I’m on a Young Adult literature kick right now. I guess I’m making up for reading almost no YA lit. as a “young adult.” (I still consider myself young adult, although I’m technically out of the bracket.)
I have to admit, I picked Please Ignore Vera Dietz because of the cover art. I’m terrible about judging books by the cover, but I can’t think of one instance where a book I love has a crappy cover. This book was no different. Great cover, great story.
Vera, a high-school senior, is haunted by her dead-ex-best-friend, Charlie. Charlie wants Vera to tell the truth surrounding the circumstances of his death. But Vera is conflicted. She loved Charlie and she hated Charlie. She loved him because he was charming, dangerous and her childhood best friend. And she hated him because he spread her ugly family secret around their high school.
Please Ignore Vera Dietz is an easy, but edgy read. The book has a storyline that jumps through time and through characters to keep it interesting. I’d recommend this book to any and all wallflowers with a free afternoon.
Has anyone else read this book? What did you think about it?
love,
melanie
I haven’t read this but I am SHOCKED that you have read so little YAF 😮
Enjoy reliving your youth and finding out what other people are up to x
Well, I’ve read quite a bit of YA fiction now, but I didn’t read much as a young adult 🙂
I read this a little while ago, and I enjoyed it too. The characters have really stuck with me, which I think is a good sign of a good story. I’m always on a YA Fiction kick though, haha. Happy Reading 🙂
Meg, I hate to admit it, but my YA kick has been going on for the last year or so… hehe.
Haha, I’m the same way as you. When I was a kid, I read books for kids. However, once I got into my teenage years, I just completely jumped into ‘adult’ fiction (my first adult author was Elizabeth Peters because of her Egyptian themes haha), without even looking at any of the ‘young adult’ novels. To be fair, my home library didn’t have a section for YA anyways.
I also tend to judge a book by it’s cover… I think it’s a natural reaction haha. Anyways, I’m adding this book to my GoodReads To-Read list (because I don’t have enough); I think I’m on a YA kick now as well. 🙂
Shay- Yes! Not only did I not really know about YA, but I probably would have been to brooding and judgmental as a young adult to read YA fiction anyway. Oh well, at least now I appreciate it!
i need to read this book for summer reading dose anyone know where i can read this book for free online
Allie,
I haven’t seen anywhere online, but you can probably check it out at your local, public library for free!