🦢 if we were villains

I love a mystery that starts at the end. We know that Oliver Marks has just been released from jail after serving a ten year sentence, and he's finally ready to tell the truth. Ten years ago, Oliver was part of a close-knit group of Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, where rivalries and romance affect the troupe off stage with just as much drama as their performances. Their final year reads more like one of Shakespeare's tragedies. When violence erupts, the group tries…

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Black stack 🐈‍⬛🕷️ Thank you @bookishthingswedo for tagging me and giving me my favorite color!! I’ve read If We Were Villains, The Secret History (of course), and Babel. These all got 5/5 ⭐️ from me. If you follow my Goodreads or StoryGraph, you know I don’t give out high ratings very often. The other three books I still need to find time to read. If you want to participate, feel free but don’t feel obligated. I’m tagging some creators that I love. I tried so hard to choose fitting…

Read this helpful text and graphic guide to the If We Were Villains characters to quickly and easily learn who's who in the large cast.

✨𝐪𝐨𝐭𝐝: 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐭? 𝐈𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐭, 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐛𝐫? Back again with another stunning cover reveal! 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 by @hannahnicolemae is one of my most anticipated releases of 2025💙 Once Upon a Time meets The Office in the third book of Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novels. Out on August 5th, 2025 from @redtowerbooks in a DELUXE LIMITED EDITION featuring gorgeous…

A little bookish update! 📚 💬 So, what’s everyone reading right now? I just finished Witchcraft for Wayward Girls! This one left me with so much to think about—I’ll be posting a review soon because I need to process everything. Also, I recently wrapped up Apprentice to the Villain, and, it’s exactly the kind of book that just *clicks* when you need a laugh or a pick-me-up on a rough day. It’s loaded with tension, angst, and so much swoon! I can already tell this series is going to be one of…

Sage...did you just call me cute? 🖤Assistant to the Villain/Apprentice to the Villain 🖤🐸🔮