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Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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betanianne's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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wandering_seal's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

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

2.0

This sucks, because Dial A for Aunties was a really fun read and this... was not. All the charm of the first book felt exaggerated to the point of uncomfortable caricature - the Aunties flattened into their funniest parts so they lost any sense of real personality.

My romance reading heart could also not forgive the way Meddy disregarded her husband to be,

or that he was so chill about it in the end

. I needed a grovel to make up for how shitty Meddy behaved - and it wasn't forthcoming. The behaviour wasn't cute, it was cruel.

I have other books by Jesse Sutanto I'm wanting to read, but honestly I'm feeling a bit burned by this one. What a way to undermine the loveable characters she'd created!

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notapenguin's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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monarchbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective 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

4.5

"She nods and gives me a smile, one that goes back in time and shows me her face from thirty years ago. It looks exactly like mine." SOBBING

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abby_can_read's review against another edition

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funny 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? Yes

4.0

📱
I had a good time reading this book. I thought the aunties' shenanigans were hilarious.

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emmajh91's review against another edition

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funny 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? No

5.0

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elizlizabeth's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted

3.5

I think the plot was too convoluted, I would've read the hell out of a low-stakes comedy of errors with the aunties blowing things out of proportion but as it is, I had a hard time suspending my disbelief to truly enjoy the ride.

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meganeorcx's review against another edition

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funny relaxing medium-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

4.0

Like magic, this book does exactly what Dial A For Aunties did without feeling like a repetitive bore. Perhaps even wilder than before, Meddy shines in her role as an anxious bride and her aunties steal the show once more, with kidnapping, drugs, and tai chi. Definitely tests the limits of your imagination but I couldn't stop laughing, and it feels nice to have a romcom where the comedy is actually hilarious. The book truly reads as an unapologetic love letter to Chinese-Indonesian culture and I'm all here for it. Loved it!

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themoodreader's review against another edition

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funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

although i truly enjoyed reading the first book, i feel like this one was not as good. maybe lately i've just not been in the mood to read (hence why it took me twice as long to finish it) or maybe it felt a bit more flat.

don't get me wrong, i still love the characters so much. the aunties own my heart. they were both funny and sweet, i love how they decided to learn british english for meddy and were constantly saying stuff like "luv" or "innit".
as a daughter of immigrants, meddy was still relatable and i like how the book mentioned the theme of feeling slightly ashamed because of that and trying to blend as much as you can with a white culture.

i also absolutely love the fact that they never gave any kind of explanation to annie and that even nathan ended up embracing the aunties' personalities.

of course, there were many scenes that made me laugh

like for example when they tried to drug staph and her family but the aunties ended up getting drunk instead, it was such a funny mess, lmao.

and, of course, i love that we got to follow meddy's story and to see her marry the love of her life

even if the wedding ended up being a total mess (which was not that funny, i feel bad for nathan)

but i definitely prefered the first book.

ps: this is so unrelated but something that made me genuinely happy is how at some point the aunties mentioned how they used to help their muslim neighbors during eid al adha <3

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