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About Dial A for Aunties

When Meddy goes on a blind date her mom set up, it doesn’t end as planned and now Meddy has a corpse to get rid of. Oops. Now what?

Call in the three aunties, explain not to use the eggplant emoji when chatting up strange men, and figure out how to get rid of the body. Because tomorrow, they have an enormous, expensive, high profile wedding that could make or break the Chan family business.

What follows is a roller coaster ride of a weekend with the family trying to get rid of the body while fulfilling all of their contracted duties as wedding vendors in a professional manner.

Not enough stress and zaniness? The man running the hotel is The One Who Got Away – Meddy’s college boyfriend, her one true love, the boy she left so she could help her family start their wedding business.

It’s hard to open your heart for a second chance at love when you’re lugging around a corpse in a freezer.

My thoughts about Dial A for Aunties

Jesse Q. Sutanto pulls off one madcap rom-com caper of a darkly humorous adult debut with Dial A for Aunties.

Fast-paced and darkly humorous with sweet romantic moments balanced by thoroughly bonkers what-did-I-just-read moments. I couldn’t stop laughing during the Chan family discussions. Each aunt had her own POV and well-developed voice along with quirks for days.

It might sound odd in a novel where hiding a corpse is a major plot point but I found moments really touching – Meddy’s love for her family and for Nathan was heartwarming.

I loved reading about the Indo-Chinese wedding traditions and descriptions of dim sum.