Most teenaged girls have teenaged problems, like what to wear to prom and did I remember to shave my legs before gym? Alina has all of those problems and more. The list does tend to get longer when you're an alien. An empress alien to be exact. Though dusty Arizona is the only life she can remember, Alina's true home lies far beyond the stars. A place she cannot return to, if she wants to stay alive and out of the clutches of the Shadows- a race of dark and ugle monsters who seek to destroy all that is left of the royal family- and the only one with enough power to stand in their way of taking over an entire galaxy. It would help if Alina knew that...