Reviews - Roll For Romance

417 reviews for:

Roll For Romance

Lenora Woods

4.02 AVERAGE

fulper's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

tdubbss's review against another edition

3.0

Thank you to Lenora Woods, Random House Publishing, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

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Not usually a fantasy/otherworldly girly but this was a great way to dip my toes in! These are parallel storylines that take place between our main characters in the real world as well at the world they built during their D&D campaign. As someone who has never played D&D, this story and how it features the whole behind the scenes process of the campaign is so interesting and makes me want to find a group to play to experience it! I loved the focus on burnout and the recalibrating of the FMC to show it’s okay if you want to change your course in life.

escapingchynna's review against another edition

3.5

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have received Roll for Romance as an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My review is published on NetGalley (https://www.netgalley.com/book/553713/review/1809799) and Fable (https://fable.co/review/10b72f87-265c-4f6d-b20d-fd37b2db6ea9/share) as of 7/18/25. This book was 3.5 stars for me, but I think it’s important to note: I’m not as much of a contemporary romance girly as I’d like to be. The D&D campaign really helped pull my interest and so I was able to enjoy Sadie’s character growth so much more than I would’ve without, especially because I, as many of us can, relate to her feelings she goes through. I was thrown through an emotional blender from the last 80% my anxiety and other emotions following along with Sadie’s. I will say I had to gloss over MMCs name and use his D&Ds character’s name as placeholder so I wouldn’t be as weirded out since the name resembles my brothers and that was weird for me. But this is a good book and I think those that enjoy cozy but nerdy contemporary romance would eat this up.

desmreads's review against another edition

4.0

Cute romance story with an added D&D quest being told between the characters own stories. I haven't read a story like this before and I liked it, but the only set back is that it dragged for a bit too long at times. Main character Sadie is going through some life changes and goes to stay with her best friend Liam while she decides her next steps. Thanks to him they start a D&D campaign and she begins to make new friends and she gets to be creative again and continue making art. I like that the relationship between Sadie and Noah progressed at a very normal pace, like they actually talked and got to know each other. It did not felt rushed even thought it happened in the span of one summer, a lot of recent books are so insta love/lust that they don't feel believable. They also had great character growth and no third act breakup. If you like anything related to games, D&D, cosplay and nerdy things in general definitely give this book a chance.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for this ARC, all opinions are my own.

julsmarshall's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

This gaming romance follows two people who are new to D&D and find friendship while learning about the game, and each other, along the way. As a non-gamer, I found the storytelling via D&D fascinating and really enjoyed every part of those books. Filled with quirky side characters, real life and imagined, this was a great world to sink into while escaping our too real one. This came out a few days ago, make time to go and seek it out!

mothwitchlibrary's review against another edition

2.75

This was okay. I think it’d be way better for people who HAVEN’T played D&D but maybe want to. I found myself skipping the in-game storytelling parts to get back to the actual story. The characters were very surface level and I found them cringe in a bad way sometimes. Except Liam. I want a book for him.

draculine's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Thank you to the publisher for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was such an adorable read! We follow Sadie as she moves in with her best friend in a small town after losing her big-city job. Finally she is convinced to try out D&D that her housemate DMs and falls in love with it. Cue Noah, the ultra hot bartender who is also a party member on this campaign. As they both delve into the world of Dungeons and Dragons as their characters Jaylie and Loren they form some sparks that also seem to have potential to ignite outside of the game too.

I've read some D&D themed romances before (love, give me more of them) but this one is different in that you don't just follow them playing D&D, you also get chapters focusing on their characters within the campaign. Basically you have two storylines in one book and it's a fabulous idea! The only little thing I had that pulled me away from the plot was the pacing of some of the campaign story chapters seemed to throw off the pace for me at times. However it was still enjoyable!

I look forward to seeing what is to come in this universe as I hear there has been a second book announced and I am soooo here for it!

blossom_binds's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ahhh I absolutely loved this book! Fans of Dungeons & Dragons and romance books alike will also love this story.

This book has such a cute (slow burn) romance plot but with a whole side story of a full on mini D&D adventure campaign embedded into it.

I really enjoyed the D&D character POV storytelling when it switches from the real life story into the actual campaign setting during their sessions. It's very immersive and also helped the plot move along.

Lenora has such a way of writing to blend in two separate storylines into the book yet they also feel seamless together. Jaylie's struggle and character progression parallels with Sadie's outside of the game. The last part of the book had me worried how it would get wrapped up but fear not, Lenora finishes the story AND campaign well with a pretty little bow wrapped on top.
Edit to add: this is also technically a small town romance, it didn't really feel like it but I really liked how it was done!

Thank you Dell Romance for the ARC!