History Creator / LaurenKate

* FallenAngel: Basically, the whole cast of the ''Fallen'' series. Normal humans are only episodic. And in ''Torment'' there is a whole school for the Nephilim (children with angelic or demonic blood in their veins).

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Fallen angels that have since the Fall sworn their loyalty to Heaven have silver-tinted wings, while those that have sided with Lucifer have golden-tinted wings.

Lauren Kate (born 1981) is an American author of [[Main/YoungAdultLiterature young adult]] paranormal romances.

* AlphaBitch: Chloe King from ''Unforgiven''. She's from a rich family, has her own popular bubblegum pop group, is a leader of numerous school clubs and bosses everyone around. And she's always very nasty to poor and unpopular female lead Lilith.

* DemonicPossession: Not exactly demonic, but in ''Teardrop'' Eureka's [[spoiler: best friend Brooks is possessed by Atlas from Atlantis. The reason? To make Eureka cry and in this way bring Atlantis back]]. It is also strongly hinted at that Hitler himself was possessed [[spoiler: by the very same Atlas]].

** Molly and Gabbe in ''Rapture'' to save Lucinda's life, particulary heroic, since they are both immortal.

* MayflyDecemberRomance: Any time any of the [[FallenAngel fallen angels]] hook up with a human, such as Roland (immortal demon) and Rosaline (daughter of a Mediaeval English nobleman).

* ObviouslyEvil: [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]], when he's not disguised as handsome auburn-haired youth Luc or little friendly gargoyle Bill. He [[EvilSmellsBad stinks]] like something rotten or burnt, his fingers are claws, has maggots in his teeth and bugs are crawling in his "tarnished" wings.

Lauren Kate (born 1981) is an American author of young adult paranormal romances.

* DealWithTheDevil: The main plot point of ''Unforgiven''. [[FallenAngel Cam (short for Cambriel)]] makes a deal with Lucifer himself to become reunited with his one true love Lilith.

* FieryRedhead: Lilith in ''Unforgiven''. Her hair is very red and her temper very short. But then again, she has her reasons, like being locked in tailor-made Hells for the last three millenia.

* InLoveWithTheMark: Ander. He's one of Seedbearers, a secret organization whose only aim is to protect the world from Atlantis, by killing [[TheChosenOne girls]] who might fulfil the [[PropheciesAreAlwaysRight prophecy]] and [[spoiler: break the curse on Atlantis with their tears]]. Unfortunately for the world, he falls in love with the girl he should kill.
* KryptoniteFactor: Fallen Angels in ''Fallen'' can only be killed by starshots, special arrows made by Abbadon himself.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Bill and Luc (short from Lucifer).

* ObviouslyEvil: [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]], when he's not disguised as handsome amber-haired youth Luc or little friendly gargoyle Bill. He [[EvilSmellsBad stinks]] like something rotten or burnt, his fingers are claws, has maggots in his teeth and bugs are crawling in his "tarnished" wings.

* ObviouslyEvil: [[{{Satan}}Lucifer]], when he's not disguised as handsome amber-haired youth Luc or little friendly gargoyle Bill. He [[EvilSmellsBad stinks]] like something rotten or burnt, his fingers are claws, has maggots in his teeth and bugs are crawling in his "tarnished" wings.

* AffablyEvil: Miss Sophia, the librarian from Sword&Cross Reform School in ''Fallen'' - seemingly a nice, friendly lady, one of very few nice people in the school, while in fact she is planning to murder the main character Luce in cold blood. And [[FallenAngel Lucifer]] himself, in his guise as friendly gargoyle Bill in ''Passion''.

* ObviouslyEvil: Lucifer, when he's not disguised as handsome amber-haired youth Luc or little friendly gargoyle Bill. He [[EvilSmellsBad stinks]] like something rotten or burnt, his fingers are claws, has maggots in his teeth and bugs are crawling in his "tarnished" wings.

* OurAngelsAreDifferent: True for Outcasts - a group of angels that initially rebelled against [[{{God}} the Throne]] but turned back almost immediately... and wasn't accepted. Their skins are sallow, hair thin, wings weak and unpleasant-looking, and they are all blind. Can be recognized in human form, as they tend to wear tan trenches. Both sexes (if this term even applies to angels, that is).
* RichBitch: Chloe King from ''Unforgiven''. Her father is a media mogul, she lives in a mansion surrounded by a moat with koi and full of marble inside. Her [[GirlPosse band]] "Perceived Slight" even has a song "Rich Bitch".

* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Basically, what happens when Eureka from ''Teardrop'' [[spoiler: finally starts to cry. The Earth is flooded, Atlantis re-appears on the surface of the ocean and the whole world is re-made.]]

* RichBitch: Chloe King from ''Unforgicen''. Her father is a media mogul, she lives in a mansion surrounded by a moat with koi and full of marble inside. Her [[GirlPosse band]] "Perceived Slight" even has a song "Rich Bitch".

* DemonicPossession: Not exactly demonic, but in ''Teardrop'' Eureka's [[best friend Brooks is possessed by Atlas from Atlantis. The reason? To make Eureka cry and in this way bring Atlantis back]]. It is also strongly hinted at that Hitler himself was possessed [[spoiler: by the very same Atlas]].

* TimeTravel: In ''Passion'' with the help of mystic entities called the Announcers. The downside is - you do not get to choose where and when you end up.
* UnableToCry: Eureka from ''Teardrop''. When she was still a child, her mother told her sterny to "never ever cry again". And so she did. As it turns out, her mother had a good reason [[spoiler: Eureka's tears could bring back Atlantis and end the world.]]

** Molly and Gabbe in ''Rapture'' to save Lucinda's life, particulary heroic, since they are both immortal FallenAngel.

* AffablyEvil: Miss Sophia, the librarian from Sword&Cross Reform School in ''Fallen'' - seemingly a nice, friendly lady, one of very few nice people in the school, while in fact she is planning to murder the main character Luce in cold blood. And Lucifer himself, in his guise as friendly gargoyle Bill in ''Passion''.

* DealWithTheDevil: The main plot point of ''Unforgiven''. FallenAngel Cam makes a deal with Lucifer himself to become reunited with his one true love Lilith.
* EternalLove: Daniel and Luce from ''Fallen''. He loves her all the time, while she is destinied to fall in love with him every time she meets him.

* HeroicSacrifice: Molly and Gabbe in ''Rapture'' to save Lucinda's life, particulary heroic, since they are both immortal FallenAngel. Eureka in ''Waterfall'' [[spoiler: to save the whole world and let it be reborn]].
* KryptoniteFactor: Fallen Angels in ''Fallen'' can only be killed by starshots, special arrows made by Abbaddon himself.

* StarCrossedLovers: Daniel and Luce from ''Fallen''. When Luce turns 17, she is doomed to fall in love with Daniel, at which point she dies in flames... and is re-born. The cycle repeats itself for several millenia.

* CriticalResearchFailure: The majority of Kate's books contain factual errors that could easily be avoided with a short research, such as potatoes in Mediaeval Britain in ''Fallen in Love''.

* AffablyEvil: Miss Sophia, the librarian from Sword&Cross Reform School - seemingly a nice, friendly lady, in fact she is planning to murder the main character Luce in cold blood. And Lucifer himself, in his guise as friendly gargoyle Bill.

* TimeTravel: With the help of mystic entities called the Announcers. The downside is - you do not get to choose where and when you end up.

** ''Unforgiven (spin-off, 2015)