Every three years the Talent Trials gave Doves a chance to become Lovelies and move to the City of Jewels, where everyone believed their dreams would come true. With judges selecting ten winners out of thousands, Clara Roderikson's chance at succeeding appeared impossible. After discovering the truth about her city, she must stop the Creator of Them from destroying everything she loved. With her only clue was being that the Creator lived in the City of Jewels, she had no choice but to win the Talent Trials.