"There was something beautiful about falling in love with the uncertainty of life."

As with all of her books, I think Emily Henry does an excellent job of writing an unreliable narrator who comes to realize how some of their actions may have accidentally negatively affected those around them.

Man, this book… I relate to the main character in many ways.. which, I mean, I also experience with all of her books, but still.

Something that’s on my mind that takes place in this book (spoiler warning!) is that the main character spends so much conscious energy trying to avoid conflict in her most important relationships that she accidentally comes across as uncaring or uninvested, like she doesn’t care enough to fight for the relationship. I became a little worried when I read this, that I have done something very similar in my own life.

When you grow up in a house with yelling (the bad kind, the kind that isn’t really repaired after conflict) I’m sure it’s not uncommon to develop habits to avoid such a thing. At least that’s what I’ve experienced. (It’s so nice to live in a home where there is no yelling, even if there’s an argument. I know it’s possible to have calm arguments/discussions now, because I’ve experienced it.)

Roll for Love by M. K. England - 4.5/5 - WLW Nerdy YA Contemporary RomCom

Admittedly, I don't remember putting M. K. England's Roll for Love on my Libby T.B.R., but as I was scrolling through recently, I spotted it was available. I certainly get why I added it! I love reading about queer people falling in love while playing Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) or other table top role playing games (see The No Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall). England did not let me down. They threw in country life, mental health, and carpentry as well. Bonus: Natalie Naudus is one of the narrators. We stan!

Roll for Love takes place during Harper's senior year of high school. After her grandfather died, he left his country property to Harper's mother. They used to spend summers there, but it had been 5 years. Returning, Harper is reunited with a community, a barn, and a girl she's dearly missed. This girl, Ollie, was her first crush. Little did she know that Ollie had felt the same way. As the year progresses, the two of them must figure out their futures. Harper is up against her mother's wishes and Ollie is up against her fear of coming out as bisexual in a small town. Their best escape from all the stress, which is their D&D game, starts having some "reality bleed". Their characters fall in love, but are they falling in love too?

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✩🎁✨ Holiday Haul Part 1:

Happy holidays everyone!! I hope you had a merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, or fantastic week if you do not take part in any of the named festivities 🥰 I took a much needed break from booklr to spend time with my family (which is why this post is going up so late…oops 🫣), but I’m excited to share with you my spoils from this season before we head into the new year!

One of my favorite gifts that I received from Santa is the book cart pictured above!🎅🤍 I was just starting to run out of shelf space and Santa came through right in the nick of time! For the foreseeable future, my romance novels will call this shelf home and I cannot wait to add stickers to the frames!

Did you receive or treat yourself to any bookish merchandise this holiday season? If so, let me know what you got in the comments!

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