Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen

I read this in tandem with [b:Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America's First Imperial Adventure 11574167 Lost Kingdom Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America's First Imperial Adventure Julia Flynn Siler https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328824062s/11574167.jpg 16515137], which provides some of the missing context. While it's historically important, it's kind of a chore to actually read, and I didn't find Lili'u as sympathetic as I'd expected to.