After defeating the nightlace vine eager to kill every Outling on
campus, I'm feeling kinda cocky. But nothing ever goes smoothly for me,
does it? Let's start with the good news first: I've not only figured out
how to ride an aldakor, but I've also convinced the naiad living in the
moat that I can be trusted. You might say I've got an in with magical
creatures. And I've found a new best friend who's awesome, even if she's
keeping secrets. The bad news? Donovan's bespelled. If I don't break his
curse, we're doomed. And in my class, Magical Horticulture of the Night:
Adding the D to Deadly, I accidentally freed a beatleycarne, unleashing
the deadliest prankster known to the fae world. I need to catch that
baby and lock it up fast before the Academy collapses around me. Seems
like I'm fighting one crisis after another. Then someone unexpected
emerges from my past. And the person responsible for the nightlace
murders? She wasn't working alone, and the wizard isn't finished with me
yet. With the beatleycarne wreaking havoc on my life, Donovan bespelled,
and someone determined to kill me, I need to harness every strand of
power I can find--because a battle's coming and only one wizard will
emerge the victor.
