Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto

25 reviews

jenn_reads's review

funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Drug use, Murder, and Alcohol

I guess it's probably manslaughter not murder.

courtneyfalling's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This wasn't quite as fun as the first book, but it was still light-hearted, funny, suspenseful, and all-around enjoyable as a rompy book. I'm definitely looking forward to the Netflix adaptations, I feel like these are so well-suited to a movie format. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Kidnapping

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual assault and Alcohol

bedtimesandbooks's review

adventurous funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Racism, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

valotriariley's review

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping

amcghig's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Classism

missrosymaplemoth's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Murder, and Toxic friendship

shaimahmad's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The CHAOS continues. 
Slightly underwhelmed, book 1 was exciting but book 2 did not grip me. 
There was no murder involved, which was disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Murder

emily_mh's review against another edition

funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I am SO SAD that I was so disappointed by this one!! It just completely lacked all the complexity and extravagance of the first book in the series (which was my favourite book of 2021 and one of my favourite books of all time!!). There was no character development or exploration of interrelationships, it had a very linear, simplistic plot direction, and it definitely wasn’t as funny as Dial A for Aunties. The wedding completely faded until it was a simple backdrop for repetitive action. The first third of the book was probably the best and definitely had some laugh-out-loud moments - it really saved this rating. But this book was in my top three most anticipated 2022 releases and it definitely didn’t live up to my expectations.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Major warning for blackmail. Minor warnings for disownment and a bomb. HP references.

theoceanrose's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.75

It's so easy to see my family reflected in Meddy and her Aunties, even with a different cultural background

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault