Book Club Questions for Dating and Dragons: Friend Groups and Secret Love
Updated: Aug 11
Age: YA (14+)
Genre: Romance
Reading the series?
Check out the book club guides for Dungeons and Drama (book 1) and Rolls and Rivalry (book 3).
Quick Review of Dating and Dragons
This fun YA romance is perfect for readers who want to vicariously experience D&D while enjoying delicious romantic tension. Of the three books in the Gaming and Romance series, this one has the heaviest focus on actual D&D campaigns, which I loved, but it also touched on thoughtful questions about navigating family relationships when you don’t fit in, dealing with unwanted change, and trusting people after you’ve been burned.
Book Club Questions
Quinn misses the good times she used to have with her old D&D group even as she feels sick over how things ended with them. Have you found a way to hold onto the good parts of relationships or experiences that ended badly?
Quinn’s ex-best friend, Paige, made her feel special, partially because she seemed to want Quinn all to herself. In retrospect, Quinn sees this as a red flag in the friendship. What red flags have you learned to avoid in friendships? Are there any green flags you look for when you meet someone new?
If you were to switch schools in the middle of the year, what would be the hardest thing for you?
Quinn initially feels like her parents deprioritize her because her hobbies are less socially acceptable than Andrew’s. However, she eventually learns to recognize their support. Have you ever had a similar experience feeling supported or unsupported by a loved one?
Quinn has a distant relationship with Andrew, but toward the end of the book, she realizes that he cares about her in his own way. If you have siblings, what kind of relationship did you have with them when you were younger? What about now?
Quinn and Kashvi both keep secrets about who they like, which jeopardizes their relationship. In either of their places, do you think you would have shared?
The book compares Caden, who told Quinn she was a tease for kissing him and then not being interested, to Logan, who tells Quinn that no matter what, she doesn’t owe him anything. Have you ever been in a romantic situation that didn’t go your way? Discuss appropriate reactions in such a situation.
It takes Quinn a long time to trust that her new D&D group likes her and won’t turn on her if she does something they don’t like. If you’ve been burned by a bad relationship before, how long did it take you to trust again? What helped you do it?
Quinn’s grandmother struggles to accept her age-related limitations. What do you worry about in regard to aging? Is there anything you look forward to?
The book parallels Quinn’s recent move with her grandmother’s upcoming one. What similarities and differences do you see between Quinn’s and her grandmother’s reasons for moving, their attitudes about it, and their actual experiences with it?
Do you like the D&D club’s “no dating” rule, or do you think a rule like that is sure to cause problems?
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