I’m actually obsessed with these books. This was so fun and engaging and I love that it’s different than a lot of other ya romances I have been seeing. I love that it includes aspects of d&d and diverse characters. I hope there are more!

This book was so cute! I loved the first book in the series, and this was a beautiful follow up! Can't wait to buy it when it comes out!

3.5 ⭐️

Another wholesome, quick teen romance with a cute D&D connection. I liked the change of scenery with this one, namely a fresh cast of characters and D&D being incorporated via livestreaming.

The supporting characters, namely Quinn's grandmother and her elderly companions, were the standout. The pickleball scene was just too cute!

I know I'm not the target audience for these being a ~40-year-old laaady~ but I'm glad I had a good roll of initiative.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children's/Delacorte Romance for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

hehe this book was so cute. i loved Quinn and Logan. and just the whole group of friends. they were all so great together and i loved that they rallied behind Quinn and didn’t blame her when her old friends were being asshats. i also thought Quinn’s grandma was hilarious and the inclusion of pickleball was perfect. the dynamic between quinn and logan was adorable, they could literally do any activity together and have a good time. those small little romantic tension areas were a nice little addition and i wish there was more but i know this is a YA book lol. i read her first one and seriously loved it and thought it was so cute and this was so different. i found myself chucking and cringing a lot, but in a good way lol. also a sucker for cute and colorful covers

thank you netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review

𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 ☆
⤿ 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴: 💌 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴

✧.➛ "𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥."

scandalous for a YA, if I must say...

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘀 is a love letter to high school - the good, the bad and the inbetween - the broken friendships, giddy crushes and new d&d groups?

⤿ 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙩, Quinn has switched schools leaving behind irreparable friendships. Fortunately, the new school has a d&d group but they're kinda extreme with their livestreamings and no dating within the group rules. Unfortunately, Quinn has a crush on one the players and he might just reciprocate...

𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙖𝙣 ₊˚⊹🧸 a farmer boy, charm extraordinaire, sweet talker of the grannies and hopelessly gone for Quinn.

𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙤𝙣 ₊˚⊹🫶🏼 rival to Betty White, matchmaker straight from a soap opera, pickleball champion and the coolest granny alive.

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4.02 / 5☆

Thanks to Random House. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

“Dating and Dragons” somehow tops Boyce’s best selling ‘Dungeons and Drama’ with its addictive pace and romance!

The book follows Quinn, after moving to a new high school she joins a live-streaming D&D group with strict rules against dating— and of course sparks have already flown with one of the players.

You’ll fall in love with Quinn and as many others have said the breakout character of this book is definitely her Grandmother! I absolutely love their dynamic and Boyce does a really good job at balancing the hardships of taking care of an elderly grand parent with how wonderful it can be.

I loved the D&D aspects of the book and even if you don’t really know anything about the game you will enjoy reading this! (and you’ll probably want to join your own campaign!)

The romance is sweet and I really feel the immediate chemistry between Quinn and Logan.

Overall I had a really enjoyable time reading this book and it’s a great palate cleanser from adult romance! Highly recommend to anyone looking for a fun lighthearted nerdy YA romance!

I was beyond excited to get the ARC for this book from #NetGalley. I read Kristy Boyce’s previous novel Dungeons and Drama, back in April and I absolutely loved it. So when I saw that she was writing a second book I could not wait to get my hands on it. So much so that I signed up for #NetGalley specifically to be able to read this book.
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Dating and Dragons follows Quinn as she relocates to a new high school in the middle of the school year. She has had some drama in her previous school, where she lost both her best friend and her D&D group. When her chaotic good grandma drives her to school on the first day of school she meets a group that have the makings of a good D&D party. With the excuse of making new friends she joins them at their new campaign. They are a lot more serious about their D&D tho, they have rules and they live stream every session. But not every member is happy that she is joining, Logan goes from charming to obnoxious when he finds out that Quinn is their newest member, but why?
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The book is super cute and wholesome with the slowest of burns in the best way. It features a very intriguing D&D campaign that made me want to take my dice out and play along. Highly recommend Dating & Dragons, it comes out December 31th. With a Special edition cover from Barns and Noble can’t wait to get a physical copy of it. Thank you Netgalley and Kristy Boyce for allowing me to read this before release. Can’t wait for you guys to read it.

This was a beautifully written, lighthearted delight of a book! I read it in one sitting. I was giggling and having a great time with these characters! The main characters were so sweet. I’m a sucker for mutual pining, and this delivered! I am obsessed with grandma. I am her biggest fan. I loved the friendship and family relationships in this book. In summary, this book is now a favorite and I cannot wait to get my hands on a physical copy!

3.5

I think this book was cute and fun, I would have enjoyed it more if I knew about D&D but that's my own fault lol! It didn't take away from the book at all that I have never played or learned to play. I enjoyed it! I don't typically reach for high school romances but it was a quick fluffy easy read!

Oh my goodness DnD, forbidden love, nerdy references, strong friendships what more could you ask for in a rom com!!! I absolutely adored this book and characters I felt like I was part of the group oh heck I wanted to be part of the group! I loved how each character was developed and world building was fantastic I will definitely be reading more by this author!

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Children’s for giving me early access to this book! All opinions are my own.

This was exactly what I needed to read. It is a cute, cozy, nerdy YA book that had me giggling and rooting for Logan and Quinn the whole time. While I was disappointed that Riley and Nathan weren’t in the story, it was nice that this was just a standalone story where the only commonality with Dungeons and Drama is the Dungeons and Dragons part. 4.5⭐️

4.5/5 stars

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this early.

General description: Quinn moves to be closer to her grandmother, but thankfully she left a toxic ex-friend group behind. however, starting at a new school in the middle of winter is never easy. Luckily, Quinn falls in with a livestream D&D crew, with one member specifically catching her eye: Logan. But when Quinn learns of the no dating rule, Logan quickly turns against her. Quinn really wants some new friends, including Logan, but maybe she was wrong to join this group. Can Quinn manage getting into another friend group, or will she be burned like she was before?

The goods:
- I ADORED the action brought forth by the D&D campaign. It was so fun to see more of D&D in the traditional sense vs in Dungeons and Drama.
- The side plots in this book only added to the depth of the story.
- Everything wrapped up very nicely which I appreciated.
- I loved Quinn's personality and I feel like Logan matched her very well in this book, along with all the side characters. Everyone (except a select few) were fantastic.

The half-star off:
- There is one point that in my opinion makes this a very YA book but I didn't feel it was necessary. It took me out of the book for a few minutes.

Overall, I'd highly recommend if you love D&D or if you're looking for a cute YA romance to read next!

This was a cute YA romance with two characters who love D&D. I myself have never played D&D or know much about it but it was still fun to learn about it through the characters' love for the game. Quinn is a junior entering a new high school in the middle of the year. When her grandma drops her off on the first day, she flags down Logan and his friends to help her take their picture. They end up asking her to join their D&D group. She is excited but also hesitant because of drama from her last D&D group. This group livestreams their games and also has a strict no dating rule. This becomes difficult as Quinn finds herself drawn to Logan the more they play.

Quinn came from a toxic D&D group and I'm glad she was able to find a new group that was more genuine, supportive, and kind. It made sense how hesitant she was to trust these new friends but I'm glad she had them to show her that not all people are toxic and terrible. I think I would've enjoyed this a lot more if I was into D&D, so if you do this book would be perfect for you.

I fell hard for Dungeons and Drama. Head over heels. So when I got news of Kristy writing another DnD romance, I was beyond excited. Like, really, we get more? Her latest book Dating and Dragons is not a sequel or companion novel — it’s a totally new story with a fresh set of characters. And as sad as I was that we wouldn’t see Riley and Nathan, I was plenty happy to meet the new players Quinn and Logan. In fact, I was full-on shipping them, like, six pages in.

Quinn is the new girl at school, mourning the loss of her former friend/DnD group and hoping to find another. Like fate, her grandma drops her off in front of a couple of kids who turn out to be fellow DnD folk. She’s eager to join their party, especially if it means more time with the cute and flirty Logan, but she has no idea what she’s in for… These guys take things Very Seriously. They don’t want anything messing with their campaign or their friendship — meaning, no dating among party members. Quinn knows all too well what romance can do to friends, but the spark between her and Logan has already been lit, and it’s only getting stronger.

Having been the new kid multiple times in my life, I related to Quinn on a spiritual level. I felt her pain and betrayal over the friend breakup, her fear and anxiety of it happening again. She needs this opportunity to go well, but it’s incredibly hard when Logan is… being Logan. Like, what is it with these DnD boys? Why are they so swoony? I had to shut off my Kindle and walk away at times because the swoon was just too much. It’s almost too dramatic, the way he and Quinn yearn for each other, but because I could see through Quinn and her past trauma, I understood her inner conflict. It made it feel like legit forbidden love rather than dumb teenage bullshit.

I honestly didn’t think I would love this as much as Dungeons and Drama (the bar with that book was way too high), but lo and behold. I LOVE THIS. I love Quinn and Logan, I love the pushy matchmaking grandma, I love the devoted party members. And I absolutely love the chaos that unfolds in the climax. I was gasping, awww-ing, and cackling all at once. If you need a good pick-me-up, these books are it. I can’t recommend them enough.

Dating and Dragons follows Quinn a girl starting a new school during her junior year of high school. In hope sof making friends, she decides to join a D&D group who takes this game very, very seriously. They have rules if she wants to join. There can be no distractions, no conversastions, no texting, calls and lastly no dating in the group.

And of course what happens when you tell someone not to do something? Especially a teenager? Quinn falls for Logan, another member of the group.

In my opinon, Quinn and Logan share the perfect mix of banter, pining, and friendship that makes for such a cute love story. Adored the crap out of Grandma Barbara.

Sometimes you just need a good YA romance and this book delivers.

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Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Children’s for the early access to Dating and Dragons in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

DND romance novels may be my new catnip genre because I am LIVING for these books by Kristy Boyce. While I didn't love this one as much as Dungeons and Drama, there were things I did like better and it was still a solid four-star read. So lets get into it:

What I loved:
- so much more DND in this one
- the banter... we LOVE banter
- the grandmother. she was such a force and I just adored every scene with her in it
- the found family friend group was so perfect; I really got to love each and every one of them which is hard to do
- Quinn in general was a great character, and Logan was definitely swoony (for the younger me, not the current me lol)

What I struggled with:
- some of the interactions between Quinn and Logan seemed a little beyond two 16 year-olds. Lifting her onto the counter? idk I get that teenagers are horny but some of these parts read more like adults than two literal nerdy, somewhat shy kids that are just figuring it out.
- after a while Quinn's inner monologue about what happened with her previous group got a bit too repetitive. Could've used to ease up on that a bit

Boyce has definitely secured herself as a go-to author for me with two exceptional books back-to-back; and YA is not usually my jam so for my to love both this much is a high bar to meet! I hope she keeps writing these stories, and if she wanted to write an adult DND romance, I would not be upset by that!

Dating & Dragons by Kristy Boyce was such an enjoyable read! I loved it even more than Dungeons & Drama! I felt more connected and engrossed in the D&D action. The romance was very well developed and reasonable (which I always look for in a romance 😅).

Quinn and Logan were so cute! I also loved their D&D friends. It was such a great group of teens that I could totally see playing together. There was awkwardness and fun and high school troubles that were very relatable. If you like D&D and YA, give this one a go! You do not have to read Dungeons & Drama to enjoy this story. They are not connected but both lots of fun!

5/5 Stars hand down! Did you see the B&N Exclusive Edition? You know I'll be snagging one of those!

When starting this book, I worried that I wouldn’t like it as much as Dungeons and Drama. I really felt a connection to Riley with her being into musicals AND Dungeons and Dragons. However, I LOVED this book.
Apparently anything Kristy Boyce writes, I’m just going to eat it up. For starters, I adored the main character, Quinn. She was relatable, especially for me at her age as I had dealt with friend group issues in the past. All of her feelings were real and raw. Her anxiety was feelings I have felt before.
As for Logan, I may have even liked him better than Nathan… which is saying something because I really liked Nathan. He’s charming, polite, handsome, and… is apparently making me sound like Quinn’s grandmother.
The chemistry between the two characters was wonderfully written AND as a middle school teacher, I would feel comfortable putting this in my YA section of my classroom library- which is hard to do sometimes!
Overall, if you liked Dungeons and Drama, you MUST read Dating and Dragons!

➡️ Did I read this book in under 24 hours?
Yes. Yes I did.
➡️ Is it possible that I love it even more than I did Dungeons & Drama?
Yes. Yes it is.


How on earth does Kristy Boyce takes me right back to all of those first love, awkward, adorable, nerdy, swoon-worthy feels of high school????

Summary:
We have yet another D&D group and this time they live stream their sessions w/ the hope of building a following. When new girl Quinn moves into town looking for friends after losing all of hers in a horrible D&D and dating catastrophe, she finds her way into a very tight knit group of D&Ders. They have rules to make sure everyone is on time, everyone is consistent and most of all, no one dates each other. Period.

That proves to be really difficult with Logan, Quinn’s fellow D&D teammate who has ALL the green flags including hanging out with her elderly grandmother.

Review:

I’ve always enjoyed YA romances, but the nerdy ones especially have my whole heart. I love this author’s writing style and I love the way it transports me back in time to my teenage years. That coupled with the joy of playing D&D (which the author captures to a T), these have quickly become two of my go-to books for YA contemporary romance recs.

Even though there are so many characters, the author makes you feel like you get to know each one’s quirks and personality, and the found family vibes of Dungeons and Drama are all in here as well.

Kristy Boyce is officially an auto buy author for me.

Thank you SO much to NetGalley & the publisher for a copy of this ARC. 💜🩵

Dating An Dragons
By Kristy Boyce

Thank you Netgalley for giving me this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Okay, so I am 100% a sucker for anything that combines a cute romance & Dungeons And Dragons. This book was coded for me 🤣
Like with her other book Dungeons And Drama, I fell head over heels for this book pretty quickly.

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. She gets 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 live streams their games and enforces a strict rule: no dating other group members. Quinn is willing to accept the rules, even if it makes Logan off-limits. The more Quinn and Logan spend time together, the harder it becomes to hide their growing feelings for one another.

I didn’t know I needed another Dungeons and Dragon romance story until I started this book and couldn't put it down.

If you’re familiar with Dungeons and Drama, this follows a very similar format except instead of Fake Dating, this is more friends to lovers and forced proximity.

The chemistry between Quinn and her D&D group is so fantastic. They’re all such fun characters. The chemistry between Quinn and Logan is absolutely spectacular. Their scenes together are just adorable.

The main conflict of the story is the No Dating rule, and trying to uphold that rule around her feelings getting stronger. I thought it was handled so well in the story. NO THIRD ACT BREAKUP!

I think if you’re a fan of Dungeons and Drama you will like this. But also, if you’re looking for a cute an fluffy read you can devour in a few days then I highly recommend.