The Price of Valor by Susan May Warren Review

 Happy Wednesday Friends :)

Are you all excited for the upcoming change of the seasons?

For me personally, the months of September through December are my absolute favorite time of the year, and I adore fall, Thanksgiving, and the Christmas season.

September has been one of my favorite months for quite awhile, and that's partly because I appreciate the calm it brings in with it after the craziness of summer.

That being said, this September I've actually got a lot going on, especially for the first couple of weeks so I'm not sure how many blog posts you guys will end up seeing.

I will try my best, but I have a couple of vacations coming up and I'm not sure that the wifi will be the greatest where we're going.

However, today I'm here to do another book review with you guys for Susan May Warren's upcoming release.

The Price of Valor by Susan May Warren:

Source: Publisher via NetGalley

Publisher: Revell

Publication Date: October 6th, 2020

Genre: Christian Fiction/Christian Suspense

Series: Global Search and Rescue

Synopsis:

Former Navy SEAL Hamilton Jones thought that the love of his life was dead. But when a girl claiming to be his daughter shows up with a dire message from his wife, Ham knows he will stop at nothing to find her and bring her home.

Kidnapped by rebels while serving as an interpreter in Ukraine, Signe Kincaid has spent the past decade secreting out valuable information about Russian assets in the US to her CIA handler. Fearing for her daughter after being discovered as an operative, Signe sends her to Ham for safekeeping. She's ready to give her life for her country, and she can hardly expect Ham to rescue her after breaking his heart over and over.

When Ham discovers the reason Signe has kept her distance, he must choose between love for his wife and love for the nation he has vowed to protect. Will he save the many? Or the few?

USA Today bestselling author Susan May Warren takes you on a global search and rescue mission where the stakes are higher than ever in this final installment of her popular series. 

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

Ham Jones has been my favorite character in the Global Search and Rescue series right from the start, and I couldn't wait to get to read his story, especially with the huge cliffhanger the last book left us with. I admired his faith and his strength in leading his team in the first two books, and I wanted to hear more of his story, and how he ended up in the situation he was in.

The Price of Valor definitely did not disappoint, and readers everywhere are in for a treat. This action packed suspense novel kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time, and Ham is definitely one of my new favorite of Susan May Warren's heroes. His story is turbulent and emotional, and he and his team are forced into positions that no one could have seen coming. Ham's wife Signe hasn't really been in his life for many years, and his faith struggles a bit when he's forced to come to terms with everything from her past. Ham was such an amazing character, and I found his entire journey to be so uplifting and inspiring. He truly cares about doing all he can for the people he loves, even when they don't treat him with the same respect. His background story was tragically sad, but I loved how he used those times to grow his personal relationship with Christ, and this one definitely caused me to tear up.

I come to expect a pretty thrilling mystery when I pick up a title by Susan May Warren, and in this one, the twists and turns just kept coming. Every time you think you've figured it out, another shocking revelation was discovered and had me questioning how on earth this entire story was going to end up coming together. Of course it does though, and I definitely don't recommend reading these books out of order as I don't think you'd truly be able to fit everything happening together without having read the first two books in the series.

I'm not sure I'd say that this was my favorite of Susan's books, but I definitely enjoyed it and thought it was worth the wait. While it took me awhile to warm up to Signe, I did come to understand the choices she made were what she thought was for the best at the time.

Final Rating: 4/5.

Definitely go ahead and pick this one up if you're a fan of Christian suspense.

Thanks so much to Revell for allowing me to advance read this!

I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary advance reader copy of this novel from the publisher (Revell) via NetGalley. I was not required to give a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)