Genre: Supernatural Romance
Contains: supernatural abilities and power
Earth’s world is her daughter Rain, and she will do anything to keep her. Anything includes kidnapping her late husband’s brother and holding him for ransom. Too bad she kidnapped the wrong brother. On the other hand, Melech is more than happy with Earth’s mistake and being tied down by her. After all, he has been lusting after her since she married his younger brother. Now, his brother is dead. The fire inside him still burns for her, and he plans to consume her with it. When he leaves her ropes, he plans on taking her and Rain with him.
Redemption: Earth’s Cry (Melech & Earth’s Tale) is part two of the Redemption Series. If you haven’t read part 1, it’s okay. You still can read this book as a standalone; however, I suggest reading the first book of this series when you have time. It’s really good, and I will do a review on it later. This is my first book by this author, so I want to do a review of this book first.
“You promised you would never look at me this way…Like I’m a monster.”
What Makes Redemption: Earth’s Cry by Edwina Fort A Good Read
- The multitude of characters
We get to see a variety of characters and their connections to the main characters. While the second half of the book characters’ personalities are not shown as much as the first half, you still felt the relevance of each character.
2. Diversity in the black community
I love the representation of different black people in the book. You have at least three different ethnic groups and three different classes of blacks; rich, low-middle, and low class. And their interaction with one another is perfect.
3. The Villain(s)
For me, this really makes the book. I think that the author really does a great job with the villain(s) personality. You never know when and how the villain is going to pop up. The layer of craziness and reasoning surrounding the villain is shocking as well.
4. The Jargon
I like that this book has a combination of proper English, black urban English, and Jamaican Patwah. Do I need to say more?
5. Historical Information
Any author that has historical information in their books, I will automatically love them. And this author includes some in the book. This book contains information about Black Seminoles. I think this topic, as well as other topics of Black relations with other racial groups, is often overlook and under study. Thus, this was a nice surprise inside this book.
5. Earth’s Strength
As the main female, Earth isn’t a damsel in distress. She fights for herself and those she loves. She doesn’t roll over and gives into love. She fights for an equal place of respect in her relationship with Melech. She,as well as the other women in the book, are powerful beings.
What I Feel Some Kinda Way About
- The biblical reference and supernatural tying together
This is my first supernatural book that includes Christianity in such a major and positive way. It is not like vampire stories where the vampire will die if holy water touches it or books with archangels. It is something different. I truly don’t know how I feel about it. I haven’t processed it fully since it is so new to me. If you know other books like this, let me know.
2. The time frame of the relationship
This is a pet peeve for me. All of the reviews that I gave thus far have this in the ‘do not like’. While I feel the love between the two mains, the time fame just isn’t for me.
3. Brianna
The way they talked about Brianna. I know she isn’t the brightest in the bunch and a little ridiculous sometimes, but she has Earth’s back.
Book Review and Recommendation
Review: 4.5/5
Recommendation: 5
If you want read my Top Three Things of this book, which contains spoilers, click here.
