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Love at First Knight
A second royal rom com from the author who had readers falling hard for royal guards, coming Spring 2024.
She’s no damsel in distress, and he’s certainly not wearing shining armour. But one knight can change everything…
Daisy Hastings has always thought she was born in the wrong era. So when she bags a summer job at the Tower of London helping to run their Knight school, it feels like a step in the right direction.
Theodore ‘Teddy’ Fairfax is a loose cannon. A disgraced distant relative of the royal family, he’s tall, dark and now (begrudgingly) helping with the Tower of London’s summer programme – and there’s nowhere he’d like to be less.
When Teddy’s oath to be an obstruction almost gets Daisy fired, she declares war. But as the two cross swords, they start to discover they both need a little rescuing…
And that maybe, just maybe, love can bloom, even on a battlefield…
She’s no damsel in distress, and he’s certainly not wearing shining armour. But one knight can change everything…
Daisy Hastings has always thought she was born in the wrong era. So when she bags a summer job at the Tower of London helping to run their Knight school, it feels like a step in the right direction.
Theodore ‘Teddy’ Fairfax is a loose cannon. A disgraced distant relative of the royal family, he’s tall, dark and now (begrudgingly) helping with the Tower of London’s summer programme – and there’s nowhere he’d like to be less.
When Teddy’s oath to be an obstruction almost gets Daisy fired, she declares war. But as the two cross swords, they start to discover they both need a little rescuing…
And that maybe, just maybe, love can bloom, even on a battlefield…
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First published April 25, 2024
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June 1, 2024
thanks so much to NetGalley for providing me with a free eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
i’m going to post my rating after this has been published but love at first knight was defo not for me…
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dnf @ 51%
full honesty; i wanted to dnf this longer ago but didn’t because it’s an arc and i’m really trying not to dnf arcs, but then i saw there was still over 2 hours left and just can’t face that much time.
daisy was ok, i didn’t feel all that attached to her but i don’t have any glaring issues either. teddy, i didn’t particularly like, he had a few good moments, but the other stuff he did just put him too far on my bad side i guess. i liked daisy’s family though, and how supportive they were. i also thought bobble was a fun character and enjoyed her friendship with daisy!
now, one of my biggest issues with this book is related to the fact that both characters are doing a summer programme, working with kids. ok, teddy doesn’t want to be there - fine. but the two of them are just so insanely irresponsible?? there’s incidents where these kids are doing things they absolutely should not be, and you’ve got daisy and teddy just entirely focused on each other. as someone who works in a primary school with SEN children, the breeziness both main characters had when it came to keeping the kids safe (which should be their number one priority) was just really stressing me out and annoying me. at one point daisy and teddy literally both get on horses and just gallop off, leaving everyone else watching them - there’s other adults there - but i was internally screaming at daisy because chasing after teddy on a horse is not her job. her job is looking after the kids.
there’s even this whole section where just to spite teddy, daisy does not help a kid they’re both sat on the same table with. if she was 16 years old i could understand that more, but she’s 23 years old, that’s my age! and nope! absolutely not! daisy spends lots of time telling teddy off for not helping the kids (and she’s right), but she also never thinks ‘oh, maybe i could step in and help them if teddy won’t, because it isn’t their fault that i don’t like him.’ sure, it shouldn’t all be on her but come on, it seems like the obvious thing to do to me. instead, she lets him be rude and not help, even when she can see it’s upsetting the kid he should be working with. it’s just so unbelievably hypocritical and inconsiderate.
part of that blame can also go to westley (their boss). yes, daisy is great at LARPing, but she has no real experience whatsoever with looking after kids, so just leaving her in charge all the time because she can fight with a sword was so wild to me.
idk, i guess lots of this also relates to the fact that these characters do not read like adults. at all. like i kind of said earlier, their mistakes would be a lot more understandable if they were 16, and tbh that’s more the age they felt to me.
oh! i’m also a bit mad about the whole date with ellis thing. that seemed so random, and didn’t feel natural. i liked ellis’ character and the friendship with daisy, so was just kind of disappointed when it went that way. and barely any effort was even made with that storyline anyway so it just seemed weird and like something put into the book for the sake of it.
i will say that just before giving up with this there was a glimpse of something better when daisy admitted she’d been neglecting all responsibilities because of her rivalry with teddy. and i’m sure (i hope) there’s lots of character growth to come in the second half, but i just don’t care about these two getting together. i don’t really feel the chemistry and reading about them being irresponsible is making me stressed soooo i’m done.
i’m going to post my rating after this has been published but love at first knight was defo not for me…
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dnf @ 51%
full honesty; i wanted to dnf this longer ago but didn’t because it’s an arc and i’m really trying not to dnf arcs, but then i saw there was still over 2 hours left and just can’t face that much time.
daisy was ok, i didn’t feel all that attached to her but i don’t have any glaring issues either. teddy, i didn’t particularly like, he had a few good moments, but the other stuff he did just put him too far on my bad side i guess. i liked daisy’s family though, and how supportive they were. i also thought bobble was a fun character and enjoyed her friendship with daisy!
now, one of my biggest issues with this book is related to the fact that both characters are doing a summer programme, working with kids. ok, teddy doesn’t want to be there - fine. but the two of them are just so insanely irresponsible?? there’s incidents where these kids are doing things they absolutely should not be, and you’ve got daisy and teddy just entirely focused on each other. as someone who works in a primary school with SEN children, the breeziness both main characters had when it came to keeping the kids safe (which should be their number one priority) was just really stressing me out and annoying me. at one point daisy and teddy literally both get on horses and just gallop off, leaving everyone else watching them - there’s other adults there - but i was internally screaming at daisy because chasing after teddy on a horse is not her job. her job is looking after the kids.
there’s even this whole section where just to spite teddy, daisy does not help a kid they’re both sat on the same table with. if she was 16 years old i could understand that more, but she’s 23 years old, that’s my age! and nope! absolutely not! daisy spends lots of time telling teddy off for not helping the kids (and she’s right), but she also never thinks ‘oh, maybe i could step in and help them if teddy won’t, because it isn’t their fault that i don’t like him.’ sure, it shouldn’t all be on her but come on, it seems like the obvious thing to do to me. instead, she lets him be rude and not help, even when she can see it’s upsetting the kid he should be working with. it’s just so unbelievably hypocritical and inconsiderate.
part of that blame can also go to westley (their boss). yes, daisy is great at LARPing, but she has no real experience whatsoever with looking after kids, so just leaving her in charge all the time because she can fight with a sword was so wild to me.
idk, i guess lots of this also relates to the fact that these characters do not read like adults. at all. like i kind of said earlier, their mistakes would be a lot more understandable if they were 16, and tbh that’s more the age they felt to me.
oh! i’m also a bit mad about the whole date with ellis thing. that seemed so random, and didn’t feel natural. i liked ellis’ character and the friendship with daisy, so was just kind of disappointed when it went that way. and barely any effort was even made with that storyline anyway so it just seemed weird and like something put into the book for the sake of it.
i will say that just before giving up with this there was a glimpse of something better when daisy admitted she’d been neglecting all responsibilities because of her rivalry with teddy. and i’m sure (i hope) there’s lots of character growth to come in the second half, but i just don’t care about these two getting together. i don’t really feel the chemistry and reading about them being irresponsible is making me stressed soooo i’m done.
April 2, 2024
I just didn’t fully believe the pairing in this book was realistic. I would have preferred a love story between Daisy and Ellis🤷🏼♀️
April 19, 2024
Love at first knight is een (ridder) feelgood om van te smullen!
Daisy Hastings blijft al 3 jaar thuis, in haar veilige bubbel. Samen met de rest van het gezin doen ze aan larp, ze zijn elven, ridders, ork en de buurman is een tovenaar. Ze hebben al flink geoefend voor een toernooi dat aan het einde van de zomer plaatsvindt. Maar dan komt de tweelingbroer van Daisy met een voorstel. Een zomerbaantje bij de Tower of London, helpen bij de ridderschool. Een baan die op het lijf van Daisy geschreven is, vindt haar broer Sam.
Iedereen weet Daisy te overtuigen en na flink wat overwinningen, staat Daisy klaar voor haar eerste werkdag in Tower of London. Daar ontmoet ze Teddy, een zeer chagrijnige man. Hij blijkt heel beroemd te zijn, maar daar komt Daisy een beetje laat achter.. Ze moet hem begeleiden en ondertussen ook een groep kinderen tot ridders opleiden. Even lijkt het erop dat we hier een grumpy x grumpy hebben, maar gelukkig wordt een van hen een ‘sunshine’.
Het verhaal zit vol met woordgrappen en grappige gebeurtenissen. Er zijn een aantal personages uit Falling hard for the royal guard die gedag komen zeggen, maar het draait voornamelijk om Daisy. Daisy houdt van voorspelbare situaties en moet na het werk eerst een uur ontprikkelen in bed. Want sociale situaties kosten haar erg veel energie. Toch blijft ze aangetrokken als een magneet naar Teddy. Het is heerlijk om te lezen over de chemie tussen die twee.
Het is het tweede boek van Megan Clawson, speelt zich af op dezelfde locatie, maar is prima los te lezen. Ook als je Falling hard for the royal guard wat minder leuk vond (zoals ik), kun je alsnog genieten van dit boek. Het hoofdpersonage is namelijk zo anders, maar de grapjes zijn gebleven (en de grommende brommende mannen).
Echt met heel veel plezier dit boek gelezen, een dikke aanrader voor iedereen die van grappige feelgood houdt. Maar als je van larp, ridders en/of de Tower of London houdt zit je ook goed.
Ik heb dit boek mogen lezen voor @worldofromancenl . Dat ik het boek gekregen heb, heeft mijn mening niet beïnvloed.
Daisy Hastings blijft al 3 jaar thuis, in haar veilige bubbel. Samen met de rest van het gezin doen ze aan larp, ze zijn elven, ridders, ork en de buurman is een tovenaar. Ze hebben al flink geoefend voor een toernooi dat aan het einde van de zomer plaatsvindt. Maar dan komt de tweelingbroer van Daisy met een voorstel. Een zomerbaantje bij de Tower of London, helpen bij de ridderschool. Een baan die op het lijf van Daisy geschreven is, vindt haar broer Sam.
Iedereen weet Daisy te overtuigen en na flink wat overwinningen, staat Daisy klaar voor haar eerste werkdag in Tower of London. Daar ontmoet ze Teddy, een zeer chagrijnige man. Hij blijkt heel beroemd te zijn, maar daar komt Daisy een beetje laat achter.. Ze moet hem begeleiden en ondertussen ook een groep kinderen tot ridders opleiden. Even lijkt het erop dat we hier een grumpy x grumpy hebben, maar gelukkig wordt een van hen een ‘sunshine’.
Het verhaal zit vol met woordgrappen en grappige gebeurtenissen. Er zijn een aantal personages uit Falling hard for the royal guard die gedag komen zeggen, maar het draait voornamelijk om Daisy. Daisy houdt van voorspelbare situaties en moet na het werk eerst een uur ontprikkelen in bed. Want sociale situaties kosten haar erg veel energie. Toch blijft ze aangetrokken als een magneet naar Teddy. Het is heerlijk om te lezen over de chemie tussen die twee.
Het is het tweede boek van Megan Clawson, speelt zich af op dezelfde locatie, maar is prima los te lezen. Ook als je Falling hard for the royal guard wat minder leuk vond (zoals ik), kun je alsnog genieten van dit boek. Het hoofdpersonage is namelijk zo anders, maar de grapjes zijn gebleven (en de grommende brommende mannen).
Echt met heel veel plezier dit boek gelezen, een dikke aanrader voor iedereen die van grappige feelgood houdt. Maar als je van larp, ridders en/of de Tower of London houdt zit je ook goed.
Ik heb dit boek mogen lezen voor @worldofromancenl . Dat ik het boek gekregen heb, heeft mijn mening niet beïnvloed.
March 15, 2024
Reasons I absolutely adore LOVE AND FIRST KNIGHT:
• Royal Romance
• Nerd Life
• Living History
• Anxiety Rep
• Loathe to Love
• Supportive Family
• Closed Door Romance
• Swoonworthy Slow Burn
I finished the book in a single sitting. Couldn't put it down. I want to be best friends with Daisy and offer my sword in service to Lady Alenthaea. And as Daisy & her "Lady A" persona merge, it's no wonder Viscount Teddy couldn't help but fall in love.
There is so much heart in Daisy's character development. You meet her as an absolute force with a foam sword on the LARP battlefield, yet she also gets nauseous at the thought of crowds at the Tube station. Her story is so real for the anxiety she fights daily while digging deep for the strength to tackle big scary things - moving, new job, strangers, and running from Royal Guards. She is so admirable when she takes risks, and so very relatable when she wants to stay under the covers all day.
Viscount Teddy. You sense him before you see him. He is a swoonworthy presence with a signature lean & whisper that absolutely hit it's mark every time he used it. I will always be susceptible to a Runaway Royal wanting individual purpose rather than commonwealth usefulness. Keep your eye on Teddy's prickly defensiveness in the beginning. He has a lot of pressure on those very sturdy shoulders.
The developing romance is so beautifully paced. The period of Daisy & Teddy loathing each other is a jousting tournament of barbed words & subtle flirting. I laughed and gasped at every scene. It's also a slow burn with plenty of time for them to grow as individual characters. Loved to see the gradual release of the armor they hold around their hearts.
Highly recommend LOVE AT FIRST KNIGHT. This helped heal my own nerdy anxious heart. I'll cherish this read forever.
Thank you NetGalley and AvonBooksUK for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.
• Royal Romance
• Nerd Life
• Living History
• Anxiety Rep
• Loathe to Love
• Supportive Family
• Closed Door Romance
• Swoonworthy Slow Burn
I finished the book in a single sitting. Couldn't put it down. I want to be best friends with Daisy and offer my sword in service to Lady Alenthaea. And as Daisy & her "Lady A" persona merge, it's no wonder Viscount Teddy couldn't help but fall in love.
There is so much heart in Daisy's character development. You meet her as an absolute force with a foam sword on the LARP battlefield, yet she also gets nauseous at the thought of crowds at the Tube station. Her story is so real for the anxiety she fights daily while digging deep for the strength to tackle big scary things - moving, new job, strangers, and running from Royal Guards. She is so admirable when she takes risks, and so very relatable when she wants to stay under the covers all day.
Viscount Teddy. You sense him before you see him. He is a swoonworthy presence with a signature lean & whisper that absolutely hit it's mark every time he used it. I will always be susceptible to a Runaway Royal wanting individual purpose rather than commonwealth usefulness. Keep your eye on Teddy's prickly defensiveness in the beginning. He has a lot of pressure on those very sturdy shoulders.
The developing romance is so beautifully paced. The period of Daisy & Teddy loathing each other is a jousting tournament of barbed words & subtle flirting. I laughed and gasped at every scene. It's also a slow burn with plenty of time for them to grow as individual characters. Loved to see the gradual release of the armor they hold around their hearts.
Highly recommend LOVE AT FIRST KNIGHT. This helped heal my own nerdy anxious heart. I'll cherish this read forever.
Thank you NetGalley and AvonBooksUK for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.
May 4, 2024
Thank you Harper Collins 360 for my #gifted copy of Love at First Knight!
𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬𝐨𝐧
𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫
𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
Love at First Knight was such a sweet book! I love books with characters who are trying to find their place in the world, and this one had the most perfect characters! There was so much to love about this book and I just thought it was so charming!
Daisy Hastings has always felt like she was born in the wrong era, so when she gets a summer job at the Tower of London, helping to run a Knight school, she feels like she is finally heading in the right direction. Teddy Fairfax is a distant relative of the royal family, and is helping with the Tower of London. Unlike Daisy, it’s the last place he wants to be. Teddy essentially makes Daisy’s life difficult, making success in her new role very difficult. With the two be able to work out their differences, or will it turn into a battle?
🎧I alternated between the physical book and the audiobook, narrated by Ashley Tucker. I found Tucker to be such an amazing narrator and I really enjoyed my time listening to her bring this story to life. I found that she fit this role perfectly and I would definitely recommend this one on audio if that option is available to you!
👑Workplace Rivals
👑Anxiety Representation
👑Slow Burn
👑Closed Door Romance
👑Enemies to Lovers
𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬𝐨𝐧
𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫
𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
Love at First Knight was such a sweet book! I love books with characters who are trying to find their place in the world, and this one had the most perfect characters! There was so much to love about this book and I just thought it was so charming!
Daisy Hastings has always felt like she was born in the wrong era, so when she gets a summer job at the Tower of London, helping to run a Knight school, she feels like she is finally heading in the right direction. Teddy Fairfax is a distant relative of the royal family, and is helping with the Tower of London. Unlike Daisy, it’s the last place he wants to be. Teddy essentially makes Daisy’s life difficult, making success in her new role very difficult. With the two be able to work out their differences, or will it turn into a battle?
🎧I alternated between the physical book and the audiobook, narrated by Ashley Tucker. I found Tucker to be such an amazing narrator and I really enjoyed my time listening to her bring this story to life. I found that she fit this role perfectly and I would definitely recommend this one on audio if that option is available to you!
👑Workplace Rivals
👑Anxiety Representation
👑Slow Burn
👑Closed Door Romance
👑Enemies to Lovers
June 18, 2024
ARC provided by Publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I would like to thank Avon Books and NetGalley for sending me a copy of this ARC. I was fortunate enough to receive a copy of Megan Clawson's debut last winter, and it made me miss London so much. getting to revisit her world and this beautiful city again through her sequel was a wonderful surprise.
To be honest the story started off slow. Daisy our main character is in her small little hometown, prepping for this big LARPing festival, and with that not being something I knew anything about I felt falsely dragging through the pages. When her dad forces her hand, and applies to a position as a summer camp instructor to train children to be knights, her world opens up, and us as a reader get to see all of the intricacies of who she is as a person.
As someone who is neurodivergent, seeing her talk about her fears and having to "become someone else" to convince herself to be brave, I really resonated with her and her strength. I've told myself so many times that I have worn so many masks that I'm not sure what is me and what is a mask, I loved seeing all of the characters remind her that the strong persona she has of herself is still her, even if she gives it another name. Its a reminder that these fragments of me are still me and that rather than picking and choosing the pieces of myself to love, I should love the whole that they create.
I adore Daisy as a character with my entire heart and I just want to protect her and help her realize just how brave she is. Also we will always support and uplift nerds on this side of the internet
Now for the romance--If you've read any of my reviews, or have seen my typical TBR choices, you know im a enemies-to-lovers bitch through and through. Theo/Teddy has one goal, and t hat is to make his self irredeemable in the eyes of his uncle, the King. He is brash and arrogant, and Daisy not knowing who he is and treating him like he's nothing special instantly has him enthralled in her.
That said I adore this man and his antics. Did he get Daisy fired? Yes. Do I still love him? Yes. Literally zero complaints about this man. Okay, I lied, maybe one. Theo, sweetie, there is this little thing called communication, and if you were just honest with our girl instead of talking shit about her to the royals, you would've saved everyone a lot of angst and heartbreak.
It was fun to see a couple familiar characters pop up, and I would kill to see the double date between Maggie, Daisy, Freddie and Theo. Especially after Daisy's little accidental adventure into voyeurisms.
I think this sequel gave me everything I loved from Clawson's first book, and more. She has absolutely become and instant buy author for me, and I cannot wait for her to drag me to the Tower of London again.
I would like to thank Avon Books and NetGalley for sending me a copy of this ARC. I was fortunate enough to receive a copy of Megan Clawson's debut last winter, and it made me miss London so much. getting to revisit her world and this beautiful city again through her sequel was a wonderful surprise.
To be honest the story started off slow. Daisy our main character is in her small little hometown, prepping for this big LARPing festival, and with that not being something I knew anything about I felt falsely dragging through the pages. When her dad forces her hand, and applies to a position as a summer camp instructor to train children to be knights, her world opens up, and us as a reader get to see all of the intricacies of who she is as a person.
As someone who is neurodivergent, seeing her talk about her fears and having to "become someone else" to convince herself to be brave, I really resonated with her and her strength. I've told myself so many times that I have worn so many masks that I'm not sure what is me and what is a mask, I loved seeing all of the characters remind her that the strong persona she has of herself is still her, even if she gives it another name. Its a reminder that these fragments of me are still me and that rather than picking and choosing the pieces of myself to love, I should love the whole that they create.
I adore Daisy as a character with my entire heart and I just want to protect her and help her realize just how brave she is. Also we will always support and uplift nerds on this side of the internet
Now for the romance--If you've read any of my reviews, or have seen my typical TBR choices, you know im a enemies-to-lovers bitch through and through. Theo/Teddy has one goal, and t hat is to make his self irredeemable in the eyes of his uncle, the King. He is brash and arrogant, and Daisy not knowing who he is and treating him like he's nothing special instantly has him enthralled in her.
That said I adore this man and his antics. Did he get Daisy fired? Yes. Do I still love him? Yes. Literally zero complaints about this man. Okay, I lied, maybe one. Theo, sweetie, there is this little thing called communication, and if you were just honest with our girl instead of talking shit about her to the royals, you would've saved everyone a lot of angst and heartbreak.
It was fun to see a couple familiar characters pop up, and I would kill to see the double date between Maggie, Daisy, Freddie and Theo. Especially after Daisy's little accidental adventure into voyeurisms.
I think this sequel gave me everything I loved from Clawson's first book, and more. She has absolutely become and instant buy author for me, and I cannot wait for her to drag me to the Tower of London again.
March 27, 2024
This was quite inventive, but Falling Hard for the Royal Guard is still my favourite of hers. I had a bit of trouble connecting with the main characters in this book.
Love at First Knight centres around Daisy Hastings, who feels like she hit a wall in life years prior due to her issues with anxiety and shyness. She still lives with her parents and it's really only around her family and friends, and while LARping (live-action role-playing), that she comes out of her shell. There's an opening at the Tower of London's Knight School, a sort of summer program, and Daisy ends up working there and is, then, taken out of her comfort zone and into something really exciting for her. It's there she meets Theodore ‘Teddy’ Fairfax, her opposite in every way and a disgraced member of the royal family whom she is asked to help.
I really liked the premise of this book, but I found that the character-building in this one left a bit to be desired. I quite enjoyed learning more about the world of LARPing and it seems like a fun activity. Also, Daisy's family was quite sweet, but the romance between Daisy and Teddy just didn't convince me that much. I felt like it could have been better developed.
I still had a lot of fun reading this novel, so I'll definitely read Megan Clawson's books in the future, but Falling Hard for the Royal Guard remains my favourite of hers.
Thank you to Avon UK and NetGalley for my e-ARC!
Love at First Knight centres around Daisy Hastings, who feels like she hit a wall in life years prior due to her issues with anxiety and shyness. She still lives with her parents and it's really only around her family and friends, and while LARping (live-action role-playing), that she comes out of her shell. There's an opening at the Tower of London's Knight School, a sort of summer program, and Daisy ends up working there and is, then, taken out of her comfort zone and into something really exciting for her. It's there she meets Theodore ‘Teddy’ Fairfax, her opposite in every way and a disgraced member of the royal family whom she is asked to help.
I really liked the premise of this book, but I found that the character-building in this one left a bit to be desired. I quite enjoyed learning more about the world of LARPing and it seems like a fun activity. Also, Daisy's family was quite sweet, but the romance between Daisy and Teddy just didn't convince me that much. I felt like it could have been better developed.
I still had a lot of fun reading this novel, so I'll definitely read Megan Clawson's books in the future, but Falling Hard for the Royal Guard remains my favourite of hers.
Thank you to Avon UK and NetGalley for my e-ARC!
September 8, 2024
This was a fun holiday read for me, nothing groundbreaking, even within the realm of chick lit, but still fun and an easy read.
I liked our main character Daisy- her anxiety and mental struggles I thought were well portrayed and I appreciated her flaws. I also really loved her family and all the nerdy references throughout this book.
Teddy was mediocre as a love interest, your classic brooding enemies-to-lovers male lead. Their relationship was just fine, I wasn't hugely rooting for them and I think the inclusion of Ellis as a love interest threw a spanner in the works when trying to root for Daisy and Teddy as she actually had pretty good chemistry with Ellis too.
I did also find the whole premise a little too silly, things like the interview Teddy does- this could not realistically happen in the royal family, even for a 'minor' royal like Teddy is supposed to be. And the ending-
I liked our main character Daisy- her anxiety and mental struggles I thought were well portrayed and I appreciated her flaws. I also really loved her family and all the nerdy references throughout this book.
Teddy was mediocre as a love interest, your classic brooding enemies-to-lovers male lead. Their relationship was just fine, I wasn't hugely rooting for them and I think the inclusion of Ellis as a love interest threw a spanner in the works when trying to root for Daisy and Teddy as she actually had pretty good chemistry with Ellis too.
I did also find the whole premise a little too silly, things like the interview Teddy does- this could not realistically happen in the royal family, even for a 'minor' royal like Teddy is supposed to be. And the ending-
April 25, 2024
I was obsessed with this book! I’m not usually such a fan of contemporary romances, but this one really hits the mark.
To me, this is totally a modern love story similar to the fantasy that is the Fourth Wing universe. There’s enemies to lovers (as much as an enemy as you get these days), there’s sassy banter, and there’s a slow burn. There is not any explicit spice here, but you’re not missing anything. The slow burn really burns lol. This had me giggling and kicking my feet.
This is definitely for those that spend their time daydreaming about fantasy, medieval times, and their chance to find true love. This felt like the Ella Enchanted movie, with wholesome moments, well rounded characters, and good humour. I love the way Megan Clawson’s writing flows, and I can’t wait to read more of their work!
Thank you to the author, and NetGalley, for the arc. I’m honoured to get to read such incredible books before their official release!
To me, this is totally a modern love story similar to the fantasy that is the Fourth Wing universe. There’s enemies to lovers (as much as an enemy as you get these days), there’s sassy banter, and there’s a slow burn. There is not any explicit spice here, but you’re not missing anything. The slow burn really burns lol. This had me giggling and kicking my feet.
This is definitely for those that spend their time daydreaming about fantasy, medieval times, and their chance to find true love. This felt like the Ella Enchanted movie, with wholesome moments, well rounded characters, and good humour. I love the way Megan Clawson’s writing flows, and I can’t wait to read more of their work!
Thank you to the author, and NetGalley, for the arc. I’m honoured to get to read such incredible books before their official release!
May 7, 2024
The premise was super cute. I liked the FMC, Daisy. Her anxieties and desire to be alone were so relatable. However, once the book was set up, I was expecting it to move quicker. Instead, it had a slow, plodding pace the entire time. And Daisy thought the worst of everyone allllll the time. Which yes, was a character flaw she was aware of, but that didn't make it any less annoying.
The MMC was Mr. Darcy coded but he didn't have the disinterested charm to pull it off--he was just a jerk. Also... nicknaming someone named Daisy "Petal" is the most cringe-inducing nickname I've read in a while. Bleh. I hate even thinking about it.
The idea was cute, but ultimately this author's writing wasn't for me. It was over-explanatory and slow.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
The MMC was Mr. Darcy coded but he didn't have the disinterested charm to pull it off--he was just a jerk. Also... nicknaming someone named Daisy "Petal" is the most cringe-inducing nickname I've read in a while. Bleh. I hate even thinking about it.
The idea was cute, but ultimately this author's writing wasn't for me. It was over-explanatory and slow.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
July 26, 2024
Quite cute, but i feel like the blurb didn't picture the book well at all? If it had been more accurate i might have enjoyed it more... i also felt it a little hard to connect with the main character, however i did LOVE all the nerdy stuff and references!
May 6, 2024
Actual rating: 1,5 stars
Dit was echt absoluut niet mijn ding
Dit was echt absoluut niet mijn ding
February 17, 2025
I would have DNF this if it wasn't for it being a book club pick, and as it was I just rage-read it.
This book is for you if you enjoy:
- A significant, acknowledged mental health issue where treatment of any kind is never even considered or suggested.
- The character who has said mental health struggles being put on the road to recovery by people signing her up to things without her knowledge or consent, and, of course *love*
- Serious child safeguarding concerns
- Male main characters whose main personality trait is "having a long torso"
- Never using one adjective when three will make your sentences longer
- Characters that are in their mid-to-late-twenties but read like they're 14.
- So many plot holes the whole book may as well be a sieve.
This book is for you if you enjoy:
- A significant, acknowledged mental health issue where treatment of any kind is never even considered or suggested.
- The character who has said mental health struggles being put on the road to recovery by people signing her up to things without her knowledge or consent, and, of course *love*
- Serious child safeguarding concerns
- Male main characters whose main personality trait is "having a long torso"
- Never using one adjective when three will make your sentences longer
- Characters that are in their mid-to-late-twenties but read like they're 14.
- So many plot holes the whole book may as well be a sieve.
February 26, 2025
This was a pretty cute book. I liked Daisy’s arc throughout and I thought the epilogue was a nice culmination of her development.
I thought the main couple had good chemistry but for like 70% of the book they just sort of antagonised each other and the love interest was a bit of a dick, so I didn’t connect to it massively.
Overall, the characters could have done with a lot more development on the page to give this a bit more depth, but it was pretty enjoyable.
I thought the main couple had good chemistry but for like 70% of the book they just sort of antagonised each other and the love interest was a bit of a dick, so I didn’t connect to it massively.
Overall, the characters could have done with a lot more development on the page to give this a bit more depth, but it was pretty enjoyable.
April 25, 2024
Love at First Knight was a lighthearted and refreshing read! It was a book about the outcasts and finding one’s place in society! Daisy is a lover of all things mystical and fantasy! She’s part of a family of LARPers. They don costumes and become a part of a world that they create. The outside world is too much for her but when an opportunity arises she finds herself leaving home for the first time and trying to find if society has a place for her.
Unfortunately she meets Teddy! A Viscount with a chip on his shoulder but a smile that leaves her breath-less. They instantly butt heads but with each encounter they unravel more of the other and come to find that hate might not be the feeling they have for the other!
I loved seeing Daisy come out of her shell and become such a strong and self sure woman! She had so many things to overcome but seeing her stand up for herself and find her place in the world in the end is what made this book so special. Yes there’s love within the pages but her transformation that really had me in awe.
I loved the many characters we got to meet and the inside scoop into LARPing! This books was different than others and I loved everything about it!
Unfortunately she meets Teddy! A Viscount with a chip on his shoulder but a smile that leaves her breath-less. They instantly butt heads but with each encounter they unravel more of the other and come to find that hate might not be the feeling they have for the other!
I loved seeing Daisy come out of her shell and become such a strong and self sure woman! She had so many things to overcome but seeing her stand up for herself and find her place in the world in the end is what made this book so special. Yes there’s love within the pages but her transformation that really had me in awe.
I loved the many characters we got to meet and the inside scoop into LARPing! This books was different than others and I loved everything about it!
April 2, 2024
”Why are you so afraid of the real world?”
“The real world never had space for me. In fantasy, I have control. I make my own space. In the real world, I am stuck as Daisy Hastings whether I like it or not.”
Love at First Knight by Megan Clawson is the second novel we’ve read by this Author, and once again we fell in book love. Daisy and Teddy’s story is a sweet, fun, and easy to read enemies-to-lovers romance that deals with poignant issues as well, all done in a super quirky and nerdy way. We loved the pomp and fanfare and having never jousted for fun (not that we have done serious jousting either HA!), we were intrigued by the whole LARPing theme. Where do we join? When the world feels overwhelming, and the anxiety is rife what better way to still your soul and quieten your mind than escaping? After all, this is what we do when we read isn’t it?
’Every single day I drag myself out of my bed and force myself to live in a world that doesn’t make sense to me, in a body that fights me at every turn.’
For us, this story was all about the sweet, anxious, and introverted Daisy and her brave journey in finding both herself and her worth, her happy and her safe. Finding friendships and love. It was heartwarming fun with bursts of emotions, and we could relate to so many aspects in this lovely romcom. A special mention to Bobble who absolutely stole our hearts, what a character! We would love a Bobble in our life! Another entertaining winner from Megan Clawson.
”Everything that I am is in front of you right now. I came here with just the clothes on my back and this is all I want to be, all I have ever tried to be.”
July 5, 2024
This was such a fun and heartwarmingly romantic read. I adored our neurodivergent protagonist Daisy, and loved that she was the knight who (thanks to her daring alter ego Lady A) never faltered at besting her foes— come rain, shine, or even during work hours.
It was refreshing to see a FMC that wasn’t a damsel and I loved the slow burn build up we get of the chemistry ladened rivalry between Daisy and Teddy. Their banter was soo entertaining, in that swoon worthy way that had me rooting for them both almost immediately.
I loved quite a few of the supporting characters too; Bobble, Daisy’s twin Samwise and the rag tag members of the Friskney Fellowship were all such endearingly entertaining characters and I’d honestly love to see more of them (especially Bobble) in a future book.
If you���re searching for a quick, compelling and utterly entertaining summer romance (full of geeky references and an introverted heroine you’ll absolutely love) then I definitely recommend checking this out— especially if your partial to the enemies to lovers trope.
It was refreshing to see a FMC that wasn’t a damsel and I loved the slow burn build up we get of the chemistry ladened rivalry between Daisy and Teddy. Their banter was soo entertaining, in that swoon worthy way that had me rooting for them both almost immediately.
I loved quite a few of the supporting characters too; Bobble, Daisy’s twin Samwise and the rag tag members of the Friskney Fellowship were all such endearingly entertaining characters and I’d honestly love to see more of them (especially Bobble) in a future book.
If you���re searching for a quick, compelling and utterly entertaining summer romance (full of geeky references and an introverted heroine you’ll absolutely love) then I definitely recommend checking this out— especially if your partial to the enemies to lovers trope.
June 26, 2024
Love at First Knight
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Author: Megan Clawson
I requested a digital advanced readers copy from Avon and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.
Synopsis: She’s no damsel in distress, and he’s certainly not wearing shining armour. But one knight can change everything… Daisy Hastings has always thought she was born in the wrong era. So when she bags a summer job at the Tower of London helping to run their Knight school, it feels like a step in the right direction. Theodore ‘Teddy’ Fairfax is a loose cannon. A disgraced distant relative of the royal family, he’s tall, dark and now (begrudgingly) helping with the Tower of London’s summer programme – and there’s nowhere he’d like to be less. When Teddy’s oath to be an obstruction almost gets Daisy fired, she declares war. But as the two cross swords, they start to discover they both need a little rescuing… And that maybe, just maybe, love can bloom, even on a battlefield…
My Thoughts: This was a sweet romcom that I enjoyed. Daisy has always thought she should have been born in the knight and princess era. She lives at home and works in her dad’s shop due to anxiety. An opportunity to work in London assisting their knight summer camp opens up and her family pushes her into it. She is finally on her own and has a job, things are moving in the right direction for her. Enter Theodore “Teddy” Fairfax. He is a distant relative of the royal family, he does not want to be there, and Daisy is partnered up with him to show him the ropes. When his behaviors and actions almost get Daisy fired, she declares war. However, are they on a battlefield, or will they fall for one another. This follows the tropes of enemies to lovers, royal romance, and closed door romance.
Daisy is sweet, loving, and kind. She has anxiety and really struggles in social situations. She really digs deep to tackle things we take for granted , like getting up to go to work. She is authentic in the risks she takes and relatable in how she approaches those risks. Teddy’s character is not likable at first, however he is very swoony, charming, and distracting. The characters were well developed with depth, witty banter, chemistry, and intriguing. Daisy’s family was so supportive of her. I think the best supportive character I have come across in a while is Bobble (unsure about spelling), the roommate, she was terrific. The author’s writing style was complex, closed door, swoony, humorous, and endearing. The author does an amazing job at representing anxiety and really showcases how a person riddled with anxiety really struggles. The pacing of the angst against one another was balanced well with the building romance.
I enjoyed Clawson’s first novel and when the publisher reached out to me for this second novel, without reading the blurb, it was an automatic yes! Initially I thought this was a second in a series, but realized it was the same only as in writing about royal romance, nothing else carried over from the first book. This was sweet, endearing, run, and swoon-perfection. Clawson did a great job with these characters bringing them from hating each other to uniting them in a most unusual way, and allowed them to have growth separately and together. I would highly recommend this to other readers.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Author: Megan Clawson
I requested a digital advanced readers copy from Avon and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.
Synopsis: She’s no damsel in distress, and he’s certainly not wearing shining armour. But one knight can change everything… Daisy Hastings has always thought she was born in the wrong era. So when she bags a summer job at the Tower of London helping to run their Knight school, it feels like a step in the right direction. Theodore ‘Teddy’ Fairfax is a loose cannon. A disgraced distant relative of the royal family, he’s tall, dark and now (begrudgingly) helping with the Tower of London’s summer programme – and there’s nowhere he’d like to be less. When Teddy’s oath to be an obstruction almost gets Daisy fired, she declares war. But as the two cross swords, they start to discover they both need a little rescuing… And that maybe, just maybe, love can bloom, even on a battlefield…
My Thoughts: This was a sweet romcom that I enjoyed. Daisy has always thought she should have been born in the knight and princess era. She lives at home and works in her dad’s shop due to anxiety. An opportunity to work in London assisting their knight summer camp opens up and her family pushes her into it. She is finally on her own and has a job, things are moving in the right direction for her. Enter Theodore “Teddy” Fairfax. He is a distant relative of the royal family, he does not want to be there, and Daisy is partnered up with him to show him the ropes. When his behaviors and actions almost get Daisy fired, she declares war. However, are they on a battlefield, or will they fall for one another. This follows the tropes of enemies to lovers, royal romance, and closed door romance.
Daisy is sweet, loving, and kind. She has anxiety and really struggles in social situations. She really digs deep to tackle things we take for granted , like getting up to go to work. She is authentic in the risks she takes and relatable in how she approaches those risks. Teddy’s character is not likable at first, however he is very swoony, charming, and distracting. The characters were well developed with depth, witty banter, chemistry, and intriguing. Daisy’s family was so supportive of her. I think the best supportive character I have come across in a while is Bobble (unsure about spelling), the roommate, she was terrific. The author’s writing style was complex, closed door, swoony, humorous, and endearing. The author does an amazing job at representing anxiety and really showcases how a person riddled with anxiety really struggles. The pacing of the angst against one another was balanced well with the building romance.
I enjoyed Clawson’s first novel and when the publisher reached out to me for this second novel, without reading the blurb, it was an automatic yes! Initially I thought this was a second in a series, but realized it was the same only as in writing about royal romance, nothing else carried over from the first book. This was sweet, endearing, run, and swoon-perfection. Clawson did a great job with these characters bringing them from hating each other to uniting them in a most unusual way, and allowed them to have growth separately and together. I would highly recommend this to other readers.
March 24, 2024
Love At First Knight by Megan Clawson
Royal romcoms are usually not a book genre I pick up in a haste to read. The cover, though, intrigued me and I am glad I picked this one up. It is funny, engaging, and witty in all the right ways.
The main character, Daisy Hastings, is not a force to be reckoned with. She is not a princess waiting for the prince in a high tower, guarded by the dragon. She is no damsel in distress.
Daisy Hastings meets Theodore 'Teddy' Fairfax in Knight school, the Tower of London. She is trying to get as far from the modern day world as can get, getting away from the era she feels alienated from.
Theodore is trying to get as far from the Royal family as he can get, running as fast and as far as Daisy has from this modern era. He's dark and brooding and unwillingly to take part in the Tower of Londons summer programme, which he is made to participate in.
Daisy is rightfully enraged when Teddy nearly ends her career at the summer programme, declaring war on the boy with royal blood running in his veins.
Battle and blood. Swords and love. This was an adorable, light-hearted, enemies-to-lovers. Every once in a while I need an easy read like this one. There are so many intense, tragic, and complicated worlds that this one gives me a bit of a reprieve. 🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars!
Royal romcoms are usually not a book genre I pick up in a haste to read. The cover, though, intrigued me and I am glad I picked this one up. It is funny, engaging, and witty in all the right ways.
The main character, Daisy Hastings, is not a force to be reckoned with. She is not a princess waiting for the prince in a high tower, guarded by the dragon. She is no damsel in distress.
Daisy Hastings meets Theodore 'Teddy' Fairfax in Knight school, the Tower of London. She is trying to get as far from the modern day world as can get, getting away from the era she feels alienated from.
Theodore is trying to get as far from the Royal family as he can get, running as fast and as far as Daisy has from this modern era. He's dark and brooding and unwillingly to take part in the Tower of Londons summer programme, which he is made to participate in.
Daisy is rightfully enraged when Teddy nearly ends her career at the summer programme, declaring war on the boy with royal blood running in his veins.
Battle and blood. Swords and love. This was an adorable, light-hearted, enemies-to-lovers. Every once in a while I need an easy read like this one. There are so many intense, tragic, and complicated worlds that this one gives me a bit of a reprieve. 🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars!
September 11, 2024
I enjoyed it but not as much as I thought I would?
It was SUCH a slow burn I didn’t feel connected to the characters or their love story, which is a shame. I liked the idea and how they met but I felt it could have been a bit more??
It was SUCH a slow burn I didn’t feel connected to the characters or their love story, which is a shame. I liked the idea and how they met but I felt it could have been a bit more??
March 9, 2024
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!
Thank you to Avon Books and Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
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!
Thank you to Avon Books and Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
April 1, 2024
Really, I rate this 4.5 stars.
This book was sent to me as an ARC by Harper Collins UK, and I am so very thankful for it.
This book was beautifully written and took me back to my own young adult years. This main character, Daisy, is a young woman who is fearful of the bigger world outside of her parents' small cottage. She also lacks the self-confidence to believe in herself to conquer the world. Unless....she is posing as her alter ego, who is a powerful warrior and knight in the Larping community. Then, she is a force to be reconned with.
When a job comes along as a teacher of young children who want to learn about being knights, at the Tower of London, the job seems perfect for her. But, being too afraid to apply, she writes off the opportunity. However, her father applies for her, and she gets the job regardless....and takes it.
This book is about her overcoming her worst fears, gaining confidence, and discovering who she is outside of her cost, me and maybe she'll find love along the way.
This book is sweet and wholesome. I just adore it and will be picking up more Megan Clawson in the future.
This book was sent to me as an ARC by Harper Collins UK, and I am so very thankful for it.
This book was beautifully written and took me back to my own young adult years. This main character, Daisy, is a young woman who is fearful of the bigger world outside of her parents' small cottage. She also lacks the self-confidence to believe in herself to conquer the world. Unless....she is posing as her alter ego, who is a powerful warrior and knight in the Larping community. Then, she is a force to be reconned with.
When a job comes along as a teacher of young children who want to learn about being knights, at the Tower of London, the job seems perfect for her. But, being too afraid to apply, she writes off the opportunity. However, her father applies for her, and she gets the job regardless....and takes it.
This book is about her overcoming her worst fears, gaining confidence, and discovering who she is outside of her cost, me and maybe she'll find love along the way.
This book is sweet and wholesome. I just adore it and will be picking up more Megan Clawson in the future.
March 31, 2025
I wish I could give this book 0 stars. Whilst I wasn’t expecting this book to be amazing I was definitely not expecting it to be so bad. The only reason I finished it at all is because I’ve never not finished a book before and I wasn’t going to let this one defeat me. But god was it painful to read.
In my opinion the plot was badly paced, the romance came out of nowhere and there were way too many pointless scenes which added nothing. It was super hard to immerse myself cause it all just seemed too unrealistic like how was the ‘Knight School’ even allowed to run in the first place when no one had any experience, kids were left unsupervised and the guy in charge was literally incompetent. It seemed like the author was just cramming together tropes and ‘funny scenes’ without thinking about the plot as a whole. Like the scene where Daisy chases after Teddy on a horse and leaves a bunch of kids unsupervised at the Tower of London?? Or the scene where Teddy goes on live tv to confess his love for Daisy after knowing her for a few weeks?? Or the scene where Daisy and her friends just waltz up the front doors of Windsor castle without being stopped by anyone and then manage to outrun the guards?? Like I get that these scenes are supposed to be romantic or funny or impactful but they just seemed so unrealistic to me that they became stupid.
The characters were super annoying and one dimensional. Daisy was particularly bad. She spends the whole book being weirdly angry with her younger sister for not being into the same hobbies as the rest of her family, and she is super childish, like when she spends her time arguing with Teddy instead of doing her literal job of supervising children. But the worst part by far was the dialogue. I kept getting severe second hand embarrassment for the characters and some of the stupid stuff they said when they were supposed to be cool or romantic. The scenes that are supposed to be funny are cringy, the scenes which are supposed to be romantic and heartfelt are cringy. The whole book was just cringy.
In my opinion the plot was badly paced, the romance came out of nowhere and there were way too many pointless scenes which added nothing. It was super hard to immerse myself cause it all just seemed too unrealistic like how was the ‘Knight School’ even allowed to run in the first place when no one had any experience, kids were left unsupervised and the guy in charge was literally incompetent. It seemed like the author was just cramming together tropes and ‘funny scenes’ without thinking about the plot as a whole. Like the scene where Daisy chases after Teddy on a horse and leaves a bunch of kids unsupervised at the Tower of London?? Or the scene where Teddy goes on live tv to confess his love for Daisy after knowing her for a few weeks?? Or the scene where Daisy and her friends just waltz up the front doors of Windsor castle without being stopped by anyone and then manage to outrun the guards?? Like I get that these scenes are supposed to be romantic or funny or impactful but they just seemed so unrealistic to me that they became stupid.
The characters were super annoying and one dimensional. Daisy was particularly bad. She spends the whole book being weirdly angry with her younger sister for not being into the same hobbies as the rest of her family, and she is super childish, like when she spends her time arguing with Teddy instead of doing her literal job of supervising children. But the worst part by far was the dialogue. I kept getting severe second hand embarrassment for the characters and some of the stupid stuff they said when they were supposed to be cool or romantic. The scenes that are supposed to be funny are cringy, the scenes which are supposed to be romantic and heartfelt are cringy. The whole book was just cringy.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 2, 2024
This was a super fun enemies to lovers romcom set in the author's Royal series and also takes place in London when Daisy, a LARP loving woman with extreme anxiety takes a chance on a summer job teaching the "Knight school programme" the only problem? There's a disgraced distant royal relative, Theo who is doing all he can to get kicked out of the program and at the same time risking Daisy's place in the program.
I loved the mental health and #ownvoices Neurodiversity rep in this book and the way the two MCs finally got to know each other once they opened up about their deeper insecurities. Great on audio and another great read by Megan Clawson! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review! Plus the adorable pink cover was impossible to resist!
I loved the mental health and #ownvoices Neurodiversity rep in this book and the way the two MCs finally got to know each other once they opened up about their deeper insecurities. Great on audio and another great read by Megan Clawson! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review! Plus the adorable pink cover was impossible to resist!
December 1, 2024
Schwache 2,5 Sterne.
Es ist eine süße RomCom Geschichte für zwischen durch. Allerdings mit Längen und für mich nicht ganz so authentisch wie gehofft.
Die Geschichte konnte mich leider nicht so in ihren Bann ziehen, da viele Situationen zu künstlich auf mich wirkten. Es gab gute und nicht so gute Stellen. Ein paar Kapitel musste ich tatsächlich auch etwas mehr überfliegen, da ich sonst nicht fertig geworden wäre. Das Ende hat mir auch absolut nicht zugesagt.
Der Schreibstil war trotzdem echt gut und das gesamte Thema rund um "LARP" empfand ich als äußerst spannend. Allerdings hat mir die Liebesgeschichte absolut null zugesagt. Trotzdem werde ich bestimmt noch ein weiteres Buch der Autorin lesen. :)
Die Dynamik zwischen Daisy und Teddy habe ich persönlich nicht richtig gefühlt. Teddy war mir sehr lange regelrecht unsympathisch. Da Teddy ein eher aufsehenerregendes Leben führt und das für Daisy absolut nichts ist, habe ich mich sehr darauf gefreut, wie die Autorin mit diesem Thema umgehen wird. Hier wurde ich persönlich aber enttäuscht. Denn für mich war der Handlungsstrang etwas unrealistisch und absolut nicht authentisch. Trotz das Teddy eine, nennen wir ihn mal, interessante Person ist, hat sich das öffentliche Leben so gut wie nicht für ihn interessiert. In der Realität sieht sowas anders aus.
Erst gegen Ende des Buches konnte mich Teddy etwas mehr von sich überzeugen. Doch als ich mich endlich mit den beiden besser anfreunden konnte, wurde meine Freude doch wieder etwas mehr getrübt. Die wichtigsten Elemente wurden nicht richtig behandelt oder gar zu schnell abgefertigt.
So störte es mich zunehmend in meinem Lesefluss und ich konnte das Buch nicht mit einem guten Gefühl beenden.
Ein paar Nebencharaktere kommen mir tatsächlich ein bisschen zu wenig vor und so wirkte alles ein bisschen zu konstruiert. Teilweise spielte die Geschichte wirklich nur um Daisy und Teddy, weshalb sich mir nicht ganz die Beziehung zu anderen Nebencharakteren erschließt. Da hätte ich mir ein bisschen weniger Drama und ein bisschen bessere Interaktion mit manchen Nebencharakteren gewünscht. Ein paar Szenen wurden mir hier leider zu schnell behandelt und deswegen konnte ich sie nicht so ganz fühlen.
Nichtsdestotroz durchlebt Daisy eine wahnsinnige Veränderung innerhalb des Buches. Daisy kann nicht gut mit Menschen und wenn sie im Mittelpunkt steht, kommt sie schon 3x nicht klar. Doch die Wendung die sie hinlegt, ist Filmreif. Sie entwickelt sich von einer introvertierten zurückgezogenen Person zu einer selbstbewussten jungen Frau, die sehr wohl weiß, was sie will.
Als wirklich schön empfand ich, dass Daisy wirklich dazu steht, dass sie ein Nerd ist. Somit fühlte ich mich selbst auch repräsentiert. Sie muss sich nicht verstellen um gemocht zu werden. Sie versucht größtenteils einfach nur sie selbst zu sein und entwickelt sich dadurch, und mit fremder Hilfe, stetig weiter. Jedoch war in den letzten hundert Seiten ihr Verhalten ein klein wenig widersprüchlich, weshalb ich auch etwas verwirrt war.
Das Thema LARP mochte ich wirklich sehr und habe sehr gerne die Stellen gelesen, in denen es darum ging. Auch zum Schluss konnte man die Beziehung zwischen Daisy und Teddy besser nachvollziehen. Jedoch brauchte es hier für mich nicht so viel Drama. Ein bisschen weniger wäre hier besser gewesen. Alternativ hätte man die wichtigen Drama-Szenen besser verteilen können. Das, für mich, wichtigste Drama wirkte ein bisschen zu schnell abgearbeitet und deswegen etwas uninteressant. Hier hatte ich mir wesentlich mehr erhofft.
Fazit
Eine süße RomCom Geschichte für zwischendurch mit wirklich sehr viel Drama.
Für mich eher schwache 2,5 Sterne, da mich die Beziehung und die Story dahinter nicht so ganz überzeugen konnte. Das Buch lag weit hinter meinen Erwartungen. Viele Szenen wirkten auf mich zu künstlich.
Der Schreibstil war trotzdem gut und deswegen werde ich mit Sicherheit noch ein weiteres Buch der Autorin lesen.
Das Buch beinhaltet für mich noch eine wichtige Botschaft: Man muss sich nicht verstellen, um gemocht zu werden. Sei du selbst.
Es ist eine süße RomCom Geschichte für zwischen durch. Allerdings mit Längen und für mich nicht ganz so authentisch wie gehofft.
Die Geschichte konnte mich leider nicht so in ihren Bann ziehen, da viele Situationen zu künstlich auf mich wirkten. Es gab gute und nicht so gute Stellen. Ein paar Kapitel musste ich tatsächlich auch etwas mehr überfliegen, da ich sonst nicht fertig geworden wäre. Das Ende hat mir auch absolut nicht zugesagt.
Der Schreibstil war trotzdem echt gut und das gesamte Thema rund um "LARP" empfand ich als äußerst spannend. Allerdings hat mir die Liebesgeschichte absolut null zugesagt. Trotzdem werde ich bestimmt noch ein weiteres Buch der Autorin lesen. :)
Die Dynamik zwischen Daisy und Teddy habe ich persönlich nicht richtig gefühlt. Teddy war mir sehr lange regelrecht unsympathisch. Da Teddy ein eher aufsehenerregendes Leben führt und das für Daisy absolut nichts ist, habe ich mich sehr darauf gefreut, wie die Autorin mit diesem Thema umgehen wird. Hier wurde ich persönlich aber enttäuscht. Denn für mich war der Handlungsstrang etwas unrealistisch und absolut nicht authentisch. Trotz das Teddy eine, nennen wir ihn mal, interessante Person ist, hat sich das öffentliche Leben so gut wie nicht für ihn interessiert. In der Realität sieht sowas anders aus.
Erst gegen Ende des Buches konnte mich Teddy etwas mehr von sich überzeugen. Doch als ich mich endlich mit den beiden besser anfreunden konnte, wurde meine Freude doch wieder etwas mehr getrübt. Die wichtigsten Elemente wurden nicht richtig behandelt oder gar zu schnell abgefertigt.
So störte es mich zunehmend in meinem Lesefluss und ich konnte das Buch nicht mit einem guten Gefühl beenden.
Ein paar Nebencharaktere kommen mir tatsächlich ein bisschen zu wenig vor und so wirkte alles ein bisschen zu konstruiert. Teilweise spielte die Geschichte wirklich nur um Daisy und Teddy, weshalb sich mir nicht ganz die Beziehung zu anderen Nebencharakteren erschließt. Da hätte ich mir ein bisschen weniger Drama und ein bisschen bessere Interaktion mit manchen Nebencharakteren gewünscht. Ein paar Szenen wurden mir hier leider zu schnell behandelt und deswegen konnte ich sie nicht so ganz fühlen.
Nichtsdestotroz durchlebt Daisy eine wahnsinnige Veränderung innerhalb des Buches. Daisy kann nicht gut mit Menschen und wenn sie im Mittelpunkt steht, kommt sie schon 3x nicht klar. Doch die Wendung die sie hinlegt, ist Filmreif. Sie entwickelt sich von einer introvertierten zurückgezogenen Person zu einer selbstbewussten jungen Frau, die sehr wohl weiß, was sie will.
Als wirklich schön empfand ich, dass Daisy wirklich dazu steht, dass sie ein Nerd ist. Somit fühlte ich mich selbst auch repräsentiert. Sie muss sich nicht verstellen um gemocht zu werden. Sie versucht größtenteils einfach nur sie selbst zu sein und entwickelt sich dadurch, und mit fremder Hilfe, stetig weiter. Jedoch war in den letzten hundert Seiten ihr Verhalten ein klein wenig widersprüchlich, weshalb ich auch etwas verwirrt war.
Das Thema LARP mochte ich wirklich sehr und habe sehr gerne die Stellen gelesen, in denen es darum ging. Auch zum Schluss konnte man die Beziehung zwischen Daisy und Teddy besser nachvollziehen. Jedoch brauchte es hier für mich nicht so viel Drama. Ein bisschen weniger wäre hier besser gewesen. Alternativ hätte man die wichtigen Drama-Szenen besser verteilen können. Das, für mich, wichtigste Drama wirkte ein bisschen zu schnell abgearbeitet und deswegen etwas uninteressant. Hier hatte ich mir wesentlich mehr erhofft.
Fazit
Eine süße RomCom Geschichte für zwischendurch mit wirklich sehr viel Drama.
Für mich eher schwache 2,5 Sterne, da mich die Beziehung und die Story dahinter nicht so ganz überzeugen konnte. Das Buch lag weit hinter meinen Erwartungen. Viele Szenen wirkten auf mich zu künstlich.
Der Schreibstil war trotzdem gut und deswegen werde ich mit Sicherheit noch ein weiteres Buch der Autorin lesen.
Das Buch beinhaltet für mich noch eine wichtige Botschaft: Man muss sich nicht verstellen, um gemocht zu werden. Sei du selbst.
April 9, 2024
Love at First Knight is the second book by author Megan Clawson, and much like Falling Hard for the Royal Guard, it was a solid 5⭐️ read! She writes such fun to read, captivating romance, with characters with relatable struggles that you want to have their happily ever after.
Daisy and Teddy are two of these characters- although Teddy’s life isn’t exactly relatable, but you see exactly where he is coming from, his struggles and his choices, it made me very empathetic toward him.
“She's no damsel in distress, and he's certainly not wearing shining armour. But one knight can change everything.. Daisy Hastings has always thought she was born in the wrong era. So when she bags a summer job at the Tower of London helping to run their Knight school, it feels like a step in the right direction.
Theodore 'Teddy' Fairfax is a loose cannon. A disgraced distant relative of the royal family, he's tall, dark and now (begrudgingly) helping with the Tower of London's summer programme - and there's nowhere he'd like to be less. When Teddy's oath to be an obstruction almost gets Daisy fired, she declares war.
But as the two cross swords, they start to discover they both need a little rescuing... And that maybe, just maybe, love can bloom, even on a battlefield…”
Daisy is a delight to read, and she truly comes into her own as the pages turn. Her strength on the battlefield is such fun, which makes for such a contrasting and eye opening read when faced with her daily anxiety. She has such a supportive family, and although coming across as the quiet “nerdy” girl to strangers, you soon see what simmers underneath. The author wrote these emotions in such a strong way, and I hope this book helps readers to understand what so many people are struggling with just under the surface, and how challenging the daily struggle to just do is.
Her journey to self discovery (I dislike that phrase but it does sum it up well) is just as page turning as the enemies to lovers plot that runs along side. Her and Teddy’s banter, fighting and slow bonding is paced so well, interspersed with lovely family moments, both real family and found family.
Oh, and a pretty epic battle!!!
There is a supporting cast of delightful little children too 😂.
If you are looking for a geeky contemporary romance, full of internal battles, battles with little children and actual LARPing battles, this is the book for you!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this advanced copy to review. All thoughts and opinions are honest and my own. And I’ll be buying it when it’s released to go next to my well read copy of Falling Hard for the Royal Guard.
April 7, 2024
I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Love at First Knight by Megan Clawson is a contemporary romcom focusing on Daisy, a LARPer who comes from a family of fantasy lovers, and Teddy, a distant relative of the royal family of Great Britain. When Daisy’s father signs her up to work at a summer camp at the Tower of London, Daisy puts her LARPing skills to the test while Teddy is trying to get away from his family.
As an Autistic person, Daisy read as Autistic to me without putting a name to it. She doesn’t really understand social rules, she has hyperfixations, and she struggles with bigger feelings sometimes while drawing on the strength of her alter ego, Lady Alenthaea, to get through difficult situations. I really liked her POV and how much she loves LARPing and weaponry.
We see everything from Daisy’s POV, so we get a lot of time on her interiority and her insecurities as she slowly starts to fall for Teddy. Teddy teases her and goads her into acting in reckless ways at work, putting Daisy at risk of losing her job. There’s a sense throughout that Teddy is poking at her because she treats him like a person instead of focusing on his status. I liked their dynamic that works almost like a rivalry at various times but there’s also a growing tension as Teddy is more willing to act on his feelings.
I would recommend this to fans of contemporary romance with a spin on royal romances, readers looking for single-POV romances from a potentially Autistic character, and those looking for nerdy female main characters in their romances
Love at First Knight by Megan Clawson is a contemporary romcom focusing on Daisy, a LARPer who comes from a family of fantasy lovers, and Teddy, a distant relative of the royal family of Great Britain. When Daisy’s father signs her up to work at a summer camp at the Tower of London, Daisy puts her LARPing skills to the test while Teddy is trying to get away from his family.
As an Autistic person, Daisy read as Autistic to me without putting a name to it. She doesn’t really understand social rules, she has hyperfixations, and she struggles with bigger feelings sometimes while drawing on the strength of her alter ego, Lady Alenthaea, to get through difficult situations. I really liked her POV and how much she loves LARPing and weaponry.
We see everything from Daisy’s POV, so we get a lot of time on her interiority and her insecurities as she slowly starts to fall for Teddy. Teddy teases her and goads her into acting in reckless ways at work, putting Daisy at risk of losing her job. There’s a sense throughout that Teddy is poking at her because she treats him like a person instead of focusing on his status. I liked their dynamic that works almost like a rivalry at various times but there’s also a growing tension as Teddy is more willing to act on his feelings.
I would recommend this to fans of contemporary romance with a spin on royal romances, readers looking for single-POV romances from a potentially Autistic character, and those looking for nerdy female main characters in their romances
May 30, 2024
3.75⭐️
**ARC provided by the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review**
At the start, I had to force myself to read it. I was not really into the battles and all that stuff. It was a little too slow for me. Once I got past that, I was surprised to see that the love interest was not who I thought it would be. I was a little disappointed, only because the personality of the actual love interest was difficult.
I felt a little bad for Daisy because I felt like she needed someone more supportive and easy-going, but I still gave him a chance. Was it worth it? Yes. It was funny to see how she kept humbling him.
This book also includes your typical weird/quirky character, which is not bad but a little unoriginal. Luckily, it doesn't get too caught up in that.
Overall, it was really cute. I think they were both softies in their own way, and they really complemented each other. I guess you could say it was a cozy read (to some extent).
The only reason why I didn't give this 4 stars is because the ending was too rushed, and it left me a little unsatisfied.
**ARC provided by the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review**
At the start, I had to force myself to read it. I was not really into the battles and all that stuff. It was a little too slow for me. Once I got past that, I was surprised to see that the love interest was not who I thought it would be. I was a little disappointed, only because the personality of the actual love interest was difficult.
I felt a little bad for Daisy because I felt like she needed someone more supportive and easy-going, but I still gave him a chance. Was it worth it? Yes. It was funny to see how she kept humbling him.
This book also includes your typical weird/quirky character, which is not bad but a little unoriginal. Luckily, it doesn't get too caught up in that.
Overall, it was really cute. I think they were both softies in their own way, and they really complemented each other. I guess you could say it was a cozy read (to some extent).
The only reason why I didn't give this 4 stars is because the ending was too rushed, and it left me a little unsatisfied.
March 9, 2024
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.
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.
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