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Meddy Chan has been to countless weddings, but she never imagined how her own would turn out. Now the day has arrived, and she can't wait to marry her college sweetheart, Nathan. Instead of having Ma and the aunts cater to her wedding, Meddy wants them to enjoy the day as guests. As a compromise, they find the perfect wedding vendors: a Chinese-Indonesian family-run company just like theirs. Meddy is hesitant at first, but she hits it off right away with the wedding photographer, Staphanie, who reminds Meddy of herself, down to the unfortunately misspelled name.
Meddy realizes that is where their similarities end, however, when she overhears Staphanie talking about taking out a target. Horrified, Meddy can’t believe Staphanie and her family aren’t just like her own, they are The Family—actual mafia, and they're using Meddy's wedding as a chance to conduct shady business. Her aunties and mother won’t let Meddy’s wedding ceremony become a murder scene—over their dead bodies—and will do whatever it takes to save her special day, even if it means taking on the mafia.
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March 29, 2022 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593553763
- File size: 297531 KB
- Duration: 10:19:51
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- English
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Narrator Risa Mei returns to provide perfectly accented Chinese-Indonesian-American voices for Meddy Chan and her family in Book 2 of this humorous cozy series. The author's beginning note on walking a fine line between stereotyping and authenticity in order to provide a genuine depiction of family dynamics helps pave the way for listeners to enjoy the experience. Continuing the first book, Meddy is now planning her destination wedding to the very attractive Nathan. The wedding takes place in Oxford, England, where Nathan's family lives. The cross-cultural exchanges lead to laugh-out-loud moments. Mei masterfully manages the accent and language shifts. Listeners will have fun and gain insights into the immigrant experience. E.Q. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine -
June 1, 2022
Everyone's favorite aunties are back in this hilarious sequel to Dial A for Aunties. Meddy Chan is a pro when it comes to weddings and has helped run her fair share of them with her aunties. When it's finally her turn to tie the knot to her college sweetheart, she wants everything to be perfect. That means having her Ma and aunts attend as guests instead of catering the event. Meddy's aunts find a nice Chinese Indonesian, family-run wedding company to help plan her perfect day. But, in this case, "family-run" means Mafia. It will be up to Meddy and her aunties to stop the wedding from turning into a crime scene. Narrator Risa Mei excels at bringing the aunties alive with a myriad of accents. This is a romantic cozy mystery, light on bloodshed and heavy on hilarity. VERDICT Listeners will need to suspend their disbelief at times, but it's worth it for the laughs. Will leave them eagerly awaiting Sutanto's third "Aunties" installment.--Erin Cataldi
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