Much Ado About Nada

“There’s nothing more human than being wrong,” she said quietly. “Or being persuaded one way and then regretting your decision. I would argue that learning to live with that regret is the most human thing of all.”― Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada

I have enjoyed the previous books I’ve read by Uzma Jalaluddin and this book lived up to my expectations. As with her other books, Jalaluddin takes the premise from another well known book or movie and turns it on its head. Although the title links to Shakespeare and there are references to that, the book actually ties to Jane Austen’s Persuasion.

Nada Syed’s life has not turned out how she thought. At nearly thirty, she is still living with her parents and working as an engineer, instead of being the head of her own company as she had planned. The “Ask Apa” app she developed crashed instead of flying high due to a double crossing business partner. And if that wasn’t enough, her mother is constantly hounding her about getting married. Nada’s friend, Haleema, is getting married and can’t wait to introduce Nada to her fiancé’s brother, Baz. What she doesn’t know is that Nada and Baz have a past and that past comes hurtling to the present when Nada and Baz see each other once again.

This is a story of personal growth, redemption, never giving up, and love. I enjoyed Much Ado About Nada, and I hope you do too.

Content Warning: Bullying, sexism, toxic relationship, Islamophobia

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