Jesse Q. Sutanto has become one of my auto buy authors! This is my first book by this author and will not be my last! I absolutely loved everything about this book! Set in Indonesia and learning about Chinese Indonesian culture were a nice plus. Throughly enjoyed and will be recommending this book to my school librarian. I really think students will enjoy this one as much as I did. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the amazing opportunity to review Jesse Q. Sutanto's laugh-out-loud YA romcom in exchange for my honest review. Sutanto wowed me with Dial A for Aunties, and I have to say that I loved this YA adorable story with a smart vibrant heroine and a cute, determined hero. Sutanto's humor is her strength as a writer, and the side characters and elders and their hilarious banter made me chuckle constantly. Sutanto's descriptions of Indonesia were so fascinating, and I really was immersed into this adorable story and was rooting for this precious couple. Sutanto's whip-smart characters are so well developed, and I swooned! Can't wait for you to get to read this one!

I’m not a big YA fan, but I am a big Jesse Q. Sutanto fan, so I was so excited to read this! This is a cute story of two teenagers who meet in a very unique “meet-cute” and their blossoming romance. It was slightly far-fetched, but it a very pleasant way! And now I really need to take a trip to Bali!

Ugh this book was SO CUTE and SO FUNNY and THE CACKLING. THE CACKLING.


And now here she is, using my Chinese name, even though she knows I hate it. And for good reason too, not because I'm ashamed of my heritage or anything. "Don't use my Chinese name," I snap snappishly.

"It's a good name," she shoots back. "Scholar Army! Good, strong name. All other girls named stupid names like Beautiful Flower or Beautiful Sky. I want my daughter to have the best name."

"You used the wrong Chinese characters and ended up naming me Correct Bacteria."


(quotes are from an advance uncorrected proof and may not match the final book copy)

And chapter two. NEED I EVEN MENTION THE AMERICAN PIE SHENANIGANS THAT KICK THIS WHOLE THING OFF? Just. Oh man.

No further spoilers, but I cannot wait until this book is officially released and I can booktalk it to my teens (and YA-loving grownups) looking for a fun, fluffy read.

A little racy, a little rom-commy, and a whole lot Asian, this was a fabulous quick read. I can't wait to pick up A for Aunties, now.