Without Further Ado by Jessica Dettman

 I loved Jessica Dettmann's last book and this one is another winner. Hilarious dialogue, witty commentary on today's society and a poignant story make this novel constantly engaging. I preferred the last one though, which was more about family than romance. This one is quite dark at times.

Willa wants a huge love like the one in the spectacular film Much Ado About Nothing. I can see why because I also adore this movie. However, although she publishes romantic novels, she hasn't had much luck with romance. Her ex-boyfriends include some creeps. She is feeling lonelier than ever because her best friend is in love and she can't work out how she feels about the Smith brothers, for whom she works. Dougal is the handsome one, but she has always got on well with Ewan, and she misses their closeness now he is married.

Strangely, her life starts to reflect the film, and when a terrible thing happens, she realises that she needs to re-evaluate her life, and even what she does for a living. She also needs to understand what she really wants.

I would give this book five stars, except that Willa really irritated me at one stage, and, as another reviewer pointed out, Shakespeare is discussed from today's perspective without much understanding of the historical context. 

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.