by A.S. King
I was really surprised. I've always liked the Printz-honor books, but this one was so BORING. I didn't expect it to be like that. From what I've read so far, King has a weird writing style: in Everybody Sees the Ants, the main character hallucinates about Vietnam and ants; in this one, Vera sees her...
Well! Another shining read from A.S. King! This has really solidified her as one of my new favourite authors and I definitely look forward to reading more of her books. As you can tell, however, I gave this a 4.4 rating instead of the 5/5 rating I gave Everybody Sees the Ants.. here's why I loved th...
King's non-linear, almost jumpy storyline worked exceptionally well with Vera's story. I liked it very much, and I liked Vera. Her issues were very believable and her coping mechanisms seemed familiar. I thought she really grew over the course of the novel, and though there was a bit of cheese in th...
See more of my review sooner on The YA Kitten!2.5 stars.This being a Printz Honor book and coming to me via a recommendation from an intelligent friend made me think Please Ignore Vera Dietz was going to wow me, but such was not the case. To an extent, what makes so many people love this novel and t...
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