Creed by Susan May Warren [Review]

 

Title: Creed [The Minnesota Marshalls #5]  
A young 20 year old male caucasian stares broodily on the cover of a book that reads "Creed" by author Susan May Warren
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Author: Susan May Warren
Published: 2023 by SDG Publishing 

About the Book:
"He’s a criminal—who must become a prince to save the princess he loves. But will she have to become a criminal to save him? 

In the heart-pounding conclusion to the epic Minnesota Marshalls series, Princess Imani finds herself once again in peril as she becomes the target of a deadly plot. She needs Creed – only problem is, he’s facing charges in Lauchtenland. But he’s not going to let that stop him from protecting her…even if he has to become a fugitive. But who is trying to kill her? Together, they race against time to unravel a web of deceit and conspiracy that seems to entrap the entire family. As their journey takes them from the palace to the high mountains, and finally back to Minnesota, Imani and Creed must discover the truth before tragedy destroys everything—and everyone—they love.

Read the thrilling finale of the Minnesota Marshalls series, where the fate of a family and destiny of a kingdom hang in the balance."

The Artist Librarian Review:
The finale to Susan May Warren's Minnesota Marshalls series, Creed, felt much more grounded in plot compared to the previous books in this series I reviewed. While Ned and Iris had more incredible action film vibes, Creed has a more tv crime drama feel that I preferred. Despite not being procedural-focused like some tv crime shows, the realistic focus on side plots focusing on wrapping up other family drama aspects really appealed to me. Creed has been through a lot in the two decades of his life and seeing him work through some of the trauma that affected his childhood and coming to terms with his past was rewarding. Besides being the youngest Marshall, Creed's adoption seemed to give him a bit of "imposter syndrome" in that he sometime struggles to see himself as being worthy of the Marshall name and feeling inadequate compared to his overachieving, heroic siblings (I think Iris also struggled with a bit of this on a small scale).  Meanwhile, his oldest brother Frasier grapples with his identity being so tied to his profession that he struggles to let go.  I thought Warren did an excellent job with the spiritual threads throughout this book, dealing with themes of forgiveness and identity in many ways through the different characters. Trust in God, allowing Him to direct your path, following His will rather than our own is something that resonated personally as a reader.  Imani and Pippa were also strong female characters, I felt like they both had their moments to shine, especially Imani.

Featuring many cameos from Susan May Warren's past series and Rachel Hauck's True Blue Royals duology, these guest appearances will satisfy longtime fans of the author and made me curious to read some of the books they appeared in. The suspense thread is tied up almost completely, I suppose Warren may continue it future titles, but the series is brought to a very satisfactory end.  I think fans of the Marshalls and Susan May Warren will be pleased with this series ender!

[Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for review purposes via the publisher.]

About the Author:
"USA Today best-selling Susan May Warren is the multi-award-winning novelist of over 90 novels in five different genres. With nearly 2 million books sold, her stories have been translated into French, Dutch, Polish, German, Swedish, Ukrainian and Italian, and are on the bookshelves around the world, as far away South Africa, Australia, and Russia. She's been featured in Christian Women Today magazine, and appeared on the Harvest show and other national television shows."

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