When her best friend, whom she secretly loves, betrays her and then dies under mysterious circumstances, high school senior Vera Dietz struggles with secrets that could help clear his name.
Vera Dietz is such an angsty girl, but she is dealing with a lot. The death of her lifelong friend Charlie; in which she was also in love with really throws Vera into the unknown. Please Ignore Vera Dietz is a dramatic and dark novel of exploring the issues a young teenage woman would have to go in an extreme way. The whole concept of love and loss has been done many times but not often done well. This book is no Looking for Alaska that’s for sure but it is still one of the better YA novels I’ve read. Vera is a fantastic character; she works a 40 hour week (seems rather extreme for a teenager) and still goes to high school while trying to come to terms with the loss of Charlie, the truth of his death as well as dealing with her relationship with her dad. While I did enjoy this book, I would say there are better YA novels out there; but that doesn’t mean this one isn’t work a look.
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