Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

31 reviews

bedtimesandbooks's review

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

bi_rdie's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content and Car accident

Minor: Blood

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence

theespressoedition's review

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? No

4.0

Yes, yes, and more YES! This book didn't just live up to my expectations - it majorly exceeded them!

Honestly, I didn't have a whole lot to go on when I picked this up. I had seen blurbs about it only a handful of times and knew very little about the plot. Y'all, if you need a good laugh, you must pick up Dial A for Aunties. I haven't cackled this many times while reading a book in a really, really long time. And I mean cackled.

This book was clever, hilarious, creative, and just what I needed after several disappointing books in a row. The aunties reminded me just the tiniest bit of Crazy Rich Asians with their goofy escapades - but truly, if you look past the hilarity, what you'll find is a really precious family that supports each other no matter what (even if it includes hiding a dead body)! The strong women and their love for one another was the best part.

I kind of like the fact that looking back, it's not the romance that I'm remembering the most (though that part is adorable too), but the women. They're the reason to read this book. And there's a sequel coming out? YES PLEASE. I can't wait.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

kayesomething's review

emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use, Police brutality, and Outing

Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, and Vomit

steeped_in_books'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A little unbelievable at times but a fun, light read. It was like a screwball comedy, and the main character’s mom and the aunties were so funny. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

blessing_aj's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

ellaensorcelee's review

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual assault, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism

Graphic: Death and murder - the murder mentioned in the book description is referred to throughout the entire book, but no extremely detailed descriptions are given of the act itself Moderate: Alcohol - bridal party and wedding guests consume alcohol throughout Blood - mention of blood during the murder Car accident - moments leading up to and right after are described in detail, but not the accident itself; damage to the car is mentioned afterwards Cursing - throughout the book, usually just a word or two at a time Drug use - mentions of smoking marijuana Sexual assault - main character fears she will be assaulted near the beginning of the book; several mentions to this incident again later on Minor: Racism - racist comment made by a white man to a group of Chinese-Indonesian women; no slurs used

aimzthereader's review

funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Ok this book is out there and over the top. Most of the time I don’t like books where it seems soooo unrealistic  and unrelatable . When I think, no way in hell would this happen in real life that’s usually the mark of a book I wouldn’t like (I mean unless I am specific reading a genre like fantasy or sci-fi where it is supposed to be unrealistic) . HOWEVER, this book is sooo outlandish that it works. 

I read this really quick because I didn’t want to leave the family and I am excited to see that there will be a sequel. I really loved seeing the family dynamics and that the author comes from a big family with similar dynamics. I liked learning about the Chinese-Indo culture and I loved how the language was woven throughout. 

The characters were lovable and the plot moves along very nicely. Most of the time you’re rolling your eyes at the antics they get themselves in and you’re laughing at what the aunties find important in a situation. This is a great quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Car accident

Minor: Gun violence and Blood

blakethebookeater's review

emotional funny lighthearted tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Vomit