In the cutthroat world of Evergreen Prep Academy, where spotlights are stolen and secrets run deeper than the stage, nonbinary theater kid Jamie Weston has one goal: dethrone drama queen Alyssa Montgomery from her reigning glory in the annual talent show. But when Alyssa plants a shocking kiss on Jamie backstage, then vanishes, leaving a trail of cryptic clues, rivalry explodes into a high-stakes mystery.
Teaming up with punk rocker Zach, debate prodigy Taylor, and fierce ally Ella, Jamie uncovers a web of sabotage, rigged competitions, and hidden crushes that shatter the school's perfect facade. Break-ins, leaked scandals, and underground rebellions ensue as the squad races to expose the truth... and confront their own forbidden feelings.
Is Alyssa's game a ploy for power, a cry for freedom, or something dangerously romantic? In this pulse-pounding YA thriller of queer awakening and high school upheaval, spotlights don't just shine...they burn everything down.