First line: "I sit with my wrists cuffed to the table and I think, But that I am forbid / To tell the secrets of my prison-house, / I could a tale unfold whose lightest word / Would harrow up thy soul. 
 THIS. BOOK. It's so good. I knew from the time I read the synopsis, and then when we got that stunning cover, that I was going to love this book. I just felt it in my bones. What I didn't realize, was just HOW much I was going to love it. The ending itself was top notch and wrecked me completely. 
 Oliver and his group of friends are the kind of characters I love. Not all good, not all bad. Personalities that are a blend of caring, selfish, funny, jealous, and fucked up. They're on a spectrum. I loved seeing them interact as a group and one-on-one, and how every relationship varied but was nonetheless, vital to the overall story. 
 The amount of Shakespeare in this book makes my heart sing. He is very much a character and it's his words and plays that make this story as beautiful and insane as it is, which Oliver remarks about at one point. I wanted to be a part of this school and group - messed up as they were. The way the story was told - chapters and parts as scenes and acts - was brilliant and a small detail that added a big element. 
 I would love to see this on a screen of some sort. It's basically made to become a miniseries and I'm desperate for something, ANYTHING. M. L. Rio has also become a new favourite author with one book. GIVE ME MORE PLEASE.