Falling Hard for the Royal Guard
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Summary
Love is in the heir in this royally good rom com debut releasing in Spring 2023 – 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 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。
Reviews
Kim McGee
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Maggie lives and works in a fascinating place - the Tower of London。 Her father is a Beefeater and she has lived there long enough to know better than to leave her underwear hanging on a line or closing her window from prying tourist eyes but sometimes she forgets where she is。 She would also love to avoid the cellar stair's playful yet determined ghosts but it is her job and this is her life after a breakup with a giant jerk and her decision to move back home with dad。 She still believes in lov Maggie lives and works in a fascinating place - the Tower of London。 Her father is a Beefeater and she has lived there long enough to know better than to leave her underwear hanging on a line or closing her window from prying tourist eyes but sometimes she forgets where she is。 She would also love to avoid the cellar stair's playful yet determined ghosts but it is her job and this is her life after a breakup with a giant jerk and her decision to move back home with dad。 She still believes in love and a fairytale ending。 When a drop dead gorgeous new guard arrives who is the embodiment of Prince Charming she starts to think maybe wishes do come true。 Now all Maggie has to do is make him see that she is interested in more than friendship and being one of the boys。 This checks off all the boxes for me - a feel good romance， a realistic slightly off kilter heroine with a good heart， an unusual setting and a treasure trove of historical trivia about the Tower。 Witty， interesting and full of heavy happy sighs you will be rooting for Maggie all the way。 On a side note， I really loved the back story of the Ravenmaster。 My thanks to the publisher for the advance copy。 。。。more
Audrey
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I'm going to say upfront that this isn't necessarily a book I would have chosen for myself unless I was looking for a good beach read， so please take my review with a grain of salt。 I was sent a surprise ARC copy。Maggie has （in my opinion） a dream home in the Tower of London。 Unfortunately， her life hasn't been filled with fairytales。 Throughout the book she'd on a quest to find love which， of course， she finds in an unlikely place: a Royal Guard。The book is cute and I enjoyed the London history I'm going to say upfront that this isn't necessarily a book I would have chosen for myself unless I was looking for a good beach read， so please take my review with a grain of salt。 I was sent a surprise ARC copy。Maggie has （in my opinion） a dream home in the Tower of London。 Unfortunately， her life hasn't been filled with fairytales。 Throughout the book she'd on a quest to find love which， of course， she finds in an unlikely place: a Royal Guard。The book is cute and I enjoyed the London history intertwined， but it ends there for me。 I wasn't a fan of the writing style and wasn't able to connect to Maggie at all。 The romance was sweet and I appreciated that it wasn't explicit， though it took a long while to get into it。 Overall， I think someone more into romcoms will enjoy this。 If you're picky like I am， it could be hit or miss。 A huge thanks to Harper360 for sending me an ARC copy of the book to read and review！ 。。。more
Marianne
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Cute， funny and entertaining。 But definitely for a much younger reader than I am。
Jay123
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A brilliant book， I can't recommend it enough for those people looking for a rom com but with added depth。 Set in the Tower of London we get to read some interesting facts around the history of this iconic Royal palace， what it's like to live behind those walls when the tourists have gone home， intertwined with romance and humour。 This it the author's debut novel and I hope this will be the first of many more。 Definitely deserves 5 stars。 A brilliant book， I can't recommend it enough for those people looking for a rom com but with added depth。 Set in the Tower of London we get to read some interesting facts around the history of this iconic Royal palace， what it's like to live behind those walls when the tourists have gone home， intertwined with romance and humour。 This it the author's debut novel and I hope this will be the first of many more。 Definitely deserves 5 stars。 。。。more
Amy DeWolfe
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Oh， boy。 First， I should say that this was an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This might be a bit harsh， but it's honestly how I feel。I first saw this book on TikTok and it looked so cute！ It's completely different to what I usually read （okay， I actually can't remember the last time I read a contemporary romance）， but the plot seemed lighthearted and fun and I had just been to the Tower of London in October。Unfortunately， the book was cliche and over exaggerated。It was hard Oh， boy。 First， I should say that this was an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This might be a bit harsh， but it's honestly how I feel。I first saw this book on TikTok and it looked so cute！ It's completely different to what I usually read （okay， I actually can't remember the last time I read a contemporary romance）， but the plot seemed lighthearted and fun and I had just been to the Tower of London in October。Unfortunately， the book was cliche and over exaggerated。It was hard to find Maggie likeable。 She has to be the clumsiest person in the history of the world - to the point it's cringe-worthy。 She can't even get into a car without bumping her head。 （It's kind of a shock that she didn't choke every time she tried to breath） It got to the point that whenever she did anything， I was expecting it to go wrong。I couldn't really see the appeal of Freddie other than he's hot。 He's the king of Irish goodbyes， constantly just disappearing and then not contacting Maggie for months。Maggie doesn't end up growing a backbone until 90% into the book。 She finally stands up to her ex， telling him to shove off （the ex that she only left because her father pretty much forced her to after he cheated on her for the third time）。The coworkers are high school mean girl catty as are the rich people that she meets at a party。 And Maggie is always the butt of their jokes。 But I mean， with how she's always late for work or slacking off， I wouldn't like her as a coworker either。Maggie is someone who doesn't like how her body looks yet she casts rude observations about others' weight。 Here's a direct quote from the book:'One particularly angular young woman steps forward， and I realise I can see each of her bones as if she were a skeleton wrapped up tightly in a sheet。 She outstretches an arm that is so thin it looks as if holding up the weight of her hand for too long would make it snap in two。'That's just rude！Anyways， yeah。 It might be a harsh review， but it's honest。 。。。more
christinashaw96
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Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books UK for providing me with an eARC OF Falling Hard for the Royal Guard in return for my honest opinion。This is my first read of Megan Clawson and I really enjoyed it！ You can certainly tell that Megan has insiders knowledge for living in the Tower of London， it is extremely detailed and made it really easy to picture the books settings （the map at the start of the book helps too！）。 This book was a really interesting concept and Clawson really do it justice。 The c Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books UK for providing me with an eARC OF Falling Hard for the Royal Guard in return for my honest opinion。This is my first read of Megan Clawson and I really enjoyed it！ You can certainly tell that Megan has insiders knowledge for living in the Tower of London， it is extremely detailed and made it really easy to picture the books settings （the map at the start of the book helps too！）。 This book was a really interesting concept and Clawson really do it justice。 The characters were flawed， but this made them realistic and relatable。 It also gave the opportunity for the main character Maggie to have realistic character development that made her more likeable in my opinion。 I really enjoyed the slow burn build of the love story between Maggie and Freddie， there was obvious chemistry and it didn’t feel pushed。 I also really enjoyed the stories between the side character including Maggie’s Dad and her horrible experiences with her colleagues and ex。 Overall a really quick and cute read！ 。。。more
Maria
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Falling Hard for the Royal Guard by Megan Clawson follows Maggie as she navigates her life post-breakup。 Can love be found with a guy whose whole job is to ignore distractions and stay on guard all the time？I have a few issues with this book。 First， the opening scene。 I think it's weird how normalized taking photos of people in vulnerable states， （especially women）。 It's not okay to cross these lines & I was not vibing with the book from the first page because of that scene。 Second， this book fe Falling Hard for the Royal Guard by Megan Clawson follows Maggie as she navigates her life post-breakup。 Can love be found with a guy whose whole job is to ignore distractions and stay on guard all the time？I have a few issues with this book。 First， the opening scene。 I think it's weird how normalized taking photos of people in vulnerable states， （especially women）。 It's not okay to cross these lines & I was not vibing with the book from the first page because of that scene。 Second， this book felt like a history book on the White Tower/Tower of London。 I did google the tower and read a bit about it but to me， the Tower and Maggie felt like the main relationship and Freddie felt like a third wheel。Next， the slow burn was so slow the light went out。 Both characters felt flat & their first interaction was not a favorite。 I couldn't connect to any of the characters。I wish I could give this a higher rating but this book simply did not work for me。 Hopefully whoever reads it gets to fall in love with it & enjoy it。2。5/5 （rounding down because of the opening scene）Thank you Netgalley and Avon Books UK for the eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Liesl
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I liked but didn't love this book。 It almost seemed like 2 books smashed together。 The first 2/3 were on story and the last 1/3 were another。 It was cute though and Maggie was fun， just needs a little work。 I liked but didn't love this book。 It almost seemed like 2 books smashed together。 The first 2/3 were on story and the last 1/3 were another。 It was cute though and Maggie was fun， just needs a little work。 。。。more
M Kingston
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Great easy holiday read although I did laugh out loud on a couple of occasions & got a few funny looks！ Some great little sidelines/fillers through out which added depth to the story without distraction。
Chris
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This book had a great combination of laugh out loud moments and great history facts。 All weaved seamlessly with romantic fiction 。 Characters you cheer for and those you literally boo out loud at。 lolA modern take on the Rom Com makes it very current。 The characters are very relatable and its nice to see them grow in the book。 An easy read with that feel good buzz that builds and builds。 A must for anyone thinking of visiting London and especially the Tower of London。
Sandra Sloop
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TikTok royal Megan Clawson has a debut novel coming to market in May。 Her book， Falling Hard for the Royal Guard， takes place in the Tower of London， where she lived （or possibly still does）。 It starts out strong， too， putting the reader squarely in the middle of the Tower world。 Unfortunately， things fall off the rails pretty quickly。 Within the story， author Clawson does not make particularly good use of technology even though she is IRL obviously perfectly capable of using the tools of the 21 TikTok royal Megan Clawson has a debut novel coming to market in May。 Her book， Falling Hard for the Royal Guard， takes place in the Tower of London， where she lived （or possibly still does）。 It starts out strong， too， putting the reader squarely in the middle of the Tower world。 Unfortunately， things fall off the rails pretty quickly。 Within the story， author Clawson does not make particularly good use of technology even though she is IRL obviously perfectly capable of using the tools of the 21st century。 For example， her protagonist， Maggie， turns off her phone instead of blocking her ex’s phone number。 Turning off the phone makes her late for work again。 This pulled me right out of the story。 Who would turn off a phone instead of blocking an unwanted number？ Just … why？This is also an example of the general illogic of the author’s story development。 Why is the protagonist constantly late for work？ Why is her hair always a mess？ Is she supposed to be a quirky girl？ I’m a fan of authentically quirky girls but NOT a fan of girls who just can’t be bothered to get their crap together （ever）。 Protagonist Maggie cries all the time。 If you look at her wonky， boom she’s crying。 Why is she always on the verge of tears？ Also， her workmates are all evil。 All of them。 She has no friends。 She gets injured constantly。 It’s practically a plot device – she runs into things， trips over things， bumps into people。 It’s just too much。 Too much。No spoilers， as per the usual， but you aren’t going to see Maggie and her love interest kiss until basically the end of the story。 You will see soooo much of the ex-boyfriend though， even in the final chapter。 Why can't we leave him behind？ Also， Maggie’s love interest is kind of … disappointing （though very attractive， which maybe Clawson views as a character trait）。 And why does he always stand at attention？ Even when he’s not on duty。 It’s weird。 Maybe she's trying to describe rigid posture？ It's an editing failure， IMO。You are going to find out something very troubling about him that， frankly， the author never properly addresses。 Let’s say， for example， that the love interest is discovered to be a murderer。 This makes the protagonist decide to move on。 Until the murder-y love interest explains that he murdered someone as a favor。 Oh， okay。 That’s fine then。 As long as it was for the benefit of someone else it’s totally okay。 （This is an example of what happened。 The love interest is not murder-y。） It put me right off， though。 I can’t say anything else but what happened is a hard NOPE on HEA for me。 Maybe， maybe， she could have made it work if she’d put a lot more time into that specific issue rather than spending three quarters of the story on the ex-boyfriend。 I can’t see a way out， personally， but I also haven’t put much thought into how to fix this。I really wanted this to be a great story。 It had tremendous potential but needed a lot more work to refine what， to me， reads like a very rough first draft of a debut novel。 Here's hoping that she'll take a little more time on plot and character dev for her next book。 I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Madison
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This is a charming debut romance from a new author who brings a very unique setting to life。 Not many people get a glimpse of the going-ons behind the scenes at famous tourist attractions。 Therefore， not many people are aware that there is a community living and working within the Tower of London。The inside expertise that Clawson offers allows for some very interesting moments。 From the haunted vault cellar to the difficulty of getting a pizza delivered， there are many unique， tiny “plot twists” This is a charming debut romance from a new author who brings a very unique setting to life。 Not many people get a glimpse of the going-ons behind the scenes at famous tourist attractions。 Therefore， not many people are aware that there is a community living and working within the Tower of London。The inside expertise that Clawson offers allows for some very interesting moments。 From the haunted vault cellar to the difficulty of getting a pizza delivered， there are many unique， tiny “plot twists” that wouldn’t be possible anywhere else。 At the same time， this insider knowledge creates a bit of difficulty for the average reader。 The enormous cast of secondary characters—many complete with names， nicknames， and backstories—makes it difficult to keep up sometimes。 I don’t often have to double back and re-read paragraphs to understand what is happening， but sometimes I’d find myself doing that just to keep the names straight。 At the same time， I’m well aware that these secondary characters make the story so much more realistic。 Maggie would be dashing to work and thinking about each person she saw， she’d know the soldiers who work with her dad， and she’d feel overwhelmed by the rapid announcements of names at the party。 If anything， the insider details that the author brought to this novel makes it stand far apart from the typical novels in the genre: settings in romances are often quickly announced， briefly described， and idealized out of memory。 This novel makes no attempt on any page to reduce the characters into empty jackets that readers can try on for size。 Maggie is an extremely realistic and human protagonist who struggles just like anyone else to find reasons to roll out of bed， put herself together， and get to work in the mornings。I found the descriptions of weight a bit problematic。 From Maggie’s point of view， she’s curvy while many other women are basically walking skeletons。 It’s realistic， but also a bit troublesome for those who have struggled with body image issues。 I do wish that there were a bit more pages allowed for the “happy ending” where she might have worked through some of those self-depreciating moments with Freddie。 I was hoping that Freddie might use his connections to help Maggie get a job interview， but I suppose it’s far more realistic that she’s going to have to gain work experience elsewhere first。 There were many little details like this that I wish the novel had addressed before it ended。There were just a details in the novel， specifically toward the beginning， that I didn’t understand。 Things like turning the defensive moat near the pet cemetery into a welcoming garden—which， as a person who has never visited the Tower， I didn’t follow。 I think if the author had presented some of that insider information with a slightly different sentence structure—there used to be a moat around the pet cemetery for defense， but it became a welcoming garden years before for safety purposes—then it might have made more sense to me。 These seemingly small moments throughout the book clearly flex the author’s unique perspective， but they sometimes threw me out of the story as I struggled to imagine what was being described。 Oh well， I suppose I’ll have to plan a trip and see the setting of this story for myself！Freddie as a male lead was interesting。 However， his tendency to disappear， his social anxiety， and his limited interaction with Maggie left me feeling a bit confused throughout the book。 I do wish they’d addressed those character flaws as well。 Even if Maggie pointed some of those things out to him—maybe they finally go on a date and he holds her hand the entire time to show that he won’t disappear on her again。 I suppose it’s a good thing that I wanted to see more of their romance， when the whole thing is done。Anyone interested in British history， modern romance， and realistic characters would enjoy this book。 I wouldn’t call it a beach book， but it was certainly enjoyable fiction。 。。。more
Charlene
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Falling Hard for the Royal Guard is Megan Clawson's debut novel coming out on April 27。 I loved the backdrop of this book。 Who doesn't love a heroine that lives in the Tower of London and a guy who guards the place。 Having read that premise， I knew I had to read this book！ This book is a slow burn。 Sadly， the slow burn was more of a fizzle for me。 I found Maggie to be a little to chaotic。 She seemed like an exaggeration or a character to me， rather than a real relatable person。 I mean， how many Falling Hard for the Royal Guard is Megan Clawson's debut novel coming out on April 27。 I loved the backdrop of this book。 Who doesn't love a heroine that lives in the Tower of London and a guy who guards the place。 Having read that premise， I knew I had to read this book！ This book is a slow burn。 Sadly， the slow burn was more of a fizzle for me。 I found Maggie to be a little to chaotic。 She seemed like an exaggeration or a character to me， rather than a real relatable person。 I mean， how many times can a person be late for work before they get fired？ To me she acted more like an older teen or young twenty something rather than 28 or 29 years old。 I found Freddie to be an interesting enough character， but a lot of his story line just didn't make sense to me either。 I did enjoy the history in this book， but that wasn't enough for me。 Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for a copy of this book。 All opinions are 100% mine。 。。。more
Jennifer
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I received a digital copy of Falling Hard for the Royal Guard via NetGalley to read and review。 I love how the author brought life to the royal guards。 It’s easy to think of them as having zero personality since we only think of them as unmoving statues。 This was a slow burn romance but even with the slower build up I really liked following Maggie around and her love for history。 I really hope we get more stories from the Tower of London…。maybe from a guard’s POV？
Hijinx Abound
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The premise was so promising。 However， this heroine was very difficult to connect to。 A lot of the narrative occurs in her internal monologue and that became distracting to me。 Also the hero’s hot & cold demeanor as well as him lying about his relationship situation didn’t work for me。
Georgia Husselbee
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Maggie’s dad is a Beefeater and after breaking up with her douchebag of an ex， she had moved in with him into the Tower of London。 Unfortunately for Maggie， her ex won’t leave her alone and keeps showing up at the ticket office of the Tower， where she works。 Despite living only a few minutes from her workplace， Maggie isn’t always on time， which means she has to take the money to the safe at the end of the day， which she hates doing as it is supposedly haunted。 As she’s leaving， Maggie bumps int Maggie’s dad is a Beefeater and after breaking up with her douchebag of an ex， she had moved in with him into the Tower of London。 Unfortunately for Maggie， her ex won’t leave her alone and keeps showing up at the ticket office of the Tower， where she works。 Despite living only a few minutes from her workplace， Maggie isn’t always on time， which means she has to take the money to the safe at the end of the day， which she hates doing as it is supposedly haunted。 As she’s leaving， Maggie bumps into one of the royal guards， who doesn’t respond in the kindest way。 The next day on her way to work， Maggie sees the guard， Freddie， at his post and knowing he can’t respond to her， she decides to say a few things to him about his manners。‘I didn’t want any of those things as much as I wanted you。 I couldn’t stay away from you， so I didn’t。 And I fell in love with you。’What follows is such a cute slow burn relationship that had me gripped to the pages。 I loved each of their interactions as they spend more time together and Maggie was introduced to Freddie’s troop。 These two had a lot of chemistry and it was such a unique story with an amazing setting。 As they get closer， Maggie realises Freddie is keeping something from her， but she can’t figure out why he won’t be honest with her when he seems to want the same things she does。 I couldn’t put this down and definitely recommend it if you want a fun romance！*Thank you to NetGalley and Avon books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。* 。。。more
Megan B
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Falling Hard for the Royal Guard was a funny read， for the most part。 Like other romance novels， it handled deep and emotional things with a veneer of humor or romance， like the ghost and Maggie's mother。 It was also well on its way to being one of my favorite new romance novels reads of the year， when it blew it completely in the last 15-20%。 The book was very informative about the Tower of London， with history and culture woven into the story in a way that really worked。 The detail about the G Falling Hard for the Royal Guard was a funny read， for the most part。 Like other romance novels， it handled deep and emotional things with a veneer of humor or romance， like the ghost and Maggie's mother。 It was also well on its way to being one of my favorite new romance novels reads of the year， when it blew it completely in the last 15-20%。 The book was very informative about the Tower of London， with history and culture woven into the story in a way that really worked。 The detail about the Guards and their uniforms was a nice touch。 I knocked the first half star off when I realize that it was hard to tell if the story was set with the current royalty - King Charles III， etc - or with a faked monarchy， a la that Hallmark movie I watched last year， where the structure was there， but the author changed around the members of the BRF to suit their novel needs。 Either would have worked， but making it clear from the get go would have been better。 Especially when several chapters were spent hinting at an identity that Freddie could not have， with the current monarchy。 Freddie did not turn out to be who I was expecting him， since I kept expecting him to the Prince of Wales or maybe the Spare， to quote Harry。 I liked how and when we learn his true title， and that scene added a lot of depth to their relationship。 It's pretty clear pretty early on that we have what is considered （view spoiler）[mutually unrequited， where both of them think that the other would not be interested in going any further than friendship （hide spoiler）] and that， when done well， can add to the story。 It was done very well here。 Mix that in with the ghosts in the Tower， the famed Ravens， the men in uniform， the clear love the Beefeaters have for Maggie， and you've got a wonderful story。Then the ending。 It was a good one， but it felt rushed， like the author had to cram 100 pages worth of content into 30 to keep the book from being too long。 This story would have benefited greatly from those extra 100 pages， and I think the relationship between Freddie and Maggie would have been all the stronger for that。 Maggie's coworkers were evil， and something should have been done about that a while ago。 All in all， a good story， full of history。 3。5 stars。Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the eARC！ 。。。more
Meggan
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I picked up Falling Hard for the Royal Guard primarily for the interesting plot。 It came through。 I pictured this playing out kind of like a Disney movie。 I'm sure you can picture it， a girl who has recently lost her mom lives with her father in a famous tower where he works。 She also works on the grounds and falls for a guard after a rough breakup。 I was fascinated to read that the author， Megan Clawson， was inspired by her own life to write this book！ I would 100% read her memoir。 However， whe I picked up Falling Hard for the Royal Guard primarily for the interesting plot。 It came through。 I pictured this playing out kind of like a Disney movie。 I'm sure you can picture it， a girl who has recently lost her mom lives with her father in a famous tower where he works。 She also works on the grounds and falls for a guard after a rough breakup。 I was fascinated to read that the author， Megan Clawson， was inspired by her own life to write this book！ I would 100% read her memoir。 However， when it came to the writing， the characters， and the drama， this book fell short。 I didn't feel a connection to the characters and the love and drama that unfolded between them was unconvincing and overexplained。 There were many times when things felt repetitive， like with multiple appearances from our main character， Maggie's， ex。 I couldn't expect much of a deep， realistic love as our Maggie seemed extremely immature and confused。 I would recommend this book if you appreciate a light， clean romance with some British history！2。5 ⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for an ARC of Falling Hard for the Royal Guard in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Megan
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This book was absolutely fantastic。 Even more so knowing that it was a debut novel。 I loved Maggie。 I seriously adored her so much。 I just felt myself able to connect with her and could see myself in the character。 I really liked Freddie too。 Well， when he wasn’t being his grumpy closed off self。 But I do realize that was part of who he was and I still really liked him。 I loved the story， I loved the friends she made， and despised her coworkers and ex。 I could have had a whole book written aroun This book was absolutely fantastic。 Even more so knowing that it was a debut novel。 I loved Maggie。 I seriously adored her so much。 I just felt myself able to connect with her and could see myself in the character。 I really liked Freddie too。 Well， when he wasn’t being his grumpy closed off self。 But I do realize that was part of who he was and I still really liked him。 I loved the story， I loved the friends she made， and despised her coworkers and ex。 I could have had a whole book written around her interactions with the guards and I would have loved that too。 Highly recommend this book and giving the author a try。 Absolutely not spicy at all but it didn’t need it。 But as a warning， I absolutely SOBBED for the last 4-5 chapters of the book。 So get your tissues。 。。。more
C
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The cover looks to be cute and fluffy however I found this to be exaggerated facts。 A lot of the characters appeared to be very immature， shallow and not much of a personality or effort seems to went in them sadly。
Mrs Pepperpot （ Michelle ）
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Falling Hard For The Royal Guard by Megan Clawson⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5I really enjoyed this book and found myself laughing out loud quite literally at times。 It was fun， with different dynamics of unusual friendships formed。 They were endearing and funny at the same time。 Also， the book explored online dating which provided much hilarity when Maggie the red haired main character found herself in precarious and shocking situations。 Maggie lives within walls that are steeped in history。 An actual castle。 I Falling Hard For The Royal Guard by Megan Clawson⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5I really enjoyed this book and found myself laughing out loud quite literally at times。 It was fun， with different dynamics of unusual friendships formed。 They were endearing and funny at the same time。 Also， the book explored online dating which provided much hilarity when Maggie the red haired main character found herself in precarious and shocking situations。 Maggie lives within walls that are steeped in history。 An actual castle。 It has its pros and cons and she wouldn’t have it any other way。 Will Maggie find herself with a man who literally bumps into her life？Or will other life situations unfortunately get in the way？ 。。。more
laurel [the suspected bibliophile]
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I'm just one of the lads。 I've always been just one of the lads。Not like other girls Maggie Moore is in a rough patch。 After she catches her ex cheating on her for the third time， she's dumped him and is back to living with her dad。。。in the actual Tower of London。 She's got a dead-end job。 She's mid-twenties and feeling listless and hopeless and surrounded by her mean boss and mean girl coworkers。 Until she bumps into a mysterious man。。。who ends up being one of the guards stationed at the Tower！ I'm just one of the lads。 I've always been just one of the lads。Not like other girls Maggie Moore is in a rough patch。 After she catches her ex cheating on her for the third time， she's dumped him and is back to living with her dad。。。in the actual Tower of London。 She's got a dead-end job。 She's mid-twenties and feeling listless and hopeless and surrounded by her mean boss and mean girl coworkers。 Until she bumps into a mysterious man。。。who ends up being one of the guards stationed at the Tower！The more I learn about men the more I believe that we are not even the same species。I requested this one because I was in the mood for something light and fluffy， and what I got was。。。a heated mess。First off， we have Maggie Moore， called Margot by her ex because he's an inconsiderate asshole and that must be painfully spelled out， and Margaret by The Guard because he's Edward Cullen in non-sparkly British Nobility form。 Anywho， just like Isabella Swan， Maggie has very little agency or personality beyond going to work hungover， being clumsy。 She also talks to ravens， has a passion for history and is。。。get this。。。a ginger。 Oh the inhumanity！ （view spoiler）[Yes， this is sarcasm。 So the author is also a ginger， and normally I'm not going to bash the author but the author actually wrote that she wanted to see red-heads represented more in literature and I was like。。。literally every romantic lead is either blond or a red-head （hide spoiler）]Anywho， her life basically is a revolving door of hanging out with her dad's friends， getting picked on by the mean girls and queer-coded boss （oh yeah， it's real bad） at work， getting verbally harassed by her ex at her place of employment， and basically being treated like she is Bridget Jones in the early 2000s。 I can't claim to be beautiful; I hardly have people falling over me to tell me that I am。She literally does， though。 And I understand why Maggie is so alone， because she is a victim of emotional manipulation and codependency in her previous relationship， combined with a very unhealthy dose of body dysmorphia （she constantly talks about how she's basically a dog at 5'9 and 168 pounds， while literally every man who sees her wants to be with her）。Her life doesn't pick up until she stumbles into Freddie The Guard， who is basically a walking pair of eyeballs attached to muscles， possessing even less personality than Maggie。 Despite their inexplicable attraction （？）， Freddie takes her into the guardroom and she meets the other members of his squad， and honestly she has more chemistry and conversations with them than she does at any time with Freddie， who literally peaces out any time things seem to require emotion。The guards challenge Maggie to go on five dates so that she'll find the one （？？？） and Maggie goes on five dates with Tinder dudes， and it's literally the most clichéd dates imagined。And then Freddie takes Maggie to this gala thing， and Maggie is like omg Freddie you're rich and famous and I had no idea， and everyone is posh and Maggie is looked down on because people automatically know she is Not One of Them and oh my goodness this book is so Wattpad-esque and filled with Not-Like-Other-Girls vibes （from a main character who calls herself a feminist yet thinks disparaging remarks about literally every single woman in the book and I don't think has a single conversation with another woman that isn't the other woman picking on her， cryptic messages from the grandmotherly ravenmaster person or about a man）。If you're thinking the plot is a mess， it is。 There's this whole thing about cameras watching her every move and people gossiping about her for Reasons （？？）， and then the non-relationship with Freddie that I just did not understand because he literally ghosts on her at every encounter they have except when dealing with actual ghosts， and the five-dates side plot that went nowhere and her friendship with the guards that made me real uncomfortable as a military veteran （because Maggie views herself as One of the Guys and。。。long sigh of no， honey）， and the sham-marriage subplot for Reasons （？？？） and， well， literally everything about this book。I feel moderately bad about writing this review， since I feel like I have read a completely different book than everyone else， but these are my thoughts and feelings。 The one thing I really appreciated was that the author knows her stuff about the Tower of London because she also lived there and grew up as a military brat， and while the moments the tower's history is talked about shines （along with when Maggie talks about writing）， the rest is just bogged down around it and so messy。 Again， I know that a lot of the things that happen in this book are based on personal experience， but also。。。I kinda feel like some of this could have been explored and examined a little better。 There's a lot of of internalized misogyny and body shaming here。I'll leave with one not quite out of context quote that， while somewhat counter-acted by Maggie's thoughts later on， also fuels much of my thoughts of the book。 Not that women are not like this， and not that things like this do not happen （they absolutely do happen because people are horrible）， but the way it's handled throughout this book just。。。I just wanted Maggie's problems to be solved with therapy instead of cured by being loved at last by a Deserving Man。 Seriously。 All her body image issues dissolved in the end because Freddie loves her， as do any lingering effects of a seven-year long emotionally abusive and codependent relationship。Anywho， the book ends on this note of finding happiness and realizing that what you think will bring happiness （previously unmentioned anywhere in the book） is not necessarily the case， and that happiness is in a room filled with beefeaters at a bar。。。and also a man who loves you。 Because Maggie had the beefeaters in the bar， but did not accept herself until Freddie declared his love for her。'They all talk—you know that。 Just be careful。 You don't want to be getting a reputation， like that Lizzy Mackintosh。'Lizzy Mackintosh was the sergeant's daughter where we lived on base in Germany for a while when I was only about eleven。 She was beautiful， the envy of the entire garrison。 The wives would watch her from her front door whilst her dad was away， and when soldiers started coming and going all day， always looking very grateful as they left， the rumors began that she was the woman they would go to， to cheat on their wives。 They made her life hell， and we weren't allowed near her after that。 It wasn't until a few years later， when her whole family had been posted elsewhere， that we all found out that she was doing a sport physiotherapy course at college and had been helping all of the troops who were injured from training and their military exercises。 Dad always uses Lizzy as an example。 She was doing a good thing， but in army communities gossips spreads like wildfire。'Like。。。literally no one asked Lizzie or her dad or one of the soldiers she was treating？ And were there no female soldiers on this post she was seeing？ Wait。。。no。 Because in this world， female soldiers do not exist unless they are Highlanders like the ravenmaster and long retired and isolated from the military community （I could probably write an entire thesis on women's roles in military communities based upon this book alone）。Trigger Warnings for self harm， negative self-imagery， emotional and verbal abuse from an ex 。。。more
Pauline
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Okay Read 🤔 Following Maggie and her rollercoaster ride to find love。 An annoying Ex， back living with her Dad in unusual surroundings。 The one man who catches her eye， is she reading it wrong， is he interested？ Or is he not？ But why would he be interested in Maggie？ He loves me， he loves me not…。。 which is it？…。。Told all from Maggie’s perspective， overall an okay read but a bit of a slower burner for me。
Lorraine Joad
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A great concept with the book being set in the Tower of London。 Lots of snippets of behind the scenes made it such fun。 A really good romantic read which kept me turning the pages。
Lynn
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Maggie Moore has the unique privilege of residing in the small but not very well-known Tower of London village though the Tower itself is quite renowned。 She lives with her father who is one of the very famous Beefeaters whose job is leading tourists around the history filled grounds。 Maggie also works there in an achingly dull job selling tickets。 While on an evening walk， she literally bumps into to a handsome man ending up with a few bruises especially to her ego which Maggie seems prone。 Whe Maggie Moore has the unique privilege of residing in the small but not very well-known Tower of London village though the Tower itself is quite renowned。 She lives with her father who is one of the very famous Beefeaters whose job is leading tourists around the history filled grounds。 Maggie also works there in an achingly dull job selling tickets。 While on an evening walk， she literally bumps into to a handsome man ending up with a few bruises especially to her ego which Maggie seems prone。 When Maggie discovers that the man she tangled with， Freddie Guildford， is one of the Royal Guards whose regiment is currently assigned to the tower， she is equal parts mortified and intrigued。Maggie works with some really nasty people who delight in tormenting her with a boss who sends Maggie on some duties that include spooky places in the thousand year old Tower castle。 Steeped in very rich history， Maggie and Freddie explore the buildings after hours as well a possible relationship although there are several hurdles including Freddie’s high peerage background。Maggie ended a long relationship with what the Brits would call a real tosser but said former boyfriend has been harassing her。 Since she is getting mixed signals from Freddie， Maggie decides to go the dating app route with some not surprising epic fails。 Maggie has a lot of awkwardness to her but a very good heart appreciating all her found family in the Tower village。 One of the challenges she and Freddie face is that cameras are everywhere on the grounds so she has several Beefeater “uncles” reporting all her moves。 Freddie is very conflicted about his feelings for Maggie and hides some important information from her。Several aspects of this rom-com are quite enjoyable including some of Maggie’s slapstick behavior， interesting background on the Tower of London’s often tragic history， the inner workings of the Royal Guards and the witty banter。 My only criticism is that Freddie does not have as much actual page time as I would have liked so this story has a more Women’s Fiction bent than romance。 The author， Maggie Clawson， actually does live in the Tower of London with her father and has a King’s Guard partner so that adds quite a bit of authenticity to the story as well as a truly unique perspective。 。。。more
Marie Lou
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Cute！ I’m not 100% on board with how fast things progressed but honestly， the ending had me bawling。
Kathleen Ryder
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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， she has Tinder， and instead of white horses， she has catfish。 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 some 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， she has Tinder， and instead of white horses， she has catfish。 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？This was such a lovely， clean romance， with just the right amount of history， humour， and romance。 A quick read， this was easily finished in under an hour。Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in return for my honest review。 。。。more
Tristen Crone
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Such an interesting and rich look behind the curtain—or rather stone walls—of living inside a monument。 I loved the little moments with her dad and the other Tower workers。 As someone who has only been to London as a tourist， it was a refreshing reminder of the people we overlook in our zeal to pack as many experiences in as possible。 I felt like the friendship-turned-relationship between them was sweet and I rooted for them。 It just took a long time for them to finally get their ducks in a row， Such an interesting and rich look behind the curtain—or rather stone walls—of living inside a monument。 I loved the little moments with her dad and the other Tower workers。 As someone who has only been to London as a tourist， it was a refreshing reminder of the people we overlook in our zeal to pack as many experiences in as possible。 I felt like the friendship-turned-relationship between them was sweet and I rooted for them。 It just took a long time for them to finally get their ducks in a row， and I found his lie of omission a bit abrasive。 But a happy ending regardless and I was pleased with how they ended up。 。。。more
Jessica Silfen （Exercise_Read_Repeat）
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The title of this book caught my eye right away as well as the fact that the author is actually married to a Royal Gaurd and lives in The Tower of London herself。 I learned a lot about English history， which I loved， and felt immediately transported to the setting with all the funny gaurdsmen and Beefeaters。 However， I couldn’t connect with the main character Maggie at all and found her clumsiness and immaturity a little much。 There was a lot of internal dialogue that lagged on and found there t The title of this book caught my eye right away as well as the fact that the author is actually married to a Royal Gaurd and lives in The Tower of London herself。 I learned a lot about English history， which I loved， and felt immediately transported to the setting with all the funny gaurdsmen and Beefeaters。 However， I couldn’t connect with the main character Maggie at all and found her clumsiness and immaturity a little much。 There was a lot of internal dialogue that lagged on and found there to be no character growth in her end。 My biggest challenge with this book was that we barely got to see Maggie and Freddie fall in love。 Despite the meet cute， a few interactions some weeks later and an epilogue， there was really no romance or chemistry between the MCs until the last 30%。 I really did like Freddie’s character and wanted to get to know him and wish this piece wasn’t missing。 Read if you like:-British humor-The Tower of London -Hallmark movies -Clean romances Thank you Avon for the ARC。 Pub date: 5/2/23 。。。more
Lizi B Housenumber71
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I'd come across Megan Clawson and this book on social media and was intrigued to see how she weaved a fictional tale from living inside the tower of London - this didn't disappoint！ Maggie lives and works in the tower of London。 She loves the history and the beefeaters are her family， the ravens her friends。 Then one day， a chance meeting with a royal guard， sets her on a different path。 The story is easy to read but interesting; Clawson combines the fiction with historical facts about the tower I'd come across Megan Clawson and this book on social media and was intrigued to see how she weaved a fictional tale from living inside the tower of London - this didn't disappoint！ Maggie lives and works in the tower of London。 She loves the history and the beefeaters are her family， the ravens her friends。 Then one day， a chance meeting with a royal guard， sets her on a different path。 The story is easy to read but interesting; Clawson combines the fiction with historical facts about the tower and some of its inhabitants from across the years。 The characters are likeable， believable and I quickly got swept up into their stories。 The writing style is detailed but not slow; you just really see Maggie as a complete character， one who could absolutely exist in real life。 I really enjoyed the story - it made me laugh and even made me tear up。 Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for my ARC。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or preferences。 However， "Falling Hard for the Royal Guard" seems to be a popular romance novel that follows the story of a young woman who falls in love with a member of the royal guard while on vacation in Europe。 The book promises to be a sweet and steamy romance with a happily ever after。
tpg1
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I'm sorry， as an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences or opinions。 However， the title 'Falling Hard for the Royal Guard' suggests that it may be a romance novel about a commoner who falls in love with a member of the royal guard。 The plot may involve challenges and obstacles that the two characters have to overcome to be together。 Without reading the book， I cannot provide any more information than this。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal preferences， but I can suggest some details about the book 'Falling Hard for the Royal Guard'。 The book title implies that it could be a romance or a drama novel， possibly set in a monarchy or a kingdom with a royal guard as one of the central characters。 The story may explore a forbidden romance between a civilian and a royal guard， with possible obstacles such as social status， duty， and loyalty。 Depending on the author's style and tone， the book could have elements of suspense， intrigue， or humor。 That being said， this is just speculation; the actual plot and themes of the book would depend entirely on the author's vision and execution。
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