Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

It feels wrong to rate someone's memoir, as if you're ranking their life and pain. My two-star rating is based only on the writing and pacing of this book and is no way reflective of JVN's struggles and triumphs. Jonathan is an amazing and powerful presence, and I hope this book is inspirational to many. It's not, however, well crafted or edited. The timeline, especially in the beginning, is all over the place, leaving the reader immensely confused about what happened & when. Cliches abound, and JVN doesn't really touch on how he overcame addiction, abuse, and depression, other than the generic “self-love and care.”