Will I love Dial A for Aunties?

Doing slapstick in prose is so hard, and this succeeds brilliantly. It's a cozy murder mystery with rom-com flair and is a delight to read. I love the way the family comes together to help one another, even if it’s not always welcomed.

It’s funny and charming and had me laughing out loud. The story has so many ridiculous moments and, at the end of the day, it’s about the strength of the relationships.

You would think a book in which a woman accidentally kills the man who tried to date-rape her and enlists her mother to help hide the body would be a gritty, intense thriller or a thought-provoking work of literary fiction full of social commentary. Sutanto turns this premise into a comedy about intergenerational female bonding, and it freakin’ works. Meddlin Chan’s manslaughter and cover-up take place against the bubbly backdrop of a Chinese-Indonesian resort wedding and a reconnection with her first love. What even is this book’s genre? Crime? Romance? Chick lit? Whatever it is, I laughed out loud… show more.

Sutanto nails the chaos/fun/frustration of family dynamics in this fast-paced read! The razor-sharp wit of the aunties coupled with the hysterical ‘accidental murder’ plotline had me cackling out loud. There’s also a gem of a love story in here, too, but the Aunties definitely steal the show. So freakin’ funny!