A name can contain enormous power. But for Persie Merlin-Crowley, the powerless daughter of famed magicals Harley Merlin and Wade Crowley, her name hasnt́ given her much in terms of abilities. That is, until her eighteenth birthday comes around and she Purges a gigantic Hydra that terrorizes the coven. How could that be possible, if sheś never cast a spell in her life? Then her mother reveals the deal she made with Leviathan almost twenty years before--a deal that let the monster name her firstborn Persie. Or rather, Persephone, as is her true name. He has given her the ǵift ́of Purging all manner of beastsŒ́ so that she may become the Queen of the Underworld like her namesake. Persie is left reeling. Sheś spent her life doodling monsters in the margins of notebooks and dreaming of far-off adventures. Now, sheĺl have to stay under her motherś supervision so her rogue Purges dont́ wreak havoc. Unless she can find another way to control her powersŒ́ When she learns about The Basani Institute, a monster-hunting program in Ireland, she knows this is her one chance. Alongside her Atlantean best friend and Uncle Finchś annoying kid, she sneaks out to audition to become a monster hunter. But Leviathanś gift is one that never stops giving...