Four Aunties and a Wedding - Book Review

 

Four Aunties and a Wedding (Aunties #2)

by Jesse Q. Sutanto

What is it about:

Meddy Chan has been to countless weddings, but she never imagined how her own would turn out. Now the day has arrived, and she can't wait to marry her college sweetheart, Nathan. Instead of having Ma and the aunts cater to her wedding, Meddy wants them to enjoy the day as guests. As a compromise, they find the perfect wedding vendors: a Chinese-Indonesian family-run company just like theirs. Meddy is hesitant at first, but she hits it off right away with the wedding photographer, Staphanie, who reminds Meddy of herself, down to the unfortunately misspelled name.

Meddy realizes that is where their similarities end, however, when she overhears Staphanie talking about taking out a target. Horrified, Meddy can't believe Staphanie and her family aren't just like her own, they are The Family--actual mafia, and they're using Meddy's wedding as a chance to conduct shady business. Her aunties and mother won't let Meddy's wedding ceremony become a murder scene--over their dead bodies--and will do whatever it takes to save her special day, even if it means taking on the mafia.

What did I think of it:

I thoroughly enjoyed Dial A for Aunties, so preordered this book asap. As soon as it arrived I quickly finished the book I was reading and dove into this one.

And this is yet another winner!

The aunties are still causing mayhem wherever they go. If it's not by wearing the coolest fascinators ever, it's by trying to outsmart the mafia. I was laughing throughout this book and eager to see what weird plan the aunties would come up with next to save the day.

Are the events in this book sometimes a bit over the top? Absolutely, but I think that's the charm of these books. I enjoyed all the antics and the weird strategies the aunties came up with and read this book in almost one sitting, It is that much fun!

All in all a wonderful and fun book. You bet I'll be rereading these books when I'm in the mood for something delightful and funny!

Why should you read it it:

 It's a hilarious and delightful read 

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Dial A for Aunties - Book Review

 

Dial A for Aunties (Aunties #1)

by Jesse Q. Sutanto

What is it about:

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 cake cooler to the over-the-top billionaire wedding Meddy, her Ma, and aunties are working, at an island resort on the California coastline. It’s the biggest job yet for their family wedding business—“Don’t leave your big day to chance, leave it to the Chans!”—and nothing, not even an unsavory corpse, will get in the way of her auntie’s perfect buttercream cake flowers.

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 escape murder charges, charm her ex back into her life, and pull off a stunning wedding all in one weekend?

What did I think of it:

This is an awesome read!

I was hooked from the start and had to keep reading to see what trouble Meddy and her mother and aunts would land in next. This is a hilarious and fun story and I snorted several times while reading.

Meddy's mother and aunts totally steal the show, but Meddy herself is a fun character as well. At the start of the book there are a few chapters with flashbacks into Meddy's past interspersed with the present, so you learn about her history with her college love.

There was one plot twist I saw coming, but with a book like this that doesn't matter as it is the weird situations and the bickering aunties that are most important to enjoy this very entertaining read.

This is apparently going to be a Netflix movie and you bet I'll be watching it. I'll also keep an eye out for the next book, because I need more.

Why should you read it:

Meddling aunties to the rescue! It's fun and very enjoyable.

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