I have not enjoyed a book this much in a long time. I totally feel like god literally sent me this beautiful book on purpose. I needed this marvelous wisdom in my life. I found so many similarities of myself to the author. For one we are both named Emily, singers, Christian, and lived in Phoenix near ASU. I found her story very relatable to my own life. I am now inspired after receiving this beautiful arc. Thank you for sending it to me. This was my first arc and I could not have been gifted a better novel. Four stars from this book nerd.

* I received a e arc from netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I originally picked this book due to it cover and synopsis. Unfortunately I should have read the synopsis more thoroughly since I did not see that this was a christian book. I think that someone who is actively religious would really enjoy this although it wasn’t for me. I found the writing to be very well done and would recommend if this is the kind of books you renounce reading.

This book is full of motivation and encouragement to be true to who you are, to be comfortable in your own skin, and to love your body from within. Being written by a Christian author for Christian females, there are scriptural quotes and encouragement to live in a way that pleases God, but I not being of the Christian faith still found the majority of the text to be uplifting. Emily Wilson Hussem is open, letting us into her life and experiences. She is full of pragmatic realistic advice. And most importantly she is not preachy, judgey, or pretends to be anything other than human. A book I would recommend for all who are working on developing the inner voice of compassion regardless of faith. Thank you to netgalley, the publishers, and the author for this beautiful piece of work. I finished reading inspired to reflect and improve on my own life journey. The book is peppered with highlights and I know it is a book I will be returning to when I get stuck or need to be lifted up.

I requested a digital copy of this book from the publisher to review on netgalley. Disclaimer, I am not religious but interested in learning about different experiences of religion.

As a friend of people who practice varying religions to varying levels I was interested in seeing what this writer had to say and how young women may experience growing up as a Christian. It covered many aspects about faith for Christian girls and women. This included marriage, virginity, university life etc. The writer included helpful "Take action" sections at the end of each chapter, encouraging the reader to make small changes. In general this was an encouraging book that aspired to encourage women to retain Christian morals without restricting their lives.

I would recommend this book firstly to Christian women but also to those interested in learning about how Christianity is experienced by young women.

I absolutely love the beautiful cover. Thanks again to the publisher for sending me a copy of this book.

Go Bravely
Becoming the Woman You Were Created to Be
by Emily Wilson Hussem

Ave Maria Press

Christian , Teens & YA
Pub Date 27 Apr 2018


I am reviewing a copy of Go Bravely through Ave Maria Press and Netgalley:


This book that reminds us that even the smaller acts of Faith require a great deal of bravery.


This book is geared toward young Christian Woman, and reminds us that despite insecurities and pressures we can Go Bravely in our Faith.


This book will help a young woman to grow in Faith. Emily Wilson Hussem offers the readers twenty pieces of advice and offers encouragement.


I give Go Bravely five out of five stars!


Happy Reading!

Not my thing, bu I'm sure others could take alot away from it and would definitely enjoy it more than I did.

This is completely my fault, but going into this novel it was not what I expected it to be. I thoroughly enjoyed the cover art and the concept but it was not the book for me. I was let down by my inability to thoroughly read the synopsis it seems.

Growing up, I was raised Southern Baptist Christian. This book is very Catholic and there were points that I did not wholly agree with. I was not able to really place myself in the authors shoes and see it from her point of view. It was very one sided to me.

Although it is encouraging and a worthwhile read, I believe it would better suit a young woman of the Catholic faith.

Uplifting, inspiring, a must read for all young women of God

I'm kind of disappointed that I didn't have this book when I was younger. Being a young Christian in today's world is not an easy task; in fact it's hard living a faithful life.
Emily shares her struggles and ways forward and gives inspiring advice to all who read this book. Even as a married evangelical women; I found a lot of the advise uplifting, encouraging, inspirational and motivating.

An interesting book which provides reassurance to young women on how they can be themselves in a difficult world.

Whilst targeted towards Christian young women, many of the pages will resonate with all ages and people of different faiths or non faith.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Ave Maria Press for providing me this book in exchange for a honest review.

I decided to read this book because of the cover and title, they looked interesting so when I found out that the book was actually a sort of self-help guide for christian women I was really surprised. I've never read a book like this before, I'm in my twenties and I don't have a lot of experiences but I want to give you my thoughts and opinions about this book anyway.
The writer speaks to women, younger or older it doesn't really matter, every woman out there can understand the messages between this pages and learn something from the author. She tells some stories about her life as a religious woman and it was quite interesting to see how her religion influenced her way to see the world. I never talk about my belief online but I have to say that I could relate to some parts of this book and I have friends that would be really glad to read something like this. I can't say this book is for everyone, but there are so many important messages in it and I'm glad I've read it. It's about accepting yourself, your body and your individuality. It's about faith, marriage and life during university years and after that. There are a lot of different things in it and the author connected all of them with her feelings and her belief. My favourite parts were the "Take action" sections at the end of each chapter. When you are first introduced to a subject there is a strong message, then an explaination with examples, but in that last short section of a chapter the "Take action" shows that you can really do something, you don't need superpowers to change your life, everyone can make a difference.
I would recommend this book mostly to Christian women that are looking for a guide and are interested in learning how they can conquer life without denying themselves.

Thank you to Net Gallery for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a delightful book about self love and friendship between women. There were part of this book I couldn't relate to, as someone who's not religious but I still loved the message. It was uplifting and brave. My favorite part of Go Bravely was how much it stressed the importance of being kind to women. I LOVE that message. I was glad I got a chance to read something outside of my comfort zone, I really enjoyed it and the message will stay with me long after.

As a Christian Woman living in today's world, this book resonated with me so much. I started reading this just after the church service and I could not stop highlighting quotes from this book. It was just so amazing. However, there was times when I didn't completely agree but that is just a personal gripe and nothing to do with the writing or the book itself. One of my favourite quotes from this book is 'when we give each day to God, we are inviting him into our lives more fully, and we are able to surrender to a dependence on his will and his strength throughout the day' and I so think that is true. We should try to live every day 'bravely' in God. Ave Maria Press, you are welcome to send me any books like this in the future because I was truly in awe of this book.

Girl power! This book is stunning. I was highlighting all over the place. If you are a woman of faith or are interested in learning more about the faith, I urge you to pick up this book. There is something in here that will speak to your heart. Thank you to Emily Wilson Hussem for writing such soul-filled work.