bmckelvie's review against another edition
2.5
Edwina and Dickie are an interesting pair and have quite the story. Overall I enjoyed the book. I sometimes I got confused over the politics or naval details. It wasn’t always as clear as I would have hoped. I personally appreciate family trees and don’t see an excuse why a book like this doesn’t include one.
baja's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.0
The blurb suggested this would address the long term rumours of Mountbatten’s abuse of young men and boys. In fact it was just a puff piece about his marriage. The Kincorra situation was only briefly referred to in the last chapter. Disappointing.
annarella's review
3.0
Even if it's well researched and informative I found it quite dreary and struggled.
I learned something more about the Mountbattens but it was a long list of facts.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this arc, all opinions are mine.
I learned something more about the Mountbattens but it was a long list of facts.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this arc, all opinions are mine.
bleurghonaut's review against another edition
2.0
An entertaining and gossipy read but definitely more about the 'loves' than the 'lives' and contains much prurient detail (frankly, I'd rather not have known that Dickie habitually wore a condom while horse riding as he found it so arousing...bleurgh). I'm rather fascinated by Edwina Mountbatten as she seemed like a complex, deeply flawed and interesting woman but this book is all gossip and surface detail. I would recommend instead [b:Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire|825690|Indian Summer The Secret History of the End of an Empire|Alex von Tunzelmann|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348420973l/825690._SX50_.jpg|844488] by Alex von Tunzelmann for a deeper and more analytical read.
catherine522's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed how this didn’t hold back on The Mountbattens. The research, timeline and structure is engaging, accessible and interesting. Makes me want to travel back in time and be a fly on the wall! I live fairly close to Broadlands so am definitely going to visit when it’s next open!