BLOG TOUR: For the Love of the Bard by Jessica Martin

 I'm excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for For the Love of the Bard by Jessica Martin! I received a free electronic copy for honest review from the publisher. Thanks so much to Berkley Books and Jessica Martin for letting me be a part of this tour!

Title: For the Love of the Bard

Author: Jessica Martin

Published by: Berkley Books

Released: June 28, 2022

Source: Electronic Review Copy Provided by Publisher

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Synopsis: To go for it or not to go for it? That is the question when two former high school flames return to their Shakespeare-obsessed hometown for a summer of theater and unexpected romance, in a laugh-out-loud rom-com from debut author Jessica Martin.

Literary agent and writer Miranda Barnes rolls into her hometown of Bard's Rest with one goal in mind: to spend the summer finally finishing her YA novel, the next installment in her bestselling fantasy series. Yet Miranda's mother, deep in the planning stages for the centennial of the town's beloved annual Shakespeare festival, has other ideas.

Before you can say "all's fair in love and war," Miranda is cornered into directing Twelfth Night--while simultaneously scrambling to finish her book, navigating a family health scare, and doing her best to avoid the guy who broke her heart on prom night.

When it comes to Adam, the veterinarian with a talent for set design and an infuriating knack for winning over Miranda's dog, the lady doth protest too much. As any Shakespeare lovers knows, the course of true love never did run smooth, and soon Miranda realizes she'll have to decide whether to trust Adam with her heart again. (Synopsis from Goodreads)

 

My Thoughts: I wanted to read this one because it just looked fun, and it was a lot of fun! If you like Shakespeare, I think you'd enjoy this one. I'm not the biggest Shakespeare fan, but a lot of of the references were fun. There are a lot of references though. The whole town is based on Shakespeare. It's a lot of Shakespeare. For Shakespeare fans though, that's a good thing.

This book is mainly light and fun, but there are a couple of hard situations. Miranda's mother has a health scare. 

Miranda is also dealing with a lot of old anger, it centers around her high school days and a certain someone who broke her heart. It did enjoy the romance though.

This was a cute story and I'm glad I got to read it. It's fun.

Jessica Martin is a lawyer by trade, a writer by choice, and a complete smartass by all accounts. Based in the suburban wilds of Boston, Jess shares her life with a finance geek, a small sass-based human and a pair of dogs named after Bond characters.

Thanks so much for checking out my Blog Tour Stop for For the Love of the Bard by Jessica Martin. Thank you to Berkley Books and Jessica Martin for letting me be a part of this tour. If you want some Shakespeare fun, I'd definitely recommend giving this one a read.