While I was super excited to see that Meddy was getting a sequel, I slowly became more disappointed over the course of the bok. In the end I felt that a sequel was entirely unnecessary and the plot of Four Aunties And A Wedding might have been better served as an entirely separate book.

While I enjoy the humour and the plot I think this book suffers from Second Book Syndrome and leaves you feeling a smidge disappointed after reading A is for Auntie.

I love everything Jesse writes. I did like the first book more. Something about the absurdity in book 1 is hard to translate into book two in the same way but the aunties were still amazing. I love each of them and all of the food descriptions make me so hungry!!

The characters from Dial A for Aunties are back with more laughs in the second novel in the series! Meddy's family works in the wedding business, but now she is planning her own wedding with Nathan. Meddy hires a different family bridal company to plan and manage her big day, but she quickly realizes they are part of the mafia, and Meddy's big day is an opportunity for them to hide their dirty business work. Meddy's family intervenes to prevent the big day from getting ruined, and it's craziness!

I definitely enjoyed the first novel in this series a lot more- I felt like this novel felt way too far from reality, but you have to just enjoy being along for the crazy ride.

Thank you so much @BerkleyPub & @NetGalley for giving me this eARC in exchange for my honest and unbiased review (Release Date | 29 March 2022)

SYNOPSIS | Meddy & Nathan are getting married and she wants her mother & aunts to sit back and enjoy the wedding instead of working it so she hires a family business to handle all aspects of the planning & execution. The only problem is that she overhears her photographer talking about a planned hit on one of her wedding guests.

WHAT I LIKED:
- the story is pure chaos
- Oxford as a setting (I love overly British backdrops)

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
- everything I loved about Dial A for Aunties was kind of ruined here & it sort of just lost its charm
- the aunties began to feel like caricatures instead of the meddling but ultimately loving family that I had grown to enjoy
- I wanted Nathan to play a bigger part in this story
- I am willing to suspend my disbelief to enjoy a story, but this was just absurd
- ultimately I think this suffers from being a second book in a series

I wish I could say I liked this one as much as Dial A for Aunties but this one just did not work for me. The whole concept of the mafia plot and the wedding was way over the top for me and just not my taste. I thought a lot of the charm of the first one was attempted to be duplicated here and it was just repetitive rather than fresh.

As much as I LOVED the first Aunties book (and I really, really did), this one was a DNF for me. It lacked the things that made the first one so magical

Four Aunties and a Wedding is a fun follow up to Sutanto's first book, Dial A for Aunties. Once again, Meddy finds herself in an impossible situation created by her aunts - but where she has to rely on them to get her out of it. There were times when I got annoyed at Meddy for not pushing back harder against Staphanie and her gang, or for not just telling Nathan the truth, but overall this was an enjoyable read.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing and NetGalley for access to this advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

After reading Dial A For Aunties, I was on the fence of if this series would be for me. Ultimately, this book is the case of "this book is not the book for me, but I know other's would enjoy it"

The mafia? the childish antics? part of this book just gave me anxiety for how much was going on at once. I wanted more of a romance and less of a mystery novel.

Before diving in, I want to first mention the author’s note at the beginning. She discusses Asian diaspora and how not all Asians and Asian families are the same and assumptions/ stereotypes shouldn't be made because the truth is they can be polar opposites. This note totally resonated with my Chinese American self and I really appreciated it to start!

The story centers around Meddy and Nathan’s impending wedding which is full of chaos! From chapter one I was already giggling at being thrown back into Meddy’s life with her hilariously endearing family. Meddy and her mother + aunties return in all their wonderful and fiery glory and do they know how to make an entrance!

Now, mix Meddy’s family with another crazy bunch and madness ensues! Staphanie (love the name) along with her uncles and grandmother seem like the perfect wedding vendors! But then Meddy realizes they’re actually mafia and planning to take out a target at the wedding… and of course Meddy and the aunties cannot have that happening!

What proceeds is more laugh out loud moments and shenanigans! Somehow these aunties always happen to find themselves in unthinkable situations yet somehow manage to (unknowingly?) finesse their way out of it all!

Part mystery, part romance & family, this book covers it all and had me hooked! I wanted to know about the mafia ties and who was being targeted and why! The final reveal ended up making so much sense and I loved seeing everything come full circle and connect with the first book.

Like I mentioned earlier, I also loved the conversation around culture and family and how apparent the stark contrasts between Meddy’s traditional Indo-Chinese one vs Nathan’s more proper mixed British Chinese one. There were moments where you could really feel Meddy’s conflict over her family’s antics, but ultimately I loved the message that family is family!

This one was a super quick read and I highly recommend if you love cozy mysteries!

Another hilarious book by Sutanto! I love this Aunties series and I seriously hope she keeps them up. The aunts are hysterical and I love how you never know what they’ll do next. I thought the first book was a little bit funnier but this one still had my crying I was laughing so hard. This was a great read and I definitely recommend it. Thank you netgalley for my free review copy.

I loved the first book and this was a fun sequel, Meddy, her Ma and her Auntie’s just can’t seem to stay out of trouble. I chuckled a few times over the shenanigans they got up to in this book. Ultimately they are such lovable characters and I always enjoy reading about their adventures.

Though the first book in this series is still my favorite, I had a great time reading FOUR AUNTIES AND A WEDDING. The same elements that really worked for me before are still present: family being at the heart of the story, the integration of Indo-Chinese culture (which possesses aspects I found relatable despite the fact that I don’t identify with either), and ridiculous over the top shenanigans.

I will say that a lot of the story did call back to the series of events in book one, but it didn’t lessen my overall enjoyment. I definitely still laughed out loud at times, and got my heartstrings tugged on at others.

Jesse Q. Sutanto has quickly become a "must read" author for me. I loved the first book in this series, so I was thrilled to have the chance to read Four Aunties and a Wedding.

It was delightful to spend some more time with the Chan family - this time at Meddy's wedding to Nathan. If readers thought this wedding would go smoothly, I don't know what to tell them! :) Seeing the family once again navigate the worst-case scenario made me laugh out loud more than once.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me. All thoughts are my own.

"Through everything, I've never once questioned whether or not they'll be here for me. I just assumed they would be. Because of course they will." There is just something about family relationship that are not toxic but rather are just good natured and chaotic that really heal parts of me. I think that this is a super fun read. Was it over the top? Yes. But that is also arguably a lot of its appeal as well. I will say that I do think I preferred the first a bit more, but all in all this book is just wild and in a league of its own.

I really enjoyed the first book which made me sooo excited for the next one! This book has been one of my highly anticipated reads this year. Being a part of the AAPI community, it was important that I supported this book for the representation. Sutanto emphasizes on the asian diaspora, as well as differentiate between authentic culture and stereotype.
Some parts were slow with regards to the plot compared to the first one, but was still hilarious nonetheless. I would say, though, that I did enjoy the first one a little better.

I LOVED the first book in this series so much and was truly looking forward to Four Aunties and a Wedding. I really wanted to love Four Aunties and a Wedding, but sadly I wasn't connecting with Meddy as much as I did in the first book and have decided to dnf for now.

This series is SO much fun! I have had great luck recommending this to people. Everyone has been thoroughly entertained. Such a page-turner. Really satisfying and fun.

If you are planning a wedding or just got married in the last 3 months don’t read this book
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Especially if you are scared everything is going to go wrong on your wedding day
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The ANXIETY I felt reading this book😂😂
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Everything goes wrong on her INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION wedding day and that just was the beginning of my blood pressure rising!
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The secondhand embarrassment from family that can be a bit much? 100000% relatable 😆🙃 #formerreligiouscultmember
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I’m sure this book was funny but it just was too fresh for me to truly relax and laugh😂🤣🙃
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My six word review:
Dreamy destination wedding goes completely wrong
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I absolutely adored Sutanto's first book, DIAL A FOR AUNTIES, but I think I love FOUR AUNTIES AND A WEDDING even more! I love Sutanto's writing style - the book was so fun, hilarious and loved all the hijinks Meddy and her aunties got into! It takes a lot for me to laugh when reading and I found myself laughing out loud many times. I highly recommend this series and made sure to get a copy for myself!

Thanks so much, NetGalley and Berkley Pub, for the eARC in exchange for my honest review!

I loved the first book in this series -- and I think I actually loved this second book even more! The writing is still just as funny, but I think the author has really perfected the characters at this point.