Maisie feels like she''''s drowning in her family''''s world of magical gifts and dangerous purpose. She doesn''''t have their gifts, but she''''s still expected to help combat the spread of Flight, a substance that grants temporary magic with a nasty side effect: the uncontrollable urge to kill. After nearly dying during a Flight raid gone wrong and learning her father hid key information, Maisie reaches her limit. Time to stop being swept along and start investigating the secrets that make stopping Flight the family obligation.