What lies at the bottom of young witch Phenomena Willow's murky sea of dreams? The first sage has been found, but at a tremendous cost: the life of Phenomena Willow's first true boyfriend, Prince Tal. Even worse, one of her best friends, Janus Harvestar was indirectly responsible for his death, and now Mena and all of Nightdream Academy must cope with the fallout. But there is no time to rest, Mena's school has flown to its next location, the Brain Sea, in order to find the second sage. Unfortunately, Mena lacks the ability to breath underwater in order to investigate it. The remedy is a magical fish known as the Dreamfish which can transform anyone into the sea creature they desire. But there is a problem. The Dreamfish lies in Mena's murky subconscious, and to find it, she must dive inside, facing her greatest fears and insecurities that take on the shapes of monsters that could devour her whole. With Tal's death a fresh wound, Mena must brave her inner darkness. Will she find the Dreamfish or will she flounder big time? Find out in the melancholy and introspective fifth book of Phenomena the Basic Witch.