Welcome back to Evergreen Academy, the secret college for Magical Botanists.

Ever since enrolling at Evergreen Academy last year, I have struggled to belong in the elite world of plant magic and affinity powers. And thanks to a curse tied to a decision I made on the spring equinox, I'm further from fitting in than ever.

When I'm invited to join a mission to uncover a long-lost magical artifact, it feels like my chance to prove myself-and help protect the academy, which appears to be under threat by the increasingly present Magical Botanical Board of Regents.

As the new academic year unfolds, I'm navigating an unexpected field studies assignment, the mysteries of my elusive powers, and my growing feelings for my impossibly attractive and possibly off-limits tutor, Callan Rhodes.

But when the mission to find the artifact takes us beyond the safety of the academy's verdant shield, I realize the stakes may be greater than I imagined. Can we succeed in recovering the artifact, or are we about to unearth more than we bargained for?