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  • Dungeons and Drama

  • By: Kristy Boyce
  • Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
  • Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (94 ratings)

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Dungeons and Drama

By: Kristy Boyce
Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
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Publisher's summary

A national bestseller!

When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn't hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dating hijinks!

No one loves musicals more than Riley Morris—her dream is to be a Broadway director. But when the spring show is canceled, Riley has to figure out a way to bring it back. Easier said than done—she’s stuck working at her dad’s game store. The place that means more to him than his family does.

Riley can't waste time at a dead-end job when her entire future is resting on making a name for herself. So she convinces her co-worker Nathan Wheeler—the floppy-haired, glasses-wearing guy she barely knows from school—to help her. In exchange, she’ll help him make his gamer-girl crush jealous. Plus it won’t hurt to show her egotistical ex, Paul, just what he’s missing without her.

Soon Riley and Nathan are “a couple,” and people seem to believe it. But selling the ruse means joining Nathan’s role-playing game. To Riley’s surprise, the game is almost fun. And even more surprising, flirting with Nathan doesn’t require as much acting as she thought it would. . . .

And don't miss Kristy Boyce's next gaming romance, Dating and Dragons, coming out 12/31/24!

©2024 Kristy Boyce (P)2024 Listening Library
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Critic reviews

"Gamers and nongamers alike will find much to enjoy in this sweet romance."−Kirkus

"In this boisterously geeky romantic comedy, Boyce delivers a feel-good tale of love and laughter."−PW

"Fake dating is everywhere in YA, but this nerdy take is lots of fun—and even a little magical." —Booklist

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Great Book!

As a lover of both the theatre and all things geeky I loved all the references. This was a great book I could not stop listening sorta sad that I finished it so fast :C Love the character development of the main character just found it hard to believe that the main love interest fell in love with MC when he says he did but aside of the. Great story!

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Narrator did a fantastic job

This was a great read and the narrator did a fantastic job. Normally I only like duel narrated audiobooks but this was very good

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Adorable

If you want a wholesome and sweet nerdy love story this is for you! This will make you wanna curl up with your favourite tavern mug full of tea. I hope there is a second one! The story was compelling and the friendships were captivating and beautiful! This was a Nat 20!

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really cute

it was really cute I wish there was a little more at the end then just quickly cutting to six months from then

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The story is adorable and had a good timeline for a romance, while still keeping the quirkiness of D&D with friends

I love the story. It's adorable. The characters were well developed, the plot had a good pace, the voice acting made the story as well. Overall enjoyed it. Once I started listening, it was hard to stop.

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Nerdy Cuteness!

I loved this story it’s so fun and cute! I loved all the nerdy references and musical quotes! It’s a nerdy love story and I’m here for it!

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Bahhh!!

So cute! I laughed, I cried, I loved the characters sooooo much! They were well developed and as a DnD player and theatre enthusiast I was overjoyed at the connections made!

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Cute teen romance!

I have read a lot of clean romance in my time and this is easily one of my favorites. It's a story that has been told a million times (pretending to be in love and then falling in love) but I still likes this take on it. The characters are really fun. I enjoyed that it was a bit of a coming of age book along with the romance.

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Cute and Fun to Listen to

The characters were fleshed out and very likable. The banter is very cute as well and I found myself smiling often as I listened. Adorable story and good character growth.

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Easy Listen and Cute High School Romance

Riley is a theater-kid who has dreams of being a musical director on Broadway, and Nathan is a gamer who plays Dungeons and Dragons with his friends. After Riley is punished by her parents to work in her dad’s game store, she meets her new co-worker Nathan. Their personal interests couldn’t be any more different. Circumstances arise where Riley and Nathan agree to fake-date each other to help make their crushes jealous. Will it end up morphing into something more?

This book somehow overlaps two vastly different areas of fandom that I personally have. I am a huge gamer of all kinds: I play Dungeons and Dragons on a weekly basis and I also play a variety of video and board games. On the other hand, I currently have season tickets to touring Broadway musicals at a nearby theater and a Playbill binder to collect all of the shows that I have seen. I really enjoyed the geeking out references that were included in this book: both gaming and musical theater. Should I be ashamed that I somehow knew all of the musical numbers that Riley sang in the book? (Though they aren’t all shows that I’ve seen– I have looked up soundtracks). This book also brought to my attention my true need to go see Spamalot. It’s a very cute high school romance story and the characters felt like their age. I listened to this on audiobook and it was a very easy listen for me. It’s not an overly complex plot, and the characters and their romance was cute. I really enjoyed the references, even if I was able to point out some flaws in them. I don’t fault the book too much; it was only a handful, and what kind of nerd would I be if I didn’t have a few "...But actually” moments?

I certainly recommend this to the teenage audience that it’s written for, especially if you are part of the fandom of at least one of the bases represented. For adults, I’d say if you still enjoy cutesy high school romance stories, and especially if you are like me and enjoy both gaming and musical theater.

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