Dial A for Aunties
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- Author：Jesse Q. Sutanto
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Ofdreamsandstories
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Can I give this book 10 stars please！！ This debut novel by Jesse Sutanto is a hilarious， cozy， mysterious romcom with unending comedy of errors！！Meddy and her aunties are in a wedding business and the story unfolds with the death of Meddy’s blind date and hysterical events on how the aunties help Maddy hide the body！ The body ends up at the wedding event where Meddy and her aunties are hired。 The story takes more eventful turns when Maddy learns that her ex boyfriend Nathan is the owner of the i Can I give this book 10 stars please！！ This debut novel by Jesse Sutanto is a hilarious， cozy， mysterious romcom with unending comedy of errors！！Meddy and her aunties are in a wedding business and the story unfolds with the death of Meddy’s blind date and hysterical events on how the aunties help Maddy hide the body！ The body ends up at the wedding event where Meddy and her aunties are hired。 The story takes more eventful turns when Maddy learns that her ex boyfriend Nathan is the owner of the island resort！This book celebrates Chinese and Indonesian culture， family knit and heritage。 I found myself laughing out loud at so many instances。 It is so unbelievably funny that I had tears in my eyes！ I had to stop and narrate some of the scenes to my husband as he kept asking why I was laughing so much！！This witty book releases on April 27th so go get your copy today， you will be delightfully thrilled！Thank you @berkleypub and @netgalley for the advance galley in exchange of my honest review！ 。。。more
Suellen
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Kim Reads （Read Your Writes Book Reviews）
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Initial thought。。。。 It's hilariously funny。I dislike that the book time travels between various times in the past and present。Reminds me a little of Weekend at Bernie's。Setup on a blind date by her mom， with a man she met online pretending to be Meddy。 Initial thought。。。。 It's hilariously funny。I dislike that the book time travels between various times in the past and present。Reminds me a little of Weekend at Bernie's。Setup on a blind date by her mom， with a man she met online pretending to be Meddy。 。。。more
Randi （randi_reads）
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This book is so much fun to read。 Like other reviewers have stated， and I agree， it's a mix of Weekend at Bernie's with The Hangover and Finlay Donovan is Killing It。 I really enjoyed the main character， Meddy， and felt for her。 She is torn between doing what she wants to do and doing what she thinks is best for her mom and aunties。 When in college and dating the perfect boy， she chooses her family over her love。Now， years later， she is in the wedding business with her mom and four aunts。 Her mo This book is so much fun to read。 Like other reviewers have stated， and I agree， it's a mix of Weekend at Bernie's with The Hangover and Finlay Donovan is Killing It。 I really enjoyed the main character， Meddy， and felt for her。 She is torn between doing what she wants to do and doing what she thinks is best for her mom and aunties。 When in college and dating the perfect boy， she chooses her family over her love。Now， years later， she is in the wedding business with her mom and four aunts。 Her mom sets Meddy up on a blind date， whom she ends up accidentally killing。 She turns to her mom and aunts for help and hilarity ensues due to a wedding that they have scheduled for that weekend。 I found myself chuckling many times while all the aunts where in the same room。 So much fun。 You do have to suspend reality， though， and just enjoy it！Thank you to Berkley Publishing and NetGalley for a digital arc in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Stacee
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I love this cover and the synopsis and couldn’t wait to get to it。 I love love loved Meddy， her Ma， and Aunties。 There’s such an amazing family dynamic: even when they’re bickering or angry， you can see the love and support。 Meddy is loyal and loving and thrives in her family， but doesn’t seem to realize it。 I truly enjoyed watching everything unfold。 Plot wise， there are a lot of moving pieces: a body， a wedding， and a rekindled love and I was absolutely here for all of it。 I couldn’t get enoug I love this cover and the synopsis and couldn’t wait to get to it。 I love love loved Meddy， her Ma， and Aunties。 There’s such an amazing family dynamic: even when they’re bickering or angry， you can see the love and support。 Meddy is loyal and loving and thrives in her family， but doesn’t seem to realize it。 I truly enjoyed watching everything unfold。 Plot wise， there are a lot of moving pieces: a body， a wedding， and a rekindled love and I was absolutely here for all of it。 I couldn’t get enough of every thing and easily would have read another 100 pages。 However， this slice of time was perfect and I’m being greedy。 Overall， this was hilarious and delightful and filled with such heart。 Definitely one of my top 10 of the year。 **Huge thanks to Berkley for providing the arc free of charge** 。。。more
Rachel
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4。5 ⭐️ Because Meddy couldn’t be another child that leaves the nest， she stays behind to help the family business as a wedding photographer， breaking up with her long term boyfriend Nathan who decided to pursue the career of his dreams in NYC。 When Meddy’s ma sets her up on an online blind date， the guy turns out to be a total creeper， and Meddy accidentally kills him！ What does she do now？ She enlists her ma and aunties to help her dispose of the body， duh。I laughed so many times that I lost co 4。5 ⭐️ Because Meddy couldn’t be another child that leaves the nest， she stays behind to help the family business as a wedding photographer， breaking up with her long term boyfriend Nathan who decided to pursue the career of his dreams in NYC。 When Meddy’s ma sets her up on an online blind date， the guy turns out to be a total creeper， and Meddy accidentally kills him！ What does she do now？ She enlists her ma and aunties to help her dispose of the body， duh。I laughed so many times that I lost count！ The dialogue alone made me crack up and a bunch of cultural references overlapped with my own， so I totally could relate。 Meddy’s ma and aunties were a riot。 The comedy of errors were hilarious。 Sutanto’s writing was simple yet fun， easy to read， and I enjoyed some unexpected twists in the mix。 Also， Nathan was described as a Daniel Henney meets Lewis Tan。 How could you resist that？ 。。。more
Victoria Lanigan
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This book！ This is one of my most anticipated books and I could not be more thrilled to receive an early release of this and it absolutely did not disappoint！ 。This book is a pure blast。 I was laughing out loud within the first few pages where Meddelin’s mother and her aunts berate her for being so bad at dating and the reason why。。。I was crying laughing。 。Meddelin works with her mom and Aunties in their wedding business each playing an integral role while each thinking their role is the most im This book！ This is one of my most anticipated books and I could not be more thrilled to receive an early release of this and it absolutely did not disappoint！ 。This book is a pure blast。 I was laughing out loud within the first few pages where Meddelin’s mother and her aunts berate her for being so bad at dating and the reason why。。。I was crying laughing。 。Meddelin works with her mom and Aunties in their wedding business each playing an integral role while each thinking their role is the most important role， which is hilarious。 。The Aunties love Meddelin but they know she needs a nudge with her dating life。 They take it upon themselves to set her up with a blind date。 The text conversation is beyond hilarious when they were pretending to be her。 Let’s just say her mom thought he was a very nice boy who wanted to cook。。。。eggplant for her and again I’m dying laughing。 。She needs to get her family off her back so she goes on the date。 Super unfortunately she accidentally kills him which sets forward the wheels of motion of a hysterical fast paced read that includes， meddling aunties， two thousand wedding guests， a billionaire wedding， and perhaps a curse？！。This is a family that tells each other everything， even when you accidentally murder someone， then make sure you have enough food to feed them when they help clean up your mess！ The concern of a lack of food brining shame to them， not the dead body， is downright hysterical。 。I mean these aunties may be class A meddlers but maybe it would be nice to hand over the reigns of life and let them take over！ 。If you loved Crazy Rich Asians as I did this is for you。 I loved this one。 I read it in a day and laughed with almost every turn of the page！ 。。A huge Thank you to #NetGalley and #BerkleyPub for an arc in exchange for an honest review。。This book is out on Tuesday！ Get it on your radar now！ It is so much fun！ 。 。。。more
John
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Emma Hardy
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Wowies， this is absolutely bonkers and more in the best possible way！If you are looking for a cheeky， fun， insane， unexpected then this is book for you。Meddy and her aunts get up to so much craziness， throw in a romance storyline， a crazy wedding and aunties with their own unique qualities and you have this utterly fabulous chaos。Side splittingly funny， tears of laughter all the way。 Also great to see a different culture represented。Read this。
Smita
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3。5 starsI really enjoyed this book and I will 100% read the next book the author puts out。 I also love the title and cover art for this book， I feel like it was spot on。In terms of enjoyment， this book was like a 4-4。5。 It is so funny and I loved every interaction between Meddy and the 4 aunties。 The brand of over the top comedy just worked for me and if you are a fan of K-drama/Bollywood/Crazy Rich Asians， the melodrama and ridiculousness will really do it for you。ex: the family is looking at 3。5 starsI really enjoyed this book and I will 100% read the next book the author puts out。 I also love the title and cover art for this book， I feel like it was spot on。In terms of enjoyment， this book was like a 4-4。5。 It is so funny and I loved every interaction between Meddy and the 4 aunties。 The brand of over the top comedy just worked for me and if you are a fan of K-drama/Bollywood/Crazy Rich Asians， the melodrama and ridiculousness will really do it for you。ex: the family is looking at the dead body and Meddy had covered the face。-> "Just wait until you see what Meddy do to the body。 She was very respectful，" Ma says。 I can't believe she's taking this moment to boast about me being respectful。 This is peak Asian parenting。I felt like Meddy was a really relatable character as an AAPI woman。 I feel like over the course of the story， you really see Meddy's growth in terms of balancing her family needs and her own personal needs。 I do like how while she points out the negatives， this book does not fall into stereotypes。 Meddy also openly points out all of the positive aspects of being from a tight knit Chinese-Indo family。 What kind of dropped my rating on this is the development of other characters and also the plot。 Honestly， the only thing we know about Nathan is Meddy thinks he's super hot。 （view spoiler）[ She breaks up with him on the spot without telling him why and 4 years later they run into each other and it's pretty much resolved instantly。 like what？ （hide spoiler）] Now， I'm pro seeing more MoC/AAPI men as leading men in romantic dramadies as being highlighted as physically attractive but we don't really have a reason to believe in their emotional/romantic connection for any other reason。 Additionally some of the other plot points come up quickly and then are resolved instantly。 （view spoiler）[ like the family curse is mentioned for half the book and Meddy agonizes over it。 Then is resolved in 2 paragraphs later in a single convo （hide spoiler）] I feel like this book needed to be 50-100 pages longer with more character and plot development。 It started strong but it definitely kinda fell apart/was stretched thin towards the end。THAT BEING SAID。 This type of family drama/romantic comedy/melodrama REALLY appealed to me and I want to see more from Sutanto。 Normally a 3。5 book means I don't keep tabs on the author but this is totally the type of genre I want to see more from aka seeing families strongly highlighted in conjunction with romantic drama。 。。。more
Amanda （Mrs。ZReads_23）
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If you want an easy over the top LOL story then definitely read Dial A for Aunties。 This story will make any related wedding drama you may have had in your own life look like a walk in the park！ If you have an overbearing mother and multiple aunties in your life you will relate to this story far too well。 The one thing I hope none of us readers can relate to would be the accidental murder of a blind date the main character， Meddy's， mother set her up on。 From then on it was just a downward spira If you want an easy over the top LOL story then definitely read Dial A for Aunties。 This story will make any related wedding drama you may have had in your own life look like a walk in the park！ If you have an overbearing mother and multiple aunties in your life you will relate to this story far too well。 The one thing I hope none of us readers can relate to would be the accidental murder of a blind date the main character， Meddy's， mother set her up on。 From then on it was just a downward spiral of constant craziness all while Meddy's family were vendors at one over the top expensive wedding at a lux hotel property that just happened to be owned by Meddy's college boyfriend， Nathan。 Nathan was the one that got away and that Meddy blamed herself for their breakup over the years。 If you want to see exactly what happens to the body of the man Meddy accidentally killed then hurry up and read Dial A for Aunties。 You'll also be craving dim sum by the end！ If you were a fan of The Marriage Game and The Dating Plan then definitely add this one to your TBR。 。。。more
Ariel
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Murder meets RomCom vibes in this charming debut from Jesse Q。 Sutanto。When Meddelin Chan accidentally kills her blind date （who her mother set her up with after pretending she was her daughter no less）， she calls in reinforcements - her mother， and her three aunties who can't seem to get along。 Together they help her deal with the body， but when the body accidentally ends up at the wedding their working， all hell breaks loose。 But that's not all， the owner of the hotel where the wedding is taki Murder meets RomCom vibes in this charming debut from Jesse Q。 Sutanto。When Meddelin Chan accidentally kills her blind date （who her mother set her up with after pretending she was her daughter no less）， she calls in reinforcements - her mother， and her three aunties who can't seem to get along。 Together they help her deal with the body， but when the body accidentally ends up at the wedding their working， all hell breaks loose。 But that's not all， the owner of the hotel where the wedding is taking place is none other than Nathan Chan， her long-lost love from college who she let go of years ago and has yet to get over。 Meddelin juggles disaster after disaster as her aunties' plans to help save her future fall apart， and land them in increasingly hot water。 As the girl who never broke the rules all her life， can Meddelin get away with murder and get the guy？Jesse Q。 Sutanto's prose is fun and whip smart。 Each of her characters are distinct and have colorful personalities that jump off the page。 The blend of murder mystery， family drama and romance work harmoniously to deliver a sweet novel of unconditional family love and the journey to gaining confidence。 Thank you Berkley， Jesse Q。 Sutanto and NetGalley for the ARC。 It was delight。 。。。more
Kari
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My Review of DIAL A FOR AUNTIESBy @Jesse qQ。 SutantoPublished & Gifted by #BerkleyPartner @BerkleyPubOn Sale 4/27/21- Link in Bio*****This is a book that I will read again and again。 It was uproarious with laughs and surprises。 Author， Sutanto just has an amazing skill of writing the characters in such a way， you really want to befriend them or you feel as if you already know them。 This book is fast paced and either has you amused or in suspense， so you never end up putting the book down。 It wil My Review of DIAL A FOR AUNTIESBy @Jesse qQ。 SutantoPublished & Gifted by #BerkleyPartner @BerkleyPubOn Sale 4/27/21- Link in Bio*****This is a book that I will read again and again。 It was uproarious with laughs and surprises。 Author， Sutanto just has an amazing skill of writing the characters in such a way， you really want to befriend them or you feel as if you already know them。 This book is fast paced and either has you amused or in suspense， so you never end up putting the book down。 It will be finished by most in one sitting， it’s that good。*****Meddelin Chan comes from such a loving and spirited Chinese-Indonesian family & is raised by her mother。 Saying “her mother” actually means also her mother’s 3 sisters whom are Meddelin’s Aunties。 They are closely tied by a bond that cannot be broken and they are very protective of each other。 They are oh so hilarious at butchering common English one liners and comebacks， you’ll need to catch your breath。 The family is especially protective of Meddelin because she is the only girl in the family out of their children and she has remained loyal by coming back after college to work for the family business。 They know Meddlin won’t leave them like the men of their family curse。Yes， Meddelin’s mother and Aunties believe there is a curse on their family， all men either die or leave and the ways things have played out; you begin to wonder if it’s true after her mother sets her up on a blind date and she accidentally ends up killing him。 Now the family must come together to save Meddelin’s future and her chance at true love。 。。。more
Allison
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Many thanks to Berkley for providing me with an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。Meddy goes on a blind date after finding out her mother has been impersonating her on an online dating site。 The date is a disaster and Meddy's date ends up dead。 Now Meddy must rely on her mom and aunts to help her dispose of the body。 But things go horribly wrong after the cooler they stored the body in is delivered to the wedding venue where Meddy and her family are working。Well this was Many thanks to Berkley for providing me with an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。Meddy goes on a blind date after finding out her mother has been impersonating her on an online dating site。 The date is a disaster and Meddy's date ends up dead。 Now Meddy must rely on her mom and aunts to help her dispose of the body。 But things go horribly wrong after the cooler they stored the body in is delivered to the wedding venue where Meddy and her family are working。Well this was just FUN！ You will definitely have to suspend your disbelief to enjoy this book， but I thought it was great！ I absolutely loved Meddy and her family and loved how the book celebrates Indonesian and Chinese culture。 My ARC had a note from the author discussing the broken language used throughout the book。 Please do not skip this section before reading the book。If you are looking for something realistic and serious， then you will want to skip Dial A For Aunties， but if you enjoy hilarious wedding hijinks and family drama， then you are sure to love this delightful book！ 。。。more
mary
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the first book to make me laugh out loud in a long time， and i finished it in one sitting。 what a triumph。 full rtc。
Stevie Carroll
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To be reviewed on The Good， The Bad， and The Unread。 To be reviewed on The Good， The Bad， and The Unread。 。。。more
Yenny
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How adorable is this book？ I've been so excited to read this book！ As a Chinese-American， I love reading books where there is Chinese representation， especially from an #OwnVoices author。 Any Chinese / Asian person with a large， close-knit family will resonate with this book。 Heck， any foreign family with a large family will resonate with this book！ If you're a fan of Crazy Rich Asians and My Big Fat Greek Wedding， then you're in for a treat。 I got a kick out of all the Chinese / Asian reference How adorable is this book？ I've been so excited to read this book！ As a Chinese-American， I love reading books where there is Chinese representation， especially from an #OwnVoices author。 Any Chinese / Asian person with a large， close-knit family will resonate with this book。 Heck， any foreign family with a large family will resonate with this book！ If you're a fan of Crazy Rich Asians and My Big Fat Greek Wedding， then you're in for a treat。 I got a kick out of all the Chinese / Asian references and customs in the book - they're so spot-on！ Down to the main character and her family living in SGV （IYKYK） just like my parents and their weekend trips to dim sum （yum！）。Meddelin （Meddy） Chan， her mom and three meddling aunties （aka the "4 aunties"） are 3 generations of an immigrant Chinese-Indonesian family。 They have a family wedding business together and they've just been hired for one of the biggest weddings at an exclusive island resort on the California coastline。 Right before the big event， her mother meddles in her love life and sets her up on a blind date。Let's just say that the date does not go well and Meddy ends up killing her date - eek！ Not knowing what to do， she tells her mom and her mom calls her sisters （the aunties） for their help。 Together they devise a plan to get rid of the body。 Sounds easy， right？ Except the very next day is the wedding and due to an unfortunate snafu， the body ends up at the island resort at the wedding！ In a cake cooler！It turns out getting rid of a body is not an easy task。 Hilarity ensues as Meddy and her 4 aunties try to get rid of the body amidst all the wedding chaos。 Oh， and did I mention that her college sweetheart （aka the one that got away） makes a surprise appearance at the wedding？ Is Meddy able to pull off this important， over-the-top wedding + charm her ex-boyfriend back into her life - all in the same weekend？ Have no fear， the 4 meddling aunties are here - to help！This book is downright hilarious！ All of the witty banter between the aunties are so fun！ That and their dynamics with each are what truly make the book。 My only criticism is that the book is a little short！ The story goes by fast as the aunties' banter takes up a lot of the book - would've loved the story to be a bit longer！ That being said， I can't wait for the movie adaption to come out on Netlix！A huge thanks to NetGalley， Berkley Pub & Jesse Sutanto for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Alexa
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This entire premise is outrageous， and we have an extremely colorful cast of characters， and knowing that much going into it worked out perfectly for me as a reader。 I really enjoyed my time reading this！ While I’d objectively let this one sit at a 3。5 stars， I had to round it up just for the sheer enjoyment it gave me。
Jill
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Weekend at Bernie’s meets Crazy Rich Asians in this fresh and quirky debut novel for a weekend full of fast-paced， laugh-out-loud antics。 1 （accidental） murder2 thousand wedding guests3 （maybe） cursed generations4 meddling Asian aunties to the rescue！When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date， her meddlesome mother calls for her even more meddlesome aunties to help get rid of the body。 Unfortunately， a dead body proves to be a lot more challenging to dispose of than one might Weekend at Bernie’s meets Crazy Rich Asians in this fresh and quirky debut novel for a weekend full of fast-paced， laugh-out-loud antics。 1 （accidental） murder2 thousand wedding guests3 （maybe） cursed generations4 meddling Asian aunties to the rescue！When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date， her meddlesome mother calls for her even more meddlesome aunties to help get rid of the body。 Unfortunately， a dead body proves to be a lot more challenging to dispose of than one might anticipate， especially when it is accidentally shipped in a cooler to the over-the-top billionaire wedding that Meddy， her Ma， and three aunties are all working。 But things go from inconvenient to downright torturous when Meddy’s great college love—and biggest heartbreak—makes a surprise appearance amid the wedding chaos。 Is it possible to dodge murder charges， charm her ex back into her life， and pull off a stunning wedding all in one weekend？ Overall， this was a really fun read that had me laughing out loud in several places。 I could totally see it being made into a movie。 For full enjoyment， the reader is required to suspend a little bit of disbelief （even more so than was required for Weekend at Bernie’s）。 There was one part that bothered me a little bit。 I felt that the suffocation death of old dude in the cooler was unnecessary and kind of a damper on the fun。 I would have much preferred an accidental death that got out of hand。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Thanks to the publisher， via Netgalley， for an advance e-galley for honest review！Listen， every good thing you've heard about， or will hear about Dial A for Aunties is true。I cannot remember the last time I had such fun reading a story。 Dial A for Aunties is a genre-blending caper。 It's not quite a mystery， not a romance though there is a really sweet romantic element， and as humorous as it is it would be disingenuous to pass it off as a mere comedy。 Don't skip the author's note at the beginning Thanks to the publisher， via Netgalley， for an advance e-galley for honest review！Listen， every good thing you've heard about， or will hear about Dial A for Aunties is true。I cannot remember the last time I had such fun reading a story。 Dial A for Aunties is a genre-blending caper。 It's not quite a mystery， not a romance though there is a really sweet romantic element， and as humorous as it is it would be disingenuous to pass it off as a mere comedy。 Don't skip the author's note at the beginning that talks about her family's history and contextualize the variety of languages the characters speak as well as their Indonesian and Chinese heritage。 I honestly could not put this one down once I picked it up- it was a genuine pleasure to read all the way through。 The family at the heart of this- Meddy， her mom， and her aunts- make this story so warm， with the through line of what lengths family will go to for each other。 I loved the matter of fact way they rushed to help Meddy when the time came to deal with a literal body， and the stunts they pulled to make it work。 You're going to have to suspend some disbelief towards the end as things pull together very cleanly， but it's worth it。 。。。more
Ashlee
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3。5 StarsDial A for Aunties has been highly anticipated based on early reviews that I have seen。 I couldn't wait to get my hands on this unicorn debut。 This illustrated cover is one of my new favorites。From page one， I was very interested in the storyline， characters， and writing style。 It has several laugh out loud moments， especially in the beginning。As it went on， I lost a little momentum。 The humor cooled and the impossible heated up。 I wouldn't normally mind this - I actually love the fanta 3。5 StarsDial A for Aunties has been highly anticipated based on early reviews that I have seen。 I couldn't wait to get my hands on this unicorn debut。 This illustrated cover is one of my new favorites。From page one， I was very interested in the storyline， characters， and writing style。 It has several laugh out loud moments， especially in the beginning。As it went on， I lost a little momentum。 The humor cooled and the impossible heated up。 I wouldn't normally mind this - I actually love the fantastical - but the lack of remorse and/or fear regarding a big plot point turned me off。 While this wasn't for me， I don't believe it would deter other readers necessarily。The aunties gave this book magic。 They're a loyal force against outsiders and a bickering mess internally。 I over-the-top enjoyed their antics。Fans of Crazy Rich Asians will find much to delight in this novel。 Jesse is an author to watch out for。 I loved her unique twist on a common second chance trope。Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for the advanced copy。 All thoughts in this review are my own。 。。。more
Liz
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FIVE AMAZING STARS！ When I say this book was Laugh Out Loud funny， I mean it quite literally！ Debut author Jesse。 Q Sutanto surrounds us in Chinese-Indonesian culture with Medellin Chan， her mom， and three aunties， who are all deeply involved in each other's lives。 After Meddy accidentally kills her blind date， the night before the biggest event of their wedding business， we spend the rest of the story discovering how this hilarious family is going to dispose of the body while also doing their j FIVE AMAZING STARS！ When I say this book was Laugh Out Loud funny， I mean it quite literally！ Debut author Jesse。 Q Sutanto surrounds us in Chinese-Indonesian culture with Medellin Chan， her mom， and three aunties， who are all deeply involved in each other's lives。 After Meddy accidentally kills her blind date， the night before the biggest event of their wedding business， we spend the rest of the story discovering how this hilarious family is going to dispose of the body while also doing their jobs！ Can they pull the wedding off and cover up a murder？This book is chaotic， HILARIOUS， over-the-top， and absolutely brilliant。 Much like Finlay Donovan is Killing It， this story is OUTLANDISH and not reality， which makes it that much more enjoyable。 This book was a page-turner from the jump！ I don't think I've flown through a book so fast in a long time。 Combine humor with murder， a nice dose of suspense and "oh shit" moments， a loveable family， and also romance。。。 I'm so in。 Also， we have an #OwnVoices author here！ What is not to love！ <3Thank you to #NetGalley， #BerkleyPublishingGroup， and #JesseQSutanto for the eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！https://www。lovelizerature。com/post/r。。。 。。。more
ShanKL （ShopCoffeeKids - Instagram）
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Dial A for Aunties is Jess Q。 Sutanto's debut novel。 It is a quirky， laugh out loud gem！ Meddy hasn't dated much since she broke-up with the love of her life in college。 Twenty-six and still pining over lost love， her mother impersonates her on a dating site and sets-up a date。 Things go from bad to worse when the date dies， and Maddy panics throwing him in the trunk of her car。 What to do now， bring on the Aunties！ The only problem is they have one the biggest weddings to manage and now a dead Dial A for Aunties is Jess Q。 Sutanto's debut novel。 It is a quirky， laugh out loud gem！ Meddy hasn't dated much since she broke-up with the love of her life in college。 Twenty-six and still pining over lost love， her mother impersonates her on a dating site and sets-up a date。 Things go from bad to worse when the date dies， and Maddy panics throwing him in the trunk of her car。 What to do now， bring on the Aunties！ The only problem is they have one the biggest weddings to manage and now a dead body。 The over-the-top ridiculous is spectacular， as they drag the body to the wedding trying to figure how to dispose of it。 And who shows-up， Meddy's college sweetheart has he manages the resort hosting the wedding。 Can they restart where they left off with mayhem all around them？ Weekend at Bernie's， meets Hangover meets Crazy Rich Asians - this book is a hoot！ Thank you BerkleyPub and NetGalley for an Advance Readers Copy for a honest review。 。。。more
Stacy
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have read it so quickly！ This book provided me with laughs and lots of lighthearted funny moments， throughout what should have been a stressful series of events and it came at just the right time to counter some other books I’m reading that are a little heavier！ I really enjoyed it！ It was so entertaining and endearing seeing the family dynamics and watching Meddy， her Ma and Aunties working together。 They were a very quirky and resourceful bunch！ At times the I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have read it so quickly！ This book provided me with laughs and lots of lighthearted funny moments， throughout what should have been a stressful series of events and it came at just the right time to counter some other books I’m reading that are a little heavier！ I really enjoyed it！ It was so entertaining and endearing seeing the family dynamics and watching Meddy， her Ma and Aunties working together。 They were a very quirky and resourceful bunch！ At times the storyline did tread into unbelievable but that didn’t deflect from the story。 I was itching to see how it would all unfold。 The tone of this book reminds me very much of Jane the Virgin and My Big Fat Greek Wedding， both of which I loved， so if you have enjoyed those， definitely add this one to your TBR！ Throughout my reading I was chuckling away and I could just see how this would play out on screen， so I was so excited to see it’s been picked up by Netflix and will be a film！ Safe to say I’ll be tuning in when it’s released！ Thanks so much for the advanced copy。 。。。more
Jamie
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I’m a new Auntie so this title caught my attention and the yellow I absolutely loved， needless to say yes， I judged a book by its cover！ It’s funny and had me turning the pages。 I loved the Aunties， they were my favorite part about the book。 Unfortunately， I didn’t love it as much as I wanted to， I didn’t connect with the main character and found myself skipping around and getting back to the Aunties。 I enjoyed learning about the Chinese-Indonesian culture and the wedding stuff was fun！ Thanks t I’m a new Auntie so this title caught my attention and the yellow I absolutely loved， needless to say yes， I judged a book by its cover！ It’s funny and had me turning the pages。 I loved the Aunties， they were my favorite part about the book。 Unfortunately， I didn’t love it as much as I wanted to， I didn’t connect with the main character and found myself skipping around and getting back to the Aunties。 I enjoyed learning about the Chinese-Indonesian culture and the wedding stuff was fun！ Thanks to Berkley， NetGalley and Edelweiss for my advanced ebook copy。 。。。more
Cat G | _basicbookworm
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Dial A for Aunties⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️After a first date gone terribly wrong， Meddy needs to rely on her mother and her aunts to help her hide a dead body。 The problem （aside from the dead body of course） is that the 5 of them are working the wedding of a huge client。 What could possibly go wrong？This hilarious book was exactly what I needed。 Part Murder mystery and part rom com， this one had me laughing out loud with crazy family drama， swooning over the second chance romance， and on the edge of my seat Dial A for Aunties⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️After a first date gone terribly wrong， Meddy needs to rely on her mother and her aunts to help her hide a dead body。 The problem （aside from the dead body of course） is that the 5 of them are working the wedding of a huge client。 What could possibly go wrong？This hilarious book was exactly what I needed。 Part Murder mystery and part rom com， this one had me laughing out loud with crazy family drama， swooning over the second chance romance， and on the edge of my seat waiting to see what was going to happen with the mystery。 I also loved learning more aspects of the Chinese-Indonesian cultures。 This is a book that truly has it all。 Add this to your summer reading list because you won’t want to miss this one。 Thank you to Berkley for the advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Dial A for Aunties comes out Tuesday！ 。。。more
sara ❀
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4。5 stars rounded down to 4， but I'm considering a 5-star rating — who knows， we'll see！ All I know is that DIAL A FOR AUNTIES was a wild ride from start to finish， and I wouldn't trade the last few hours of holding my stomach from laughter for anything。 DIAL A just has that special， indescribable charm and I just [clenches fist] love it so much！Highly， highly recommended， and full review to come very soon！ 4。5 stars rounded down to 4， but I'm considering a 5-star rating — who knows， we'll see！ All I know is that DIAL A FOR AUNTIES was a wild ride from start to finish， and I wouldn't trade the last few hours of holding my stomach from laughter for anything。 DIAL A just has that special， indescribable charm and I just [clenches fist] love it so much！Highly， highly recommended， and full review to come very soon！ 。。。more
Chelsea Humphrey
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This book is a hoot and an absolute delight！ I was wiping tears as I cackled while reading about Meddy and her family's antics。 I loved the opportunity to learn more about the main character's Indonesian and Chinese heritage and seeing her learn from her mother and aunties' experiences。 I'm not exactly sure what genre this classifies under， and maybe the fact that it defies easy classification is what made me adore this story so much？ Murder， mayhem， and gut busting laughs galore， you definitely This book is a hoot and an absolute delight！ I was wiping tears as I cackled while reading about Meddy and her family's antics。 I loved the opportunity to learn more about the main character's Indonesian and Chinese heritage and seeing her learn from her mother and aunties' experiences。 I'm not exactly sure what genre this classifies under， and maybe the fact that it defies easy classification is what made me adore this story so much？ Murder， mayhem， and gut busting laughs galore， you definitely need to pick up this hilarious caper from Jesse Q。 Sutanto。 。。。more
Chloe
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“Dial A for Aunties” by Jesse Sutanto💛I was so excited when I received my proof from @hqstories， and the book DEFINITELY didn’t disappoint。I can’t remember the last time I actually laughed out loud at a book， but this novel had me cackling throughout。 So Meddy goes on a blind date that her mum has set up for her on a online dating app - and misunderstandings occur。 Let’s just say， the eggplant emoji was used and not for the reason her mum thought it was😅。。。but then， Meddy ends up killing her dat “Dial A for Aunties” by Jesse Sutanto💛I was so excited when I received my proof from @hqstories， and the book DEFINITELY didn’t disappoint。I can’t remember the last time I actually laughed out loud at a book， but this novel had me cackling throughout。 So Meddy goes on a blind date that her mum has set up for her on a online dating app - and misunderstandings occur。 Let’s just say， the eggplant emoji was used and not for the reason her mum thought it was😅。。。but then， Meddy ends up killing her date。 With a taser。 When he’s driving。 And who does she call to help her solve this mess？ That’s right - her aunties！ This book is so chaotic， but in the absolute best way possible。 From carrying the body in a freezer to hosting the biggest wedding of their careers - what could possibly go wrong？Oh， and did I mention that there’s also a gun， absinthe， Meddy’s long lost love and misunderstandings galore？ A whole lot happens in 24 hours， and I enjoyed every single page。The relationships and the characters were so well written and so entertaining to read。 The dialogue had me in hysterics。 The back and forth， the constant chaos and the dead body that they just。 can’t。 shift。 Honestly， this was the most fun I’ve had reading a book in a while。It even has a romance storyline！ Which you all know I love， and this one was so fun to read！I honestly can’t recommend this book enough。 It’s a fun， easy read that will bring you so much joy - and yes， a story about a murder really did entertain me that much😂Honestly， I’m still laughing at the eggplant messages🤷🏼♀️😂 。。。more
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Dial A for Aunties&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0