On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Ifeoma stands on the threshold between girlhood and destiny. In her village, the dew collected beneath cocoa trees carries the memories of the dead, but when Ifeoma drinks too deeply, she awakens something ancient, hungry, and watching. Marked by a rare gift known as the Bright, Ifeoma becomes visible to spirits that should never walk among the living. As her coming-of-age ceremony (the blossoming) draws near, unseen forces close in, determined to claim her before she is sealed.