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A review by chloe_liese
You & I, Rewritten by Chip Pons
5.0
You know when you begin a book and you can already *feel* how much you're going to love it? That was this book for me.
What I didn't anticipate at first was how deeply this was going to tug at my heartstrings, then knit me back together. The last quarter of this book was a glorious sucker-punch to my feels, full of such visceral, raw emotion, I cried, I mean CRIED, and I rarely cry with books. It was the best kind of cry: a cathartic cry, a healing cry, a hopeful cry. Chip so clearly poured deep care and love into this story, which you feel in its profound emotional momentum.
Will and Graham were crafted so tenderly, felt so real, I've missed them like I miss my long-distance friends when I have to say goodbye. The vulnerability they entrust to each other, the passion they give each other, the joy with which they love, was affirming and beautiful. I'm beyond grateful for the privilege of early reading this, and I truly cannot recommend this gorgeous story enough.
Poignant and pitch-perfect steamy, YOU & I, REWRITTEN compassionately navigates heart-wrenching human realities while championing hope and healing through deeply affirming love—between friends, family, found family, and the one whose heart is your home, whose arms are your safest place. I absolutely loved it.
Finally, while Chip is my friend and very kindly gifted me an early copy to read, this in no way influenced my opinions. My love for this book is genuine and honest, straight from my heart.
Content notes: topics discussed include alcoholism, addiction, parental abandonment and mistreatment, and PTSD particularly in the context of military veterans' experiences.
What I didn't anticipate at first was how deeply this was going to tug at my heartstrings, then knit me back together. The last quarter of this book was a glorious sucker-punch to my feels, full of such visceral, raw emotion, I cried, I mean CRIED, and I rarely cry with books. It was the best kind of cry: a cathartic cry, a healing cry, a hopeful cry. Chip so clearly poured deep care and love into this story, which you feel in its profound emotional momentum.
Will and Graham were crafted so tenderly, felt so real, I've missed them like I miss my long-distance friends when I have to say goodbye. The vulnerability they entrust to each other, the passion they give each other, the joy with which they love, was affirming and beautiful. I'm beyond grateful for the privilege of early reading this, and I truly cannot recommend this gorgeous story enough.
Poignant and pitch-perfect steamy, YOU & I, REWRITTEN compassionately navigates heart-wrenching human realities while championing hope and healing through deeply affirming love—between friends, family, found family, and the one whose heart is your home, whose arms are your safest place. I absolutely loved it.
Finally, while Chip is my friend and very kindly gifted me an early copy to read, this in no way influenced my opinions. My love for this book is genuine and honest, straight from my heart.
Content notes: topics discussed include alcoholism, addiction, parental abandonment and mistreatment, and PTSD particularly in the context of military veterans' experiences.