e-Audio, 08:45:49
Narrated by: Abigail Reno
Release Date: December 31, 2024
Published by: Books on Tape (Delacorte Romance)
Read from: December 13-16, 2024
Dungeons and Drama Series, #2
Source: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and their app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)
Content Warning: Bullying, Car Accident, Sexism, Toxic Friendship, Body Shaming, Abandonment
For Readers Interested In: Audio, Contemporary Romance, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Series/Companion, YAFrom the author of the nationally bestselling Dungeons and Drama comes another gaming romance that’s sure to win you over!
Quinn Norton is starting over at a new high school and hopes that joining a D&D game will be the trick to making friends. The plan sounds even better when she’s invited into a group that includes Logan Weber, the cute and charming guy she met on her first day of class. But this isn’t your average D&D campaign— this group livestreams their games and enforces strict rules: no phones allowed, and no dating other group members.
Quinn is willing to accept the rules, even if it makes Logan off-limits. And she quickly learns that doing so won’t be a problem, since Logan goes from charismatic to insufferable as soon as she agrees to join. As their bickering—and bantering—intensifies inside and outside the game, Quinn can’t help wondering: Is Logan’s infuriating behavior a smokescreen for hidden feelings? Quinn is risking it all, and the twenty-sided dice are rolling!
*MY THOUGHTS*
Just like the last one, this was honestly so cute it was borderline gross lol I had only liked this author so so in her other series, but for this one, they’ve both been bangers. This truly shows that authors can grow and learn and mature as time goes on. Because now I’m here waiting on pins and needles for a third one to be announced about some couples that were outed in this one lol
Ok so the romance in this one was still cute. I can’t lie I wanted something different than enemies to lovers since that’s what we got in the last one with some fake dating added. But it’s fine. I just wanted some variety. And maybe it was just me, but he seemed extra mean for no reason lol And I say that because he really didn’t have a reason. (I mean he did, but he didn’t lol) But when they finally got it together I didn’t have any complaints. As a matter of fact, he needs to work on his communication, but once the words started coming, listen Logan had no problem telling her everything about her. And I loved that. Especially after what she went through.
The only thing I didn’t care for was the fact that there was no character development. Because Quinn was scared of those idiot ass old players the whole book. I kept hoping she would say something somewhere to one of them. At the very least to laugh in their face. I think I would have even preferred it if the girl apologized because she found out what Quinn was saying was actually true. I think she deserved that kind of growth. No one should have had any power over her in her own book if that makes sense. I’m sorry if it doesn’t, but I was annoyed the whole book over that one part lol
I also didn’t understand why the author decided to end it right there? It was like this huge thing happened and then it was like ok that was enough for them and it was over lol We didn’t get to see how they handled it and we don’t get to see her saying “eff you” to her haters. Idk I just found it so weird that that was the cut off. I just wanted more.
Also, grandma was a hot mess. She knew what she was doing. But I also felt bad for her. That car thing was unnecessary and scary. She was doing too much to try to feel young again. And like I get it, I do. But to do that and with one of your people in there too? That was reckless.
Lastly, can we take a second to appreciate this cover? The more I look at it the more I find more details and I fall for it a little more. The swords, the dice, the dice on her jewelry, the little relics and things from D&D that are on the shelves behind them, just everything. The designer who did this is truly a bad ass.
This is a perfect addition to this series. I really hope there’s more. I have learned so much about D&D from these books and from my teens who play and how to cater to them. Definitely goes to show you can indeed learn something new. Even if its from a YA book.
Overall, I give this
