Review: Much Ado About Nada
- Megan // thebookishnarwhal
- Jun 13, 2023
- 2 min read
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Uzma Jalaluddin 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 13 June 2023
Talk about finishing a book in less than 24 hours! That was me with Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin because it had me from the very first page. If you like books that flip between past and present that you can actually follow, then you will devour this read from start to finish. Pick up your copy – it hits bookstores today!
Meet Nada. She is in her late twenties and works as an engineer in Toronto. She has been living in heartbreak for six years. Needless to say, she feels stuck. She then runs into her ex because her best friend is marrying his brother, and they are all attending the giant annual Muslim conference downtown. Will Nada and her ex be able to keep their secret, or will complications arise that lead to a moment of reckoning?
Jalaluddin’s retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion is fresh, complex, and relatable. I love the way she borrows elements of the classic and gives them a Muslim twist. I know it has been said before, but as a reader, it was a lot of fun to draw parallels between Persuasion and Much Ado About Nada. I also love that the story took place in Toronto. If you are unfamiliar, I love stories set in places I can recall with vivid detail. There is something comforting about it, and this novel will keep you company on a day at the beach.
Thank you to Netgalley, HarperCollins Canada, and HarperAvenue for an eARC in exchange for my honest review!
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