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Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I adored the previous book and was super excited to read this one.

A fantastic addition to the series, I hope there’s another book to follow!

I love the Aunties - they are so quirky and unpredictable! Their chaotic energy makes the book so much more entertaining! I love that Meddy always gets roped into their shenanigans though half of the time she does unintentionally initiate it!

It’s so outrageous I love it, and I could see these being made into films - they would be hilarious!

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adventurous funny 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

4.0

There's a particular quote in this book that pretty much sums up exactly how I felt while reading:

Half of me is crooning awww, and the other half is tearing its hair out and going, "THIS IS A DISASTER!"

Four Aunties and a Wedding was such a fun-filled sequel to Dial A for Aunties. Similar to the first novel, it wasn't heavy in the slightest - despite dealing with things like murder and the mafia. These stories may be loaded with disaster from beginning to end, but this chaos won't have you on the edge of your seat so much as falling out of your seat with laughter.

With each page that I turned, there was something new to crack up about. The "misspelled" and "celebrity" names in the first book were too funny, but there were even more in this one to cause hilarious confusion. Of course, there were also the aunties and their outrageous antics. If you thought that covering up a murder was a big production to pull off, you should see them try and hold their own against the mafia! It felt like a perfect mix of crazy schemes and hysterical dialogue. There were moments as I was reading that I would highlight a phrase and just annotate it with "HAHAHA" because I literally couldn't hold in my laughter!

The only thing that didn't seem quite right to me was how Meddy reacted. In the first book, she hid everything from Nathan, but later on, realized it was actually more helpful to involve him. The fact that she was so determined to keep everything to herself in this book bugged me! It felt like she hadn't learned anything from the "first time around," and I believe that despite all of the hullabaloo, she had enough wits about her to share with her soon-to-be/new husband if something chaotic was going on - especially on their wedding day.

Since these books aren't filled with weighty topics so much as goofy schemes, it's nice when there are moments of tenderness and depth. Meddy really struggles to appreciate her family when they're acting absolutely bonkers - especially in front of Nathan's posh parents - but she also realizes that they're willing to do absolutely anything for her. So, the way that she talks herself down when she wants to criticize them is really heartfelt and sweet. I loved seeing her love for her nutty aunties seep through as she navigates the challenges in this book.

While I found most of the plot points pretty predictable, there was at least one moment that made my jaw drop, and that was intensely satisfying. I can't say this book held my attention quite like the first (there are very few books that do - Dial A for Aunties was something uniquely special), but for a sequel, it certainly didn't disappoint!

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