Dungeons and Drama

By Kristy Boyce

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

A COSMOPOLITAN BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR

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. . . .

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593647017
• ISBN13: 9780593647011
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Charming

Pretty cute, high school theatre kid me would have totally eaten this up. Obviously as a 30 year old lady I found the plot predictable because I’ve read quite a few YA books in my day but this was really charming!

Grumpy Enemies to Lovers with Musical References?... Sign me up!!!

I would like to start by saying I had never heard of Kristy Boyce until I saw this book in an unboxing video on YouTube (yes they are still a thing). This book has made me kick my feet and giggle like a lovesick schoolgirl in 1994. To top it all off, as a theater nerd, who wouldn't want a book where the MC is a musical lover? For those who like gaming, this book also has that. All around a great experience from enemies to lovers, with a secret that I shall not go into detail about. This book is a solid read. The only downfall in my point of view is how short it is, in 260ish pages.