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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
five glowing stars for meddy and her meddlesome aunts! i think i liked this one better than the first book, but i think that's definitely because this book went a lot more in-depth with meddy's cultural anxieties which is right up my alley.
the plot is just as zany and over the top as the first book, except this time meddy's in the spotlight instead of working behind the scenes. i loved getting to spend time with the aunties again, they were the perfect mix of embarrassing and fiercely loyal and also just funny. i liked their petty rivalries and how insane they drove meddy, but what i liked most was meddy coming to terms with their quirks and learning not to be ashamed of them. a lot of this book speaks to the diasporic desire to blend into your surroundings, and part of that desire is the shame you might feel about your elders for not being able to assimilate the way you do. i really loved meddy's conflicted feelings about her aunties in public, and her desire for nathan's british asian parents to accept her. nathan's parents are fully british, from their accents to their high society standards, and meddy can't help seeing them as the "good" immigrants, the ones who succeeded in their assimilation. i absolutely love that this book sends the message that there is no wrong way to be an immigrant, just like there is more than one diaspora experience. it was really refreshing to relate to a piece of media like this, and i think JQS did a great job of balancing the fine line between stereotype and authenticity.
all of that cultural conflict over a wacky wedding mafia plot and what's essentially a fast-paced action romcom! i loved the staph vs meddy stuff, and my heart broke for the two of them. i was still rooting for them to work it out in the end :( there was still so much plot going on and i enjoyed trying to work it all out as i went, my guesses kept changing bc shit rly do just be happening here LMAO. i did not guess the conspiracy in the end. i'm glad that we got to see nathan and meddy's happy ending, can't believe those two crazy kids got married.
anyway this was super fun loved it but also i hope this is a duology bc i think it's perfect the way it is, i like that it basically full circles back to the first book and i think a third book would spoil it. short of becoming an actual mafia family, a THIRD murder conspiracy would simply be too inconceivable even for this fictional family.
the plot is just as zany and over the top as the first book, except this time meddy's in the spotlight instead of working behind the scenes. i loved getting to spend time with the aunties again, they were the perfect mix of embarrassing and fiercely loyal and also just funny. i liked their petty rivalries and how insane they drove meddy, but what i liked most was meddy coming to terms with their quirks and learning not to be ashamed of them. a lot of this book speaks to the diasporic desire to blend into your surroundings, and part of that desire is the shame you might feel about your elders for not being able to assimilate the way you do. i really loved meddy's conflicted feelings about her aunties in public, and her desire for nathan's british asian parents to accept her. nathan's parents are fully british, from their accents to their high society standards, and meddy can't help seeing them as the "good" immigrants, the ones who succeeded in their assimilation. i absolutely love that this book sends the message that there is no wrong way to be an immigrant, just like there is more than one diaspora experience. it was really refreshing to relate to a piece of media like this, and i think JQS did a great job of balancing the fine line between stereotype and authenticity.
all of that cultural conflict over a wacky wedding mafia plot and what's essentially a fast-paced action romcom! i loved the staph vs meddy stuff, and my heart broke for the two of them. i was still rooting for them to work it out in the end :( there was still so much plot going on and i enjoyed trying to work it all out as i went, my guesses kept changing bc shit rly do just be happening here LMAO. i did not guess the conspiracy in the end. i'm glad that we got to see nathan and meddy's happy ending, can't believe those two crazy kids got married.
anyway this was super fun loved it but also i hope this is a duology bc i think it's perfect the way it is, i like that it basically full circles back to the first book and i think a third book would spoil it. short of becoming an actual mafia family, a THIRD murder conspiracy would simply be too inconceivable even for this fictional family.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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
A hilarious sequel with the aunties. I love the way Jesse Q. Sutanto immerses us into the family's culture. The mystery in this one was fun and added to the laughs!
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
2.5 rounded up on GR.
This was a very weird book. It felt like Sutanto didn’t really know what to do with the plot and just think she made some bad choices when it came to that. I wanted more Nathan and honestly a lot of Meddy’s character development from the first book was taken away this book. She should have been way more confident at her own wedding. And it made me sad to see that she wasn’t.
I’m not positive I’ll listen to the third one - but I will check out more of Sutanto’s other works. I like her vibe a lot!
This was a very weird book. It felt like Sutanto didn’t really know what to do with the plot and just think she made some bad choices when it came to that. I wanted more Nathan and honestly a lot of Meddy’s character development from the first book was taken away this book. She should have been way more confident at her own wedding. And it made me sad to see that she wasn’t.
I’m not positive I’ll listen to the third one - but I will check out more of Sutanto’s other works. I like her vibe a lot!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated