When you live in the Tower of London it only makes sense to fall in love with a guard.
Falling Hard for the Royal Guard is a debut novel by Megan Clawson.
This novel follows Maggie Moore, who currently lives in the Tower of London with her father is a Yeoman Warden or Beefeater. Though she lives in a castle, her love life is not a fairytale. Having split with her boyfriend of 7 years, who refuses to leave her alone, Maggie is starting to think a raven and her cat will be her only friends.
Then, on one of her worst days, she has a dramatic run in wit ha boy who greets her with distain. She learns he is one of the royal guards who is currently working a stint at the tower. After learning where he is posted, she approaches him to tell him off, only to have him show up later and be...very nice.
Freddie, the guard, and Maggie start a friendship. They bond over their love for the history of the tower around them, as well as nerdy movies. After a night spent with the royal guards, Maggie finds herself with a challenge, go on 5 Tinder dates before giving up on love completely. While this is happening, her and Freddie seem to be growing closer, but also further apart? Sometimes she finds herself completely in love with him and other times he is pulling away, becoming a stoic solider.
After a series of horrible dates, Maggie agrees to a 5th date with Freddie, who is bringing her along to an event his family is attending. Maggie then learns more about Freddie, his life, and the expectations he is trying to meet.
Overall, I'm a sucker for anything that takes place in the Tower of London. I loved the added history and the explanations of the inside of the tower. The author, Megan, grew up within the tower and you can definitely tell when it comes to describing certain parts of the setting. There is also some added history, with lesser known stories about the tower, that I really enjoyed as well.
The romance part was rough at times, especially with Freddie being a sort of 'hot and cold' character. The burn was also slow, very very slow, but by the end I was fully invested. I should also note, this book is a clean romance and can probably be enjoyed by slightly younger audiences too.
I was happy to read this book, especially with my love for the Tower of London and its ravens. It did enough with history to keep me in and the romance part of the story was OK. For a debut, it was a good book and I'm excited to see any follow up books.
This book was a 3.5 out of 5 stars for me.
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