Book: Prince Harry: Brother, Soldier, Son by Penny Junor
Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review
Publication: Available now
Rating: 1 star
Review:
This didn't quite feel like I was reading a "proper" biography it read more informal or commentary like instead. It felt like I was reading a summary, an essay or a review of a biography instead of something more together. I just got an informal and unpolished vibe from reading this.
It also felt like the author was a little biased towards the late Princess Diana almost every sentence about Diana was negative or portrayed her in a negative way. She even stated that Diana's own words were unreliable but if they were so unreliable why include them in this book. Meanwhile Prince Charles seemed to have the more favorable view point of the author, she paints him as this misunderstood guy who had to deal with all the negativity of Diana. That sort of put a sour note on the biography to me.
Despite all of that, there were things I found interesting about this book but not enough to make this a good read. I felt like most of the information could have been found online or read from numerous articles about Prince Harry and the Royal Family.
This book could have been much better if the author had put more focus on Harry and his achievements. Instead it showcased too much of the author's biased opinions in regards to Princess Diana, the negativity felt too lopsided and way too obvious.
One good thing about this book was the cover which is definitely eye catching. Sadly, this was poorly written and far from entertaining to read. Instead of focusing on the life of Prince Harry it focused more on the author telling how awful a person Princess Diana was.
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