It takes more than the Elsewhere to hold Bree and Hawk ... but they haven't escaped unscathed. Bree's mad dash into the Elsewhere to save him is successful, but there's a price to pay. Something's tainting it, and it's making them very ill. They're not the only ones. A terrible sickness is mutating and killing fae across the realm - and it looks set to spread to pandemic proportions. Travelling to the Glass Isle to seek the help of the Lake Ladies, they find unexpected support from the last person Bree EVER wants to talk to. Hawk's come up with some plans, but they're as stupidly risky as usual. With the Taint eradicating their self control, a bunch of hungry and vengeful river hags, two seriously angry monarchs, memories she's still not accessed, and a frightened Formori girl to contend with - it's not the easiest week in the world. And it looks like they're going to have to travel somewhere no Fae's ever been. Somewhere insanely dangerous. All in all, it's not exactly a honeymoon. So. Situation normal, then.