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Personal Ratings: 3.75🌟

A quick and easy read that is filled with bits of mystery, elements of love and adds a dash (or a bottle) of ASIAN. This book is just WILD Its so chaotic but it hits close to home too, especially when the author is a POC and everything that goes on in the book was just filled with overbearing aunts who are kepochis but would do the world for you.

Short Summary
Meddy is a Chinese-Indonesian who lives with her Ma and her four aunts. The family is so tight-knit that they even went into business together, as a Marriage Event Bussiness. When Meddy somehow got herself into a predicament, and accidentally killer her blind date, her aunts and her mum came to the rescue, well except, they weren't being so discrete about it. One thing led to another with a wedding to juggle and an old flame of Meddy pops up, its a weekend wedding story that is filled with chaos but also a story that brings a family closer together and the reignition of an old flame.

Personal Thoughts
The whole story is chaotic in a sense that, if you're living in an asian household, you'll definitely understand the humour of the story. We get overbearing aunties, very-over-the-top and dramatic moments and also a family that will literally defend you for anything, even when you commit murder.

With this book, I felt pride and joy reading it. What with the inclusion of words that are so familiar to me like 'sayangku' and a mix of Indonesian words that are very familiar to a Malaysian makes the story not only endearing but makes me feel happy that the author really upholds her culture inside the book. Whilst I am not the biggest fan of the writing style and some parts that just makes me irked especially with the repetitive behaviours of the aunties, I get that in all, the message of the story is clear, which is familial love and the fierceness of an Asian family in protecting their loved ones.

I love when stories includes homage to their culture, and there was one scene where the bride hires a local designer for her wedding dress makes my heart filled with warmth. That and the way their family is so tight-knit that they can share secrets like this with one another. Again, tho I'm not the biggest fan of the writing style, the humour and how relatable the story is, is still enjoyable.

For anyone who's looking for a quick read and something to cheer up your day, this book will be it for you! There's a dash of murder-mystery, crime solving, a slight kidnapping and also a romance that is oh-so-cringeworthy-but still leaves you smiling at the end. Can't wait to read the sequel, I can just imagine how more chaotic it would be and this would be great if it were made into a movie cause Oh Gosh I can just imagine how funny and chaotic it will be.

Thank you to Times Reads for generously providing me a review copy of the book.

Disclaimers: All my reviews are my thoughts of the book and according to my personal preferences. Even though I had received a review copy, it does not affect my review and honest thoughts for the book.

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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? It's complicated

4.75

This is listed as romance, and while there was an HEA, I would argue that the love plot was entirely secondary to the... situational comedy? Which was a riot! I laughed out loud more reading this book than I have in a long time.

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