mouth was softer than I remembered. She admits that she was the one who told Colborne to arrest James at the performance, as he confessed to her one day after an intense rehearsal. Instead, we both fell back to silence, probably processing our own emotions, getting our heads in a better state before speaking again. 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 James. In and out. Truth is, maybe my own perception of James had been roughed up by the knowledge of what he had done, but James himself had never been a rough person, so there was no plausible reason why I should think his kissing would be anything but soft and tender. And what will happen to them now?.. 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. The last and only kiss we had ever shared had been a fleeting thing, almost unnoticeable, and how it felt had been lost in my brain amongst everything else that happened that night. However why should he fake his own death? The two tentatively resume their relationship. You might have been the one to give the blow, but that was all, and it was self-defense. james doesn't want to be found. Just finished reading this and wanted to hear other's opinions on the rather ambiguous ending. 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. From my point of view, James looked the same in his thirties as he had in his twenties. I stared at him for a moment, raising my hand so the pads of my fingers could trace the lines of his face, making sure he was real. Rio, was published in 2017. I exhaled, letting the leftover anger that was still inside of me, even all these years later, dissipate. 0 Discussions. Language: English Words: 1,229 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 2 Kudos: 37 Bookmarks: 5 . We scrambled to our feet, never completely letting go, and I let James lead us to his bedroom. Flatiron Books, 2017. Omg this! I had asked her to never kiss you again the way you two had done in Gwendolyns class, and she asked me who it was I was jealous of.. After wed all been in it together for so long? He raised his voice, angry. I also liked the idea of Olivers stupidity brining him more suffering with James not accepting his sacrifice and killing himself but your comment might change how I viewed it, (James : Juliet ) (Oliver : Romeo) (Fillipa : Friar Laurence). One step, then two. Honestly when I read about Jameses last visit it already had suicide connotations and his death reveal did not surprise me. She leads the group to the lake, where they find Richard with his skull broken. Maybe he hadnt been washed from shore to shore. If We Were Villains is a great story written by M.L. Rio. They never found a body. What I did, James tried correcting me, but I wouldnt have it. He is alive, but barely. Genre: mystery/thriller. Since I was released, my world had been flipped upside down more times than I cared to admit, and the dizziness of it all left me senseless to what might await me on the other side of that door. [1]. It means special editions of her favourite books, a new pair of knitting needles to make up for the old ones shes been meaning to replace, a challenge in the form of a plant that shes never owned before. 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. She would not have given Oliver the letter if it ensued any sort of false hope for him. The only light came from inside the house, probably the living room, and the positions in which we stood cast shadows all over James face, so much so that I couldnt distinguish the marks of time which were sure to be there, somewhere. Alexander remembers what it felt like - the horror of it all. Who else could he be expecting? And you do? If We Were Villains Quote Sticker. If We Were Villians is hard to put down. Discover more posts about oliver marks, iwwv, james farrow, donna tartt, classic books, dark academia books, and if we were villains. No, no. The Jews were just starting to migrate to England and the racism towards them was motivated by their . Shakespeare is fully immersed in every part of the book. Like one of the Bard's plays, If We Were Villains is structured in five acts. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Hi, I said, that being the only coherent thought I could seem to form. Well, Oliver, what in our godforsaken lives has ever made sense? If We Were Villains was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and Mystery Scene says, A well-written and gripping ode to the stage . 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 . Its nice, inside, I commented, offhand. Just to breathe. You werent yourself! Retiring Detective Colborne has always had his doubts about Olivers guilt, and hes finally going to find out if he was right. If you havent made any enemies in life, youve been living too safely. LibraryThing catalogs yours books online, easily, quickly and for free. Oliver is eager to reunite with James, who had eventually stopped visiting, but is informed that he drowned himself four years earlier. Thats not why Richard is dead. I whispered. 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. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. And you werent yourself., Stop saying that like I dont know it! As a young actor, Oliver and his friends attended an elite arts college. And certainly not now. 9781785656477. i agree with you. As if sensing my brain fume with concerns for the uncertain future, James began to shift on top of me, his head slowly rolling sideways on my chest to look up at me. Not too soon, I shook my head. Rio. And what will happen to them now?.. Dark Academia is an aesthetic and subculture dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. And he wouldve trusted Oliver to understand it as well. 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. plus philipa saying he felt the emotion on four it makes sense that hes dead youre right. Second, I never shipped James and Oliver!! Fake, with no truth or depth to it. You went to Meredith when you got out? He asked, hurt by it. Im not proud of how I acted that last night, and I dont particularly like remembering it. The events of "If We Were Villains" told from Filippa's perspective. Because of all the crimes I have committed, loving you has always been my favorite. James is 100% dead. It is. He said, looking down at his hands. All I could care about was how my heart raced every time he moved, finding a new spot to lay his kisses, to bruise my skin, making me his. but maybe he left that note so their ending wouldnt be like romeo and juliet? Dark Helmet isn't a parody of Darth Vader as much as it is a showcase for Rick . He bent down and kissed my face where it had landed, resting his lips there for a moment. Richard injures Oliver and James, as they practice the assassination scene from "Julius Caesar". No. 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. 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. When they receive the cast, Alexander's predictions are revealed to be correct. Also, english isnt my first language, so Im sorry for any mistakes. Whether we would go back into the world together and tell everyone we knew that James was still alive or if I would simply fake my own death and join him in our peaceful afterlife, I didnt care. 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. 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. And that wouldnt have been just an accident. 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. Richard began to taunt and threaten him, eventually making a homophobic remark in which he accused James and Oliver of being in love with one another and threatening to drown James in the lake. If We Were Villains is . All that was left was an odd feeling of peace, one I was afraid would disappear as soon as James woke up, when the quiet of sleep would be interrupted with our having to face the reality of our situation. I picked this up after seeing lots of glowing reviews for it on social media, and Im really glad that I did! Create New. Change). In and out. To avenge the girl you loved?. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after 10 years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. Some of the dialogue written out in a script-form, particularly when they are performing or rehearsing for plays. 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. The story after enlightening us of the murder took on a very passive and neutral tone and speed and it wasn't sure if the ending was happy or not. I think youve been mad at me for a long time., Of course Im mad at you. Biting his tongue, Alexander tried to swallow the rising feeling of worry for the other. What was your answer? He was so tense, I almost felt my own shoulders hurt in solidarity to his. Macbeth had gone entirely fine, more than fine, if you'd asked him. ", -------------------------OR-----------------------------------, Oliver knocks on the door of an abandoned cottage where he hopes that the man he went to jail to protect is inside waiting for him after faking his own death (seriously, this is another level of be gay do crime, this is where being a dramatic bitch takes you). And, God, Meredith deserves a world of her own, someone who makes her feel the way James makes me feel. It is very hard to put this novel down, because the framing hints at what is to come . 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. . James, I know youre angry and you have a right to be. Oliver, James whispered, no more than a breath out of his lips; relief, pain, and surprise all mingled together. James, we would have ended up exactly here. . I wanted to sob. Yeah, I do. 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