If We Were Villains -- M. L. Rio, Paperback Travel - United States Wall Street Journal Best Book

Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - GOOD MORNING AMERICA YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB PICK - A new generation of characters takes center stage in the start of a ruthless and romantic fantasy saga set in the same world as the unforgettable An Ember in the Ashes series

and something ancient--something evil--is waking up

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If We Were Villains -- M. L. Rio, Paperback Travel - United States Wall Street Journal Best Book"Much like Donna Tartt's The Secret History, M. L. Rio's sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments." Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest "Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare Readable, smart." New York Times Book Review On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the