Overachiver Chase struggles to confront the details surrounding the mysterious death of her best friend turned girlfriend, Lia.

"Anna Chiu has her hands full. When she's not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father's restaurant, she's taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days. Her father's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and even though she knows that things aren't right at home, she's starting to feel like she could be a normal teen."--Publisher

When Alice's mysterious Uncle Geryon sends her to help capture a rogue apprentice, a boy who has the same ability Alice has to Read himself 'into' stories, she knows to expect a wild and unpredictable trip. But even though Alice has visited the magical realms inside libraries before, this adventure is far more dangerous. Because Torment, the magic creature holding 'this' library together, has gone mad. But he might also have information about Alice's...