Impossible

IMPOSSIBLE: Nancy Werlin: Dial Books: Young Adult: 376 pages

The Scarborough women are cursed. At age 18, they give birth to a daughter and then go mad unless they can complete the three impossible tasks laid out in the song “Scarborough Fair.” None of the women have ever succeeded in completing the three tasks, but Lucinda, the latest Scarborough to find herself pregnant, resists her fate, relying on her foster parents and her childhood friend Zach to help break the curse.

Although the story set up felt awkward, the premise of this novel is clever and the blend of fantasy, romance, and suspense in a modern setting will appeal to a wide variety of readers.

MBC