Faking your own death. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after 10 years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. Truth isn't stranger than fiction despite Mark Twain's best efforts to convince you. Simple and clean, but homely. Wasnt the note he left me supposed me to bring me here all along? He didnt look much older than when I last saw him, four years prior. James searched for him by the lake, only to realize Richard had been following him the whole time. But our lips were currently occupied and couldnt be bothered with such mundane things as poetry or love confessions. It doesnt matter. Coming here, disappearing. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it.A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. Just to breathe. Rio (118) The Secret History - Donna Tartt (2) Original Work (1) Twelfth Night - Shakespeare (1) In the letter, james wrote to oliver he used Pericles (not a tragedy unlike any other plays in the book). All day, all week. Wenn aus Freunden Feinde werden - Roman. Drama and tragedy follows them on and offstage, and things begin to turn ugly when someone is found dead. You might have been the one to give the blow, but that was all, and it was self-defense. We were closer than we had been a moment before. Rio; Relationship: James Farrow/Oliver Marks; Characters: . Who else could he be expecting? To undo the pain, the grief. james doesn't want to be found. The whole truth is, I'm in love with him still. 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. Oliver's narrative voice is self-deprecatory, revealing that he thinks of himself as a side character in his own story. The moment I had a choice, I chose you. Im only sorry for how it hurt you, for the pain I caused you. 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. 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. These are the most fascinating non-fiction books of 2023. It is very hard to put this novel down, because the framing hints at what is to come . . Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Would you like some tea? Dont make it about that., Im not making anything into anything. 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.. A fleeting thought of Meredith ran through my head, but only for a second. His inner dialogue was trying to convince himself the kid was trying to start shit just for the sake of starting shit, but after the bitter feeling of pure jealously settles deep within his stomach, he needs to confide in somebody. If We Were Villains Quote Sticker. You must, since you figured this is where I was.. . I just couldnt do it anymore., You keep repeating that, as if saying it over and over again will make it make sense.. Richard is dead because he was a bully. For the first time in forever, Filippa is the first one to look away.". 4.23. On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. You can find me onInstagram,Twitter, andGoodreads. I believe that in the end, Oliver will never find peace, regardless if James survived or not. 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). Suppressing the dire need to protect him, though, was something he couldn't control. It went like that for maybe a few minutes, until my fingers stopped at his left temple, and I finally met his eyes. Oliver Marks bekommt immer nur die Nebenrollen. Let us be happy, right now. Each student is mailed an envelope containing their casting assignment and the scenes to prepare, as well as instructions not to share the information with any of their peers. Rio. 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 . If We Were Villains is such an intricate, multi faceted read that there is no doubt I will get more from it when I . And she didnt speak to me for a decade because of that, not until I got out and knocked at her door.. If thou remember'st not the slightest follyThat ever love did make thee run into,Thou hast not loved. Filippa sends Oliver James' suicide note, which James had addressed to him. It incorporates Gothic and vintage style elements, as well as references to ancient Greece, Rome, and the Renaissance. tip: buffy gen teen AND "no archive warnings apply", "It was good that I had taken the time to breathe before setting the scene into motion, because once the door opened, complaining slightly at its hinges, my lungs stopped. After wed all been in it together for so long? He raised his voice, angry. After the students return from break, they prepare to perform scenes from Romeo and Juliet, another tradition, at the Christmas masquerade ball. As pretentious and flawed as the core friendship group of the story is, youll be gripped by their tale. (Destiel vibes). As a friend, and something else I cant quite name, I repeated. After the show, the students throw a party during which a drunk and jealous Richard ends up attacking James, nearly drowning him in the lake where the play was staged. What you did was selfish, and you cant fucking deny it! Free from whatever reasons they thought they couldnt be together. James Cameron doesn't always have the nicest things to say about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but that doesn't mean he's not familiar with the blockbuster franchise.While Cameron may have . Oliver, I thought they would tell you right away, I thought they would give you the note right away. Rio. Takes place after the argument James and Oliver have, they both are honest to each other and provide comfort the best they can, the only way they know how. I do love Meredith and maybe a part of me always has. 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. I got up, never letting go, and moved to the chair next to him, so we could be closer. As you begin reading "If We Were Villains", you start reading through our narrator, Oliver's perspective. What James had done was absolutely insane, and yet, it felt like a plausible line of thought to me. I told you this, a long time ago. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. Oliver's friendship with James for instance was beautifully and subtly written and was one of my favourite parts of the novel. So, Im sorry, but disappearing was easier than coming back to see you in that place every few months.. I think James is dead. 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. 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. Honestly when I read about Jameses last visit it already had suicide connotations and his death reveal did not surprise me. (LogOut/ 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 poured us two mugs and gestured for me to sit at the small kitchen table. Wren begins to suffer fainting spells, James breaks Oliver's nose during combat practice, and Alex overdoses on drugs but survives. I remembered there was an abandoned cottage near the beach, in Del Norte. 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. No, I dont think so. 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. If James Farrow was what it felt like to get lost in between the stars, then I didnt ever want to be found. Oliver Marks. I think coffee would be great, thank you.. It still wasnt fair, James said, voice heavy. Please consider turning it on! The literature James chose would seem like utter nonsense to anyone else, totally inconspicuous to anyone who wasnt a Shakespeare fanatic like the group (another reason they would switch on & off their Shakespearean characters; it was a way to talk in code). 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 had his hands resting on top of the table, his coffee mug long forgotten to the side. An exploration of Filippa and Camilo's relationship, which I'm not even sure is canon but found interesting to explore anyway. Just James's thoughts and emotions. Im not proud of how I acted that last night, and I dont particularly like remembering it. Do you wish I had done it? He asked me, flatly. Someone had to carry the guilt, after all, and James lungs were occupied. Or: Oliver ends up having a nice little chat with Alexander and Colin after the Romeo and Juliet performance in regard to his strange feelings about James. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading If We Were Villains: The sensational TikTok Book Club pick. I did consider actually drowning myself, you know? Rio, was published in 2017. Like tf are ya dum. No more coherent words would be said anytime soon, both of us knew that. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I went to Meredith. 100% loved and adored this novel. And of course there was Colin, standing there, slouching slightly, a look of absolute terror, pure and raw as daylight, adorning his features. If you liked this review, I post more of them on my socials. He went about his little kitchen, putting the kettle on and then sorting out their drinks. I dont think its a happy ending, but a tragic one. We fell asleep right there, on James small couch, with him draped over me like a human blanket, his limbs lost in mine, and our breathing happening in synch. James and Oliver had a special kind of love unlike ones theyve ever had, why would James want Oliver to never find peace (if he was truly planning on committing suicide)? Seven friends - Richard, Oliver, James . A bully we loved until we couldnt anymore. I was suddenly taken back to the set of Lear, our last play, our last crime. There were no speeches to what this moment was, no Shakesperean parallels to describe what was happening where his skin touched mine. He, suddenly, raised his head and spoke. If We Were Villains is the debut novel of American author M. L. Rio, first published in 2017 by Flatiron Books. 0 Discussions. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The group agrees to wait for Richard to die, then call the police and pretend he was already dead when they came upon him. James body was never found, and the book ends open-ended with no clear answers. I was getting nervous again. My favourite characters in the book are Phillipa and James, two of the students in Olivers friendship group. And I would go down for it; I did go down for it. The night of the Lear cast party, James gets drunk and begins acting erratically, only speaking in character as Edmund. The students are briefly questioned by the police, led by Detective Colborne, and Richard's death is ruled a drunken accident. Youre insane. James let out, barely even a whisper, as if all the air had been knocked out of him. No. 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. 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. God, when I saw the bruises hed left on your arms, I-, I wanted to. Oliver's friendship with James for instance was beautifully and subtly written and was one of my favourite parts of the novel. 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. Giving me up.. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. It fucking hurts, Oliver!, No, you dont! He threw his hands up, exasperated. 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 . Richard is a bastard and won't count. At the cast party, Richard punches a student who had been flirting with Meredith. It was literally the first thing I wanted to do when I got out. 151,260 ratings28,731 reviews. 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. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. 4 guests I-, James attempted to say something, and his hand seemed to reach up toward me, but both voice and motion halted before they were completed and, maybe thinking better of it, he simply stepped aside, opening the door wider to let me inside. My take is this: James was deliberate. However, Ive been asking myself why fake his death, then? But I really like this idea. Youre alive, were the stupid words coming out of my own mouth. Come find me at @bluejaey10 on insta if y'all Wana talk. He also desperately tried to avoid Meredith, but she snuck her way into his mind and filled it with ugly, hot flashes of guilt. James is alive, and Oliver should think of their trip to Del Norte to find him. Oliver accepts but requests that Colborne not act upon what Oliver will tell him. and all of this is kind of confirmed by the last sentence ig "his body was never found".. i hope what I wrote is understandable, sorry for the mistakes english is not my first language. He becomes jealous and realizes that he is romantically attracted to James. As soon as Oliver remembered the story behind the quote James used in his letter, he leapt to verify his death. I didnt even wait for her to come home., I texted her, told her I was going away for a while, maybe my sisters.. That last night, before I went on stage for Lear, she asked me a question. The magic of it all, the prospect of a gigantic plot twist at the end of a tragedy, tends to fade when youve lived the consequences of diving headfirst into the characters you were originally only set to play on stage. 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. by mlrio. Mhmm yeah, I know what you mean. My smile must have faltered at that because James face fell slightly as he apologized. "It was good that I had taken the time to breathe before setting the scene into motion, because once the door opened, complaining slightly at its hinges, my lungs stopped. James takes Wren to bed with him, his revenge on Oliver. We sipped our coffees in silence for maybe another minute before it all got too much for me, and the relief of seeing him was washed away by the questions flooding my brain. oliver finds james alive after being released from prison. It has always been like that. 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. James then grabbed the nearest item the boat hook and hit him with it. Because, even though I had had my fair share of guilt in it, Ive always hoped I had done more. I believe James is alive. As his fingerprints are on both the shirt scrap and the boat hook, he is arrested and put on trial, though Colborne does not believe him to be the real killer. James, we would have ended up exactly here. The play performance of this is absolutely incredible, the reader . No, what we did. As a young actor, Oliver and his friends attended an elite arts college. Because there, in that moment, with his skin sweating against mine, I realized I didnt really care what we did next. You had no right to take my place., Yes, but what were you protecting me from? Are you telling me you only found out about that after you were released? Had always been, as far back as I could remember. Something else I Wana add. Dont get me wrong. 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. For courage, in case someone opened. james doesn't want to be found. Trying to balance my newfound comfort within Merediths presence and the feeling of chocking that grasped my lungs every time I attempted to breath. We scrambled to our feet, never completely letting go, and I let James lead us to his bedroom. A simple general note and those specific lines to Oliver. The inseparable duo. Water left no room for regret. Afterwards, Oliver seeks out Meredith to comfort her, and the two end up having sex. Find and save ideas about james and oliver if we were villains aesthetic on Pinterest. If you havent made any enemies in life, youve been living too safely. 1. Discover the MBTI personality type of 13 popular If We Were Villains (Literature) characters and find out which ones you are most like! Rio [EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK]<br><br>Enter the players. Alive, breathing, dry and utterly, painfully breathtaking. No, youll listen to this. 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. 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. Youre blaming me? That had always been our thing, after all: understanding each other. It would have only tortured Oliver with false hope, and . i agree with you. The inseparable duo. If We Were Villains by M.L. Because I love you. Why did you do it? I blurted out. But in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students' world of make-believe. And maybe for just a split second, I, too, knew what drowning felt like.James Farrow stood before me. Published in 2017, Rio's first book is thrilling, dark and absorbs you immediately into its world. The tragedy is that Oliver will have to live with the fact that James is out there and that they can never be together. Instead, we both fell back to silence, probably processing our own emotions, getting our heads in a better state before speaking again. I gave a pause, before looking down and saying: Another quiet wall fell between us. And nothing in a story is not intentional. That is until Filippa sends Oliver James suicide note which references a scene in Shakespeare where a character fakes her own death to live away from the rest of the world. Why?, Do what, exactly? I asked, drier than I had intended. We were two very eloquent men, well educated in the art of speech. Shakespeare is fully immersed in every part of the book. In and out. 13 characters in If We Were Villains are available for you to type their personalities: James Farrow, Meredith Dardenne, Oliver Marks. 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? Like, the scene where Oliver realizes Wren and James probably like each other and something clenched uncomfortably in his chest ??? 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. What I did, James tried correcting me, but I wouldnt have it. Shakespeare had never known love like this. Oliver is a meek, mild, and quiet young man. tip: buffy gen teen AND "no archive warnings apply". You went to Meredith. He finished for me. $18 . There were four years between then and you getting released, and I swear to God I could not keep living my life the way I was. 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. We stumbled down the short hallway that connected it to the living room, and, somehow, made our way to James bed. I also really liked that the book was divided into Acts as it helped to drive the action and was a lovely nod to the Shakespearean aspects of the novel. I blinked away the wetness building in my eyes, and pretended not to feel the crashing weight on my chest. I thought you might finally do it, since a dead man couldnt be convicted anymore. I took my time, kissing, sucking at his skin and breathing him in, satisfied by the sounds he produced in response. I couldnt have Filippa over for lunch and not talk about it, but talking about it was too much to stomach, even with her. If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (debut) Publisher: Macmillan Release Date: April 11, 2017 Length: 368 pages Buy on Amazon. James was all there was; the whole fucking universe and every rhyme ever written. Everyone else knew, and that was enough to set the wheels spinning. He finished his thought. Whenever I had the slightest chance of having you, that is who I chose., Because you never knew my side of the story. I only nodded, embarrassed by how right he was. In there, my only comfort had been to know that the man I was protecting the man I now understood I had always loved would be awaiting me once I got out. Work Search: While one would expect a book about Shakespearean actors to have lots of Shakespeare references, If We Were Villains goes above and beyond. He buried his face in the crook of my neck, and my hands made their way up and down his back, soothing him. Your something is something else entirely.. And he wouldve trusted Oliver to understand it as well. His body never located, only his car and the two letters he wrote. They were best friends and some could argue soul mates, doesnt mean they would have been good partners. I allowed his words to ring in the air and settle in. Only difference would be I would have been arrested for a crime I did commit. I mean, that the moment I think Im remotely over what happened, you are released. James, I know youre angry and you have a right to be. He didnt dare attempt to find James, worrying what else may befall his troubled mind if his eyes crept their way along James face once again that night. And we learned she was a holder of James secrets, a protector of the groups heart, and a Shakespearean expert. But mostly, I was thinking about how I couldnt actually leave you. Wren then begged James to go after Richard, fearing he would hurt himself. The scene James quoted in his letter to Oliver it has meaning. Because of all the crimes I have committed, loving you has always been my favorite. He had gone and given his lungs to the waves, released his pain for someone else to feel. Until loving him was more dangerous than the consequences of what we did.. The book was layed out similar to a script, split into sections with each section being an act in a five-act drama. Rio. During the performance, Oliver discovers that James is in love with Wren. I just couldnt stop thinking about what would happen next and I needed to bring my vision of it to life, so here it is. Not now., More like slowly walking across an undefined and dark space to you, It is based off the Pentatonix song because Ive associated that with Jolives. 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. Hi, he replied, his voice still slow and rusted from sleep. Rio. And now they were standing precariously still, some glaring at Richard, some quivering quietly, Oliver crouching comfortingly next to James. When they receive the cast, Alexander's predictions are revealed to be correct. James knew Oliver would be free in 4 years. I dont care how it sounds, not anymore., No, listen to me, James. Check out the Cast List for If We Were Villains first! I loved him and Meredith from the jump. Would that fit his character? . He even mentions to fillipa and Alexander wouldnt you change the end of Romeo and Juliet? Not me, though, James death was fresh, new, and painful, as the blood running out of my nose on the day he broke it. Please consider turning it on! One being a plain, short, and general farewell. Even if she eventually went through with it, and confessed it all the same, even if everything ended just as it did; I had hoped she would at least hesitate before giving us all up. In and out. 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 . tbh I don't think James is dead. The other address to Oliver, containing a quote from a Shakespearean play which the character James quoted faked his own death. Oliver is assigned the part of Banquo and is surprised to see James, rather than Richard, appear as Macbeth on Halloween night. Took time, but it kept be busy. He answered, bashfully. 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