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04.04.26 | leave a comment

March 2026 Reads

I read 18 total books in March! I knocked out a lot of eARCs this month, kept up with my audiobook Libby holds, and continued my very long journey through the Outlander series.

It was a slower month for physical books, but I finished out the Beasts of Prey trilogy with Beasts of Ruin and Beasts of War. I rated all three books in this series 4 stars. I also picked up And Now, Back to You after loving First-Time Caller last month. Both were 5-star reads! I read the sixth book in the Outlander series, a solid four-star read (much, much better than the fifth book). And finally, I read Time-Tripping Over You, which was an enthusiastic five stars.

I wanted to read all of the Castle Knoll Files before reading the eARC of the third. This was an all-three-star series! I read Dungeons and Drama a couple of years ago, so I read Dating and Dragons before moving on to the third in the series, Rolls and Rivalry. Solid 4-star series. I also read the advanced copies of Obstetrix and Dolly All the Time.

People We Meet on Vacation on audiobook surprised me — 5 star rating for sure (and it’s far better than the movie, but that’s another post for another time). I listened to First Lie Wins for local book club. I’m in the process of listening to the Crescent City graphic audiobooks (as a re-read) to prep for ACOTAR 6. The Three Lives of Cate Kay was SO good! A little hard to keep up with, but so good.

03.23.26 | leave a comment

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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