I didn't read the first book of this 'series' so I wasn't sure what to expect. The cover was so cute. It was a good book; however too much 'larping' - don't really understand that concept. I didn't really care for Teddy.....I don't see the allure - and he had a few red flags that would've made me run.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

This was a cute but slightly forgettable nerdy rom com. I have read the first book - “fallinghard for the royal guard” and I must say it was better. This one didn’t have as much history interspersed and I really didn’t like Teddy. I felt he was rude and abrasive and some of the actions in the book would have been massive red flags to me.

Megan Clawson strikes again with a romance that melts you from the top of your head to tips of your toes.
When you have anxiety sometimes your world is ending, that is what some people don't get. Your emotions crash, you can't control anything. Your body defeats you in a way that you think as a person you should have some crumb i control over it. Clawson brilliantly showed that in her characterisation of Daisy. Especially, for those of us who grew up in villages in times that it felt like they are isolated from the outer world. Fantasy for some is reality and when you need that escape it is home for you. For Daisy her LARPing life gives her control, she can write a narrative for those around her, giving some predictability and control. I thank Ms Clawson whole-heartedly for showing this, sometimes stories focus on the narrative of overcoming and getting rid of anxiety. But, it is often in the fabric of our beings, we can't get rid of it but we can learn how to cope with it. We will have flares but we will also have triumph. Daisy, the fmc, shows this brilliantly.

Romances don't need to have spicy to have full-blown romances, and Daisy's love in this story is intoxicating. But really, she is the knight in shining armour. But, romance is just one simple element to this book. It was hilarious, enriched with history and brilliant cultural comments- my favourite is the reference to the black knight from Monty Python and the holy grail.
Another brilliant book from Clawson. I cannot wait for another book, hopefully it is also tied to the Tower also.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from #netgalley , thank you. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own

I truly enjoyed reading this book!
I found it easy to relate with the characters, especially with Daisy. It was a nice, fun, and heartwarming story. This is worth the read and I recommend it!


Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for the ARC!

Loved Megan Clawson's last book about love and romance in the Tower of London..so I had high expectations for this one and was thrilled to get it to review.
Sadly that was where my excitement ended...I struggled to get in to this one. I wasn't invested in the characters and I really didn't enjoy the LARPing...or find it or all the details remotely interesting. Just not really my thing I guess. Was disappointed , I really wanted to love it as I'd enjoyed the first one so much.

Loveeeee this! Such a cute fun read! I loved the first one of the series and this one definitely didn’t disappoint either!! Give this a read if you can😍

This books was such a lovely, nerdy, quirky and unique love story.
The plot, characters and banter was on point and I was in love from page one.
For someone like me that has been into larp-ing and nowadays mostly play dnd I could relate to a lot of the characters in this book and especially our dear Daisy. The whole enemies to lovers gave me such Pride and prejudice vibes I had to sit down and rewatch both the series and the latest movie.
I really enjoyed Clawson's first book because of its unique setting but I must say that this book was even better.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this eARC.

Another great book by Megan Clawson! I was so excited to get my hands on her second work after how much I loved Falling Hard for the Royal Guard. My love of English history drew me to her work, but her writing, characters, and wealth of knowledge had me eager to read Love at First Knight. She did not disappoint. I myself have never been involved in LARPing, so it was interesting to learn some things about it within the context of a romance novel. I have read quite a few romance stories and never came across any idea so unique without edging into fantasy. Geeky women finally have good representation in romance!

Though I think her first novel is still my personal favorite, this certainly proved she is no one-hit wonder. The character development has grown stronger since her last work in my opinion. She is particularly eloquent with her heroine Daisy’s vulnerability. Brava, and I hope to read another book by Megan and see where she takes her readers next!

(P.S.) I loved the White Horse reference. No way that was an accident and no better book to put it in :)

This is a book that I should've written a review for as soon as I finished because now I can hardly remember what I wanted to say and I had LOTS to say. It just seems that in the time since I finished it my brain decided to try and delete it from my memory. If you can't tell, I didn't love it!

This, obviously, is a romance novel. Yet, sadly, the romance was sorely lacking and that is a big issue. I just couldn't find myself rooting for Daisy and Teddy for the majority of the novel - they were horrible to each other! And even after, when they began to make up, I found it hard to get past the way they had treated each other previously. I could have, I think, if the book spent a little more time on them instead of the constant back and fourth.

I feel like a lot was left undiscovered and unexplored. We only got to the surface level of Teddy and Daisy, and I think there was so much of their relationship we could've seen.

I'm not great at geography or know much about the royal family (I don't care to, abolish the monarchy) but Jesus it seemed way too easy for Daisy and her friend to constantly be breaking in to royal places? They always just managed to make it past the security?

I think the best part of the novel was the representation of Daisy's anxieties. I think it was sensitively done and very well written.

This is the second book now I've read from Megan Clawson and I think I'd say I've hated/liked both of them the same. I will still read what comes next from her, I just hope there's improvement - I think she's got the potential to write something great!

The premise of this intrigued me so much, however the writing let me down! I wanted to love it, especially being in the middle of a massive romance binge read, but I couldn’t get over Daisy’s character. I understand anxiety and fear, as it’s something I struggle with myself, but her character was so hard to root for because she struggled with everything. And her counterpart, Lady A, was more of an annoying addition. The premise was creative, I just wish the execution was better.

It’s quirky and nerdy…and just super cute!

Enemies to lovers.
Clean romance.
Royalty.

Socially awkward with a touch of charm!

I'm so excited to return to the Tower of London for another Megan Clawson book. Daisy and Teddy's story is so fun. I'm a sucker for anything royal or royal adjacent and this was perfect. Loved it!

This was a wonderful book, I was hooked from the outset and could not put it down. An easy five star read :)

The concept is unique and the setting of the Tower of London is very exciting. Daisy's hobby of LARPing is written in a way that is exciting, non-judgemental and adds to the quirky side of her personality. The author writes this with a lot of detail and I enjoyed the battle towards the end of the novel, this gives a lot of depth to Daisy that is more than just a shy and anxious girl. The way that Daisy's anxiety is portrayed in detail allows the reader to fully empathise with her and relate to the anxieties of moving to a new city or starting a new job.

The writing style was clunky in places and it took a while to get through the internal monologue of stress to actually understand what was happening. This distracted me when reading and I think the book may have benefitted from a third-person narrative instead, but this is just a writing style.

The romance between Teddy and Daisy was quick and needed more build-up rather than just a quick kiss and several scenes dotted about here and there to show their growing attraction. Teddy was an interesting character as a disgraced viscount, who tries his best to become exiled. I would have liked this to have been explored deeper and show the real struggles of living a life controlled by the press. Daisy's potential relationship with archivist Ellis doesn't really go anywhere and acts as fodder for the main romance of the novel. Its a shame that Ellis and Daisy aren't showed as remaining friends.

Overall, I enjoyed the plot, setting and the idea of a disgrace viscount having to join a knight training academy, but the romance wasn't built up in a way that made me root for these characters to end up together in a happy ending. But still an enjoyable and light-hearted read.

I think this was a title that was just not for me, though I absolutely loved the cover and description. Ultimately, the heart of the romance story was charming and sweet, but the writing wasn't my favorite. I think the author made an attempt at using the modern world/modern language while also trying to blend in medieval terms and circumstances (a la She's the Man) - neither of which were spectacularly successful. However, I absolutely see a market for this book, and know many people who will absolutely love it, so I will be recommending it to them. The characters were fun and quirky, and the central story is well planned - I just couldn't get into it.

Love at First Knight is a funny lighthearted story. Daisy is shy and has had a pretty much sheltered life.But it doesn't stop her from being in charge as her alter ego Lady A, because she loves to LARP, along with her whole family. This love for LARPing is what lands her a job opportunity to work in London, at the Tower of London grounds. Pushed out of her comfort zone, Daisy goes to London and overcomes her obstacles to do something she enjoys. That is... until a Viscount gets dropped on her and becomes her responsibility, as well as her arch enemy. This book was a perfect vacation beach read. Lighthearted and funny.

Megan Clawson comes back with her sophomore novel, Love At First Knight, and once again knocks it out of the park.

High-level, I really liked the characters. I felt like Daisy and Teddy were great MC’s, and their chemistry on page was phenomenal. I found myself rooting for them throughout the entire book. Teddy gave perfect grumpy vibes, but getting to see him deeper you realize he’s not just a grump for grumps sake, and I love that. It helps me feel like I’m able to better connect with characters when there’s more to them then the surface level.

Now, I need to get into Daisy’s story a bit more. She is a nerdy girl that speaks to a lot of our nerdy girl souls, but that’s not all. One thing I love about Megan’s writing, is her ability to so accurately capture mental health struggles. So many times I read a book and the romance is going to be similar to others. And while I thought Daisy and Teddy were so sweet and enjoyable, their romance is really no different. There’s only so many ways you can write a love story (and that’s why we love reading them!). But, Megan makes her stories stand out in the discussion and exploration of mental health struggles in tandem with the love story. Daisy’s anxiety, agoraphobic tendencies (idk if you’d really classify her as having these or if I am just projecting here), and sensory/stimulation issues, really spoke to me. As someone who lived in Paris for a short while and felt how difficult it is for someone with sensory issues to go on public transport, to overcome that fear of dealing with crowds, the scenes where Daisy experienced these issues honestly spoke to me. Additionally, the fear of change she experienced that she felt held her back at the start of the book was so relatable as well. I feel like I’m rambling at this point, but I just know that this story and this characters experiences and struggles really spoke to me.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was a solid 4.75 star read, and also tbh that cover is gorgeous??

It was great to return to the Tower of London with Clawson’s second book, this time with the different perspective of a rural village woman, Daisy, moving to London and encountering the Tower for the first time. The focus is less on the Tower in this book, though we do get sprinklings of history thrown in, which still fascinate me, but we’re seeing more of the Knight school as its own thing. Daisy is such a brave character, battling her anxiety to move across the country on her own and follow a passion, and it was great to see how she reacted to the people and changes about her and to see how overwhelming such things can be, for anyone, but even more so for people fighting against themselves and their body’s reactions.

Now, Teddy was sadly not a character I really liked. Did I empathise with him? Absolutely, growing up in the limelight, constantly hounded by paparazzi and your own family’s expectations can’t be anything but awful, but I just couldn’t really root for him. I felt so bad for Daisy that everything she wanted was at risk because of him (she may want to take some of the blame on herself, but I’ll only allow a smidge!). He was often rude, condescending, and just a real pain. However, these two did have some sweet moments opening up to each other and the few chapters at the end were quite heartwarming. That being said, the star of this show was definitely Daisy. I loved to see her growing confidence as the book progressed, the close bond she had with her family, and how unreservedly herself she was. I also have to give a special shoutout to Bobble because her character was the coolest and reminded me a little of a quirky Londoner flatmate I once had.

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Love at First Knight by Megan Clawson was such an enjoyable read! Although I loved Megan's first book, I enjoyed this one so much more! Daisy was so fully developed and knew who she was and was willing to push herself for her job at the Tower of London. Teddy was a spoiled brat who met his match in Daisy, who put him in his place. Great characters made for a fun and interesting novel that had me finishing it well into the night. Kudos! Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

Firstly, I would like to thank NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book definitely wasn’t for me. I didn’t know that this was going to be heavily centred around LARPing, which I didn’t even know the meaning of until I saw some other reviews of this book. It was just…too quirky in my opinion. I found it kinda embarrassing at times so it was pretty hard for me to get through the whole book. I will say that if you don’t mind the LARPing aspect, you could definitely enjoy the story.

I also found that the progress of their relationship was pretty quick and also just not very realistic or believable. I get that this is fiction so there are things that are bound to be a little unrealistic here and there but this was just a bit hard to ignore.

An interesting concept, just not for me at all.

Note: I will be posting my review on Goodreads without a rating until the book is published, as I am aware that some publishers/authors do not want any ratings below 4 stars to be posted before the book is released.