Book Review - Falling Hard For The Royal Guard by Megan Clawson

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Title: Falling Hard For The Royal Guard

Author: Megan Clawson

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Avon

Publication Date: 27th April 2023

Rating: 4 Stars

Love is in the heir in this royally good rom com – perfect for anyone who likes relatable heroines (with great hair), hot and aloof book boyfriends (with great hats), near misses, almost kisses and a corgi or two.

Despite living in an actual castle, happily ever after is evading Margaret ‘Maggie’ Moore.

From her bedroom in the Tower of London, twenty-six-year-old Maggie has always dreamed of her own fairy-tale ending.

Yet this is twenty-first century London, so instead of knights on white horses, she has catfish on Tinder. And with her last relationship ending in spectacular fashion, she swears off men for good.

And then a chance encounter with Royal Guard Freddie forces Maggie to admit that she isn’t ready to give up on love just yet… But how do you catch the attention of someone who is trained to ignore all distractions?

Can she snare that true love’s first kiss… or is she royally screwed?

A right royal rom com, perfect for fans of Red, White and Royal Blue and The Royal We.

Despite being a Londoner, it has never occurred to me that there would be people living in The Tower of London, let alone a whole community, that is so different to the rest of the capital.  So this was a rather eye opening and fascinating book from that point of view. 

And it is clear the author loves her history as we kept being treated to snippets of various things that have happened in the towers in the past, and thus is was clearly well researched too. 

And I enjoyed getting to know Maggie, who seems rather accident prone, and seems to enjoy the company of the Ravens than other people, well until she runs into one guard that changes things. 

I loved the growing friendship between Maggie and Freddie, and seeing if they could overcome multiple obstacles in their way.  They are from two very different backgrounds, and I really wasn't sure how this would progress. 

A very enjoyable debut novel, and I'm very curious to see what the author will write next. 

Thank you to Avon and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.