Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn must defeat the powers of the Red Queen, who is out to destroy her.

She must journey to the royal castle to claim her throne, and is accompanied only by the loyal Queen's Guard which is led Carroll and the mysterious Lazarus.

Along the way she must earn the respect of her people and fix the broken shambles of the Kingdom of Tear.

The Detroit Free Press reported Emma Watson "conceded she couldn't put the book down.

[3] Before the first novel was published it was announced in June of 2013 that Warner Bros. was developing a film adaptation.