Rowan was a normal boy living with his mum, struggling financially, until one day he discovers a book in a local charity shop. When reading it at home, he discovers it's unfinished. He reads the last written page and suddenly gets sucked into the book, landing in a forest. He meets a creature called Gunther, who explains that the book was written to protect a boy called Dominique who was left in it when he was just a boy by his grandfather, who promised he'd join him once the book had a happy ever after written. But the grandfather disappeared, leaving Dominique alone in the book. Can Rowan find the author of the story before it's too late, as a huge storm is coming that will destroy everyone and everything in the magical book forever? Can Rowan get his best friend, Jim, to believe him, and can they find the author in time?