Whenever I see another entry in Kristy Boyce’s “Gaming and Romance,” I don’t need to roll for initiative—I’m reading it. I have been hooked on this series since the very first one, Dungeons and Drama. So I was really excited to see what kind of new Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) romance Boyce had cooked up, as all of them effortlessly capture the unique charm of the game and the people […]
Whenever I want to read something light, fun, and quirky, I have a tendency to reach for an Ali Hazelwood novel. I enjoy her brand of humor and like reading her portrayal of women in typically male dominated fields. Check & Mate is no exception to these hallmarks of Hazelwood’s writing, as it features a young woman, 18- year-old Mallory Greenleaf, entering the professional chess world. “This is chess, […]
I can’t seem to resist picking up every single book written by Ali Hazelwood and Not in Love was no exception. Unfortunately, I was definitely not in love with the latest of Hazelwood’s works and I would honestly say that it is my least favorite of all of her works, including the lackluster Bride. I didn’t particularly like the characters or the plot, the latter of which seemed like an […]
As someone who just participated in her first ever Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) game about two months ago, I was really excited to pick up Dungeons and Drama, which sounded like such a fun read. And thankfully, I was right, Dungeons and Drama is delightful—a fun and fast romp filled with likable characters and a cute romance between a theater kid named Riley and a D&D geek named Nathan. When […]
After reading the adorable The Undermining of Twyla and Frank, I had a craving for another fun romance novel. Though Finding Mr. Write lacks the fantasy world of the former, the novel does still require some make-believe in order to imagine any of this scenario actually playing out. Finding Mr. Write follows debut author Daphne on the exciting journey of getting a book deal—there’s just one problem—she pretended to be […]