The main character chose to study abroad at a prestigious and traditional magic school for a specific reason: she needs to break the curse that transforms her into an animal without warning. Involvement with the student council members of the school was not part of the plan, but the school has its own ideas about how her time there will go. Whether she can navigate her unplanned entanglements without losing focus on the reason she came — and manage to break the curse before the end — is the shape of everything that follows.