A very good cozy! I enjoyed the unusual setting, the cast of characters and the plot.
The book is well written, the character fleshed out and the mystery keep you guessing till the end.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

I was looking forward to this new series being a Tabletop Board gamer myself. But, when I started reading, I was highly disappointed.
The writing was off, no character development. I didn’t care for any of the characters. The reason why the killer killed someone made no sense.
I wish the author took more time with character development and did more research on nerds in the gaming community.
Thank you goes out to Netgalley and Diversion Books for providing me with an advanced digital read. The opinions expressed on this review are my own.

This was a really fun hobby cozy. I was attracted to reading it because it featured a different kind of hobby that I normally don’t see a mystery written about. It’s everything you want a cozy mystery to be!

I'm not sure what the title has to do with the story but I enjoyed the story. It's different than most cozy mysteries in the settings and the characters and that definitely made it a pleasure to read . #NoSavingThrow #NetGalley

In this new release, Autumn owns a gaming store. This store is located in an indoor mall. During a game night sponsored by the store, one of the young people is found dead. The police arrest some of the store employees and Autumn sets out to prove that they didn't do it. We then taken through several days of sneaking around and searching for proof. I found this book very interesting. I think I am older than most people who LARP for fun. I did, however catch every TV or movie geeky reference to sci-fi or fantasy. There were many. If you aren't into that, then these references will mean nothing to you. I liked the action in the book and how it incorporated so many characters. At times, though, I would have liked to have a bit more description of the setting or of people, as some of my assumptions were later changed. Perhaps a few more details at the beginning would help to understand them. I thought the ending was well crafted, with a bit of a surprise. I would be on the look out for a second book if this is a series.

Autumn's tabletop gaming store is doing well, until one of her LARPers is murder, his friends are suspected and a rival wants to see her thrown out of a grant competition and the mall.
So many nerd culture references. I enjoyed almost everything about this book. The mystery is well plotted, the characters are people I would (mostly) like to get to know better. Highly recommended for anyone interested in gaming and roleplay.

Autumn has found herself in the middle of a murder. if she cannot find out who is involved she just might lose her business, her dreams,, her life. With the help of her gamer friends they try and find out who and why negative things are happening. Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this book.

Autumn owns a tabletop gaming store, and hosts a lot of LARP groups as well. During one event, one of the gamers gets murdered, and fingers are pointing at some of her customers. What is a girl to do? Naturally she steps up to play Nancy Drew. Overall the book was fun to read, although a lot of people that I mixed up now and then. Also felt it was a little long, and tended to skim a bit in the middle. Still though, kept my interest throughout and one I would recommend. Would give it 3.5.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

I’m a huge nerd. Let’s just put that out there first. I’ve LARPed, I do tabletop, I do video games, and I play consoles. That doesn’t include my deep knowledge of all things sci fi and fantasy either. So, when I say I know this culture, I really do. I loved this story. The small business aspect of owning a local game store was great, the mystery was wonderful, and the references were fun without being too obscure. I would be interested in the next one, and to see where the new friendships grow, and if that changes the dynamics.