âA Wildly inventive and surprisingly playful sci-fi thriller.ââWashington Post
Roommates Jaimie Locke and Kim Calloway are each looking to find a new life at college. Itâs Jaimieâs first time Outsideâaway from her large, complicated family and their magical traditionsâand she wants to learn what nonmagical life is like. Kim is anxious to escape the depression thatâs been dragging her down since last year so she can make new friends and create the art she loves.
But almost as soon as they unpack, Jaimie realizes that Kimâs depression is different from normal sadness. Something outside of Kim is literally forcing her to be depressed, pursuing and draining her. Just like that, the two girlsâalong with Jaimeâs cousins and a Presence named Rugeeâtry to capture and rout the creature that is following Kim.
âA Wildly inventive and surprisingly playful sci-fi thriller.ââWashington Post
Roommates Jaimie Locke and Kim Calloway are each looking to find a new life at college. Itâs Jaimieâs first time Outsideâaway from her large, complicated family and their magical traditionsâand she wants to learn what nonmagical life is like. Kim is anxious to escape the depression thatâs been dragging her down since last year so she can make new friends and create the art she loves.
But almost as soon as they unpack, Jaimie realizes that Kimâs depression is different from normal sadness. Something outside of Kim is literally forcing her to be depressed, pursuing and draining her. Just like that, the two girlsâalong with Jaimeâs cousins and a Presence named Rugeeâtry to capture and rout the creature that is following Kim.