Impossible by Nancy Werlin

Synopsis:
Lucy Scarborough is only seventeen when she discovers that the women of her family have been cursed through generations, forced to attempt three seemingly impossible tasks or to fall into madness upon their child's birth. How can Lucy succeed when all of her ancestors have tried and failed? But Lucy is the first girl who won't be alone as she tackles the list. She has her fiercely protective foster parents beside her. And she has Zach, whose strength amazes her more each day. Do they have enough love and resolve to overcome an age-old-evil?

My Rating: 7/10

(Uh, I may have gotten a little excited, and some may see my thoughts as a little spoilorish, though I don't think so, but proceed at your own risk)

My Thoughts:
This book had so much promise. I was so intrigued by a novel based off of the ballad Scarborough Fair, the same ballad the Simon and Garfunkel song is based off of. But once I started reading I was a little disappointed. I'm not sure exactly why, but I think it comes down to the love story portrayed between Lucy and Zach. It seemed to move way to fast for me. He goes from thinking of Lucy as a kind of younger sister figure to suddenly confessing his love for her in a matter of days, then it just keeps progressing from there. And yes, I understand how their relationship plays a major part in the resolution of the plot, but to me it was unbelievable and detracted from an otherwise interesting story.

A warning to younger readers, Lucy is raped in the beginning of the story, but it's not graphically portrayed. However, I have read some complaints about this because it's not mentioned anywhere in the synopsis and I guess it surprised some people.

Overall I thought it was a unique ballad retelling which only lacked a realistic love story.