Jennifer Macaire Reviews

Added October 1, 2004

The Promise

Author: Jennifer Macaire
Publisher: Double Dragon Publishing
Available At: www.double-dragon-ebooks.com
Publishing Date: Available Now
Genre: Young Adult: Futuristic
Format: Ebook download in PDF/LIT
Price: $5.99
ISBN: 1-55404-020-5
Author Email/Website: www.jennifermacaire.com
Reviewer: Sharyn McGinty

It was just a simple meteor that eventually became something much more. Ten years after the meteor crashed, a fisherman brought a strange looking fish to a lab near the Gulf of Mexico. Soon after a virus swept through North America, affecting the entire adult population. It spread virulently soon encompassing the globe. Within a few years, only children were left.

One family knew of the virus and the parents knew what would eventually happen and prepared their children for the future. They taught them to cook, how to survive, gave them a plan for the future (head south) and most importantly taught them not to give up. To keep fighting even when death seemed certain.

Ryan was the oldest of three children. Now that his parents had vanished from the virus, he was responsible for taking care of his younger brother and sister. After gathering everything they would need for their journey south, they decided to head to Paris first, to check for other survivors. Along the way, they stopped at every house, checking for other survivors.

In a world where there are only children, will they be able to band together and make a new life for themselves? Or will the odds be too great?

The Promise by Jennifer Macaire is simply amazing. It hits every emotion, causing the reader to laugh, weep, rejoice, despair and think. I couldn't put the book down; I had to know what happened. Had to know if the kids would succeed. Ms. Macaire is a gifted author, able to entertain both children and adults with her tales. Her characters are vivid and the storylines intense, emotional and thought-provoking.

Any parent reading The Promise will come away determined to ensure their children know how to survive without electricity and ways to provide for themselves. The virus made the children grow up very fast, but at the same time they became more appreciative of what they had and found joy, beauty and enjoyment in the simple things. The Promise is headed for my keeper shelf and I can't wait until my children are a bit older so I can share this book with them.

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