For the Love of the Bard

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For the Love of the Bard Jessica Martin 352 pages | Published by Berkley

Miranda is a literary agent and secret author of a best selling YA fantasy series struggling with some writers block. For the summer, she heads to her Shakespeare-obsessed hometown to help her mom plan the 100th annual Shakespeare festival and hopefully find find some inspiration for her book. When she gets roped into directing one of the plays for the festival, she's put back in the orbit of Adam, veterinarian, set-builder, and also the boy who broke her heart in high school. Dealing with family drama, a town full of theater nerds, writing her book, Miranda has to decide if its worth giving Adam another chance.

I ended up liking this book more than I had originally thought I would. It has a very quirky vibe - a LOT of theater and Shakespeare puns - which initially turned me off a bit and I considered DNFing.

Overall it was a light and cute book with minimal stakes. Miranda's family dynamics were really engaging, and her re-kindled romance with Adam was cute, but their issues felt a bit repetitive.

Thanks to NetGalley & Berkley for the advanced e-book!