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Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin

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ba_'s review

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emotional funny medium-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

4.0

artbymonimack's review against another edition

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informative sad medium-paced

3.5

bookph1le's review against another edition

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3.0

There was a lot I liked about this book, and I very much appreciated learning about Nada’s culture. What I didn’t like so much was Nada herself. I didn’t mind that she had rough edges, but at times it was hard for me to root for the romance when it felt like Nada knew who Baz was when she got involved with him, but then wanted to change him.

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Content warnings: bullying, misogyny, sexism, mental health, panic attacks

This was a very cute retelling of Persuasion, which was for a very long time my favourite book of all time. Did this live up to the brilliance of Austen's original text? No. Was it very cleverly crafted nonetheless? Absolutely.

I do feel like I might have enjoyed this a little more if I'd read it with my eyeballs rather than my ears. But that might just be because there were a few times when I found myself getting distracted and I think I missed a few things that I might not have missed if it had been an eyeball read.

Anyway, I'm glad I finally read this because the romance was delightful, even if it didn't go entirely where I anticipated it would go.