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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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jdieperink's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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readingwithtemperance's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book was so wonderful. Vera Wong is probably the most entertaining narrator I've ever had the pleasure of reading about. She is so witty and funny! And her heart is so big. Scooping up all of these lost souls like a mother duck.

This was not at all what I expected, but that isn't a bad thing! It was so much better than anything I had previously anticipated. When I wasn't reading I was thinking about it constantly. I even dreamed about this book!

I think this would make a FANTASTIC TV show. All of these characters are so easy to love. I adored the found family aspect so much.

Reading about Vera was just so healing and comforting for someone who not only was very close to their grandmother, but is estranged from their mother. I loved that Vera always kept an open mind and was always eager to learn more.

HUGE warning for hunger pains. Everything Vera cook sounded mouth watering incredible.

This might be my favorite book of the year in all honesty.

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spikehype's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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mj_86's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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ninahuynh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is such a nice twist to murder mystery. Vera Wong is the typical Asian grandmother/mother/auntie who likes to get in your business, but really has everyone's well-being at the end of the day. I like the multiple povs and how each character has their own story and there's dimension to them.

The ending was quite the twist; I don't know why I didn't think of that reason as the way Marshall was killed. The only good thing Marshall did in his life was die, and inadvertently created a close-knit group of the people who he has wronged.

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kdailyreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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bailey_the_bookworm's review

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emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Probably my favorite of her books thus far—the premise is fun (even if the mystery itself is pretty obvious) and the characters are a hoot. That said, there’s a lot of, like, people’s brains screaming at them and characters somehow reading each other’s minds via eye contact in lieu of actual dialogue.

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bloodmaarked's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

oh i definitely have a soft spot for vera! and i feel this is definitely going to get me into the cosy mystery subgenre

✧ full review on my tumblr ✧

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mattyb's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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katrinarose's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved this book, it was so fun and comforting. The main characters are lovable and the murder mystery isn’t very dark. The found family trope is well done, some of my favorite parts are about how these people’s lives become integrated on a day to day basis. Also the descriptions of the tea and food had my mouth watering. I think my biggest complaint is the believability of the murder motive. Also, while I really liked the side characters, I think I would have preferred Vera learn about who they are through conversations, rather than their additional POVs. Her conversations with them often felt therapeutic which I loved. Overall I would recommend if you like your mysteries more cozy than suspenseful and you love a good found family.

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