If We Were Villains

I was skeptical to read this at first because of all the references to different plays. I'm a STEM kid and never really understood the old English writing when we read Shakespeare in high school. But the way M.L. Rio uses scenes from plays and the context she adds for the characters actually made me understand the scenes better. I loved the Act - Scene structure of the book and the twist at the end with James had me devastated and then left staring into space at the hint that he might still be out there. I loved this book and I'm glad I read it. It definitely is a foundation of the dark academia category.