Set in small town Texas, Sadie is spending the summer avoiding life and crashing with her best friend. Feeling indebted to her oldest and truest friend Sadie agrees to join his newest D&D campaign. When that fateful Sunday finally rolls around, in walks Noah, a life-sized golden retriever who never stays in once place for long. Sadie or more affectionately the cleric known as "Jaylie", and the ragtag team of misfits that have been enlisted for a lucrative job, embark on an exciting journey, filled with secrets, adventure, and maybe even a little romance.

Woods did an incredible job of building two distinct worlds within one book, weaving together a tale of self reflection and honestly, while also bringing adventure and a little chaos to life. I really enjoyed the character development throughout the book and felt they were relatable. While I think this book could have been longer to accommodate for the dual story line, the pacing throughout the book felt very natural. This book dives into the unrealistic expectations we place on ourselves, and how sometimes a dream we've always had isn't necessarily a dream at all.
The only drawbacks for me personally were that, for one I prefer a dual POV as it give more insight to the motivations and feeling of the romantic interest. Additionally I will say this is more of an insta-love book, which isn't always my vibe but I did think the author did a great job of building a realistic and venerable group of characters and the development of their feelings toward one another felt authentic.

This book is great for anyone who is looking for a quick and sweet romance with a bit of fantasy thrown in, and I am looking forward to reading more from Lenora Woods in the future!

This book is as cute as the cover!! I'll be honest, the first bit I wasn't 100% sold but the more that I read the more I loved it. Especially the back and forth between the "real world" story and the campaign. Such a fun and unique way to write. Sadie's life and struggles are a perfect read for any millennial who feels burnt out by their corporate career. Would kill for a Noah POV though... But he is a sweet happy-go-lucky kind of MMC who helps Sadie live her life in a more meaningful way. This a great low-stakes, low-spice, and cozy read for any D&D fans!

This was cute and heartwarming. I really liked the found family aspect of this story. I loved when Noah and Sadie were on page together. The D&D scenes were a lot for me as a non D&D person. But outside of that, it was cute and fun and steamy and I liked how things resolved. It could have been a much more dramatic third act and I appreciate the grace with which it is handled.

I absolutely loved this cute romance. I learned so much about D&D and loved the dual pov’s between the D&D character and the actual FMC. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun, sweet romance.

What a delightful read! It was a pleasure to read of Sadie and Noah's romance, both in and out of the game. Enough Easter eggs for veteran DnD fans, but accessible and fun for newbies as well.

Thank you, NetGalley, and the publisher for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
DNF at 40%. I wanted to like this, and I gave it longer than I really wanted to. Especially because it seems I am dnf-ing a lot this year. But life is too short to read books we don't enjoy. That being said, my biggest complaint is just that I was so bored. It felt as if at 40%, we got nowhere. I enjoyed the D&D parts. I almost wish the entire book was just about the campaign. I can absolutely see why so many people enjoy this. Unfortunately, I am just not one of them.

In Roll for Romance by Leonora Woods we follow Sadie as she takes a break from NYC after losing her job and spends some time in Texas with her best friend who finally convinced her to join his Dungeons & Dragons campaign. In the game, Sadie plays a powerful cleric blessed by the Goddess of Luck - both Sadie and her D&D character meet and start to fall for Noah (who plays a charismatic traveling bard in their game) while playing through the campaign.
This story not only takes us through Sadie and Noah’s journey together, but it also mixes in the story happening while playing their D&D campaign. There is such a fun mix of contemporary and fantasy romance woven together seamlessly throughout the whole book.
Highly recommended!

I love books that I can relate to, or have some of my favorite likes in them. In this case I'm referring to the Dungeons and Dragons theme. That's what drew me to this book and I was so excited to get picked to read an ARC copy of this book. What kept me reading was the storyline and the characters. It was so entertaining that I just couldn't put it down. I can't wait to read more from this Author!

Oh my goodness I love a great D&D romance and this just hit that spot that I was looking for. Such a cute and spicy book!

4.5
I think this is the first book that gave me cozy vibes. Loved that we basically got two stories in one, (a D&D story and a story outside of D&D). Althrough I do feel like around 60% things got rushed or didn't give much detailed on it. Still loved the book and would highly recommend.

This was a solid romance debut! I really liked the concept of the contemporary romance mixed with the DnD storyline; I thought it was unique and interesting, and I had a good time with it. My main issue was that the characters felt like they lacked emotional depth, particularly Noah. While I liked the romance between Noah and Sadie, Noah especially felt quite one-dimensional and I feel that he could have been explored a bit deeper. Otherwise, I really enjoyed this book, and would recommend it! The side characters were fun, the plot was entertaining, and the romance was pretty well done. I'll definitely be reading what Lenora Woods writes next :)

This was really cute! I don’t play D&D but I’m obsessed with BG3 which is why I requested this ARC lol. It was interesting going back and forth between real life and their campaign, and I thought it was cute how their characters Jaylie and Loren started falling for each other the same way Sadie and Noah were 🥹 And there was no messy third act breakup or drama which is a huge plus. Just found family and a sweet romance between two people trying to figure out where they want to be in life.
You could tell Sadie and Noah had a lot of fun together and care about each other but idk if they’re a forever thing, so I’m glad they didn’t make their big life decisions based on what the other was doing. They definitely have potential though.
Read this if you want something cute and lighthearted with a touch of fantasy 🖤

I wanted to love this book.

I love a good rom com and I play dungeons and dragons so a rom com that incorporated DND into the story sounded up my alley. There was a lot that I loved about the book. I enjoyed the characters and the plot was good but there was something lackluster about a lot of it. Noah and Sadie were cute together but their romance didn't pull me in. I was hoping for banter around the table rather then just a novelized version of the story they were telling. The two components of the story ( the dnd and the real life) just felt too disjointed from each other. I wanted it to be exponentially more nerdy.

That all being said this was a solid book. I think if you are curious about DND or a tangentially nerdy you will like it. There is a fun cast of character and a heroine that you want to root for. Plus Noah is the charismatic outdoorsman that we all need.

DNF at 21% The back and forth story was disruptive. I am not a D&D fan so I think this story would play best for those who are. The real time romance did not fair much better.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group Ballantine for a complimentary early release copy of Roll For Romance by Lenora Woods.

I’ve been really into books with Dungeon and Dragons game elements lately so when I seen Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods I knew that I need to read it. I’m happy to say that this story is well worth the read! I feel in love with these characters immediately, I loved Sadie and Noah. Their romance was so cute both in game and in person/reality. Noah has my heart, he was so charismatic and charming but not in an annoying way. Noah comes across as overly friendly and gentlemanly, I absolutely love it. Sadie was a decent character to follow, I liked reading about her work aspects and art hobby. I’m happy with how things had played out with her! I enjoyed the friendships that she had made with the DnD group, the dynamics between all of them were fun & enjoyable to read about.

The Dungeons and Dragons game in the book was formatted in a rather unique way. The book could almost be splitted into two genres: Romance and Fantasy because the book switches between Sadie and her dnd character Jaylie! I liked that we got to switch between the two worlds, some of my favorite parts of the book to read was the fantasy world. I loved the fantasy characters as much as I loved their real life counterparts. The characters and plot line were unique, the storyline for the fantasy world was easy to follow and it had lots of funny and touching moments. The story even had a few twist that were unexpected but overall made a really good story. Overall I’m pleasantly surprised with this book and would recommend it, if you’re looking for something similar and don’t mind reading Young Adult books I recommend the Dungeons and Drama series by Kristy Boyce!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC. A woman losses her job and moves in with her best friend who gets her to play D&D with him. She is on a journey to find herself and also a romance. Never played D&D before so was interesting to have sections of the book be the campaign. Was an okay story but did felt it dragged so struggled at times to I get into it. Wasn’t really for me.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a review.

So I discovered something while reading this book: I'm not really a D&D person (unless it involved Chris Pine), and this book wasn't enough to make me change that. I really liked the cover and the synopsis was kinda cute. The modern/real-life parts were fine, but I really didn't like the story of their characters' adventure. For some reason, I couldn't really get into it. Nor could I get into it when the two main characters were writing together about their characters. Maybe I don't have enough imagination to really get into that. It was fine, but just not for me. And there were parts of where I just really didn't care. So probably a 2 1/2 star for me, but rating it 3 because I don't think that's the author's fault. Apparently I was the wrong audience.

Oh my gosh this book was wonderful! If you are looking to dip your toes in a little fantasy, but love a good mainline romance this is the book for you! The dual pov of our main girl and her D&D character was amazing. As a dungeons and dragons lover myself this was amazing. The only thing I would change is having more of the D&D character scenes, I loved their adventure and wish it was longer!! Overall this book was super well written, the characters were so lovable, and the story flowed super well!! I can’t wait to see if there will be another!! I miss being in Sadie’s head already.

Unfortunately, ended up dnf’ing 34% in as I just did vibe with this one. I was partway interested in the “real life” story, but just could not get into the DND portions, and ended up skimming which really hindered my enjoyment personally.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC! Read this in my quest to understand my boyfriends interest in D&D and it was a very cute romcom, so much so maybe I’ll play in his next campaign