abookishmagpie 's review for:

Falling Hard for the Royal Guard by Megan Clawson

3.0

emotional funny hopeful informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is one cute book, and I knew from just the title it was going to be a fun time. Maggie is the daughter of a Beefeater and lives with her dad at the Tower of London and while her home is one of the coolest places for someone to live, her life definitely pales in comparison. After a recent break up of her seven-year relationship and her job at the ticket booth of the Tower she feels lost and aimless. When she meets Freddie, a royal guard working at the Tower with his regiment she finds someone who seems to get he and like her just as she is. Their friendship grows over time and Maggie has to admit that as much as she loves having a friend, she can't deny her feelings for him as hopefully something more. However, anytime they seem to start getting close, he plus away or disappears all together. I think the strongest part of this novel was the relationships we see Maggie have with all the staff at the Tower and how they have become her extended family, it took over the romance a little bit for me, but I didn't mind that actually. And the history that we got to learn throughout the book was really fantastic as well and I am so happy we got that. In the end this is cute and fun and for some it is probably a perfect romance book, for me though it was just fine. Nothing bad about it at all, just didn't hit as a new all-time favorite. I'll still be checking out works form this author in the future.