When Kara was five years old, she witnessed her mother being executed as a witch. It has been seven years, and Kara, her little brother, and her father have struggled to survive in their small isolated community that hates nothing more than witches and magic. One night, Kara is lured into The Thickety, a dangerous, magical woods full of nightmarish creatures, where she finds her mother's hidden grimoire, a magic book of spells. Kara knows that using magic is dangerous, but will she be able to resist the power? Will Kara end up in the same situation as her mother?
