m. l. rio

M. L. Rio Announces Two New Books: Hot Wax and Graveyard Shift

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In 2017, M. L. Rio took the world by storm with her debut novel, If We Were Villains. It sold over 180,000 copies and is still one of the staples of the dark academia subgenre.  I have a full review of If We Were Villains here, but if you don’t know, this book is about … Read more

If We Were Villains Review: A Decent Dark Academia Read

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reading recaps: if we were villains

📖 Genre Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Contemporary, Dark Academia 📃 Number of Pages 354 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.18 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 4.5 ⭐ What is If We Were Villains About? If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio is a dark academia novel in which Oliver Marks, recently released from prison, tells a … Read more