Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: April 21, 2020
Genre: Nonfiction Self-Help
New York Times bestselling author Jen Hatmaker, with cheeky candor and fearlessness, guides readers to a deep dive into how they are wired and provides them with the tools to walk in that identity with freedom and guts.
Stuck in people-pleasing or fear, many women hide and pretend, then end up sidelined in their own lives. But what they want is to be brave, to claim every gift, dream, quirk, and emotion inside, to stop performing and start living.
Beloved New York Times bestselling author Jen Hatmaker understands the struggle to find firm footing in a culture that operates from stereotypes and often unreachable expectations. In this new book, she offers women encouragement, challenge, and humor as she helps them identify everything that makes them tick and gain the confidence to live it all out. She leads them through five self-reflective categories—who I am, what I need, what I want, what I believe, and how I connect—and helps them:
- identify the exact ways they pretend, and learn instead how to be genuine at all times, in all ways, in all contexts;
- be empowered to say yes and no without guilt;
- learn to voice both their spiritual questions and convictions; and
- opt out of drama and into healthy adult relationships.
With wry humor, earnest passion, and been-there insight, Jen calls women to the life-giving freedom of leaning into the identity, convictions, and community they’ve been given.
My Review ♥️
The book as a whole felt flat to me, with not many personal stories to draw me in, and nothing that really grabbed me. If anything I felt like a lot of the writing was forced, like I was wrong if I didn't agree with her or something. I do like that the author is trying to empower women, and helping them find their own voice, but felt it could've been handled in a different way. I could not read this book cover to cover as it felt off after a few chapters, so I chose to cherry-pick what I felt was relevant, and even in doing that I still did not feel like I got much out of this book.
If you've followed my reviews for any length of time you know that I hate giving such a low review, but this is me being true to myself, and giving my honest opinion. Jen Hatmaker has a lot of fans, and I'm sure if you're one of them you're going to love this book, but for me Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire was little more than a spark.
My Rating: ★★
About the Author
She and her husband, Brandon, founded the Legacy Collective and also starred in the popular series My Big Family Renovation on HGTV. Jen is a mom to five and a zealous resident of Austin, Texas, where she and her family are helping keep Austin weird.
*I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the publisher through NetGalley. All views and opinions expressed are completely honest, and my own.
I'm sorry this wasn't a hit for you but I'm glad you gave it a try! Sara @ TLC Book Tours
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