The characters are surrounded by like-minded individuals and fellow actors, and it shows in how they interact.
There is a sense of found family between the seven of them as the environment of this college equivalent is competitive but tight-knit. What makes the book the obsessive read that it is, has to be the connections between the characters. It is no coincidence when Richard himself dies in the third act of this book. For example, a repeated comment the characters in the novel make is that Richard, who plays King Lear in their current production, dies in Act III. Rio is clever in connecting dots that are hard to see. The story provides small details of foreshadowing and parallels that lead to the ultimate conclusion that Oliver, while in jail for Richard’s murder, is not responsible. In the five acts, each scene presents as chapters, making solving the book’s mystery well-paced. The layout of the story is much like a play itself to tie together the drama. Rather, it is up to the reader whether to think like Oliver or not. Some might consider the “If We Were Villains” narrator unreliable, but Oliver’s perspective should be taken with a grain of salt. The reader now has to figure out how Oliver got to where he is now. The entire book contains a mystery looming over the pages, as the very first time we meet Oliver is him getting out of prison. Through Oliver’s point of view, the reader sees events unfold with other characters and their relationship dynamic with him. There are references, quotes and full-on parallels to the works of the British playwright, specifically in “King Lear” as it’s performed in the book. The factor that comes into play throughout the book is Shakespeare.
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