Kyle has it all - money, popularity, good looks, and brains. What he doesn't have is a heart. When he humiliates a nobody in his English class, he's put under a curse. The nobody, it seems, is a witch and Kyle is now a beast. Animal-like and ugly forever unless he can convince someone to love him for what he is. Helping Kyle is a blind tutor and a chat room support group for others who've been enchanted: a mermaid, a frog prince, and a bear with princess problems.
Like all fairy tales, we know the ending, but the telling is fresh and satisfying. It's a worthy read.
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Impossible by Werlin
Lucy's mom, Miranda, is nuts. She drags around a shopping cart full of pop bottles, sings one folk song over and over again, and rambles about fairies and the futility of true love. Not much of a parental figure. This is why Lucy lives with her foster family, who are overprotective but loving, and Zach, her neighbor/best friend/something more?
When Lucy goes to the prom with a boy from school, things go from unfortunate to horrific for Lucy when her date rapes her and then dies immediately after in a car wreck. (Sounds improbable but it works in the story). In the aftermath, Lucy discovers that her mother isn't just crazy - she's cursed, as are all the women in her family. Only by performing the three impossible tasks from Miranda's song can Lucy free herself and her family.
Werlin typically writes mysteries and gritty realistic fiction. I was curious to see what she'd do with a fairy tale, since she isn't really a "happily-ever-after" kinda girl. The results are intriguing and very much something that only she could write. The characters are tragic, believable, and engaging. The villian is pretty darn creepy. The messages about love and marriage are really worth reading. Good book.
When Lucy goes to the prom with a boy from school, things go from unfortunate to horrific for Lucy when her date rapes her and then dies immediately after in a car wreck. (Sounds improbable but it works in the story). In the aftermath, Lucy discovers that her mother isn't just crazy - she's cursed, as are all the women in her family. Only by performing the three impossible tasks from Miranda's song can Lucy free herself and her family.
Werlin typically writes mysteries and gritty realistic fiction. I was curious to see what she'd do with a fairy tale, since she isn't really a "happily-ever-after" kinda girl. The results are intriguing and very much something that only she could write. The characters are tragic, believable, and engaging. The villian is pretty darn creepy. The messages about love and marriage are really worth reading. Good book.
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