Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
**4.5-stars**
Meddy Chan works as a photographer for her family’s up-and-coming wedding planning business.
After completing college, where she did study photography, Meddy couldn’t seem to extract herself from her loving, though overly-involved, mother and aunties.
Since the men in the family, and all her cousins, have left, Meddy is the sole focus of Ma’s and the Aunties’ attention. Her family is cursed. That’s all there is to it.
When her mother fixes her up on a blind date, she agrees good-naturedly to go. How bad can it possibly be?
As it turns out, bad. Really, really bad.
Her date ends up dead. Meddy freaks, as you would, and in her panicked state transports his body back to her house in the truck of her car.
Fortunately, one of the best things about her Ma and Aunties is, they’re always there when Meddy needs them and right now, she REALLY needs them and right now, she REALLY needs them.
From there hijinks ensue, as the body of her dead date ends up being accidentally transported to the island where the over-the-top billionaire’s wedding they are working that weekend is being held.
Dial A for Aunties drew me in from the very start. Meddy, as a protagonist, is sharp and super relatable.
I loved her relationship with her Ma, as well as the relationships among all the Aunties. There is such a fun family dynamic throughout this entire story.
I think it could best be described as Weekend at Bernie’s with a Romantic Comedy twist, so if that sounds interesting to you, pick it up. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!
I had an absolute blast reading this and am so happy books like this exist in the world!
Thank you so much to the publisher, Berkley Books, for providing me with a copy to read and review. I truly appreciate it!
