Spare

Soooo many thoughts about this book. I recently watched Harry & Meghan's docuseries on Netflix and was floored by how much it changed my mind about them. I had already planned on reading Spare, but now I went into it even more open-minded than I might have before. And now, I'm a total convert. Listening to Harry read the book was a game changer - just reading it wouldn't have felt quite the same. He sounded so raw and genuine and earnest in getting his story out there.
I liked the beginning and the end, but part II about his military career was a bit too long and drawn out. I appreciate how much the military shaped him and such but I got the point after a while.
Clearly, a huge takeaway that you could get within the first few pages is the profound effect two things had on him - his mother's death and the paps. This is heavily repeated throughout to the point where I was like yes, okay, I get it Harry. But, this book is clearly therapeutic for him and who am I to judge that? As someone who grew up with loads of exposure to the royals from my British side of the family, I am invested in Harry and his happiness and am so happy to see him finally figuring things out and getting to a place where he can be happy.