Wow. I don’t even know how to properly thank you for this review.
You didn’t just read the book, you sat with it, and that means more than I can ever say. The way you reflected on the words, the emotions, and the systems that failed so many of us, that’s exactly why I wrote Whiskey Chaser. It’s not an easy story, and it wasn’t meant to be. It’s a mirror, sometimes a painful one, but I hoped it would reach people like you, the ones who see, who stay, who keep showing up for those still fighting to survive.
Your words about pausing, highlighting, and thinking, that’s the highest compliment I could ever receive as a writer. Thank you for giving the story the space and reverence it asks for.
And thank you for reminding others that empathy isn’t enough; we need action, reflection, and radical care. That’s the work. That’s the fire.
With deep gratitude, Hazel Briar Set fire to silence.
You didn’t just read the book, you sat with it, and that means more than I can ever say. The way you reflected on the words, the emotions, and the systems that failed so many of us, that’s exactly why I wrote Whiskey Chaser. It’s not an easy story, and it wasn’t meant to be. It’s a mirror, sometimes a painful one, but I hoped it would reach people like you, the ones who see, who stay, who keep showing up for those still fighting to survive.
Your words about pausing, highlighting, and thinking, that’s the highest compliment I could ever receive as a writer. Thank you for giving the story the space and reverence it asks for.
And thank you for reminding others that empathy isn’t enough; we need action, reflection, and radical care. That’s the work. That’s the fire.
With deep gratitude,
Hazel Briar
Set fire to silence.