Seventeen year old Lucy Scarborough has a real-life secret haunting her - her real mother's not only alive, she's a mad, homeless bag lady. Unfortunately, that's not the worst of it. The women in Lucy's family are faerie-cursed. By the time she's eighteen, if Lucy can't break the curse she'll be pregnant, give birth to a baby girl, and go mad. And the cycle will repeat until one of the Scarborough women breaks the curse by completing three impossible tasks. With her friends and family firmly in her court, Lucy's up for the challenge - but will the subversive, suborning lure of the evil fay prove too appealing to resist?

You'll have to read the book to find out. Possibly not the most realistic or PC slant to take on teen pregnancy, but it's well told and ultimately satisfying. ( )

Started strong, ended a little weak and precipitously. Still, a good and interesting premise weaving contemporary fiction with a fairy tale. ( )

This was an enjoyable story. I was glad to read something that was not part of a series. The characters were likable and well developed. I enjoyed the flow of the story. It kept me turning the pages. I did find that the story was at times too focused on things that were not important. I still found it to be a page turner in a way that I wanted to find out how she figured out the puzzles. It was not a super suspensful story but it moved nicely none-the-less. Some of the developments in the story i found to be abrubt. i found myself thinking wow that was an odd way to introduce that. I also thought that the bit about the manequin was a little odd as well. I mean what was the big deal about the mannequin anyway.....If you are looking for an all around happy ending story than this one will certainly due. I was happy with the ending and overall how the story developed. I would reccomend it to anyone looking for a story that will make you think and give you a warm and fuzzy feeling in the end. ( )

Lucy lives a typical teenager's life -- track, school, friends and loving if not somewhat protective foster parents. But all that changes after a disaterous prom night when she discovers the women of her family are cursed, with only a song 'Scarborough Fair' to guide them. But unlike any of the other women in her family, she has her parents and Zach - a childhood friend who might grow into something more - to help her accomplish her seemingly impossible tasks before it is too late. At times painful and sad, this interesting story was a fast read. To be honest I didn't love it, but the characters were intriguing and the premise intresting enough -- just not my favorite. ( )

Serious pageturner--couldn't put it down. Part fairy tale, part realistic teen romance, part mystery, part suspense, and 100% recommended. ( )