Reminiscence, Telepathy, Prophecy. Past, present, future. Jasmine O'Connor has the gift of prophecy, which would be useful if she could see more than thirty seconds into the future. Jasmine is quickly labeled a Defect and sent to Deerward Academy for Misfit Magicians, a school of outcasts, rebels, and unfortunate kids like her. But the school isn't what it seems. Students start mysteriously disappearing, and rumors begin to spread about Dysfuncts- people with no gift. People who want revenge. Jasmine finds herself in an unlikely alliance with Avery and Carter, two other Defects, who also don't believe the rumors about the disappearing students. Jasmine knows something is definitely wrong, though- and she has a suspicion that if she can't figure out what, she'll disappear next.