You know what’s really neat?  When you open up a book and see one of the recommended “preview” readers be a friend of yours!  Lori from Laurel Wreaths Reflections review was right there!  So when I saw it it i was like “shut up!” I can’t believe how cool is that.. i ammm innnn the knowwwwwwwwwwwww lol.. kudos Lori! lol

Anyhow, onto the book!

Enduring Justice by Amy Wallace is the third and final book in the Defenders of Hope Series.  While I’ve never read the first two books, my understanding is the same characters follow through.  However,  just finishing this book, it is a fantastic book on it’s own.

Amy’s writing reminds me immediately of Dee Henderson or Brandt Dodson –  Hard core suspense with a lot of realism (not to mention the whole FBI/suspense thing going on!)  It doesn’t hold back, the action starts right from the get-go  and draws you in immediately.

Enduring Justice is a dark and intense read, but worthy of the time.   The subject for starters was pretty hard to deal with. Ever since I became a mother I have a hard time reading books about child abduction and so this book brought out a lot of tears as I felt the my mother’s anger building up!

Description of the book:

Hanna’s past is coming to life as old issues resurface – the abuse she suffered in her childhood.  Being surrounded by her FBI brother and boyfriend she doesn’t know how to get control of herself, or how to keep the secret much longer… does she tell them or not?  With the fear gripping her, she believes the lie that  everything is her fault.  She just can’t seem to get control and feels her life begins to spinning wildly.

To add to these issues, she becomes the obsession of a racist bent on extreme ratification.

What I love about this book:

It isn’t a comfortable read. It touches subjects that are real — racism, bigotry, rape, and family issues.  It also gives hope to these issues.  I love that Amy shares her personal story (about rape) in the end notes, and how she dealt with some of it.  It really adds to the story and makes it more empowering.  She says “Enduring Justice grew out of my journey where I’ve come to see He is the one who puts shattered lives, hearts, and people back together again.” Wow! Even though it is fiction, I can’t help but feel honored to read this book… knowing that some of the emotions were very real and raw.  :wtg Amy for putting forth such a scary personal area for all of us to see!

The other thing I love about this book is how Amy wrote this.  Each character shares a different angle of the story, and you’ll be able to find someone to relate to.  I really appreciate the fact that the characters are Christan, but not only that in the general sense, but they are down-to-earth  characters.  It’s like when you read a mainstream book, or watch a movie and think to yourself , “Oh! They should be praying!”.. or “arghhhhhhh why don’t they see God’s way???”  (or at least that’s usually the way I feel when I’m watching/reading mainstream).     The beauty in Enduring Justice is that it’s there!  Amy adds in God and it really makes the book so much more! The struggle with emotions in this book from  the un-forgiveness, and  the rage are well represented.  But most of all it really shows the hope and the healing we have by listening to God and letting His truth release us.

This is a great read, and if you’re looking for an edge of the seat thriller, this one is it!

Good things to check out:

• Amy Wallace’s Defenders of Hope series: www.DefendersofHope.com
• enjoy the first chapter : http://www.amywallace.com/ej_chapter.html
• if you’re wanting to see what others say,  check out the blog tour here
• or if you want to check it out at Christianbooks.com, click on the link below!

Enduring Justice, Defenders of Hope Series #3 By Amy N. Wallace / Multnomah

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