Reviews tagging 'Death'

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

221 reviews

keelirae113's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional funny tense 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? Yes

4.0

Almost as cute as Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. Started out as what I thought was going to be a syrupy sappy romance, and I was initially disappointed after having fallen in love with Vera Wong - was hoping it was going to be more of the same. Glad I stuck it out. There were definitely a few small editorial issues with structure and continuity, but if I ignore all  that, it was funny and charming and fun enough that I’ve already taken out the sequel from the library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Alcohol

veeteegee's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

A surprisingly endearing read considering the subject matter. It also requires you to release some common sense processing to enjoy it…

It  seemed very wild to me that no one once considered security cameras in the many kerfuffles that occurred in the hotel??? But that would’ve eliminated many plot points pretty quickly so I suppose it made sense to ignore that as a realistic solution.

There were moments that felt repetitive and I did feel the author wanted to do a lot within these pages that wasn’t fully developed. However, I went into this read without many expectations so it kept me entertained throughout the reading experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Xenophobia and Sexual harassment

fernandalaram's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

jackieyvette's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.5

This book was so fun to read, and I loved the pacing.
This story had so much love winding through it in so many ways. From Meddy and her aunts, Nathan, Jacqueline, and everyone in between. I can't wait to see what happens next. With all the love you almost forget this involves a dead body. Meddy and Nathan are adorable, and I really loved their story.
What I would describe as a rom-com Weekend at Bernie's.


Crying score: none

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

emmajh91's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment

bel017's review against another edition

Absurd but fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

erica_0000's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Murder

Moderate: Death

nikspandya's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This audiobook was such a fun time to listen to! It was super funny, had a fast pace, had a really smooth second chance romance, and the four aunties plus Meddy were just the best MCs ever!!! Highly recommend. I already put the second audiobook on hold on Libby.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

morahsharon1's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

 was really looking forward to reading this. Zany, madcap mystery with Indonesian-Chinese aunties. 
Maybe it's just that I so dislike the trope of " none of this would have happened if anyone actually talked!"
I understand that Sutanto was trying to capture the culture of "anything for family" along with the idea of cultural and familial pressure,  but really? 
Yes there was love there, but so much disfunction!
The main character was super immature and didn't function/think as an adult.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail