Meet Caitlin Fletcher, age fourteen. When Caitlin's mom disappeared (or left? ) four years ago, so did all the oxygen on earth-or so it seemed to Caitlin. She's been suffering from breathless bouts of anxiety ever since her mom vanished.

Caitlin's recent move to London, with her Dad and her brainiac sister, threatens to lead to more situations that will trigger sudden panic. Now, she's having anxiety over the possibility of having anxiety! Caitlin's life takes a sharp turn for the worse when she's tricked into climbing down a proverbial "rabbit hole," landing in a wondrous fairy tale universe-except it's crawling with savage, blood-eyed zombies.

All the timeless fairy tale characters who once lived forever are now living dead! Even worse, they're famished. It is not an ideal situation for a vulnerable young girl prone to panic attacks. Caitlin, however, discovers that the truth is often scarier than blood-eyed zombies!