Review: Human Understanding
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
Thank goodness I have health insurance, my nerves are bad and my heart is weak after reading this story.First things, first, writing in 1st person is one of the trickiest things to do in my opinion.  All too often the reader is “told” what is happening by getting a narrative from the main character.  NOT in this story, I felt what Yomiel felt and saw what he saw.  I must admit a few times I kept thinking it was Brock talking only because Brock is such an alpha dog.  Well Yomiel is no slouch.  Kudos to the author for taking a chance on changing the formula mid-stream (risky gamble).I remember being disappointed that I had to wait so many books in for Doc’s story.  It was so worth the wait.  Who knew Doc would be funny.  He and Kiwanita shared a mature love that just fits.  I was worried that he would always be in Brock’s shadow but no, he is a compliment to his brother and shows the appropriate amount of deference while being his own leader/man.It’s an amazing feat that the I get so lost in the storyline, I forget who is human and who is the angel.  Once again the demon fights paled in comparison to the human fights.  “What is it about humans that make is so easy to assume the worst in a person?” Yomiel said “Vanity is an ugly spirit and that bears itself out in the most gut-wrenching way.”  This story maybe more than any before it paralleled real life for me.  I tell my kids all the time your actions should be beyond reproach.  Imagine my surprise when Brock echoed those same words.  He went “Joe Clark” on us.The last few chapters of this book had the hair on the back of my neck standing on end.  The action and heartbreak is palatable; hands down one of the best scenes throughout the series thus far.  Too bad in real life we cannot go back and change time or events like SnowAnna.  If I could, I would have been reading the EJ Brock series since the very first minute Brock’s Redemption dropped.  Snow Anna…Where are you?