A review by bibliomania_express
Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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

4.0

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto continues the hilarity and drama of Dial A for Aunties. This time, Meddelin and Nathan's Oxford wedding is infiltrated by fake vendors intending to do someone harm. The aunties are on the case, determined to save the wedding and stop the baddies while wearing their fluorescent purple outfits. There will be kidnapping, accidental drugging, aunties squabbling, and secrets uncovered. And maybe a wedding. 

This book was just as fun as the first, and I'm glad I decided to pick it up soon after finishing Dial A for Aunties. Once again, this is more a comedy of errors than a mystery. There's a touch of mystery about who the baddies are and what their motive was, but that was reasonably easy to figure out. 

I again really liked the family dynamics. Meddy still struggles with loving and appreciating her aunties and bring embarrassed by their over-the-top ways, while they continue to be both overbearing and absolutely supportive. I liked that Nathan's family acted as a bit of a foil, but I wish they had come around a bit more by the end. 

I think there will be another book, or at least Sutanto left room for another book. I'm a bit scared to know what the aunties will get up to in the next one, but I'd be very happy to read it.
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