She Saved the City, But Lost Her Life. Two years ago, Gwendolyn Gray saved the City. She lost her powers, her parents, and even her hair. So while the rest of the City is reveling in its newfound freedom, Gwendolyn has spent two years lying and dodging the clutches of the Childkeeper and the Home for Unclaimed Children. Balancing work and school hasn't been great for her bipolar disorder, either. So when a school bully and a vengeful faerie bring her carefully constructed lies crashing down around her, Gwendolyn seizes the chance to travel through the realms of story again, trying to find the world where her stolen parents are hidden. But battling bills is nothing compared to the gothic vampires and eldrich horrors she'll meet along the way. And on a world of smoke and lightning and metal, a teenage rebel holds the key to saving her parents and getting back the life she lost. Growing up isn't all it's cracked up to be.