Junior year has begun for Mike and Roxie. Will this year be different than the last two? Will the heroes of Hiraeth get a shot at being normal teenagers? The chances seem ever-smaller as a curse spreads across Hiraeth and political unrest grips Idyll. And when an unforeseen evil threatens Mike and Derek's lives, can the heroes once again rise to the occasion? Or will it cost more than they can afford?

The Upset is over, and Roxie is determined to move on and give being a normal teenager her best shot. If you can call having a crush with deadly shadow powers, being besties with the ex-captain of the Ragdoll Army, and discovering long-lost secrets of the Dark Ages "normal." And with what Roxie's sophomore year of high school has in store, will things ever be the same again for the heroes of Hiraeth?

Managing anxiety is difficult enough, but for Mike not being able to do so could plunge the world into darkness. Being born at the bottom in a society that divides itself by magic and abilities only makes navigating his struggles all the more impossible. And the end of the world? That just might send him over the edge.