by Nancy Werlin Summary: Lucy Scarborough is an average teenaged girl, except for one thing--she is adopted because her birth mother, Miranda, is completely insane. From time to time Miranda shows up, humming the old folk song "Scarborough Faire" and muttering incoherently. When Lucy, at age 17, finds some pages to Miranda's old diary, she thinks she is reading about the days leading up to her mother's mental collapse. Miranda is writing the diary as a pregnant 17-year old, but suspects that she is under an ancient curse. When Lucy's prom date forces himself on her, she also becomes pregnant at 17. As she continues through the diary, she begins to conclude that the curse is real, and that the only way she can save her baby and herself from the evil Elfin Knight who wants to own her is by completing the tasks listed in the song. The tasks are riddles, and they seem impossible, but she has to try.
My thoughts: I love how Ms. Werlin mixes fantasy with reality in this book. It sort of creates an indescribable genre. Lucy lives in our modern world, but somehow the fact that she has been cursed by an Elfin Knight doesn't seem improbable. This book gets major points for originality. The suspense is taut, because we all know how long a pregnancy lasts, and are keenly aware of exactly how much time Lucy has to solve the curse.
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This was the first book I read by Nancy Werlin out of 7 of hers and it's still my favorite. I absolutely loved this book! I like the twist of real life and fantasy jumbled together and think it's one of the best books I've ever read. Once I picked it up, I couldn't put down! -Harmony Dore' Lewis
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