Emilia, age 16, suffers with depression and anxiety, due to her parents abuse only 3 years before, she spends most of her evenings after school in a local book store, Books Mart. She gets lost in these tales of suicidal teens and fairy tales, hoping one day she'll find her own life, get out of her foster family's home and become an amazing world known author. But one day, when she's in a rush and tries to put a book back on the shelf she gets help from Gavin Clay, the book store's owners son.