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Review: Rolls and Rivalry by Kristy Boyce

4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rolls and Rivalry is the third book in Gaming and Romance, a YA Dungeons and Dragons romance series.

Hazel’s senior year is turned upside-down by her former childhood crush and now nemesis, Max, transfers to her school. Their marching band section rivalries keep them apart, but their history and love for D&D pull them together.

Kristy Boyce’s YA romance series has been so cute and I’ve loved reading all three books. I liked that this one was more centered around marching band than D&D, though some may not be expecting that. It seemed almost as if Hazel’s parents and Max’s mom were more into D&D than Hazel and Max were. However, Boyce was so accurate in her depiction of high school marching band (especially the band bus, my goodness) that as a former band nerd, I really enjoyed it.

I did not like: Max.

I LOVE the cover. 😍

Thank you netgalley, Random House, and Delacorte Romance for the eARC!

Rolls and Rivalry will be published May 5.

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Review: How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin

3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

In this third book in the Castle Knoll Files, Annie gets pulled into another case to solve, this time one that seems tied to her family’s past. As she investigates in the present, Frances’s journals take us back to the 1960s and reveal the connections between two deaths, mixing a modern mystery with a historical one.

I like the dual-timeline via journal entries, as it feels like they add more to the story throughout the series and it’s satisfying to see how the two stories line up. Annie is a fun lead to follow.

It’s hard to keep track of who and when at points, which is a typical issue in a dual-timeline novel.

Overall, it’s a cozy mystery and fun little series.

Thank you netgalley and Dutton for the eARC.

How to Cheat Your Own Death will be published April 28.

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Review: And Now, Back to You by B.K. Borison

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jackson and Delilah have to figure out how to work together. Having only run into each other a few times, they are now sharing an assignment to cover a huge snowstorm.
The two couldn’t be more different. After becoming a parent figure at a young age, Jackson is careful, diligent, and hates cameras. Delilah loves the spotlight and chaos, is bold, and spontaneous. Still, they have some deep things in common, and the chemistry heats up between them seemingly in no time. These (nearly but not quite enemy) colleagues become friends, and then much more.

“I can love you in the mountains and I can love you back home. Watch and see how good I’m going to be at it.”

🛏️ there’s only one bed
🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️ forced proximity
☁️ ☀️ grumpy/sunshine
🧲 opposites attract

I really didn’t think I’d love this as much as the first in the series, but I was WRONG.
I love it just as much.

I love Jackson and I’d love for him to talk more about weather… and anything, really.

“Be too much with me.”