Husbands and Other Sharp Objects by Marilyn Simon Rothstein - 3 Stars

 "After a lifetime of marriage, Marcy Hammer is ready to get herself unhitched—just as everyone else in her life is looking for a commitment. Her new boyfriend, Jon, wants to get serious, and her soon-to-be ex-husband, Harvey, is desperate to get back together. When her headstrong daughter announces a secret engagement to Harvey’s attorney, Marcy finds herself planning her daughter’s wedding as she plans her own divorce. Now with two huge events on the horizon, the indomitable Marcy soon realizes that there’s nothing like a wedding to bring out the worst in everybody. From petty skirmishes over an ever-growing guest list to awkward confrontations with her sticky-fingered new in-laws, pulling off the wedding is going to be a challenge; seeing her divorce through is going to be a trial. And trying to make everyone happy might prove to be impossible—because in the end, Marcy alone must make a choice between something old and something new."

I was really disappointed in this one. It was a light, fairly quick read, but was really lacking in the humor department. The author was really trying, but just wasn't puling off the funny. I think there were maybe 2 lines in the whole book that I laughed at. 

Spare by Prince Harry - 4 Stars

 I think by this point, the book is pretty much self explanatory; the memoir of Prince Harry. So, here are my thoughts on the book (which may not go in chronological order).

The book starts with the death of Princess Diana. This brought back a lot of memories for me, as I was living in England at that time. It was quite an experience. And having just lost my father in January, it stirred up emotions, but luckily I was able to hold it together. I felt really bad for the way that Harry felt about the whole situation.

I did feel that the time he spent in the military was over covered. Basically, it took up too much of my time. I'm happy that he served his country through military service and not just as a royal, but this part of the book went on and on for me. 

As for his relationship with Meghan, I feel that it seems a bit rushed. I didn't follow it in real life that closely, but the book made it seem like they met, briefly dated, then married, all in a short period of time. I honestly didn't pay attention to the time line in the book to see how long they were together before getting married.

Some of the things that Meghan "claimed" to not know was a bit over the top to me. She seemed to not really know anything about Harry and the royal family. Not sure how true this was, but some of it was hard to believe that she didn't know. And as for the paparazzi, I'm not sure how used to it she was since she was an actress before meeting Harry, but I do think the paps went to the extreme with her as they did with Diana. 

I did find myself Googling a lot of things, though, mostly to see what they looked like. I looked up the Eton uniforms to see how "stiff" they looked and last night I googled Frogmore Cottage. There were a few other things that I wasn't familiar with that had me running to Google, too.

Overall, I thought it was a pretty interesting book. I don't really know how much is true or exaggerated since there are always 2 sides to a story. But I did like it and it made me miss England.