In a world of books challenging you to be like "someone" and telling you that if you do "these" things you will be able to live as a fairly decent version of someone else, Jen's work cuts through the noise shouting instead, "BE YOURSELF! THAT'S IT! THAT'S THE CHALLENGE!" An eloquent advocate for readers to cultivate their own selves, Hatmaker believes in your ability to be who you are … even if that means risking relationships with those who have already made decisions about you on your behalf. Reading her work is like getting the greatest, and sometimes hardest, pep talk of your life. Between her charming wit and charismatic call to rise above the *bs*, your new best friend Jen leaves you more confident about even your quirkiest truths and then enthusiastically hands over a set of pom poms inviting you to join the squad so you can cheer on others!

This book is for every women. It was uplifting and inspiritional. I would recommend this book to everyone to read to look inside themselves and know how fierce, free and full of fire you can be.

I’m so glad I got the chance to read Jen Hatmaker's new book Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire: The⁣ Guide to Being Glorious You! When dealing with a global⁣ pandemic...perhaps we all could use some of Jen Hatmaker’s wisdom and⁣ insight to find our inner strength.

This book serves as a nudge...a chat to our inner selves...(primarily⁣ for women)...to say that we can be content with who we are, we can be⁣ content with what we have, and we can be content with how we live. If⁣ we all try to live as our own genuine self, without outside influence⁣ from toxic friends or relationships or media, then we will free our⁣ daughters to rise up behind us.⁣
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Happy to read a book that is trying to help us all find meaning,⁣ purpose, & inner strength during these uncertain times!⁣ ⁣

Jen Hatmaker delivers again with Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire. Her trademark humor and honesty challenge her readers to dig deep and reflect on their inner self. Every chapter contains nuggets of wisdom that I needed to hear. Sharing her personal stories gives the reader permission to also be vulnerable and honest both with themselves and others. You will probably laugh out loud. You may cry at times. You will definitely enjoy this latest book from Jen Hatmaker!

Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire is a bold and inspirational book that every woman can relate to. Jen Hatmaker's writing is authentic and it really helps to get her point across without being 'preachy'. This book is all about finding out what we want, why we want it, and what has been holding us back.

This is my first time reading one of Jen's books and I loved her attitude. She is open and honest because she wants everyone to grow and follow their path. She is the perfect example of women supporting women. I learned more about her spirituality and how that has played a role in her personal and professional life. I am a Christian and can understand why she felt certain ways. For example, I feel like I can't say no because if I don't then that would be too mean. She helped me realize that it isn't healthy to always say yes. Saying no is okay and no woman should feel guilty about it.

I truly loved reading this book because it's so enlightening. It felt like Jen was a friend and she was going to do her best to use her experiences to help me so that I wouldn't have to feel the lows she felt. It is so rare to see someone tell their struggles so that you don't make the same mistakes. I appreciate her honesty and kindness. I know that she went through it because no one gave her the guide on how to handle certain situations. She is paving the way for so many!

I give Fierce, Full, and Full of Fire 5 stars. Jen Hatmaker gives us strategies to live life and have the confidence to go after our dreams no matter how large they may be. I'm inspired, motivated, and impressed.

Got a dream? Show up for it."

This is the type of book where you start to dog-ear a page or two, or nineteen...and then you break out a highlighter...and realize you are highlighting so much and you don't want to lose track of all this great wisdom... so you break out the post-it notes and your book looks like a hot mess by the end...but your heart is full.

There are very few books I have found that has that magical combination of advice mixed with wisdom, humor, and honesty. This book nails them all.

Broken down into sections, FFF explores:
Who I am
What I need
What I want
What I believe
and
How I connect

The book dives into our own personal acceptance of these strategies and how it impacts the way we live. Jen encourages us to explore the reasons we, as women, pretend "everything is FINE" (totally not ever fine) and offers wisdom on becoming more authentic to who you truly are. Jen weaves in years of her own personal anecdotes and her struggles on how she has come full circle to be the strong woman she is today. “There is so much good handwoven into every human person. Such beauty. So many gifts to be spilled generously onto the rest of us. We must show up truthfully because it is in the diversity of our souls this world receives all it needs."

I was honored to be part of the Harper Collins launch team and help spread the love for a book where I so deeply believe in its message! I received an ARC of the book but also bought the audio version because I loved it so much I wanted to take her words with me when I am on the go!

To me, this is Jen Hatmaker’s best book yet. She really lays out her feelings and her struggles and her experience and her hopes here, and my gosh it is GOOD.

Jen divides the book up into sections like: Who I Am, What I Need, What I Want, What I Believe, and How I Connect. There are a few chapters in each of these sections that talk about things like community, friendship, body image, things like that. Jen makes it very clear that some chapters will resonate with us more than others and that this will vary from person to person, and I 100% agree with that. I also think it may surprise everyone when they find which parts of the book speak loudest to their hearts.

For example, I enjoyed the chapters about community and the value of good friendships the most. I also really loved how Jen describes three different types of women (Mega, Mezzo, and Modest Women) and how the world needs all of us, no matter where we fall along that spectrum.

When I got to Chapter 3, which Jen calls “I Am Strong In My Body”: THIS is the part of the book that I have read a hundred times already, and it has resulted in tears every single time. Apparently I have more feelings about my own physical self than I realize. Jen shares a suggestion by her friend and fellow author Hillary McBride that we talk and think about our bodies with the word “she” rather than “it” and OH MY GOSH. Such a great idea! Such wonderful perspective! What a concept, to be kinder to our own selves! It seems like we should already know this, but we will never stop needing to hear it.

Yes, a lot of the information included in here seems like stuff we ought to already know or things we should already do. But what makes this book special is that this book, these suggestions, are things that Jen has already examined in her life-whether by her own choice or because she was forced to-and so her thoughts and opinions feel real and robust and credible.

Many of us that like to read these Christian nonfiction/self help/memoir books have encountered a few that feel a little hollow on the inside, like regurgitated blog posts. But this one does not. It is really wonderful. I’ve already read it, and now I’m listening to it. I’ve gone back and reread parts. I’ve highlighted SO MUCH, my copy almost looks ridiculous. But I think there is something in here for every one of us.

Not quite For the Love but better than Moxie. I like Jen Hatmaker. I like Ker folksy manner and her quest to be all inclusive and eradicate discrimination in her Christian beliefs. This book highlights self help with the reference of some heavy hitters such as Brenne Brown. A dash of Jesus and relevant anecdotes about family are sprinkled through. Hatmaker is at her best when she illuminates about her family and I wish there were more in this book. Overall, a good reminder to find and serve yourself and others.

Copy provided by the Publisher and NetGalley

Enneagrams, Anne Lamott, Tina Fey, RBG – these are a few of my favorites things. And they are all in this book.

Each reader will find something different here. Some struggle with being too much, others not enough. Some have had the patriarchy so ingrained in them that breaking out of that mindset seems impossible. Others have stood up for what is right, despite what their social and religious circles have insisted on, and paid dearly.

I’ve followed Jen Hatmaker for years and I have seen the vicious attacks by the religious mean girls. I remember when she lost her book deal – after the books were on the shelves – when her husband and her spoke in support of their LGBTQ brothers and sisters.

So to have the opportunity to read and review her new book has been like coming home to a remodeled home – one that breaks the mold and encourages women to take up all the space they need.

I read this book in less than twelve hours. Like I said, each reader will find something different for their life. For me, there were several things but the most resounding was the encouragement for spiritual curiosity.

By nature readers are typically intellectually curious individuals. I also firmly believe that those who do not read or at least embrace the company of readers are missing out on a big part of the world. So why should that curiosity stop with secular texts that we read?

For those of us who were raised around religion that answer is simple: because they said so. They being pastors, teachers, mentors, etc.

This book systematically reconstructed my religious experience as a youth and as an adult and then swiftly tore it down with an answer for every piece of framework it removed. The freeing part? Hatmaker didn’t rebuild anything. That’s where the curiosity becomes important. And I didn’t necessarily need someone to tell me that it’s acceptable to question Scripture but it certainly did not hurt to hear the encouragement either.

There are plenty of other points of encouragement as well which ultimately lead the reader to create 12 statements about themself. These are obviously different for everyone and I am looking forward to creating my own.

This book is perfect for nearly anyone – from the person who has been hurt by religion, to the exhausted mom, to the person who is in a career transition, to the individual worn down by the hatred in our world, or simply someone who is so tired of modern-day religion that insists that there is one belief system and if you dare to ask questions then you simply do not fit.

Thank you to Thomas Nelson, and Jen Hatmaker for my gifted copy of this book, both on eNetGalley and hard copy formats in exchange for my honest review.

Bold. Brave. Unapologetic. Really enjoyed this one. Jen Hatmaker is really talented in her writing and is really real. Appreciated the authenticity in her writing and the ability to convey this message well.

I love all of Jen Hatmaker's books but this one was the most life-affirming and changing so far. Each chapter gives you a fresh take on all the things that in the depths of your mind. I found myself nodding my head and marking up the whole darn book with things I wanted to remember. This is one I will reread again and again and I legit cannot even wait for the audiobook version. If you are new to Jen you will fall in love with her through this book and if you have read her others she once again has outdone herself. A great book to buy as a gift for anyone you are doing life with.

I received an Advanced Reader Copy from the author because I was part of her launch team!

Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire delivers. I laughed, I cried, and I will filled with love and joy.

Jen Hatmaker writes as though she is speaking directly to you, her friend.

Reading this book reminded me why I love her books...she speaks from the heart and tells you what you need to hear for the season you are in.

This is the third book of Jen's that I've helped launch. While I'll always be fond of For the Love since it gave me an entire community of women who have stuck by me through thick and thin, I think Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire is her strongest work yet. With her trademark wit and moxie, Jen cuts right to the heart of the matter and encourages readers to live into their full selves. Highly recommended.

Once again Jen Hatmaker has knocked it out of the park! Fierce, Free. And Full of Fire is such an inspirational read. For anyone looking to step outside their comfort zone and live a life they truly adore, I highly recommend this book! I look forward to the audio version as I always enjoy Jen's lively narration.

Wow. I have loosely followed Jen Hatmaker for several years. I've read her books, listened to her podcast, followed her social media. Then I heard her speak at the Evolving Faith conference in Oct 2019. I turned to my friend and said, "I have *never* heard Jen Hatmaker sound like this!" As corny as it sounds, she was "fierce, free, and full of fire". She just did not have any effs left to give.

This book is exactly like that. By her own admission, Hatmaker is finally living a life where her private beliefs and her public voice are synchronized. I have personally been on a very similar journey over the past few years, and I also feel like I have finally learned to trust my own judgement and instincts. As much as I've grown into my own skin, this book had so much to offer in terms of wisdom and guidance, and especially in providing solidarity, as Hatmaker is not afraid to share her own short-comings.

There are some who may question whether this book is for them. My thoughts- Hatmaker is unabashedly Christian, but she offers a very wide table, freely welcoming Christians, post-evangelicals and "nones" with zero attempts to shame or change. Anyone who has followed Hatmaker's story over the past few years knows that she is a champion of social justice and is fully affirming of the LGBT community. That affirmation is a "given" throughout this book, but the book does not attempt to litigate the issue. Also, she loves Jesus, but she cusses a little. ;)

I found this book to be both inspirational and encouraging. I highly recommend it. I'm incredibly thankful to #NetGalley, the author and publisher for allowing me to read an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. #FierceFreeandFullofFire

Jen Hatmaker has done it again! This is a remarkable book with many great and practical ideas to implement to live a happier and more full life! I highly recommend it!

Hold on to your hats- Hatmaker has blown it out of the park with this one. I'm a huge fan of Jen's work and this is by far her best book yet. It's full of raw vulnerability, encouraging truth, and fierce love. You'll want to gather up a group of friends to talk about this book with- it invites discussion and self-reflection in a way that only Jen Hatmaker is able to do. This has become a treasured companion for me and I find myself referring to it often.

There's so much goodness here, I can't fully find words for it. If you're a long-time Jen Hatmaker fan, you won't be disappointed. If you're new to her work this is an incredible introduction to her beautiful heart, love, and leadership.

In these strange pandemic times we find ourselves in, I find the timing of this book to be a gift. These are exactly the words we need in these days. These are exactly the things that can give us life and think about our world from a different perspective. I cannot wait for the world to get their hands on this book- it's going to change lives.

I'm thankful to have received an advanced reader copy from the publisher to share my honest opinion with you. I can't wait to read your opinion once you get your copy!

Jen Hatmaker is the big sister we all need.

Whether or not we, as individuals, have a big sister, we also need Jen.

I don’t want to review a book and simply say, “Oh.My.Word. You NEED to read this.” That’s not fair.
Jen has an uncanny way of laying out a situation with, “Hey, look, I’ve been there, I have literally done that thing. Here are some useful things to make it easier or better for you.”

Sometimes those words are hard to swallow. Sometimes it is not what you want to hear.
But, way more often than not, they are the things you need to hear.

To be honest, this is not my absolute favorite-Jen-Hatmaker-bookTM – that remains Of Mess and Moxie, but Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire is a very close second.

Divided into five sections: Who I Am, What I Need, What I Want, What I Believe, and How I Connect, Fierce provides a guidebook to figuring out some (or all) of those questions for yourself. Filled with personal stores, researched evidence, and supporting commentary from a variety of sources, these chapters give the reader 1. The reminder that they are not alone and they are not the only one doing that thing, feeling that thing, or going through that thing; 2. Scientific “proof” behind statements surrounding body image, eating disorders, suicide rates, among others; psychological definitions and impacts of gaslighting, loneliness, competition, success, and more; and 3. Additional places to expand their knowledge on the theme’s topic – do you want to learn more from Brene Brown after reading this paragraph? How about Sarah Bessey? Rachel Held Evans?

It’s not a road map with checkpoints of how to accomplish the task, climb the relentless ladder of “success,” or become a media mogul. This book invites the reader to look inward. Define who they are. Become who they really want to be and find the confidence to project that into the world honestly.

Favorite Chapter: Chapter 7 – I want this Dream
AKA – the chapter I needed to read most right now

How many dreams are you letting sit on the shelf because you know that they won’t work out?
If you’re like me, you’ve had this IDEA, you’ve thought about how to start it, you’ve thought about how amazing it would be at first, and then…. then you’ve thought of all the ways it will fail. Not could. Will.

Why are those dreams still hanging around then? They clearly will fail.

But that one little voice won’t let me completely let the IDEA go.
Maybe it’s time….

Stars: 5
Would I Recommend? Yes

Classic Jen Hatmaker. This book was great. Encouraging, hopeful, blunt, and cringe worthy. (The cringe worthy part was realizing the growth needed in myself, delivered only in a way Jen Hatmaker could). This book was five stars, without a doubt--perfect amount of encouragement, self help, and gut punch.

This book it knocked me off my feet. I believe that this book will serve so many women young and old. Jen Hatmaker has written something that I know I needed ten years ago.

"I’ve been so mean to my body, outright hateful. I disparage her and call her names, I loathe parts of her and withhold care. I insist on physical standards she can never reach, for that is not how she is even made, but I detest her weakness for not pulling it off. I deny her things she loves depending on the current fad: bread, cheddar cheese, orange juice, baked potatoes. I push her too hard and refuse her enough rest. No matter what she accomplishes, I’m never happy with her. I’ve barely acknowledged her role in every precious experience of my life. I look at her with contempt."

"She sure does love me and my life and family. Maybe it is time to stop hating her and just love her back."

The things in this book will bring you to tears and they will make you belly laugh. You will not regret reading this!