Its a year since Violet, Alice and Katie escaped from the dystopian world of The Gallows Dance. Nates been stuck in a coma ever since. Violet re enters The Gallows Dance, determined to bring her brother home. After an argument that threatens to destroy their friendship, Alice stays behind. But when a rogue fan fiction writer emerges online, writing dark new chapters set in the world her friends are trapped in, Alice is the only one with the power to save the story.