Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this advanced copy to review. All thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.

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!

Once again 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.