Ninth House got me liking the Dark Academia Genre, The Secret History confirmed that I like the genre and If We Were Villains has topped both of them.

“you can justify anything if you do it poetically enough.”

The Secret History was a solid read but I liked this more. The pacing was much better and the plot was more intriguing. I did find myself skimming over some of the Shakespeare dialogue, but it didn’t overwhelm the book.

I enjoyed reading from Oliver's POV but I would’ve liked to get more backstory on Richard (and why he was the way he was) and Filippa in particular but more backstory on all of the characters would've been great.

Although the book was the perfect length, I would've continued reading this book if it were twice as long. Once I got into the flow, I couldn’t wait to pick it back up.   

The best part of this review is that I DNFed If We Were Villains years ago.