A review by whenimreading
Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

Riley is a theater kid that ends up working at her dad’s gaming store as punishment, missing after school activities with her friends. While trying to get back at her ex Paul, accidentally saying she’s dating Nathan, a nerdy boy at school and her new coworker. Together they scheme to help Nathan get the girl in their D&D group and Paul to stop bothering her. 

Even though Riley hated the idea of spending 8 weeks grounded at the store, she comes to enjoy the time with her dad and making new friends, realizing her feelings for Nathan may be more than just platonic. 

This was such a fun, cute and wholesome low stakes teen romance! I found the characters super lovable and sweet. I’m a fan of fake dating tropes and this was done very well in addition to the save-the-musical-plot, general high school-ness and slight 2000s teen movie vibes. I adored all the geeky-nerdy references to games and movies, Riley’s eccentric fashion sense and the group of friends coming together to save the day. A quick delightful read!!

Thanks to Netgalley and Delacorte Press for an early copy to review.