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Roll For Romance
by Lenora Woods
DID NOT FINISH: 43%
Thank you NetGalley for the free e-ARC. This is my honest Review.
Review: 2.5/5; DNF'd ARC at 47.8%
I love the surge of "nerdy romances" especially centered around D&D! I was very much looking forward to this D&D romance, unfortantely I had to DNF.
The premise of the story sounded enticing and loved the idea of two new D&D to connect and fall in love sounded absolutely charming! However, I found the characters quite flat and the timeline jumpy.
Sadie's character I think shows a strong example of what happens when you feel like you've let yourself down and you're not sure where to go. Since "losing" her job she's shuts herself down and feels like a failure. I do find it odd it took until almost halfway through the book for her to finally tell her best friend the truth of the job issue. Someone who picks you up off the floor to help you through your worst times I feel like should get the whole story...
Speaking of, we just straight find ourselves into the story without introductories and if I didn't read the blurb, I'd wonder why the ending pair shouldn't be Sadie and her best friend. It takes awhile for the reader to get any background on all of the characters and how they know each other.
While I love D&D and love the storytelling aspect, this book felt like two separate stories: a D&D game and the actual "IRL" story. It bounces between the campaign and the characters very aburptly and I don't think we actually needed to read the full campaign. Snippets for a "fade-away" aspect into the role-playing was all that was really needed.
I think if there was more time spent on the "IRL" love story of the characters I wouldn't have DNF'd the book. As it stands, I find the characters flat, the storyline too choppy, and not enough focus on the characters' arcs.
Review: 2.5/5; DNF'd ARC at 47.8%
I love the surge of "nerdy romances" especially centered around D&D! I was very much looking forward to this D&D romance, unfortantely I had to DNF.
The premise of the story sounded enticing and loved the idea of two new D&D to connect and fall in love sounded absolutely charming! However, I found the characters quite flat and the timeline jumpy.
Sadie's character I think shows a strong example of what happens when you feel like you've let yourself down and you're not sure where to go. Since "losing" her job she's shuts herself down and feels like a failure. I do find it odd it took until almost halfway through the book for her to finally tell her best friend the truth of the job issue. Someone who picks you up off the floor to help you through your worst times I feel like should get the whole story...
Speaking of, we just straight find ourselves into the story without introductories and if I didn't read the blurb, I'd wonder why the ending pair shouldn't be Sadie and her best friend. It takes awhile for the reader to get any background on all of the characters and how they know each other.
While I love D&D and love the storytelling aspect, this book felt like two separate stories: a D&D game and the actual "IRL" story. It bounces between the campaign and the characters very aburptly and I don't think we actually needed to read the full campaign. Snippets for a "fade-away" aspect into the role-playing was all that was really needed.
I think if there was more time spent on the "IRL" love story of the characters I wouldn't have DNF'd the book. As it stands, I find the characters flat, the storyline too choppy, and not enough focus on the characters' arcs.