Meddy and her crazy and hilarious family are back for a wedding no one will ever forget.

After the events of the first book, Dial A For Aunties, Meddy has finally everything she ever wanted: some kind of independence from her overprotective and interfering mother and aunties, although she still goes to dinner to her mother’s every evening, and the man of her dreams. Meddy and Nathan are getting married and her mother seems to have found the perfect catering company. It’s a family company and Meddy quickly starts to consider the photographer, Staphanie, a friend. Of course, weddings can be stressful and with her family being her family, things won’t be easy or relaxing. For one thing, the wedding is in Oxford, where Nathan’s more conservative family lives, and Meddy’s mother and aunts have been learning to speak with a British accent and a vocabulary that had me with tears in my eyes from laughing. Also, there are the ridiculous huge hats that they have bought for the wedding. And when Meddy thinks that things couldn’t get any worse than her and Nathan’s family not getting along, she finds out that Staphanie is not who she really says she is and that her wedding day may turn into a mafia gun fight.

If I had to describe this book with two words, I would say HILARIOUS and ADDICTIVE! It’s been a while since I laughed so much reading a book. The situations that Meddy and her family get into are incredibile, ridiculous and entertaining. Meddy’s aunts and mother are fantastic characters. They are loud, meddling, and they talk about murdering people like one talks about going grocery shopping, and you can’t help but love them.

If you’re looking for laugh, romance, and fantastic and lovable characters, then I highly suggest you read Four Aunties and A Wedding… you won’t regret it!

Fun, funny, light-hearted, joyful.and totally uplifting. This book is really easy to read and a pure joy. With many laugh out loud heart warming moments and such great characters.

I enjoyed the first "auntie" book in all its absurdity, but for me this one tipped over into caricature and I didn't find it particularly funny. The mafia input didn't really add anything, but I can imagine the 2 books as a very watchable TV series!
Thank you to netgalley and HQ books for an advance copy of this book.

I was so excited for this sequel, because I loved Dial A For Aunties so much. But this sequel was... not it. Everything I loved about Dial A For Aunties was kind of ruined here. Dial A For Aunties had an amazing balance between, yes, absurdity, but also pulling you in emotionally. In this book, the absurdity was dialed up to 11, and not in a good way. I felt like the aunties, who were really funny in the first book but also still felt like real people, felt more like charicatures here - they were just there to be funny, and they didn't feel fleshed out anymore.

I cared about Meddy and Nathan so much in the first book, so considering they were getting married in this one, I actually wanted to see them together. But that barely happened? We truly saw so little of Nathan, and I think that was such a missed opportunity. In fact, it barely felt like a wedding at all because the mafia plot just completely took over and literally EVERYTHING went wrong. I would have much more enjoyed a good balance with some cute moments as well.

Speaking of the mafia plot, I absolutely despised it, until the very end, which did make up for it somewhat. I think there was so much potential to delve into the differences between Meddy's family and Nathan's family, and to see them clash initially and overcome their differences later on, like discussed in the author's note. I would have loved more focus on that and less focus on the mafia plot.

Meddy is getting married to the love of her life, Nathan. Her Aunts and Mother will be at her wedding. This is going to be the perfect day of Meddy's life.

But somehow the mafia is at her wedding and they must now protect 'The Queen' this will definitely be a wedding you won't forget.

The aunties are back and Sutanto has done it again. A crazy, insane narrative that has you laughing out loud and also feeling sorry for Meddy along the way.

I did not find this novel as funny as the first. But I still loved it and it still had me crying with laughter. I am already hoping for a third installment as I just can't get enough of these characters.

I would definitely recommend reading Dial A for Aunties first, as this book is referenced several times so would be hitting a lot of spoilers, this also means this novel does not work as a stand-alone. But as a series I can't wait to collect everyone.

our Aunties and a wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto
A wild ride from start to finish, after reading the first instalment of this book last year and loving it I couldn’t wait to read this one. Final thoughts? It was just as good as the first! The book is nonstop madness and had my jaw dropping at all the twists and turns that the plot takes. The wedding + the aunties + the mafia! = an epically funny read that will leave you laughing out loud and wanting more.

Now here’s a sequel that doesn’t just live up to its predecessor but might actually be a wee bit better. How did I determine that? Based on the amount of times I actually laughed out loud while reading…!!! A LOT!

Meddy and her meddling aunts (and mom!) are back in this sequel to Dial A for Aunties. In Four Aunties and a Wedding Meddy is about to marry her college sweetheart, but, alas, the wedding doesn’t go down without a fair amount of complications.

Maybe I found this one especially funny thanks to the amount of British-isms the aunties try and spectactularly fail to pull off. I mean true tears of laughter from over here. And that’s prolly enuff said about this book.

If you need an outrageously hilarious and utterly unbelievable comedy to get you through these uncertain times, then this one will do the job just fine!

Around this time last year, I saw Dial A For Aunties by Jessie Sutanto everywhere. The book sounded hilarious, so I bought a copy and gobbled it up in a single night. When I saw that HQ Digital were doing a tour for Four Aunties and Wedding, I got so excited. This was a book that I knew I was going to read and would have been happy to get on the tour for.

So here I am!

Four Aunties and a Wedding is set a year or so after the first book. Meddy and Nathan have been together for a while, and now they’re getting married. Meddy’s aunties have to get involved, so they introduce them to a family of wedding vendors who Meddy can’t help but find the perfect choice. The months pass, and soon they’re in Oxford preparing for the wedding, and things start to go wrong. This family they’ve hired are the mafia, and they want to use Meddy’s wedding to take someone out. In a panic, she tells her aunts, and they work together to save the day.

This book was just as much of a wild ride as the first one was. The aunties really are so bizarre, but you can’t help but love them, murderous intentions aside. They do their best to try and fix things, and though that often winds up being embarrassing, you can still tell that they’re mostly good people.

What I do like about these books is the family element. I’m not Indo-Chinese, so I don’t know what it would be like to have that sort of close family dynamic, but it’s nice to see. Big Aunt is very much a grandmother-like figure, and she has a few emotional moments in this book. And though the sisters are prone to squabbling, you know they all love each other really. Siblings just love to try and one-up each other. The element I loved the most in this was Meddy coming to terms with the fact she is who she is because of her family. Throughout the first book, and this one, Meddy is always exasperated at her aunts. And I get why. They’re hard work and can behave very odd. But in this book, she comes to respect that they are who they are, and they’re proud of it and that she wouldn’t be who she was without them in her corner. Even if she does prefer things a little quieter.

For a book set during the protagonist’s wedding, I could’ve done with a little more romance. Nathan doesn’t get involved with the mafia stuff, so you don’t see him all that much. When you do, he’s obviously uncomfortable as he doesn’t know what’s going on. It was a little frustrating. I know why Meddy does what she did, but it kind of sucked to be Nathan on his wedding day.

I also wasn’t much of a fan of the mafia aspect. I knew that was in the book, don’t get me wrong. I just thought I’d like it more than I actually did. It wasn’t bad, just didn’t gel with in the same way as the accidental murder in the first book did. Fortunately, the characters were just as wonderful, so that saved it for me.

This was a fun and quick read. It’ll be perfect to take with you on holiday this summer. Just don’t be surprised if anyone looks at you weirdly as you’re laughing so much.

A great fun read!
Nathan and Meddy are getting married , that’s great isn’t it? It would be if Meddy hadn’t got the most eccentric aunts you’ve ever met. So let the fun and games begin.
The wedding is taking place in England , and the aunts are all happy to be travelling. There is a slight problem with the wedding photographer and her family , and what ensues is a humorous and light hearted tale , some parts really made me laugh out loud.

Thanks to NetGalley and HQ.

Never the bride, always the photographer. Meddy Chan never imagined she would wed her college sweetheart. Instead, she hires another family-fun business, appearing like a dream. Everything is going fine until Meddy overhears them taking out a target at her wedding, and suddenly, she is forced to make sure another wedding doesn’t become a crime scene. Can the Chans save the day, or will this become a wedding no one will want to remember?

I was super excited to see what the Chans will get up to in this sequel; having enjoyed the first, deciding to speak so lowly of this was disappointing.

The best part about Dial A for Aunties is getting to lean into the absurdity of it all. It’s so ridiculous, which is what made it so great to read. The Chan are endearing and fun. Four Aunties and a Wedding felt a lot more absurd, and while this isn’t a series where you should be caring about realism., the misadventures in here aren’t as marvellous as it was before. The humour is still the same, but the plot is just too similar, and none of the characters has grown since the events of Dial A. This is more of a personal ick, but the aunts doing strange British accents weren’t funny at all. What made it less enjoyable was the fact it all takes place during the wedding, and no one seems to bat an eye that Meddy, the bride, is barely present. Nate really should’ve kicked up a bigger fuss. I think this would’ve been a lot more fun if the events occurred in the days going up to the wedding because having to witness what should be one of the best days in Meddy’s life go horrifically wrong did not feel fun at all. I’m surprised Sutanto managed to tie everything up in the end because it just sounds miserable.

Overall, Four Aunties was fun, but it wasn’t nearly as enjoyable as the first. The plot is predictable without any redeeming elements and lacklustre development. If anything, this series is truly a test for anyone who wants to practise suspension of disbelief.

Meddelin (Meddy) Chan is part of an LA based family business with her four Aunties – one of these is actually her mother but the four sisters operate as one when with Meddy. This arrangement, along with other unusual features such as the odd spelling of western names, like Madeleine, are part of the strange, indeed idiosyncratic, world in which they live. The Aunties, each convincingly portrayed, are all different in character but united in their zany interpretation of the mores of the world.
The family business is Wedding Management, with each of the five carrying out a different role – Meddy is the photographer. However, when Meddy plans to marry Nathan Chan (no relation just a shortage of surnames) they hire an outside company, a family who have the same racial background. Nathan’s family live in Oxford and the ceremony is scheduled to happen in the Cathedral in Christ Church College, with the Reception in the Master’s Garden. Meddy’s family and the wedding organisers fly over bringing all the accoutrements, including the outlandish outfits designed especially for the Aunties.
So far, so Rom-Com, but hang in there as the story, and the voice in which it is written, starts to descend into chaos; amusing chaos; hysterical chaos; farcical chaos. Meddy’s family discover that the outside company actually know nothing about, and have no talent for, organising weddings, but do appear to be Indo-Chinese mafia planning to kill one of the guests. While the plot continues to cohere, it also falls into set-piece scenes of increasingly ridiculous action as the family attempt to foil the assassination without letting anyone, including Nathan, know that there is a problem.
This is the second book featuring Meddy and her Aunties and there is a strong link between the two. However, anything from the first that you need is revealed neatly and unobtrusively. Writing farce, and that is what this is, requires adroit handling, because the reader has to believe that the events could really happen this way while also laughing at their complete improbability. If you are a narrowly focused reader of crime/mystery novels you will be disappointed; if you are open to new approaches you will be rewarded, as I was, with writing which is skilful, always amusing, and frequently laugh-out-loud.
I would like to thank NetGalley, the publishers and the author for providing me with a draft proof copy for the purpose of this review.

What's the book about?

Nathan and Meddy are getting married! But it's not just family and friends who are looking forward to the wedding; there's another kind of family waiting for these two to tie the knot... the mafia. Wanting to use Meddy's wedding as a cover for their business, they've managed to infiltrate the event. The aunties and Meddy must now outwit the mafia before it's too late.

My thoughts:
Absolutely hilarious and so much fun to be back with the aunties. There were some parts that seemed over the top but that's the charm of the book. It manages to keep the reader hooked because of the chaos and shenanigans. Loved it. Thank you for the ARC!

I really enjoyed the first book, but this follow on just wasn't for me.

The Bride to be and her Aunties got away with a murder in the first book and it was very funny. This book has a similar theme however I found it too over the top in execution. I also didn't like the fact that it takes place in the main at a wedding, and all I could think about was - what about the Bride's dress!

The book is almost 400 pages long and maybe that is where it went wrong for me. It just seemed like a never ending farce that went on for far too long. I felt sorry for the groom Nathan as he hardly saw her Bride as she become embroiled in one after another mishaps that meant she had to constantly leave her own wedding day.

As the wedding is in Oxford UK, the Aunties have learnt colloquial English - which was amusing. With Meddy's family, plus the other families involved this time, it was a big cast of characters with all their interactions to pull off in a book. I can easily see this being a film, but to read all the action was for me laborious.

Was not quite expecting this book to be as funny as it was, the plot was great too.
A romantic novel with humour is just what you need after a long week, this book was so easy reading that if you put it down it was not hard work to pick up where you left off.

This is a wonderful sequel to Dial A For Aunties! Meddy Chan is planning a destination wedding to the UK with her college sweetheart Nathan. She seeks out a wedding company that is similar to her family business. But things change once Meddy overhears a conversation about “putting a hit”! Oh no this is The Family - the Mafia!! Meddy’s Mom and Aunties will try their hardest to not let anything or anyone ruin Meddy’s wedding! The same elements are there - meddling Aunties, up to shenanigans, family drama, & chaos! Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a gifted copy.

IF you loved the first book, there is no doubt that you will not enjoy this book. This book was so funny just like the first one. I hope everyone picks this book out when it comes out.

Brilliant! Fantastic! Phenomenal! Better than the first one! If you want a book where you laugh your tushi off, read this. If you happen to be British or understand British slang then read this!

The author ramped up the comedy in this one and I was here for every second of it. This book is pure perfection. The best book I've read so far this year.

Today, being International Women's Day, is an auspicious day to write a review for this novel.

I haven't read the first installment of this family saga, you don't have to. It stands alone quite well enough. And it is so much fun. I rarely tell my husband about the books I'm reading, but this one is different.

I am lucky enough to have family in a different part of Bahasa-speaking south east Asia and it is all so familiar. The intonation and the language is so perfect. And that is what Jesse Sutanto was trying to get at in writing this - her family and they way they are.

I thoroughly enjoyed this read, the aunties are marvellous, the plot unlikely but that's the point. It was indulgent, great fun, and yet, it is still a cultured read in that the vast majority of the action takes place over the course of a single day. That takes talent.

Fabulous stuff.

Loved this – Meddy and family were just as engaging and loveable as the first book and I can imagine it would have been even better in audiobook. It had all the twist and gasp out loud moments as the first book, with yet more miscommunications and frothy fun keeping the plot ticking along satisfyingly. Cannot wait for 3rd book!

4,5 ⭐️

Dial A for aunties was one of my favorite reads last year so when my ARC request of Four aunties and a wedding was approved I jumped with glee (and gave a little squeal!). I could not wait to meet again the Chans in one of their over the top adventures and it did not disappoint.

All the charm and madness that made me fall in love with these characters in the first book is back to the nth. Some will say that some of their antics are a bit ridiculous and exaggerated but that’s exactly what I love about this series.

Meddy and Nathan’s wedding is coming up and right from the start laughs are guaranteed. From the wedding dress selection (who wouldn’t like a Komodo dragon fascinator?) to the aunties efforts to fit in with Nathan’s family and their use of British slang (seriously, I think I peed on myself a little with this 😂), the wedding had disaster written all over it. Enter the Mafia and the aunties attempts to prevent an assassination and chaos in ensured!

There are lots of humorous moments but also emotional ones. I love the message it conveys of embracing your own family, culture and roots. Sometimes they may not fit in, or embarras you, but at the end of the day family is always gonna be there for you, to pick you up on the bad moments, cheer on the good ones and even to help you dispose of a body (see book 1).

As both books in the series were focused around weddings, some of the situations described felt a bit repetitive, but they were still so much fun to read.

The ending took a direction I didn’t see coming and the unexpectedness of it made me like it so much more.

At the end there’s a hint of travel plans for the new couple and the aunties, and I’m dying to read how the aunties do on their home turf.

If you loved Dial A for aunties you’re gonna love this one, and if you haven’t read it yet…what are you waiting for?

Thanks to NetGalley and HQ for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.