If We Were Villains tells the story of drama student Oliver Marks, and his group of fourth-year university friends at Dellecher Classical University. While studying Shakespeare, life imitates art as they become embroiled in the mysterious death of one of their classmates. While the world and characters are great, the final outcome was a bit predictable and there was one character in particular whose ending was a little cliche. That said, the writing was beautiful and it was so very atmospheric that it was fun to read regardless.