Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

211 reviews

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: Death, Murder, and Cursing

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

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: Murder and Death

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

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

anastasiac's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment

deluna's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

bel017's review against another edition

Absurd but fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

thefickleinkdrinker's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book about girl, her mom, and her Asian aunties is laugh out loud funny. I listened on audible and enjoyed it from the first page to the last. Don’t sleep on this book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

erica_0000's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Car accident

Moderate: Death

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

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

bookwormbi's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.25

On the whole I really liked this book! My main two complaints were that a) Nathan just seemed too perfect to be true, it really made the romance a lot less compelling for me, and b)

the whole thing with Maureen falls into some problematic tropes about unhinged criminal queers, which Sutanto definitely tried to write against but it still didn’t sit right with me

Overall, a really cute read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Murder

Minor: Homophobia