I just can't get enough of these aunties!

I love this series and all the twists and turns it has taken me on. I love how we still have multiple thrilling and page turning aspects but it is most definitely still hilarious.

I will say, I guessed the major twist very early on, so for me it was more of the journey why instead of a matter of what.

Overall a very fun read! I hope there is more to come from the aunties!

Thank you netgalley and berkley for the gifted eARC!

Meddy and her delightful family are back in this story, and if you thought that Dial A for Aunties was a pleasure to read, this one completely holds up. Meddy and Nathan are getting married, and have chosen to have the wedding on Nathan's home turf in Oxford. Meddy thinks they've found the perfect wedding vendors with tons of family similarities to hers to pull off this long-distance wedding, but as readers might expect after book one, things don't go completely to plan.
This book was charming and funny, and still has the cozy mystery-esque vibes that made the first book so delightful. Meddy, her mother, and the aunties get into such ridiculous and over the top situations in this book, and turning each page to find out what happens next is so entertaining. But there's also such a giant heart in this story- Meddy and Nathan's love is never in doubt, and the love between Meddy and her family (and how much they love and embrace Nathan) is also there. The author's note indicates how important it was to her to represent a variety of experiences of the diaspora in this book, and I think that's accomplished beautifully. You must go back and read Dial A for Aunties before reading this book, but I promise that the journey is worth it.

Meddy's big day is here, and her mother and three aunties are going to mark sure it is the biggest, poshest, most memorable day ever. As the group begins planning their trip to London for the big day, they engage the services of Staphanie and her entourage of uncles and aunties as wedding planners. Things get crazy when Meddy overhears Staphanie on the phone planning an assassination at the wedding. The aunties go into full defense mode until the final confrontation when Meddy and her family realize Staphanie and her family already know them.

I loved "Dial A for Auntie" and this one was a great sequel. I like the look into Indonesian culture and how Meddy embraces her aunts because of the deep-rooted love and bond between the women, even though all the craziness. At first I was a little sad that the wedding turned into such a mess and that Meddy really didn't get to enjoy it, but in the end, what really mattered was that she and Nathan were married. Fun read - think of an Indonesian version of Stephanie Plum.

This was so much fun. I just can't get enough of the aunties antics and their relationships with Meddy and Nathan. Somehow this made the ridiculousness of the situation seem plausible and I could not stop reading.

Thanks to Netgalley for the e-ARC! Meddy is getting married but of course things can't go smoothly, and this rollercoaster goes right off the rails. Lots of laughs as things go from bad to worse, but the undercurrent of loving your family for who they are rang true. So very many of the problems could have been solved with a frank discussion or pausing to think, but the frantic energy really worked for this plot. I hope there is a 3rd book in this series, perhaps set in Indonesia?

A hilarious sequel to Dial A for Aunties! Loved that this one surrounded Meddy and Nathan's destination wedding in England and the **MAFIA.** Like the first one, this one had me laughing so hard like the first book. My only critique is that parts of the plot were overshadowed by the over-the-top shenanigans and at times, I was a little lost as to why Meddy was motivated to do certain things. Overall, loved it!

Wonderful!!! Sometimes the sequel can really pale tithe first, but this was delightful. Nathan is just as dreamy, I want one!!! Meddy and her family are awesome. And even if we are at another wedding plot, it is very different and just as funny.

I was smiling and laughing like a loon throughout my reading. It was cute, fun and had loads of humour. I really liked the how layered the characters were and the whole dynamic of the story. Henceforth, a perfect 5 stars read for me.

Meddy and the Aunties are back in this awesome follow-up to Dial A for Aunties. I liked this book more than the first installment and hope there will be many more books to come in this series.

One of my favorite qualities of Four Aunties and a Wedding was the humor. I was laughing out loud so much, often stopping to read sentences out loud to my partner, which I could barely recite because of how hard I was giggling. There are a few scenes where the aunties have adopted British accents and are using British slang, and those scenes have got to be some of my favorites in any book ever. I also loved the Asian representation, the Aunties' antics, the mafia storyline and the side characters Serena and Seb. The scenes with the mafia definitely ask the reader to suspend reality, so once I got past the ridiculousness, I loved reading about what happened.

My only criticism is that while I loved seeing Meddy and Nathan throughout this book, I think this novel would have been more successful if the main event revolved around another wedding other than Meddy's. It honestly made me sad at some of the scenes during her big day because they felt so over the top and her wedding was pretty much completely ruined. And I understand that highly dramatized mafia action was kind of the point of this book (aside from the family themes) but it left me feeling really, really bad for Meddy. I also wish that there was less emphasis on everything Meddy was hiding from Nathan during her wedding day, because that made their relationship seem really unhealthy and made me feel uncomfortable at times.

Regardless of these qualms, I really enjoyed this book and the overarching message of the love of family and appreciating your heritage. As always, the Asian rep was wonderful and I loved how Sutanto addressed identity issues within the Asian diaspora and the differences between Asian immigrant experiences. I highly recommend this fun, enticing and heart-warming novel!

Four Aunties and a Wedding brought the same chaos, madness, charm and ridiculousness that we all loved in Dial A for Aunties.
This book centers around Meddy and Nathan's wedding and aunties' attempts to outwit the mafia that have infiltrated the event. What could possibly go wrong?
The Chan family was again so endearing and fun. Their antics were hilarious but also kind of anxiety-inducing. I was actually kind of stressed while reading this one and some of the over-the-topness pulled me out of the story. Beyond just the wacky misadventures, some of the character interactions were really difficult to see as even a little realistic.
I still enjoyed this one overall but the overall plot got lost in all the craziness.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Buckle up for another wild adventure with Meddy and her hilarious Aunties in this delightful sequel to Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto.
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.
I loved the fast pacing of this book. I could not put it down and read the whole thing through in one sitting. Now this story is less of a romance and more of a lighthearted thriller. There is no development of a relationship story arc between two characters as there was in the last book where Meddy reunites with Nathan. Still, there are some lovely romance elements as we see Nathan and Meddy plan for their wedding and how their relationship continues to develop. The pair are just so darn sweet but not over the top. The way they relate to each other definitely makes for some swoon-worthy moments.
If you love wedding or party planning, you will love all the details included in this book. From the fashion to the food to the flowers, Meddy and Nathan’s wedding at Christchurch College in Oxford is a thing of many brides' dreams and Jesse does a great job of capturing all the details.

While my family is not at all like Meddy’s or even Nathan’s families, once again, I could relate to the strong family theme running throughout the book. In her introductory note, author Jesse explains the differences between her real-life family and her husband’s family as the inspiration for Meddy and Nathan’s families. Whether you are Asian or not, or come from a huge family, or have created your own found family, the truths here about the importance of the people we call family will resonate. They certainly resonated for me.
Speaking of Meddy’s family, prepare yourself for more hilarious hijinks from the Aunties. If you loved the first book, you will love this one even more. The Aunties are in perfect form in this one from their matching purple dresses topped with komodo dragon fascinators to purposefully drinking drug-spiked punch, I guarantee they will have you in stitches. I particularly enjoyed the scenes where they show off the British slang they learned to impress Nathan’s conservative parents. I nearly choked with laughter when they kept describing everything as “dog’s bollocks”.
You can’t go wrong with this book. Although it does stand alone, I do recommend reading Dial A For Aunties first to take advantage of the backstory and all the awesomeness that is Meddy and her Aunties.

I loved how comedic this book was, and honestly it was such a delight to read! It has just the perfect amount of mystery with a lot of funny elements, and I loved the aunties.

As someone who rated Dial A for Aunties as one of my highest books of 2021, it was safe to say that this was one of my most highly anticipated books of 2022. Unfortunately, this one just didn't do it for me. Maybe I set my expectations too high, but the things I loved so much about the first book (Meddie's family and the utter ridiculousness of it all) just fell short in Four Aunties and a Wedding. I did enjoy reading about the cultural differences between Meddie and Nathan's families, but it felt like an agenda was being pushed rather than the characters were really experiencing these events. I wasn't as charmed by Meddie's aunties in this book and I felt like there wasn't enough about Nathan to keep me interested in their fairytale romance. There were definitely moments where I was laughing and smiling along to the unfortunate circumstances that do occur, but this book didn't make me feel the urgency of cancelling all of my plans to curl up with this book and ignore the rest of the world. If you did really enjoy Dial A for Aunties and just want to dive back into Meddie and Nathan's story, then definitely pick this one up for a lighthearted read, but know that it is no where near as charming or side-clutchingly hilarious as the first book.

Thank you to #NetGalley & @berkleypub for the ARC in exchange for an honest review 🥰

I had so much fun reading the next adventure of Meddy & her aunties. The story picks up a few months after Dial A For Aunties: Nathan & Meddy are getting ready for their Big Day in Oxford. And after the crazy events from book one, you’d think Meddy deserves a break, especially on her wedding day. But of course, even though she’s finally on the other side of the camera (aka the bride), this is probably the worst day of her life—because somehow the aunties have hired members of the Indo mafia to run her wedding… and they’re planning on taking one of the guests out 😵

I found myself laughing out loud at the aunties’ ridiculousness, especially because I can relate to A LOT of the adages & philosophies of the Southeast Asian culture. The aunties are very much like the matriarchs of my family, & it’s always so refreshing to see them on the written page. I do wish Nathan had a bigger role in this one, as I feel so much of the first book was done without him. The dynamic between Meddy & his parents could’ve also been more developed; I find it hard to believe that Nathan didn’t prepare them for the aunts. I did appreciate the mention of the contrast between specific “types of Asian” because it highlights the expectation of people of color to be assimilated into Western culture—something the aunties are clearly not, what with them taking classes to learn British slang & getting custom-made fascinators with taxidermy Komodo dragons 😂

As with Dial A For Aunties, you can’t go into this story expecting it to make sense because these really are illogical, but that’s what makes them fun & unique!!

After reading Dial A For Aunties I couldn't wait to read this one. I mean come on, a wedding and a mafia ... what could possibly go wrong?

Just like in book one the plot is absolutely ridiculous with non-stop shenanigans. Almost the entire book is based over the course of one day. Meddy and Nathan's wedding day. SO much happens!

Four Aunties And A Wedding didn't have me laughing as much but I still found it to be an enjoyable read. I hope so much to see the Aunties back again for another book.

Huge thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and Netgalley for my ecopy!

Four Aunties and a Wedding is even funnier than the first book! I alternated between cringing and laughing at the auntie's antics. Another enjoyable mystery from Jesse Q. Sutanto.

The situations Meddy and her family find themselves in as they celebrate Meddy's wedding to Nathan and the British English lessons and British fashions had me laughing out loud. They have handed over the details of the wedding to another family but are they who they say they are? This is a story of family and loyalty and love with mafia and misunderstanding thrown in. Hope Meddy, Nathan, and the Aunties have another book of adventures.

This series is not for me. This is entertaining and I do enjoy the differences in the diaspora, but the other parts of the story just don't work for me. There is no sense oh remorse for the characters and big things are just swept under the rug to wrap up neatly.

A solid sophomore follow up to the first book in the series. The aunts were just as hilarious the first time around. I love all the hijinks. These women really epitomize putting family above everything (even dead bodies LOL). THere were a few plot holes that never got resolved IMO but overall it was solid.

Meddy is planning her wedding to Nathan in London. She wants her mother and aunties to enjoy the wedding as guests so she hires another Chinese-Indonesian family-run company to plan the wedding. Meddy becomes friends with Staphanie who is the photographer but becomes alarmed when she overhears her talking about taking out a target. As Meddy and her family try to find the target and keep everyone safe at the wedding, hijinks ensue. I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first one, the aunties seemed way over the top to me with their fake London accents and their crazy hats. I think they would be offended if other people tried to talk and dress like them but I did enjoy most of the book.