Books like If We Were Villains
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio reads as dark, immersive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The Secret History
Donna Tartt · 1992
Shares the academia + ambition thread
86% genome match
The Maidens
Alex Michaelides · 2021
Shares the academia + ambition thread
69% genome match
Bunny
Mona Awad · 2019
Shares the academia + vhypno thread
83% genome match
The Witch Elm
Tana French · 2018
Shares the vhypno thread
73% genome match
Perfume
Patrick Suskind · 1985
Shares the ambition + academia thread
69% genome match
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafon · 2001
Shares the ambition + academia thread
69% genome match
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier · 1938
Shares the academia + ambition thread
69% genome match
Catherine House
Elisabeth Thomas · 2020
Shares the academia + vhypno thread
69% genome match
Haunting Adeline
H.D. Carlton · 2021
Shares the ambition + academia thread
69% genome match
Misery
Stephen King · 1987
Shares the ambition + academia thread
69% genome match
The Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux · 1910
Shares the ambition + academia thread
69% genome match
God of Ruin
Rina Kent · 2023
Shares the ambition + academia thread
69% genome match
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