I'm very conflicted over this one. It's a venture out of my usual territory, as I tend to avoid romances that are overtly focused on romance. 
 The writing style tends to alternate between overwrought and beautiful. I'd like to read more of the fictional poets - that much I'm willing to grant. But I'm finding a bit hard to keep interest in the multitude of characters - and this is coming from someone who reads multi-volume histories. 
 Some parts are well done, however - the crushing and navel-gazing world of academia, as well as a nod to the pleasure of reading and libraries in general. It's not an overtly bad book, but one that's overreaching a bit.