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Dial a for Aunties
Dial a for Aunties | Jesse Q. Sutanto
A hilariously quirky novel that is equal parts murder mystery, rom-com, and a celebration of mothers and daughters as well as a deep dive into Chinese-Indonesian culture, by debut author Jesse Q Sutanto.
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amandalewey
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Really enjoyed this one! There were several times I laughed out loud. (Spoiler free) summary: Meddelin is a wedding photographer with her family‘s business. When she accidentally kills her blind date, her mother & aunts help her take care of the body - during a wedding they are working. The generational, cultural and language barriers of the characters create a hilarious story! If you need something lighthearted & fun, this is a great choice!

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K.Wielechowski
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Mehso-so

Meddy‘s mom and three aunts conspire to set her up with a good man. Well, he turns out to be not so good and everything goes downhill from there. Especially when Meddy‘s old flame shows up.

Picture Weekend at Bernie‘s set at an Indonesian-Chinese-American wedding with meddling aunties instead of yuppies.

You need a good suspension of disbelief and I struggled with that. Otherwise it was fun.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#Sunglasses 🕶️
#SummerSouls

I‘ve been a bit blah 😑 I hope everyone is having a wonderful week ❤️

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Desha Sending healing prayers your way…hope you feel all better ASAP! Hugs!! 🙏🏻💗 5mo
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PaperbackPirate
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💛 This week I finished this book. It‘s such a funny story that I laughed out loud multiple times! Imagine Weekend at Bernie‘s set at a massive wedding with 4 Chinese-Indonesian American sisters helping their niece hide a body.
I will definitely continue the series!
💛 Read if you also like a little romance on the side in your stories.
💜 Taken at my niece‘s reception last Friday! No one asked me to hide a body so big win!
👰🏻👰🏻👰🏻👰🏻👰🏻

Sace It‘s always nice when a reception is corpse free. 😂 5mo
PaperbackPirate Lol yes @Sace ! It was really classy like that! 😂 5mo
PaperbackPirate P.S. This was my #doublespin book for #bookspinbingo ! 5mo
AnnCrystal 💕☺️👍🥂💝. 5mo
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PaperbackPirate
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I‘ve been reading this on vacation - it has a wedding theme and we‘re in Missouri/Kansas for my niece‘s wedding. I only have 48 pages to go but it‘s been keeping me laughing the whole time
Taken last night on a visit to the lake by my sister‘s house.

AnnCrystal 🎉🥂🍾💝. 5mo
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OriginalCyn620
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Probably a bit unrealistic but so much fun! Kinda had some Weekend at Bernie‘s vibes, but with female familial bonds. And I could not stop laughing during the scene where Meddy was trying to explain sexting to the aunties. 🤣

#bookspinbingo
#readaway2024

DieAReader ❤️‍🔥🥳Great! 5mo
CuriousG Have this one set aside for my plane-read when I head on vacation. Seems perfect for keeping me entertained. 5mo
TheAromaofBooks I struggled with this one because of the fact that they actually did murder the guy through neglect! I have a genuine (if completely irrational haha) fear of suffocating/being buried alive so I was HORRIFIED that that was the way he died. I wish she had just had him die in the car wreck and the whole book would have been better for me. WHY DID NO ONE CHECK HIS PULSE FOR REAL!?!? 5mo
OriginalCyn620 @julieclair I just realized that I didn‘t tag you for #readordonate! 🤪 5mo
julieclair Glad you enjoyed this one. I did, too! 5mo
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OriginalCyn620
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I normally pick 2 books each month for #readordonate, but for June, I‘m only committing to one. I‘m going to Ireland on the 20th so I want to keep my reading goals reasonable. I chose this one because of the summer-y cover!

willaful Oooo, have a wonderful time! 6mo
OriginalCyn620 @willaful Thanks…I‘m sure I will! 🍀 6mo
julieclair I really enjoyed this one. Hope you do, too! And yay for Ireland! ☘️ That makes your #SeasonalCozies pick a perfect choice! Have a fabulous time! 6mo
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MsLeah8417
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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LibraryCin
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Pickpick

This was fun and I really enjoyed it! It was funny and unrealistic, but just so much fun. I was happy to see at the end of the book that there‘s a sequel

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lil1inblue
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"Second Aunt nods. 'Yes, you‘re not a whore, that‘s why you're so bad at dating.'"

#luckyinlove #romcom

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💚💛 9mo
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AshRaye
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Mehso-so

This was wild from start to finish. It was absolutely ridiculous. You kind of have to accept it as it is and roll with it to get any enjoyment out of the story. It was completely unbelievable, yet I found myself entertained. The more you think about it, the more the story comes a little undone and doesn't make much sense. But, I had fun while listening to it.

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iread2much
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Mehso-so

I wanted to like this, but it really dragged on in most places and while the plot and concept are fun, it was not very engaging and I skimmed a lot of it.
A dead body is accidentally taken to a fancy wedding and the Aunties must figure out how to hide the body, save the wedding, and set up Meddy with the handsome and rich Hotelier.
2/5 read for a fun storyline but prepare to skip through a lot of circular dialogue

catiewithac 🐾💜 10mo
iread2much @catiewithac the only way I got her in the photo was waiting for her to sleep 😂 10mo
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Cupcake12
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One murder, thousands of wedding guests and a Chinese-Indonesian family. This was a lot of fun and not what I expected at all!
When Meddy ends up killing her blind date, she calls on her aunties for help. It does not prove easy as her family are working on an island at a billionaires wedding. The family dynamics are brilliant and I enjoyed the second chance romance story too. Full of family life, friendship tales and laugh out loud moments.

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Cupcake12
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My weekend reading sorted 📕

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bree.v08
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Pickpick

This book will always and forever be a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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micaelapriestley
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Pickpick

"I hear about this kind of Internet scam before. Is called goldfish.” “Catfish,” I say. “No, I‘m sure is call goldfish. Because pretend got gold, but actually just a fish." #book13of24for2023 #Septemberbookclub

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Smlambert725
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“You‘re not a mess. You just kill by accident only. Bad luck. Can happen to anyone.”
#September2023

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IndoorDame
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#InvolvesWedding This has a ridiculously low Litsy rating, but I remember thinking the audio was hysterical in a light fluffy way (though the romance part was a little meh) but I guess I‘m not sentimental about weddings 😂 #BookBinge @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 💚💍💒 1y
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Kshakal
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome photo 🩷 1y
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ChelseaM6010
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#SummerSpecial
Day 26. Uncle/Aunt
#UncleAunt

Eggs Brilliant 👌🏼 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this cover 💛💚 1y
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Amanda4
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Pickpick

I'm at chapter 8 and I've been laughing so much these last couple of chapters. Really enjoying this book with the conversations between all the Aunties and Meddy. Hope it continues!!

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julieclair
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Mehso-so

I was expecting to love this book, but found it a bit too silly for my taste. I think I will enjoy it on Netflix, though.
#TBRTarot @CBee #ReadYourTBR @melissajayne #NoBuyReadingChallenge @PuddleJumper
#Booked2023 @Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage

CBee Awesome! Is this for the May prompt? (edited) 2y
Cinfhen It‘s a series on Netflix???? Gotta check it out!!!! 2y
PuddleJumper There's a series? I'm going to have to find that. It would translate really well to tv 2y
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julieclair @CBee It was a catch-up for the February prompt - yellow cover. ✅ 2y
julieclair @Cinfhen @PuddleJumper I read that Netflix had optioned it, but I don‘t think it‘s out yet. 2y
CBee @julieclair you‘d think I would know that 😂🤦‍♀️ 2y
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PageShifter
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I loved the aunties, characters were fun & relatable. I loved how much love they had toward each other.

This was a real feel-good book, atmosphere was hilarious & light and I had so much fun with this book.

Romance wasn't my favorite but it was okay.

#SeriesLove23 #Pantone2023 #2023ReadySetRead second chance romance trope

Andrew65 Excellent, sounds fun 👏👏👏 2y
Clwojick I‘ve heard good things about this! Have to get to it soon. ⭐️ 2y
TheSpineView Well done! 2y
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mary.agustin
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Mehso-so

Dial A for Aunties follows our main character Meddelin “Meddy” Chan, her Ma, and aunties as they work together to help get rid of her dead blind date‘s body. However, they are caught in a dilemma between disposing of the corpse and catering a wedding for their high-profile client. As they figure out a plan, Meddy runs into someone whom she hasn‘t seen in years, and she is overwhelmed with a slew of unexplainable emotions.

mary.agustin If you enjoy books with comedic relief alongside thrill and a dash of romance, this is the book for you. The main theme of this book is about communication; Meddy struggles asserting her own identity to her very stereotypical Asian family. 2y
MissYaremcio Nicely done Mary! 6/6 Sounds like an interesting novel! 2y
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Sara_Planz
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This is a screwball romantic comedy mixed with a cozy mystery. I lost track of how many laugh out loud moments there are. Ma and the Aunties are so much fun as they each have their own ideas how to get rid of the body. The family relationship is the heart of this book. I love seeing families that would do anything for each other and the Chans definitely protect their own! If you want a lighthearted, fun book, this is the one for you!!!

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BookNAround
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Sometimes you just want a fun and over the top, unbelievable caper of a book and this is definitely that. Meddy is single, having left a long term college relationship without ever telling her family about her boyfriend. Her mother sets her up with a handsy guy, which kicks off all the crazy antics of the story. Would be a fun film. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/10/review-dial-for-aunties-by-jesse-q.html?...

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Nebklvr
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Panpan

There were a few great one-liners in the first part but that quickly gave way to totally unbelievable relationships and situations. All of the characters felt like caricatures and stereotypes. And by the end, i just couldn‘t care.

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erickahhh
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Panpan

I am surprised by the many rave reviews of this book. I think the first thing I disliked about this book was that the aunties didn't have names. Which shouldn't surprise me that the character development was limited and very superficial. It had some “Weekend at Bernie's“ vibes and I had to remind myself that this was supposed to be more of a rom-com. The plot didn't really develop and became very repetitive.

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BookNAround
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Decided I needed a cute murdery kind of book so I picked this one up.

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SusanLee
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A surprisingly funny book which is so entertaining! I‘ve expected it to be a murder mystery but thankfully it turns out to be better! So entertaining that I‘m liking this author more than Sophie Kinsella now! If you are looking for something light and easy, should give this a try 😘 My rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I can‘t wait to start on her other novels once I‘ve finished my TBR! #bookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks This one is on my shelf!!! 2y
SusanLee @TheAromaofBooks read it!!! It‘s a light and easy one, funny too! 2y
TheAromaofBooks I've never seen an edition with the cover you have, though. I like it! 2y
SusanLee @TheAromaofBooks it‘s a first edition apparently 😅 Coincidently my sis in law has the same reading taste as me so I‘ve borrowed this from her 😘 2y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Bailedbailed

I know this is supposed to be funny, but I find mom catfishing guys and sending daughter on blind dates creepy. And WTF? Daughter agrees to go on date, (with uncharged phone)then doesn't leave when the guy is a jerk, but rather gets tipsy and let's him drive her home? I can't even with this girl and her absolute lack of common sense.

Bailing Page 56.

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Dragon
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I liked the characters in this book Medelin Chan and her Aunties are fun and quirky . I really enjoyed a glimpse into the lives of this Family. But the mystery was a bit of a dud - not impressed with the wrap up. But I will look forward to reading the next book in the series. So low pick. 💚🐉

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bree.v08
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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SusanLee
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Eggs 💗📞🖤 (edited) 2y
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britgetslit
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Pickpick

Just amazing. This book checks every box!

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PuddleJumper
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I'm losing track of days. Thanks for the tag @SusanLee

#Two4Tuesday

1) Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Sutanto

2) It's a very absurd book that somehow works

@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!💙👍📖📘 2y
SusanLee I‘ve been thinking of reading this novel! I haven‘t read any of her books yet 2y
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Jaimelire
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Pickpick

Book club pick. This one is a 3/5 for me. While I did find the aunties funny, I thought the story was so so. But it did give me a chuckle, so I will give it a pick for that reason.

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PuddleJumper
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Pickpick

There was something delightfully morbid about this book. It took me awhile to warm up to the MC but the rest of the characters were amazing

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KateReadsYA
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I never shared my amazing news, but I'm being promoted!!!!! 😍

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TheSpineView
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Eggs Sweeet!!! 2y
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AshleyKorinE
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Mehso-so

I have recently fallen in love with cozy mysteries and I really thought this one would feel the same and it did not. It‘s very possible it‘s because I read it when I had Covid but I couldn‘t keep the aunts straight and the story was so convoluted that it took me out of the book completely. The ending was fun though so I ended up giving it a 3 stars and decided not to continue on with the sequel.

writerlibrarian It's very « Week-end at Bernie » -esque. I felt it was more a rom-com with a crime twist for me than a cozy. I laughed quite a few times reading it. 2y
AshleyKorinE @writerlibrarian I sadly did not, I don‘t know if it was because she tried to make it funny when they are toting around a dead guy and I had covid and didn‘t find it funny or if it just was not for me. 2y
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Lauranahe
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I loved this book! Fun mix of comedy, family drama and murder. I laughed out loud several times, and I enjoyed learning about Indo-Chinese culture. I read the Netflix bought the rights to this, so I hope they make something good out of it! I thought the whole time this would be a fun movie.

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i.besteph
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This book had a good mix of everything, murder, romance and comedy. It‘s hard to pick a favorite scene but the murder scene was my epic.
The aunties had me laughing crazy. Being a south Asian myself, I found the scenario very relatable. 😂😂
What a genius plot!

Book rating: 4/5

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Scochrane26
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Such a funny story, although you have to suspend your disbelief about the dead body plot. Enjoyed learning more about Indo-Chinese culture, the theme of family, and the romance. A great vacation read-started this on the plane to L.A.

Cupcake12 This is on my tbr list for this year x 2y
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adoramichaels
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Pickpick

What a fun mesh of genres hahaha
#humor #romance #dialaforaunties #jesseqsutanto

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fredthemoose
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Panpan

⭐️or maybe no stars? This might be an unpopular opinion, but this book was TERRIBLE. Poorly written (all telling, no showing), asinine plot with a million holes, the characters weren‘t likable or compelling and made truly bizarre decisions. I think the reader was supposed to root for the MC, but she and her family were so callous and kept doing terrible things to cover up for terrible things that I wanted her to go down.

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emmaturi
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Pickpick

This was such a funny book, loved it, had me laughing out loud. The Aunties are all brilliant!

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KristiAhlers
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This book was hysterical. I was caught up with it from the start. Great cast of characters and although the storyline isn‘t new it was done in a way that was fun and I loved the cultural elements as well. #readingchallenge2022

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Magpiegem
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17/22 This book was silly but fun. It took me a little while to get into it but I definitely wanted to know how it resolved. As a book riot listener it did suffer slightly from being over hyped for me. But in a challenging month easy listens like this were exactly what I needed. 3⭐️ #roadtripUSA2022 #California #booked2022 #aboutsisters

Cinfhen I totally get what you mean!! Sometimes our brains don‘t want to work so hard 😜 3y
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