bˈɑːɡstæd sˈɛz ðæt bᵻsˌaɪdz ðə bˈʊks bˌiːɪŋ ɐ stˈoːɹi ɐbˌaʊt ɐ ɡˈɜːltˈɜːndɹˈuːzælkə, ɪɾ ɪz ɐbˈaʊt "hjˈuːmɐnˌɪz ˈɪŋ ðɪ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ʌv mˈædʒɪk".
Bogstad says that besides the books being a story about a girl-turned-rusalka, it is about "humaniz[ing] the experience of magic".