A review by sakisreads
Over the Top: My Story by Jonathan Van Ness

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

What a brilliant book! I appreciate JVN so much and have adored watching their growth through Instagram and Queer Eye. When I saw their book being sold at Kinokuniya, I knew I had to try it. Although heartbreaking in parts, there were also so many heartwarming moments and I am so happy to have given it a go. Two of my favourite quotes are below:
‘Refine what you already have - don’t change it at its core.’
and
‘As scary as this can be I want you to know that no matter how broken you feel, and how seemingly unlikely it is, we are never too broken to heal.’ 🥰
I also applaud him for being so open about his HIV+ diagnosis and also about the sexual abuse he endured. It’s challenging for anyone to discuss let alone write about 😫
I’d definitely recommend it to fans of JVN 🥳
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