Morrigan Crow is a cursed child. Since he was born at sunset, he is blamed for everything: if the kitchen cat dies, if the gardener has a heart attack. But what is even more terrible is that he must die on his 11th birthday, precisely at midnight.
But just before the clock strikes twelve, a strange man appears at the door and asks: "Tell me, do you want to live?" Jupiter rescues Morrigan from the clutches of the Smoke and Shadow Hunters and takes her to a mysterious city called Nevermoor. However, in order to stay and be accepted into the Miraculous Society, the girl must pass four tests.
His life is at stake: if he succeeds, he can continue to live safely in Nevermoor, if not, he must leave the city and face his doom.