When sixteen-year-old Terra Spade decided to kill herself, she thought the result would be permanent. Instead, she ends up stuck in the middle of nowhere doing chores for the Grim Reaper herself, with no idea how to get out. Unable to move on without closure, Terra is forced to relive the memories that brought her to suicide in the first place. Her new job of reaping souls ends up causing her more harm than good when she realizes that death is a lot more complicated than she thought. Terra finally resigns herself to an afterlife full of questions and misery, and then she meets Andy, a boy with secrets to rival her own and a spark that draws her in instantly. The only problem? He's on her death list, and she's there for his soul.