I was honestly confused from chapter one. Maybe its because I don't understand LARPing but there was way too much information from the beginning. It was definitely different just not in a good way.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper 360 for this ARC! All opinions are my own.

This was the cutest, nerdiest book about role-playing (and LARPing) I've ever seen! Our FMC, Daisy, struggles with social anxiety with a dash of agoraphobia, and despite being in her 20s, is still living at home and never ventures out without her family. So when she's forced to step out of her comfort zone and become a teacher at a knight school for children in London, she flounders a bit. Our love interest, Teddy, has all the makings of a swoonworthy male character, being both cold and standoffish at times, while constantly teasing her.

We don't get the true romantic overtures until maybe 75% into the book, but Teddy has a whole romantic monologue prepared, not to worry! I really appreciated their interactions, and the ways in which Teddy feels guilty over getting Daisy into trouble, then making it up to her. The writing in this book was full of humor and life, and really embedded all the LARP terminology throughout the book and set itself apart from other romance novels in that way.

I read this whole book in one sitting!!! Which is the highest praise I can give any romance book. I'm taking off a .5 star for the wrap-up at the very end, which felt incredibly rushed. We get a great grovel and LARP scene and then...somehow everything magically works itself out, Teddy is just allowed to be less royal, and it all feels a little too bow-tied for me, to the point of unrealism? And also the way our two characters make up and get back together in that final scene felt incredibly rushed. This is also a completely PG romance, and would be perfect for YA reader too, who is trying to overcome the anxiety of new situations all at once. I'm excited for a book about Bobby!!

Megan Clawson really never misses. I love the royal references in her books — really does entertain me. I’d read her books forever! This one especially is 10/10.