A review by lizanneyoung
Roll For Romance by Lenora Woods

4.0

 Thank you to the publisher for an eARC!

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TROPES

🖌️ Found Family

🖌️ Forced Proximity

🖌️ Slow Burn

🖌️ Small Texas Town

I’ve been excited about this book since I first saw the Publisher’s Weekly announcement about it, and I’m so happy I got to read it a bit early. Sadie is trying to figure out her next move after losing her job. Thankfully, her best friend Liam has her move in with him in his home in Texas, getting her out of New York City to clear her head. What helps even more is finding a group of friends as Sadie plays Dungeons & Dragons for the first time.

I think the best part of the book is, as the reader, we got to experience the campaign Sadie and her new friends go on as well. I wasn’t expecting that part of the book, and it absolutely made the book everything I wanted it to be. It felt like two stories in one, and I, like the group, was completely flabbergasted by where the campaign went. I’m still in awe of Liam’s DM skills.

I think what makes Sadie and Noah’s relationship feel so special is that, despite both of them making significant, life-altering decisions, they do it on their own time. Sure, Sadie lets Noah know about something, but she works through the decision on her own. For a couple that’s only known each other a few weeks, this feels so much more realistic than many books. And, while I’m always for a whirlwind kind of romance, it is nice to read something that is rooted a bit more in reality.