Lucy discovers that it’s not just a song, but a song about her family. The only real thing she’s ever gotten from her mother is a song – the popular Scarborough Fair folk tune – which describes a woman cursed to complete three impossible tasks. Since passing her off to Leo and Soledad, Lucy’s mother, Miranda, has been living on the streets, appearing in Lucy’s life every few months or years and then disappearing just as suddenly. Lucy Scarborough is seventeen and has been raised by a charming set of foster parents (Leo and Soledad) since her mother is certifiably crazy and has been since Lucy’s birth. Impossible by Nancy Werlin is just that kind of book and is perhaps more focused than any book I can remember reading on the mental dichotomy such circumstances would create for a person. For me, it’s usually far more interesting to watch how a completely ordinary person deals with magic when it starts happening in their decidedly non-magical life. My favorite kind of fantasy is normally urban fantasy – the kind where magic occurs in the real, normal world. Not quite as good as I wanted it to be, but still worth reading. A gripping storyline, excellent characters, and some unexpected twists.
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