Even though it had a slow start, this book quickly turned into a comical-who done it-romance story. Think Weekend at Bernie's meets Crazy Rich Asians. Once the plot started I was laughing so much, I couldn't contain it. I definitely had this book playing in my head as a movie. The Aunt's are hysterical with their priorities, for example the devastation of not getting cheap lilies as oppose to the dead person in the room. I highly recommend this book who are fans of high satirical family drama and a little bit of mystery.

Who knew accidentally killing a blind date could be hilarious?

I confess. I didn't have a clear idea what this book was about when I started it. Is it a romance? A mystery/suspense? You know what? It doesn't matter because this book is GOOD. And it's FUNNY.

I'm talking laugh out loud, make your partner pause their video game so you can give them a blow-by-blow, startle the dog funny.

The Chinese-Indonesian traditions, mix of language, and family bonds add extra flavor throughout the story, and the dual timeline of love and loss adds heart to every page. Each and every scene is artfully written and executed despite a myriad of obstacles the main character faces. The situation is over-the-top with hilarious (and often poignant) results, but at no point is the story insincere.

I still can't tell you what genre DIAL A FOR AUNTIES belongs in, but I can emphatically tell you that it belongs on your shelf.

This is a true delight, and I chortled through the whole thing!

Well, I chortled through most of it while also reading from behind my hands over my eyes - because while hilarious, shenanigans comedy-of-errors plots STRESS ME OUT!!! But it’s worth it to get to know Meddy and Big Aunt, Second Aunt, Ma, and Fourth Aunt.

This is a book about accidents, but also about self-confidence, being true to yourself and telling the truth to your loved ones, the tension between what we owe ourselves and those that love us.

The comedy is A+, the swoon level high, and I can’t wait to see what Jesse Q. Sutanto does next!

Also: this would adapt SO WELL to the big screen - I would not be at all surprised if we get a movie of this one!

I didn't like this book. It felt too outlandish and also a in bad taste. At the end of the day the main character kills a man and then they really dishonor the body.

I LOVE THIS BOOK AND I"M SO UPSET THAT IT'S NOT OUT YET BECAUSE I WANT EVERYONE I KNOW TO READ IT! There are countless things that I love about this book that I want to shout at the top of my lungs, but they would be too spoilery. It is wickedly funny and it lovingly depicts these meddling, bickering aunties that feels so real to me despite the zaniness that comes from the murder-related plot. I love how the book shows the diaspora experience and I feel so lucky to understand the jokes as Meddy tries to communicate with her family. That alone made me feel so seen. Also, major heart eyes for Nathan, Meddy's ex! Plain and simple, this book is so much fun and I can't wait for my copy to arrive next year. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

** spoiler alert ** What a roller coaster! It was funny, sweet, crazy, and a bit contrived, but overall a fun read. I don’t know how I feel about them getting away with murder and treating it like nothing happened, made the characters seem a little harsh and remorseless. If even one character had a tiny bit of remorse it would have tied up some character development. Thanks to NetGalley for the read.

Yes, yes, yes! This is a masterpiece! Quirky, endearing, hilarious, surprising, action-packed, sweet, ridiculous and extremely entertaining! The characters are so well defined and unique, and yet... they remind me of friends and family!

So refreshing and enjoyable, this will be something I recommend to many readers.

I absolutely LOVED this book! It was so funny and entertaining that I finished it in one sitting because of how much I liked it! I loved Meddy so much and related to her a lot. I felt like she could’ve easily been an Enneagram 6 since she is so loyal to her family. I obviously LOVED the Aunties. They were absolutely hilarious. Their funny comments and nonchalance during serious situations were hilarious. I loved how sweet Nathan was to Meddy it warmed my heart so much. I loved the numerous plot twists throughout the book too! They were very unexpected and SO good. I loved the ending as well and thought it was super sweet. I usually don’t like romantic comedies but this book definitely changed my tune! This was an absolute delight and I couldn’t get enough of it.

This was such an original, fun, and touching read! I laughed aloud multiple times while reading and was so drawn in by Meddy and her family. I loved how over-the-top the book was, but how it never strayed from it's emotional core. Can't wait to read more from Jesse Q. Sutanto! (And watch the Netflix adaptation of Dial A for Aunties!)

Thanks to Berkley and NetGalley for this ARC!

OMG. I haven't laughed this hard at a book in forever. This book, especially the eggplant scene, had my dying of laughter on the floor like Fourth Aunt. I couldn't put it down and read it in two days. Yes, the concept and scenes are over the top, but it works beautifully and it was exactly what I needed this year. It is playful and hilarious, and as an Asian-American, the Aunties were spot on. What some may see as a stereotype, is in actual fact pretty accurate, at least in my family and the other Asian-American families I know. And while it had me laughing so loud I actually cackled at times, at the heart of it is a touching story about family love and what your family will do to protect you. It's a story about a young woman trying to find herself in the midst of an overbearing but fiercely loving family, torn between her "real" self and the self her family wants her to be. I identified so much with this and absolutely adored this book. Highly, highly recommend it!

Generally a refreshing read - it is always great to see cultures normally underrepresented in American books given a spotlight. I enjoyed it in general but was expecting something with such a fluffy tone to have... rather less death?

Every once in a while, you pick up a book that makes you laugh so hard that people around you wonder whether you’ve finally lost your mind. Well, that's what Dial A for Aunties did for me!
A hilarious story where everything that could go wrong didn’t just go wrong, but crashed and burned and went up in flames! It had all the elements that make a book very enjoyable for me— a good plot, a narrator with a fun, distinct voice, and excellent characters (those aunties were fantastic!).
But expertly woven through all the comedy were some honest nuggets of immigrant life and that sense of being in a doorway between two different cultures. The writer did an amazing job communicating a narrative that really resonated with those of us who had to balance two or more different cultures growing up, while also managing family expectations.
This book was so much more than just a run-of-the-mill comedy. I would give it 6 stars if I could! Can’t wait to see what this writer will come out with next.

I don’t know if it’s the fierce love of the aunties or Meddie’s frustrated attempts to gain back the love of her life while shielding him from finding out her biggest secret, but I fell in love with her from page one. If you want to go to the best worst wedding you’ve ever been to, or see what happens when a bunch of family members try to “help”, buy the book and get reading. You won’t be disappointed.

No other author besides Sutanto can get me to LOL reading about her heroine's mom helping her hide a dead body. DIAL A FOR AUNTIES is my pick for the most anticipated rom-com of 2021!

I'm so happy I got to read it and also can't wait to watch the Netflix version.

Congratulations and Thank you!

I'm so glad to hear this is going to be adapted by Netflix. It has a perfect mix of hilarity, pratfalls, romance, and family drama and will make a great show. I think the biggest challenge will be transferring Meddy's pitch-perfect voice and inner monologue to the screen.

This book is so much fun, hilarious, and unexpectedly grabbed my heartstrings in several places (I may have teared up a little bit about the power of parental/familial love. I mean, what better measure of a devoted parent could you ask for than "is willing to help you dispose of the corpse of the man you accidentally killed"?)

Part of what makes this book so enjoyable is the deft handling of side characters and subplots. There are quite a few of both, leading to some (intentionally) frenetic pacing, but it never felt like too much, and I cared about everyone (there's one friends-to-enemies-to-lovers relationship in particular that I squee'd very loudly about).

All in all, a delightful read.

Dial A for Aunties is an utter delight from start to finish. It is a mix of Crazy Rich Asians and Weekend at Bernie's, which is exactly the mashup I didn't know I needed. I laughed out loud more times than I can count. The aunties themselves are imperfectly perfect, the heroine excellently flawed in her attempts to bridge the two worlds she lives in, and the hijinks were pitch-perfect.

If this isn't optioned for film already, I will be shocked.

This book was hilarious! If you enjoy dark humor, you've got to check this one out. It's basically chick lit meets a murder mystery and it's full of wacky, wonderful characters that are diverse and superbly written. This book is smart, it's funny, and you will love it from cover to cover.

Absolute non stop fun. This book is pitched as a Crazy Rich Asians meets Weekend at Bernies and that's exactly what it is! Everything that could go wrong, does, and by the 75% mark you are wondering to yourself how the heck is everything going to wrap up? It's got a little heist flavor but also deeply romantic, and also just a wonderful commentary on family. The main character is formidable and decisive and the perfect pacing invites you to a thrilling roller coaster ride of a narrative. Love love love!

Absolutely loved it. Funny, witty, with tons of voice that makes every character come alive on the pages. Part murder mystery, part rom-com, a full immersion into the Chinese-Indonesian culture... and a group of loveable, bickering, headstrong and fiercely loyal aunties you can't help but fall in love with. By the time I finished reading I was desperate to meet the aunties and had developed a serious craving for dim sum.

Meddelin Chan is tired of her Indo-Chinese mother and aunties interfering in her love life, but she didn't expect her latest blind date to end up with her needing to hide a dead body. And once her aunties get involved, things get messier and messier until that dead body threatens to ruin a wedding in front of 2000 guests.

HILARIOUS. This was such a ridiculously fun romp, with laugh-out-loud dialogue and surprising twists from beginning to end. Meddelin and her family are so well crafted, and their adventure is delightfully outlandish. This is definitely going to become a Swiss Army book recommendation for me -- everyone will love it!