Ryan, Josh and Chelle never thought anything would come of ‘borrowing’ some coins from a wishing well, until the ancient spirit dwelling within the well came to them, granting them inhuman powers and charging the three teens to fulfill the wishes represented by the coins, or else. As each wish they help grant takes a dark twist and people get hurt, the three friends soon find themselves at a crossroads, working at cross purposes. As the secrets of the well are revealed, it Ryan realizes he has to stop the wish-granting, but how do you fight what might be an ancient, insane god? Alternately fascinating and terrifying, cool and spooky, this is a dark look at what happens when an old magic can’t cope with the modern age. Once again, Hardinge delivers a complex, captivating story.