Cadence Ella Madgeye has it all. Books, a dignified father, books, a kind twin brother, books.... What else? Ah, yes. Books. Cadence's whole life is reading. It's the only thing she wants to do. But as if attending to her responsibilities as a magician didn't interfere enough, with all this pestering from a narcissistic prince, a money-crazed merchant, and a mad scientist baron, how is she supposed to find any time to read?!