Having finally found a place where Nova felt like she belonged, she must face the harsh reality that Tidemarsh school isn't the fresh start that she so desperately needed. After the events that tore the school apart, Nova finds herself in survival mode and far away from the safety and support of her friends. Her only way of protecting those she has come to care for is to master the ability that terrifies her, and to find allies in Alternates that might just be as dangerous as Nova is. Both her head and her heart are in constant conflict and Nova knows that the more she gets to see the truth about Tidemarsh and the Alternates, the more secrets she unravels. Nova's new friends have been there for her when she's needed them, but as time goes by, Nova doesn't know who to trust, and in the end, there's no one to catch her if she falls.... Especially not the boy who lied to her...