Since I am a huge fan both of novels which bring magic into modern life and of Nancy Werlin's work, I wasn't exactly tough to win over. I found Lucy an endearing mix of determined woman and lost child. I totally believed in the plight of the Scarborough women. Even though we think we know how the story must surely end, Werlin keeps us glued to the page as we watch Lucy deal with the impossible tasks and with the perfectly normal side of teen pregnancy. There may be a fairy, but this is no fairy tale — it's a griping story of evil, virtue and the power of dauntless love.