Force of Nature is my first of Kate T. Parker's book's I have read. I heard of her first book and was really looking forward to this volume. And I get it, this book is about voice, (and photos) but it seems like most of the voices in the book are loud and sometimes come across as disrespectful. Where are the quiet, gentle voices? Those can be powerful as well.

There are some really stunning images in this book. Images that tell the voice/story of the person. Most of the images are just portraits; while good portraits, nothing exceptional. I was expecting more phenomenal photographic work.

And I am not sure if it was just the digital version of this book I read, but there seemed to be images missing, as there were many blank pages where it seemed like images should go with the caption.

Overall, this book was okay, but I expected more. I guess this book just wasn't for me.

👊𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎: 𝙰 𝙲𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚆𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚁𝚊𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚅𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚜
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚢/𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙/𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕
𝙿𝚞𝚋 𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎: 𝚃𝙾𝙳𝙰𝚈 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝟻𝚝𝚑
𝙼𝚢 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 𝟻 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🤏𝚃𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚋𝚒𝚝...This collection of over 150 photographs & essays celebrates girls and women finding, using & amplifying their voices to empower themselves and those around them.

💭𝙼𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜..As a mom to two girls I am ALL about empowering them to use their voice to stand up for themselves or others. This book is divided into four chapters..find your voice, use your voice, amplify your voice and sustain your voice. The pictures & essays will help you feel better about this insane world we are raising our kiddos in! They are incredibly uplifting & so real! I am also obsessed with the fact that this book is square! I love its size & shape & it’s gonna look so cute on my coffee table! Thanks to @katetparker @workmanpub for my advanced copy!

"If you can make something better by using your voice or speaking up, why wouldn't you?" This book is full of beautiful, strong, brilliant girls and women who know they have power and they use it for good. Even very young girls recognize that they can help situations and help others feel better. The photos are amazing -- candid shots of very different ladies. I recommend that anyone who wants a pick-me-up or who needs some faith in humanity pick up this book.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this