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369 reviews for:
Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family
Omid Scobie, Carolyn Durand
3.25 AVERAGE
369 reviews for:
Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family
Omid Scobie, Carolyn Durand
3.25 AVERAGE
Maybe it’s because I’ve always loved Harry and Meghan, but I enjoyed this book. I don’t pretend to know what goes on behind the scenes of the royal family, but I feel that they didn’t support Meghan as much as they could have. I loved reading about their blossoming romance, and their journey into being the couple they become.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
I'd give it a 4/5 stars, but trying to balance out all the Meg and Harry hater's 1-star reviews.
Love reading about the Royal Family and this hot couple! Damn this Meghan sure is something…
This book definitely tells the story from Harry and Meghan’s side, but it’s no secret that the press and a lot of people have been absolutely disgusting toward Meghan so I liked reading about how they approached things. It’s okay if they’ve had some missteps—most people do! I really liked reading about them meeting and falling in love.
I do think this book is worth reading! There was a lot I didn’t know.
I do think this book is worth reading! There was a lot I didn’t know.
This book read poorly. It felt like fan fiction that was obsessed with name dropping and adding snide comments about other members of the royal family just to say it, instead of those comments actually serving a purpose.
It also made me feel genuinely upset for Harry that his mental health may not be as healthy as he thinks it is. He is portrayed as having deep anger issues, perhaps as a result of PTSD, that I hope he is receiving help in addressing.
I wanted to like this book because I love the royals and have long enjoyed Harry in particular (loved the shout out to the Wounded Warrior games in Colorado Springs - the only time I’ve seen a royal in person). I also adore Meaghan’s sense of style and her work ethic; I think the causes she champions are fantastic. I particularly love the work she has done with the Hubb Community Kitchen (I used to direct a soup kitchen) and her relationship with Smart Works (academic and career advising are two deep passions of mine).
So, I wanted to like this. I wanted to be cheering on two people who had fallen in love and wanted to use their name recognition to better the world around them. But, the book felt very whiny and accusatory and cringeworthy. Not at all what I wanted to take away.
I will end this saying I sincerely hope the two of them have achieved peace and hope to see them continue impacting the world, and the causes they champion, for many more years to come.
It also made me feel genuinely upset for Harry that his mental health may not be as healthy as he thinks it is. He is portrayed as having deep anger issues, perhaps as a result of PTSD, that I hope he is receiving help in addressing.
I wanted to like this book because I love the royals and have long enjoyed Harry in particular (loved the shout out to the Wounded Warrior games in Colorado Springs - the only time I’ve seen a royal in person). I also adore Meaghan’s sense of style and her work ethic; I think the causes she champions are fantastic. I particularly love the work she has done with the Hubb Community Kitchen (I used to direct a soup kitchen) and her relationship with Smart Works (academic and career advising are two deep passions of mine).
So, I wanted to like this. I wanted to be cheering on two people who had fallen in love and wanted to use their name recognition to better the world around them. But, the book felt very whiny and accusatory and cringeworthy. Not at all what I wanted to take away.
I will end this saying I sincerely hope the two of them have achieved peace and hope to see them continue impacting the world, and the causes they champion, for many more years to come.
fast-paced
interesting look into harry n meghan's lives but too clearly biased towards meghan for me to take it too seriously (basically paints her in only positives and unrealistically omits any negatives) - still have a lot of respect for the both of them for acting in alignment with their personal beliefs tho