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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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Death
Minor: Drug use, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence
maryjames's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Sexual assault and Racism
beca_reads's review
adventurous
funny
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? No
4.75
I really didn't know what to expect going into this, I had heard mixed reviews, but this was amazing. This was twisty mystery, that was so ridiculous it had me laughing out loud. All I could think about while reading it was that it needs to be adapted to a film immediately, and was very happy to find out that it has been picked up for an adaptation.
Meddy is set up on a date by her mother, the date goes horribly wrong and her date winds up dead. She enlists the help of her aunties to hide the body, but at the same time they have a wedding to work at. They arrive at the wedding venue, where Meddy finds that her ex boyfriend is the manager of the resort. The wedding starts going wrong very quickly, with drunk groomsmen and stolen goods while Meddy is also trying to hide the body, and rekindle her love with her ex. There are so many twists in the plot that I did not see coming, which kept me wanting more.
Personally I would like to have had a bit more development on the aunties as I didn't feel like I truly knew them, but that might be developed on in the second book.
Meddy is set up on a date by her mother, the date goes horribly wrong and her date winds up dead. She enlists the help of her aunties to hide the body, but at the same time they have a wedding to work at. They arrive at the wedding venue, where Meddy finds that her ex boyfriend is the manager of the resort. The wedding starts going wrong very quickly, with drunk groomsmen and stolen goods while Meddy is also trying to hide the body, and rekindle her love with her ex. There are so many twists in the plot that I did not see coming, which kept me wanting more.
Personally I would like to have had a bit more development on the aunties as I didn't feel like I truly knew them, but that might be developed on in the second book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Drug use, and Gun violence
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.
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 rapeerinmjustice'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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Confinement, Gun violence, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment and Racism
kelly_e's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-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? It's complicated
3.5
Title: Dial A for Aunties
Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 3.50
Pub Date: April 1, 2021
T H R E E • W O R D S
Comedic • Unbelievable • Lighthearted
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Meddy, is the photographer in her family's wedding business. When her mom sets her up on a blind date through an dating site, Meddy soon finds herself in a nightmare situation culminating in the accidental death of her date. Without thinking she puts the body in her truck, and immediately turns to her family, her mom and four aunts, to help clean up the mess. At the same time, the family business must continue with a very important wedding. Dial A for Aunties is part cozy mystery and part rom-com, with a side of family drama and finding oneself.
💭 T H O U G H T S
The quirky and entertaining family dynamic is what makes this book! Each of the characters (particularly the aunties) has their place within this hilarious story. Each aunt played a different part, and their bickering cracked me up with their meddling behaviour and untimely one-liners. Reading Meddy's backstory in the beginning, and setting the stage seemed fun, but eventually the plot got a little carried away. I thoroughly enjoyed the family wedding business aspect and getting a glimpse into Chinese-Indonesian culture. While the story is definitely a little over the top, I did feel as though the familial guilt aspect was extremely relatable.
Dial A for Aunties was so much fun and the premise was clever making this the perfect vacation read. If suspending reality is something you struggle with, this may not be the book for you as this one certainly requires quite a bit of it. I am looking forward to hooking back up with Meddy, her mom and aunties and continuing this series.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• soap opera watchers
• readers needing a palette cleanser
• anyone needing a laugh
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Your aunties coming over, so late at night, coming to help us get rid of body, and we don’t even offer them any food?"
Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 3.50
Pub Date: April 1, 2021
T H R E E • W O R D S
Comedic • Unbelievable • Lighthearted
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Meddy, is the photographer in her family's wedding business. When her mom sets her up on a blind date through an dating site, Meddy soon finds herself in a nightmare situation culminating in the accidental death of her date. Without thinking she puts the body in her truck, and immediately turns to her family, her mom and four aunts, to help clean up the mess. At the same time, the family business must continue with a very important wedding. Dial A for Aunties is part cozy mystery and part rom-com, with a side of family drama and finding oneself.
💭 T H O U G H T S
The quirky and entertaining family dynamic is what makes this book! Each of the characters (particularly the aunties) has their place within this hilarious story. Each aunt played a different part, and their bickering cracked me up with their meddling behaviour and untimely one-liners. Reading Meddy's backstory in the beginning, and setting the stage seemed fun, but eventually the plot got a little carried away. I thoroughly enjoyed the family wedding business aspect and getting a glimpse into Chinese-Indonesian culture. While the story is definitely a little over the top, I did feel as though the familial guilt aspect was extremely relatable.
Dial A for Aunties was so much fun and the premise was clever making this the perfect vacation read. If suspending reality is something you struggle with, this may not be the book for you as this one certainly requires quite a bit of it. I am looking forward to hooking back up with Meddy, her mom and aunties and continuing this series.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• soap opera watchers
• readers needing a palette cleanser
• anyone needing a laugh
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Your aunties coming over, so late at night, coming to help us get rid of body, and we don’t even offer them any food?"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Car accident, Sexual assault, Racism, and Drug use
Minor: Gun violence and Alcohol
dari's review against another edition
dark
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Racism
kylasmv15's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Gun violence
kejianming's review
dark
funny
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? It's complicated
4.0
boy did i enjoy this book.
i truly loved the family dynamics and laughing at the relatability. it was just really nice reading a story with SEA rep because i understood the language and the familiarity of it all. there’s just so many things i could relate to! the book was definitely plot-heavy, but i do feel like there’s a lot of development on meddy’s part as well as she struggles with adhering to her culture and her family whilst also finding her own footing in the world.
the second part of the book was a bit messy in the sense that so many things were happening at once! especially towards the end of the wedding. also meddy and nathan seem to have gotten back together pretty quickly despite how their relationship ended abruptly years before. it was refreshing not to have to deal with much relationship drama, but i figured it would have taken nathan some time to actually forgive her. anyways, that’s really my only issue with the book! overall, i really enjoyed it.
i truly loved the family dynamics and laughing at the relatability. it was just really nice reading a story with SEA rep because i understood the language and the familiarity of it all. there’s just so many things i could relate to! the book was definitely plot-heavy, but i do feel like there’s a lot of development on meddy’s part as well as she struggles with adhering to her culture and her family whilst also finding her own footing in the world.
the second part of the book was a bit messy in the sense that so many things were happening at once! especially towards the end of the wedding. also meddy and nathan seem to have gotten back together pretty quickly despite how their relationship ended abruptly years before. it was refreshing not to have to deal with much relationship drama, but i figured it would have taken nathan some time to actually forgive her. anyways, that’s really my only issue with the book! overall, i really enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use and Murder
Minor: Car accident, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Death
daryn's review
dark
funny
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
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Racism