Giving this the 2 start "Just OK" rating.

Still feeding my brain fluffy candy romances instead of trying to read books that require thinking. When this popped up yesterday in my kindle deals for .99 cents I couldn't resist the scrabble twist. Turns out, that was the best part of the whole book.

Our main character is a poetry professor who gets internet famous writing poetry on scrabble boards. That part of the story is cute and fun. Her personal life is somewhat ridiculous and it only gets more ridiculous as the story unfolds. Mr. Wrong is SO WRONG it's completely obvious from the start even before her BFF knocks her over the head with the info and Mr. Right seems great at first but then becomes petty and ridiculous only to get over his issues instantly. The Evil Ex Girl is cartoon level bad guy.

Do I regret spending .99 and a day reading this? Not really, but I wouldn't suggest anyone else do the same. ( )

Although I didn't hate it, I didn't love it either. I think the premise was interesting but so many opportunities to make it better were lost. The whole student thing was either cut out and left on the editor's floor or a wasted opportunity and just should not have been included. I would like to say it was an easy read, but I seemed to fall asleep reading it too many nights without getting very far and it took me way to long to finish the book. Enjoyed meeting the author and would read her work again, however, this one was just not for me. ( )

Miranda is a poetry professor who lives a solitary life. She had long been in love with Scott but he disappeared years before without a trace. Scott had been a family friend and was always there to help her when she needed before he disappeared. As the novel starts, Scott shows up at Miranda's parents with a young daughter that no one knew about. Seeing him again and his refusal to answer her questions about his past is the catalyst that causes Miranda to make some poor decisions in her life. At the same time, she starts making small poems on a Scrabble board and posting them on social media as the Blocked Poet. So while her personal life is a mess, her life as the Blocked Poet goes viral. Can she re-kindle her relationship with Scott and does she really need to in order to be a happy person?

I loved this book and the character of Miranda is so well done that you feel her pain and confusion. I also loved the Scrabble board poetry and that the author shows the main poems as part of the story. This is a fun book to read and a great debut novel for Brandi Granett.

(Thanks to the author for a copy of this book for a fair and honest review.) ( )