The novel details the experiences of a fourteen-year-old boy surviving a severe case of meningitis and waking up from a coma to find his whole world transformed.
Luke Patterson developed an extreme and fictional form of synesthesia and must decide between what is good and evil, all while fighting the temptation of a dangerous power.
His enjoyment over his powers comes to an end when a creative writing assignment results in one student's face becoming morphed and deformed when the teacher reads Luke's story aloud.
Now left without memories of his powers, Seraphina, and many of the events from the book, Luke comes to terms with both his synesthesia and the missing pieces of his mind while staying with his grandfather.
[citation needed] Many of the reviews praised the work as a good literary debut for Morgan and The Sunday Telegraph noted that it was "oddly brilliant".