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.

Thank you to Netgally for an ARC of this book to read and review.

HOW did I never know books about people who play D&D existed?! As both a reader and D&D lover this is information I need!!!!!

I freaking loved this book and was sucked in on every page. I loved that the teenagers in this book acted like teenagers: they were awkward and cringy and obsessed over their favorite fandoms. They felt like real people and I fell in love with every one of them! (Except a few - they know who they are and they don't deserve our love!)

Here are just a few stand alone (spoiler free) pieces of this book that might pique your interest: a meddling grandma, a super protective younger brother, an intense pickleball match, a geeky and adorable MMC, pancakes(!!), adorable best friends, comic con (kinda), baby cows, live streamed D&D. Are you sold yet?! How could you not be?!

Read it and then geek out about it with me???

Another cute YA book by Kristy Boyce centered around a group of teenagers and their love for D&D (Dungeons & Dragons). While I have never played D&D myself, I still found this story enjoyable. Quinn is relatable with the friend issues she is dealing with as well as being the new kid at school. The friend group is super cute and I love their interactions while they are gaming. The mutual pining between Quinn and Logan is enjoyable, but it definitely feels anticlimatic at times as well. I was waiting the whole time for the group to go into Riley and Nathan’s game shop for a cameo that never happened (The characters from Dungeons and Drama). Overall solid follow up YA book.

Thank you NetGally, Kristy Boyce, Random House Children’s | Delacorte Romance for and advanced digital copy of this book.

I want to thank the publisher for the ARC! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Now- here’s my honest vibe check:

I was initially going to give it 4 stars because the ending felt somewhat rushed and it did feel too juvenile at times. However.. I had to remind myself this IS a young adult novel. After seeing some other reviews I thought that was worth pointing out for anyone considering this book!

I think that if you go into it wanting to feel giddy and just feel and remember the awkwardness, that came along with dating when younger.. this is the perfect pick! Lol

The book itself is cute af! I mean.. D&D and dating?! Plus don’t even get me started on the cover! This would’ve been a book I would’ve gone crazy in high school for. Tbf- I still went crazy at my ripe 27 years haha when I saw it announced and after reading the first book, it was a no brainer I was going to enjoy the book.

But in all honesty, I’m reading it for the vibe, as the story itself def is aimed towards younger readers imo.

I already had high standards going into this book since I enjoyed Kristy Boyce's first book so much, and I am so happy to say that all my expectations were met! Dating and Dungeons was the sweetest, most fun YA romance! It had everything I was looking for. From the witty banter to the cozy plot and the adorable romance. I will be suggesting this book to so many people!

Very cute and nerdy! I would’ve loved to see more nerdy characters in YA while I was growing up. This was so fun and the side characters were diverse.

This was such a cute read! What’s not to love?

D&D? ✅
Pickleball? ✅
Awkward teenage love? ✅
Funny old grandma? ✅

What a fun time! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!!

Very cute book with loveable characters though it kind of felt super rushed especially the end :( but it is a cozy read so I recommend!

This was so cute. Quinn and Logan are part of the same D&D group from school, Quinn being new to the school is nervous to start with a new group and new group of friends after a *terrible* experience with her last one, and it morphs into something more serious with Logan, and a lifelong friends with Kashvi (who may or may not have a crush on Logan or Quinn’s brother) Quinn is trying to navigate the complexity that is being a teenager, while also trying to find her way around a new life, aging grandma, and new friend group she doesn’t want to mess up and it’s just a fine line to walk. This ends with her and Logan in a STEAMY FOR YA slow burn whirlwind romance that was so fun to read take shape and see Logan and how he went about his little “mine to protect” thing teen boys love to do. For a young adult teen book this was such a cute fun good story with lots of great characters and better storylines.

I honestly loved this!! I was a little skeptical at the start, I didn’t really understand all the DnD terms. Not sure why though, I’ve read and loved all of Kristy Boyce’s other books. Overall, this was such a fun and cute read. The romance between Logan and Quinn was so sweet and felt really well developed. I also loved how her new friends were such a big part of the book. I think it’s really important for the reader to be shown that there’s more than just romantic relationships to life. Her family and grandmother’s role in the story was also really cool, I loved all their interactions and felt like each character had a distinct voice. Dating and Dragons was such a good read, and was really well written. Definitely worth checking out!

What a sweet book! I really enjoyed this book. It was the best of almost everything you could ask for in a book. It had some serious portions but also some really sweet innocent moments as well. Even though the characters were younger than me, I definitely related to their experiences even today. I look forward to reading more books from this author!

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for a copy of this book!

I loved Kristy Boyce's previous book, Dungeons and Drama so I was excited to read another gamer-romance book by her. In Dating and Dragons we follow Quinn, who is new in town. She is looking to join a new D&D group to help make friends. On her first day at her new school, she meets a cute guy named Logan. When Quinn ends up showing up to try out for the group that Logan plays D&D with, he acts like a completely different person, being cold to her. Quinn joins the group which has strict rules - like no dating other members... Is it possible that Logan is being cold to her to avoid having to break that rule? HM.

I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more books by Kristy Boyce in the future.

I wish I had this book when I was a Geeky teen dreaming about finding my first love 💕
It was cute and easy to read and it felt so calming to read such a fluffy romance during time like this.

This is totally a book meant for teens so don’t read it with your adult mindset 🫶🏻

A super cute YA read! I requested this one because of my love of Dungeons and Dragons and it was SO FUN! The references to D&D were aplenty, and the actual game-play was so fun to read! This book was balanced in it's plot, relationships, tension, and humor! This is one I can definitely recommend!

I am not a big YA reader but let me tell you. I absolutely loved this book! A cute cheesy high school romance where he falls first?! Say no more. I loved the idea of two teens in a d&d group trying to hide their feelings from their friends while also not being able to help being around each other. One of my favorite parts of this story was seeing the cute wholesome friendship between Logan and Barbara, and him always making sure he never shows up to help out without her favorite orange sherbet. This book had me hooked the whole time! I laughed and then was also blushing the whole time over how cute Quinn and Logan were trying to fight their feelings for each other but it being impossible. I would highly recommend this book and I can't wait to read other books by Kristy Boyce! This was such an adorable read! 4.5/5 stars