The No-Girlfriend Rule
The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall is a contemporary young adult fiction novel published by Simon and Schuster on March 5, 2024. This 336-page book explores the journey of Hollis Beckwith, a teen girl navigating her senior year while dealing with anxiety and the complexities of her relationships. As she attempts to engage in her boyfriend Chris’s favorite tabletop roleplaying game, she discovers a new world of friendship and self-acceptance through an all-girls gaming group.
Readers will find that Hollis’s experience in the game, Secrets & Sorcery, serves as a backdrop for her personal growth and exploration of identity. The narrative intertwines themes of romance and social dynamics, as Hollis’s interactions with her fellow players, particularly Aini Amin-Shaw, challenge her perceptions of love and self-worth. This edition presents a relatable story that addresses LGBTQ themes and the importance of community, making it a significant addition to the genre of juvenile fiction.
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Four starred reviews!
Julie Murphy meets Heartstopper with a D&D twist in this “magical, heartwarming” (Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling author of She Gets the Girl) queer romance about a teen girl whose foray into fantasy tabletop roleplaying brings her new confidence, true friends, and a shot at real, swoon-worthy love.
Hollis Beckwith isn’t trying to get a girl—she’s just trying to get by. For a fat, broke girl with anxiety, the start of senior year brings enough to worry about. And besides, she already has a boyfriend: Chris. Their relationship isn’t particularly exciting, but it’s comfortable and familiar, and Hollis wants it to survive beyond senior year. To prove she’s a girlfriend worth keeping, Hollis decides to learn Chris’s favorite tabletop roleplaying game, Secrets & Sorcery—but his unfortunate “No Girlfriends at the Table” rule means she’ll need to find her own group if she wants in.
Enter: Gloria Castañeda and her all-girls game of S&S! Crowded at the table in Gloria’s cozy Ohio apartment, the six girls battle twisted magic in-game and become fast friends outside it. With her character as armor, Hollis starts to believe that maybe she can be more than just fat, anxious, and a little lost.
But then an in-game crush develops between Hollis’s character and the bard played by charismatic Aini Amin-Shaw, whose wide, cocky grin makes Hollis’s stomach flutter. As their gentle flirting sparks into something deeper, Hollis is no longer sure what she wants…or if she’s content to just play pretend.
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