Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

19 reviews

abicaro17's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Crazy Rich Asians meets Weekend at Bernies in this hilarious wedding hi-jinx rom com! Meddy is a wedding photographer who accidentally kills her blind date and calls on her mom and three aunts to help her hide the body. Nathan is her college ex who just so happens to own the hotel that the wedding Meddy and her family are working that weekend. This book is absolutely adorable! Between the hilarious aunts and crazy chemistry between Nathan and Meddy theres a little something for everyone. Do I think this book has any semblance of reality? No. Is it a fun cute read anyways? Hell yeah! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Kidnapping, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

keelirae113's review

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

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

Minor: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

emmajh91's review

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

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

I really enjoyed the plot of this book, and I think I'd read another, even though the writing wasn't my fave. It was very conversational, which is totally accessible and fun and makes for a nice relaxing read. It's just not as much my jam. But I love a good love story, and I really liked the peak into this very female-driven world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Vomit

themoodreader's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexism, Pedophilia, Blood, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, and Violence

dtierra's review

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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

5.0

I absolutely adored this book. The pacing was excellent and I loved the storytelling. The authors writing is phenomenal. My only minor gripe for this book is the general lack of descriptions for characters! Some parts of the book are a bit unbelievable but given that it’s mostly a comedy, it’s easy to get past if you don’t take it too seriously. Other than that, an incredibly written story and I’m shocked I haven’t seen this book get more hype. My favorite book I’ve read in a long time! Would highly recommend. The romance was really cute and definitely enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

parkerknoll's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death

Minor: Drug use, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence

lucy_shanners's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense 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

3.0

i enjoyed this less than i thouight i woild, but i think it’s mainly bc i made an incorrect assumption about what it was gonna be - i was expecting some sort of cozy mystery where the aunts solve mysteries and instead it was them helping the main character hide a body, which i would’ve known if i’d done like any proper research haha

i was quite stressed through the whole thing, but the humour helped, as did the reveal at the end of

the lesbians

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Car accident

Moderate: Confinement, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Racism, and Drug use

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

This was hilarious. I never quite knew where the story was going to go next, but I loved Medellin and the Aunties. My one complaint is that Nathan didn't seem that developed as a character. In general, there were a lot of coincidences that seemed to exist just so the story could move forward. But still, I highly recommend, and I look forward to the screen adaptation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Drug use, Kidnapping, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Cursing, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, Excrement, Racism, Xenophobia, and Gun violence

Attempted rape

erinmjustice's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Confinement, Gun violence, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment and Racism