Vens Corner | If we were Villains: Worth the Hype? @vens_corner | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends – a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he’s released, he’s greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago.
As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off – villain, hero, tyrant, temptress – though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else’s story. But when the teachers change up the casting, a good-natured rivalry turns ugly, and the plays spill dangerously over into life.
When tragedy strikes, one of the seven friends is found dead. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless.
One of the most recomended books of the back half of 2022, does this book deserve all the hype it recieved?
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Story
03:46 - World Building
06:15 - Characters
09:28 - Writing Style
12:58 - Final thoughts
14:50 - Outro
My Links
youtube.com/channel/UCrhWGf-hWHvadN_QjSvyB_g (gaming channel)
twitch.tv/vens_corner
twitter.com/Vens_Corner
ko-fi.com/vensreviewcorner
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1IUGP3Y1ET7N5?ref_=wl_share
Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends – a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he’s released, he’s greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago.
As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off – villain, hero, tyrant, temptress – though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else’s story. But when the teachers change up the casting, a good-natured rivalry turns ugly, and the plays spill dangerously over into life.
When tragedy strikes, one of the seven friends is found dead. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless.
One of the most recomended books of the back half of 2022, does this book deserve all the hype it recieved?
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Story
03:46 - World Building
06:15 - Characters
09:28 - Writing Style
12:58 - Final thoughts
14:50 - Outro
My Links
youtube.com/channel/UCrhWGf-hWHvadN_QjSvyB_g (gaming channel)
twitch.tv/vens_corner
twitter.com/Vens_Corner
ko-fi.com/vensreviewcorner
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1IUGP3Y1ET7N5?ref_=wl_share
