Bingo Book Club 📚🎉: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (368 pages)
Genre: Dark Academia, Mystery, Literary Fiction

Summary:
Seven young actors at an elite Shakespearean conservatory live and breathe the Bard—until the lines between performance and reality blur. When one of them turns up dead, the rest are left to untangle the truth from the lies, loyalty from betrayal, and the stage from real life. Told as a confession from prison, this is a story of friendship, ambition, obsession, and the dangerous beauty of art.

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Join Our Book Club Bingo! 🎭📚
For our November pick, we’re stepping onto the stage for a moody, twisty tale full of secrets, rivalries, and Shakespearean drama—with a side of Book Club Bingo, of course!
How It Works:
🎭 Grab Your Bingo Card: Get your custom card with prompts and moments from the book.
✅ Mark Your Cards: Tick off squares during our discussion.
🎉 Shout “Bingo!” First to complete 2 rows, columns, or diagonals wins.
📚 Win a Book: Two lucky winners will take home a new read!
Expect an atmospheric night full of literary gossip, character debates, and wild theories about who really deserves their standing ovation.

Come ready to share your favourite lines (bonus points if you go full Shakespearean).

📍 The Spread Eagle in Croydon
📅 5th of November 2025 (Wednesday) at 7:00 PM
Step into the spotlight—just watch your back. 🎭🔪