Promise, a young singer trying to make her mark on the world before succumbing to a terminal genetic disease, actively pursues her singing and modeling career – and isn’t sure how she continues to survive the freak accidents that suddenly follow her. Porta, an aging sorceress hears about these accidents and decides that Promise holds the key to immortality for which she’s spent a lifetime searching. Chase, an autistic artist, suddenly changes his routine and reaches out to strangers, bringing a new understanding of life and love to everyone who knows him.
I couldn’t decide at the beginning of this book who I wanted to cheer for. Most stories have a clear hero and a clear villian, but several times these characters got a bit murky. The reasons for some of their actions are unknown at first, and I started to be a bit disappointed in this character or that one – until I realized that each one was only ‘human.’ The interrelationships between the cast of characters becomes more and more clear throughout the story, as do the themes of love and what eternal life really means. This book is in no way preachy but shows simply how to live out one’s faith – how to internalize what you believe until it just oozes naturally out your pores.
The Christian faith is not based on sunshine and roses, and Healy shows that while we live in a dark and fallen world, and may even dive pretty deeply into the nasty parts of this world, we don’t have to stay there. Redemption and love belong to everyone who chooses to accept them – and I love the way that Healy shares this message through Chase and Promise. If you’re looking for a story that will stretch your imagination and yet bring home a sound message, this is the book for you.
I received a free copy of this book from Thomas Nelson’s Booksneeze program in exchange for an unbiased review.
