Reviews with content warning for Murder - Dial A for Aunties

this book was delightful. it was very tropey in some ways and very fast paced and within that there were probably some borderline problematic things, but it went by so fast i can't remember everything that happened. overall it was lovely to just ride the wave with and i really enjoyed the campyness of it all because we need more camp books.

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katrinalamothe's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Despite the number of potential trigger warnings, this book is NOT what meets the eye and was quite the entertaining read!

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livcashmere's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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pagesandpurls's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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soule_soph's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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lenaricharz's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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lilybear3's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I wasn't ready to love this book as much as I did! It was genuinely laugh out loud funny. I never knew where this story was going, which made it an exciting read. I love that there's discussion questions in the back, making it a great choice for a buddy read or book club. I could tell Jesse Q. Sutanto put a lot of heart and personal experience in this book. I'm a big fan of all of the Indo Chinese cultural references and every character felt authentic. I can't wait to read the sequel!

Also the author mentioned a Netflix movie adaptation! I haven't seen any status updates besides Netflix having the rights so I hope it gets made, because I would love that!

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