So I’ve read one other book by these authors, In the Penalty Box, and I really enjoyed it! So I was worried I wouldn’t have time to fit this one in when the blog tour was announced. Fortunately I was able to and so let me tell you how much I liked this one.

I liked the idea about how the popular football player was writing a romance story. But it was more than just a romance. It also was a fantasy, with swords and all the interesting storylines that can go with that. Scribbles was basically a site like Wattpad, and I loved how all the students were reading Jace’s story, and didn’t know it was him. I liked that it was more than just him being worried about how kids at school would treat him if they knew. That he had a father he was unsure how he would react.

McKenna had a home life that was really stressful for her, and it totally made sense how she had changed and withdrawn into herself. And it was easy to see why she also wanted to keep to herself and not let the people at school know what she dealt with at home. Especially when it was so obvious how easily they would tease other kids for just little things.

I really did enjoy the book and the story and all that went along with it. I loved Jace’s little sister, she was adorable! I wish that maybe we’d gotten a bit more with how his dad reacted to him with his writing, as well as maybe some more with McKenna’s mom. And some of the romantic, lovey-dovey, or even just the scenes where it showed their attraction to each other were a little awkward in a way for me. But maybe that’s just how it is for teenagers. But those bits made me put it at 4.5 stars as my blog rating.

However, I liked the tidbits and details we got for at least one of the characters in the next book, and I look forward to hopefully reading that too!

Review first appeared on Lisa Loves Literature.