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Vicci Audio Nerd & Steph - Please Ignore Vera Dietz

Vera’s spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she’s kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her. Even after he ruined everything.
 
So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone—the kids at school, his family, even the police. But will she emerge to clear his name? Does she even want to?
 
Edgy and gripping, Please Ignore Vera Dietz is an unforgettable novel: smart, funny, dramatic, and always surprising.

This one looks so good! I hope it lives up to my high expectations, haha.

Let me know when you want to start reading!

I will do, I'll msg you x

Should be ready to read this in a couple of days if you still want to?

Sure, I'm ready to start it whenever you are!

Okay I've finally finished my other books so I'm ready to start this one now lol.
You carry on and I'll catch up!

Actually, I'm just starting it today, too! So far, so good.

I've literally just started it so I'm still at the funeral

Are you listening to the audiobook? I am, and just finished part two today. I really like it so far, I like the balance of current-day narration and flashbacks.

Are you enjoying it so far?

Yeah I am listening to it too, it is good, been a bit slow for me, but I'm only about 25% in.

That Jenny Is a bitch!

Just got to part 3 - Eww that man buying Charlie's used underwear! !!!

Eww, I knew something really bad like that was going to happen to Charlie! These poor kids! I feel so bad for both of them.

How do you feel about Charlie's ability to influence the current world? I think it's a cute bit of magical realism, but wonder about how it'll impact the story later on....

Lol Here's a sentence from my Dad with fu*k and sh*t in it Haha!

Yeah the Charlie thing .... I'm not sure, it's a bit weird!

Okay, right now I REALLY want to know what happened the night Charlie died. There have been so many little clues, but I still have no idea how it went down.

Ok i finished it this morning........i have to say i didn't love it as much as everyone else has!
I'll wait till you've finished in case I give any spoilers lol

Ah, really? I'm on part five now.... I'll try to finish it soon so I can hear your thoughts!

I finished it today.... Still gathering my thoughts and trying to decide between 3 and 4 stars. I enjoyed it, but it was really anti-climatic, and there were so many little things that bothered me so much.

I read your review but I'm still not sure what you dislike about it? It just felt blah?

Yeah it was a bit sort of nothingy for me, it was building up and building up but didn't really go anywhere!

Yeah, I know what you mean. It's a shame because the book had so much potential!