I was so excited by the concept of this book; however, it fell a little flat for me. The writing was fine and the characters well-developed, especially since the author basically had to write 4 main characters -- the two in real life and the two alter-egos in their DND game. I felt the male character was a little too flighty. One minute, he was hot and heavy for her, and the next, he was ready to skip town and move on. He didn't seem really interested in putting down roots.

I sort of felt the same way about the female character actually. She seemed determined to go back to New York even though her friend was in Texas and she seemed happy there. It was like she was treating it more like a field trip.

I found myself skimming much of the parts where they were playing the DND game, as I just wasn't interested in that secondary storyline and their characters. I've played RPGs before so I understand the concept and everything, but for some reason, I just didn't care to read about their experience with it, especially with respect to the love story in the game. It didn't really seem natural to me.

Thank you to the publisher for this ARC!

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First off, this cover is adorable. Let that be reason enough to pick up this nerdy romance.

🧙🏻‍♂ Sadie's lost her job in NYC, and takes up her best friend, Liams, offer to come stay with him in Texas for the summer, where he convinces her to join his D&D group. Knowing nothing about the game, she piles around the table with Liam and a group of newbies, and they begin their adventure. Sadie finds both her and her character, Jaylie, drawn to the eclectic Noah and his character, Loren, and a nerdy romance is born, both in the game, and out.

🧙🏻‍♂ I loved this. This is my second D&D romance I've read, and I loved that this one was more adult than YA. Yes, us 30 year old nerds need love too. It was fun getting the dual point of view, swapping between in real life, and their D&D campaign. Sadie was honestly such a blast, and she reminded me so much of myself with her hobbies and past times. We would definitely kick it off in person. Noah is every girls dream, and nothing you say will change my mind.

🧙🏻‍♂ If you love: small town romance, nerd references, found family, and a cutesy, cinnamon roll MMC, then definitely pick this up.

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Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks #NetGalley for an advanced copy of #RollforRomance by Lenora Woods in exchange for an honest review.

I was so excited to see a D&D romance as I played D&D back in the 80s with my big sister and her friends. I also love fantasy romance so I expected to love this book. It was a hit in some areas but in others, it was a miss. I wanted to see more of them playing D&D and not the story of their D&D characters. I'm sure some people will love the story within a story but in my opinion, there was too much of it. I wasn't sure about how the HEA was going to work out especially since Sadie was planning on returning to NYC at the end of summer and Noah is a bit of a drifter who has been living that #VanLife but Ms. Woods was able to twist things that made me believe it in the end. This story is really about finding yourself after realizing you've lost yourself and I'm sure the D&D character story helped to tell it, I just got bored with that part.

I’ve never played D&D so I had no idea what I was getting into with this story, but I loved it. I had 2 timelines, one as real life characters and then the second being of their D&D characters going through the game. It was a lot of fun and adventure in the game, and the author put in just enough D&D lingo to teach you how the game works. The story follows Sadie after she loses her job, she visits her best friend in Texas and he convinces her to join his new D&D game. There is where she meets Noah, who decides to be a Bard in the game. I love the connection between Sadie and Noah’s D&D characters and real life personas.
Favorite quote: “Listen. Hear it from me, Sadie. This is not a fantasy, or a one-off adventure, or just a bard’s declaration. This is real. I won’t go anywhere without you by my side. I’m tired of running, and this is the only place I want to be. Right now, this. This feels like home.” - Noah.
Thank you to NetGalley for the eArc.

Oh this is so adorable! It's really great for games, especially D&D players. I love how we get two parallel universes: the real world and the game world. The game sequences aren't told as player A does thing X, it's told from the POV of Sadie's character. True craftsman (craftswoman) storytelling! Sadie and Noah are adorable together! Sadie's figuring out her life ... and her location ... while Noah is the most adorable cinnamon roll. It's easy to root for them both.

Thank you to NetGalley for this advanced reader copy.
This was a really fun and quick read and the cover is beautiful! I love the D&D romances.

I’m an absolute sucker for my D&D crew, and I loved what a tribute this was to adventuring with your friends! It was such a fun, sweet romance focused on the nerd girlies- and those of us who can’t resist a little over table flirting.

It got a little obvious and tropey for my usual liking, but having their adventuring story woven throughout and making friendship part of the growth made up for that!

This is a cute romance that is perfect for fans of Dungeons & Drama but make it adult instead of YA.

Sadie was kind of a mixed bag for me. There were times when I really liked her and wanted to know more and times where I wished this was a dual POV romance with Noah's perspective instead just to get a break from Sadie. I liked the back and forth story between what was happening in Sadie's life versus what their campaign story would have been, but part of what makes D&D so fun is seeing the DM improvise based on the rolls, and we got very little about what rolls were made or failed. I also had trouble keeping straight which character was who outside of Sadie and Noah.

I love Liam so much. He's the epitome of an amazing best friend. Overall, this is a romance great for people who know *of* D&D but might be newer to the game.

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity to read and review.

I liked the concept of this narrative format at first with the alternating gameplay and “irl” chapters but ultimately it made for a jolting reading experience that was hard to fully immerse myself in and connect to the characters. I definitely see the vision here and how it might work for some readers with the dual story lines but I unfortunately really struggled with the jumping back and forth between modern day, typical setting into the deep high fantasy of the dnd world and lore. I was constantly trying to remember who was playing which character and which personality traits were the player vs the character, etc, which made it hard to really connect.

What an adorable cute nerdy book and I was definitely here for it! I have never been one to be interested in D&D's, so when I first saw it mentioned I got a little worried that the book might not be for me. Man am I so glad I continued reading it! Not only did I learn a little bit about D&D but this book also changed my whole perspective of it. I had so much fun reading and getting to know these quirky but fun characters! I also love a good slow burn!!! This book was also about learning to be creative, artsy and finding yourself again! Sometimes when bad things happen and you think you've lost all hope... The negatives in life cam actually turn into a something positive! One of my all time favorite sayings is... Everything Happens For a Reason... You just don't know it yet! And life can really shock you in the best ways possible! This book was all about it and I absolutely loved it! Just like I was shocked at how much I ended up enjoying reading this book. I can't wait to see what else Lenora Woods comes up with next! Because I will for sure be buying it! I hope this book surprises you just like it did me and you end up loving it as much as I did! Happy reading y'all! A huge thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and to the author Lenora Woods for allowing me to review this Arc for my honest opinion! ❤️,

Thank you Dell, Lenora, and NetGalley for the ARC. After diving into the read I unfortunately had to DNF. It just wasn’t for me sadly

Calling all Dungeons and Dragons, fantasy loving, lover girls. This is the book for you.

I originally requested this book because my husband has recently gotten into playing D&D, and I thought this would be such a cute nod to his new hobby and a fun way for me to learn a little bit about the new obsession taking over my spare bedroom. This was such a perfect introduction to the D&D world, and an incredibly adorable and well written romance that made me slow down my normal speed reading pace because I wanted to just savor it.

Sadie is such a relatable character - her struggles with mental health, the corporate world and it's demands, and her feelings of being lost really resonated with me. I felt like she was a mirror - and this was such an easy character to close my eyes and slip into. I loved her character Jaylie in their D&D campaign, and the parallels between the "real world" and the game throughout the story were perfectly in sync. I really love where Sadie ended at the end of the story - I was a little teary eyed over her.

Noah is just swoon worthy - he's the perfect book boyfriend. His story seemed pretty straightforward at the beginning, but as we peeled back the layers of his backstory, I fell in love with Noah even more. I really appreciated his character and how he showed up for those he loved in his life - not just with Sadie, but with the other characters throughout the book. I wish I could meet him in real life.

Overall this book was so fun. A simple,. easy romance to read, combining everything you love about a friends to lovers with the absolute chaos of a D&D campaign. I really hope we get a sequel or another book within the same world, I need to see what happens next on their D&D quest!

Thankful for the advanced readers copy! I really enjoyed the characters in "Roll for Romance" and the storyline was cute. However, the book for me personally was hard to get into. For example, when the main characters were playing D&D I was really interested in their gaming quest but then we'd go back to the real world in the next chapter. It took me a while to get through the book because I was more invested in the D&D scenes than I was the actual arc with the main characters Sadie and Noah.

This was such a fun read for me and felt like a bit of a love letter to general nerdiness and fandom culture and a lot like a love letter to DND. I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of DND and this book made the game feel approachable and I loved that we got both the story of our characters, while we also got to see the campaign play out on the page. Noah and Sadie also having the additional avenue of being able to flirt and explore their feelings for each other through their characters was delightful to read. I also appreciated how the author was able to really tell the story of Sadie working through her burn out and figuring out if pivoting from what she thought she wanted for her life was the right decision. The indecision and the worry felt authentic and Sadie’s journey was all the better for it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Dell Publishing for the eARC.

An absolute delight of a book! I adored the characters, the banter, and learning more about D&D in this fun debut romance.

This was very cute and enjoyable! My only complaint is that I felt the chapters on the D&D characters were too long. Full review on: whatisthatbookabout.com

This book was cute, but I don't think it was for me. The mixing of it being a rom-com and then also split into a fantasy with their Dungeons & Dragons characters felt like too much. I liked each story element individually - the romance story, and then the fantasy story - but having it as both kept taking me out of the story all together. This was absolutely well-written and I liked the characters and the stories were cute but I just couldn't get totally into it.

Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for the ARC!

The concept of this book was so unique and fun, unfortunately I just don't think it was for me. The main problem I had with this book was the pacing: I was unable to finish it because even towards the halfway mark, it was a bit slow and nothing was drawing me back to the book. The writing was fine, the dual storyline was cute and done well (I'd actually be very interested in a cozy fantasy by this author!), but the pacing was very slow and led me to drag through what I did make of the book.

This was such a fun concept and good execution! I loved the simultaneous stories and how they were used to show their relationship growing. I have never wanted to play D&D more. Loved all the side characters and thought the author did a really good job with those relationships. The overall romance was really sweet and I loved them together.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for his e-arc. All opinions are my own !

This was like two books in one...one contemporary and one fantasy...where the development of the central romance overlaps. Really original and fun premise with likeable characters and growth. D&D fans will especially enjoy, but I think everyone will. Great debut!