How does one apply to be adopted by Vera Wong (asking for a friend, of course)? - 4*

I love Vera Wong. I absolutely adore her. I mean, if I was ever introduced to her, I'd hate her at the beginning for snooping and seeing into my soul but I'd stay because she's such a healing presence and her food sounds AMAZING. She is a force to be reckoned with and her alone is what keeps you gripped to the story.

Of course, the side characters are here and the plot is strong but even though I've read a similar plot (I have read hundreds of murder mysteries), the reason I stay loyal to this series and the reason I race through this book is because of Vera Wong. She truly captures the heart and provides a spin to murder mystery writing. I love how she keeps adopting people and just truly taking care of everyone.

I CANNOT wait for Vera Wong #3.

If anyone ever invents a machine which brings fictional characters to life, Vera Wong will ALWAYS be my first choice. Yep, even having “met” Rhysand from ACOTAR.

I just love her. After Vera’s Unsolicited Advice For Murderers, I definitely wanted to be adopted by her. It was just the loveliest, heart warming book and this sequel does not disappoint. Vera is just as sassy as you remember and still as life changing for the people around her. The food descriptions are still as mouthwatering. The mystery is just as intriguing. I was completed unaware of the underworld in this book and I was horrified to read how often it occurs in the acknowledgments.

1,000 books in the Vera Wong series please. Can’t get enough of her

If you are new to this author, you are in for a treat. Perfect for readers who love books about found family and cozy murder mysteries., as well as amazing, hilarious characters..

Thanks for the author, publisher and NetGalley for a chance to review an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I adore Vera, and Jesse Sutanto has created one of the most beautiful found families I've ever read. Every single part of me wishes I could be in this story - I'd even be willing to be a murder victim if it meant I could spend time with Vera. I loved every page of this funny, wild adventure and I can't wait for more!

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

I read everything by Jesse Sutanto. But with Vera Wong, you can almost watch the author thinking up the mischief and fun. Vera is a brilliant character, so insightful and yet there is humour on every page.
For me, the story was almost an irrelevance, I just wanted to read more of Vera’s thoughts and conversation, I hope she comes back again.
Thanks to Netgalley and HQ for providing me with an Advance Reader's Copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

I'm never going to read a bad Jesse Sutanto book.its just not possible. I was so excited to see Vera again and laugh alongside her for another journey. I adore her voice and how blasé Vera is - its so true to the older Asian generation and i just chuckled all the way through.

The plot is absolutely crazy, except it isn't because it's Vera! Nothing about Vera is too much. I LOVE the found family and how they all just fold around her. I also love how food is so prominent - very relatable and true to the culture.

I've had such a blast with Vera and the gang, solving another murder and heyyyyyy, that ending sets up nicely for a third book yes?

Vera is slightly bored when no other dead bodies have appeared in her teahouse. Then she comes across Millie who is looking for her missing friend and lucky for Vera, she finds information about him in Selena’s briefcase. But not all is as it seems, as it appears he was living a double life. Only problem is, after his body was discovered, he hasn’t been identified so Vera is determined to solve the case.

If I could give a book series a million stars, I would give it to this one as it is one of my all time favourites and if you haven’t read it yet, pick the series up and prepare to be sucked into the wonderful world of Vera and her adventures, alongside the most stunning found family I have ever read.

I can never rave about the characters of this series enough as I absolutely love them. The star of the show is obviously Vera who I hold so much love for, she has such a special place in my heart and I would absolutely love her as a grandma because what a ray of sunshine she is. I love how she has this unique ability of bringing people together and uniting them in the feelings they feel, as well as being so fiercely and unapologetically herself. Now for the side characters, I think they made an excellent addition to this book. No one felt left behind and they all brought something to the table. I adored seeing some of my old favourites from the first book of the series and loved learning about the new ones. I may have shed a few tears at one particular point because I got so attached to these characters - they had me in my feelings.

The atmosphere was stunning as always, I truly felt like I was immersed in the world of Vera and friends and I was right there with them solving the mystery. It truly felt like a rollercoaster at times with everything that was going on but it was a rollercoaster I didn’t want to get off of.

I absolutely love Jesse’s writing and how absorbed into her worlds I get when reading her books. I was so happy to see there was gonna be another Vera book and she delivered. I would love to see more adventures of Vera but even if this is the last one of the series, then I’m happy I got to spend more time with Vera and her little community of family she’s created. Everything flowed so well and I genuinely couldn’t put this book down, I was glued to my kindle reading into the early hours.

One thing I love about Jesse is how she never shies away from highlighting important topics that deserve more conversations around them. I’m not gonna say more than that as it would be a spoiler but after reading the book and then the author’s note at the end, you will see what I mean. The plot itself is so interesting and it was fascinating to see it all unravel. I did guess a lot of what happened but I honestly didn’t mind because it felt like I was unraveling the case with Vera, which was a lot of fun. I feel like everything made sense and it didn’t feel like there was any kind of plot holes (or at least any that were noticeable to me anyways).

Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for the opportunity to read this book early in exchange for an honest review.

⚠️ CWs: suicide, murder, human trafficking, racism, sitting, torture, physical abuse, vomiting, derogatory language, cursing, alcohol use, talks about weight and dieting, grief, child abuse, emotional abuse; mentions domestic abuse, gun use, death, terminal illness (cancer), misogyny ⚠️