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** [[TheRockstar Armani James]], who is...[[AmbiguouslyBrown mixed]]. Very, ''very'' mixed. [[spoiler:Also gay; he and Gabriel [[ChildhoodFriendRomance start dating]] after they reconcile.]]
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:Ares was initially forced into the role of "[[ForeignExchangeStudent Argyris Tantaleas]]" in order to spy on Miguel and Yohualli. As time goes on, he finds himself more and more drawn to the Gutierrez family, especially Daniella, who reminds him a lot of his [[MissingMom late mother Hera]]. After his sister's schemes cost him his eye and seeing the Olympians' complete lack of care about him, Ares decides to pull a HeelFaceTurn and joins the Mirror Motley for the purpose of protecting his newfound family.]]
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them. Taking up the mantle of the Godhunter, he sets out to defend against and hopefully defeat whatever comes for him...and, with any luck, find out what caused all this in the first place.
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''Godhunter'' is an UrbanFantasy created by Tropers/LilyTheLitten, whose love for mythology (especially Myth/AztecMythology), YA fantasy, and [[BreadMilkEggsSquick disaster protagonists]] combined into whatever this is.
[[TheHero Miguel Gutierrez]] is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent. Well, up until within the span of two hours, he releases a whole bunch of angry gods from their magical prison, is told that he's the reincarnation ''of'' a god by a British Bengal cat, [[BreadMilkEggsSquick and is nearly murdered by a]] GiantSpider.
With the monsters of the world emboldened by the return of the gods, Miguel soon finds that his ordinary life is over; the divine flock to the divine, especially since he's the only one who stands a chance against them.
There are currently two books, with a third one planned.
* ''Shatter the Mirror''
* ''Face the Music''
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!!Tropes associated with this series include:
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Miguel has a crush on the oblivious [[ClassPrincess Lexi Tanaka]] [[spoiler:though that ends up a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], as she [[BigDamnKiss kisses him]] at the end of Book 1.]] Book 2 reveals that Gabriel Murphy, the drummer of GarageBand GEMINI, has been crushing on [[AttentionWhore Armani James]] since middle school, but the latter has never noticed.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Yohualli outright says that every story has a kernel of truth to it. Though he also notes that certain stories are ''inaccurate'', citing [[VampiresHateGarlic vampires' supposed weakness to garlic]] specifically.
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: The prologue of each book is in third person and follows the perspective of someone other than Miguel. They're notable for being the only times when the readers are given information Miguel doesn't know.
* TheAtoner: Many, ''many'' characters, to the point where it's something of a theme.
* AttentionWhore: Armani has an absolutely ''massive'' ego, to the point where even his closest friends are beginning to drift away from him. [[spoiler:His lack of popularity because of this what leads him to accept Apollo's [[CompellingVoice gift]], completely heedless of the consequences.]]
* ArcVillain: One per book, with the gods serving as the [[GreaterScopeVillain Greater Scope Villains]].
** Book 1 has two: the Greek war god [[BloodKnight Ares]] and the Celtic [[CreepyCrows Morrigan]]. [[spoiler:The latter ends up the significantly greater threat, kidnapping Miguel's mother to blackmail him with a FriendOrIdolDecision, and loosing [[TheJuggernaut the tarasque]] on him when he refuses to comply.]]
** Book 2 has the [[OurSirensAreDifferent Siren]], a participant in the Blackwell Musical Showcase who is using it to brainwash the students. The problem is, Miguel and Yohualli don't know the siren's identity, and must figure it out from the competitors. [[spoiler:It's Armani.]]
** Book 3 has two again: the Camargo Damasceno household, who are conducting strange and sinister rituals with the gods, and [[EvilSorcerer Ravi Bhatavadekar]], a [[TheDarkArts black magic]] practitioner.
* BeautifulSingingVoice: Armani is noted to have an incredibly powerful voice, and Miguel admits he's genuinely talented. [[spoiler:As such, the divine improvements that Apollo gifted him fly completely under the radar.]]
* BetaCouple: [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Armani and Gabriel]], [[spoiler:as well as [[SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl Lexi and Estella]].]]
* BigBeautifulWoman: Chiara Castoro-Magrina is noted to be rather heavyset and chubby, but Miguel finds her beautiful nonetheless.
* BreakingTheFellowship: Shortly before the last day of the musical showcase, [[spoiler:the internal tensions in GEMINI reach their peak and Gabriel and Carla quit the group. Armani ends up performing solo.]] Funnily enough, [[spoiler:after the showcase is over, the two actually become friends despite their vitriol as GEMINI members.]]
* CatsAreSnarkers: Yohualli, the cat {{Familiar}} serving as Miguel's [[MentorArchetype mentor]], certainly counts.
* TheChosenOne: Miguel, the titular Godhunter, is the latest reincarnation of [[Myth/AztecMythology Tezcatlipoca]], and as such, is one of the few people standing between monsters and humanity and the ''only'' person capable of defending the world from the gods.
* CompellingVoice: [[OurSirensAreDifferent Sirens]] are noted to possess this power, using their singing voices to compel people to do whatever they want. [[spoiler:Armani is given this power by [[JerkassGods Apollo]] and uses it to become popular, but ends up undergoing a PainfulTransformation into a siren.]]
* DisappearedDad: Miguel's parents are divorced, and he lives with his mother. His father's whereabouts are never specifically stated, but it's implied that they're not on the best of terms.
* EatingLunchAlone: [[spoiler:Armani at the end of Book 2. While everyone save Miguel, Yohualli, and Chiara has [[LaserGuidedAmnesia forgotten that he brainwashed them]], he's still lost the popularity he gained through the song, as well as his only real friends.]] Miguel, out of pity, sits next to him.
* EverytownAmerica: Bloomhill, Massachusetts.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Yohualli is in the middle of chewing Miguel out for unsealing the gods when he realizes that the only way Miguel could've undone the locks was if he knew the magic...and the only one who knew the magic was [[{{Reincarnation}} Tezcatlipoca]].
* FaceMonsterTurn: [[spoiler:Armani turns into a siren during the last day of the musical showcase.]]
* FiveTokenBand: The Mirror Motley, to the point where it's joked about InUniverse. In order, we have:
** [[TheHero Miguel Gutierrez]], a [[TwoferTokenMinority Hispanic bisexual transgender]] boy.
** [[MentorArchetype Yohualli]], a cat. Who is inexplicably British. [[spoiler:Makes sense, as he's [[WasOnceAMan a British wizard cursed into cat form]].]]
** [[TheQuietOne Chiara Castoro-Magrina]], an Italian-Hispanic.
** [[TheRockstar Armani James]], who is...[[AmbiguouslyBrown mixed]]. Very, ''very'' mixed. [[spoiler:Also gay; he and Gabriel [[ChildhoodFriendRomance start dating]] after they reconcile.]]
** [[ShrinkingViolet Vivian Camargo Damasceno]], a non-binary Brazilian.
** [[ConspiracyTheorist Liana Lowe]], an asexual black girl.
** [[GenkiGirl Lexi Tanaka]], a Japanese-American. [[spoiler:Who eventually realizes that she is also bisexual.]]
** [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Joshua Sutton]], a straight white male.
** [[spoiler:[[TheDogBitesBack Ares]], a Greek god.]]
** [[spoiler:[[TheAtoner Ravi Bhatavadekar]], a pansexual Indian.]]
** [[spoiler:[[DefectorFromDecadence Estella Winters]], a Scandinavian lesbian with a bit of French from her father's side.]]
* GarageBand: GEMINI, originally a rock duo formed by [[ChildhoodFriends Armani and Gabriel]]; Carla Anderson joined as the bassist later on. By the time the series starts, it's on the verge of imploding, due to both [[GreenEyedMonster Gabriel's jealousy over Carla]] and [[ItsAllAboutMe Armani's growing ego]]. [[spoiler:By Book 2's end, the band's broken up and Armani has lost his only two friends in school.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: Several members of the Mirror Motley[[note]]Armani, Vivian, [[spoiler:Ares, Ravi, and Estella]][[/note]] started out as enemies. Admittedly, Armani's powers were messing with his mind and Vivian was just a pawn, [[spoiler:but the other three play it completely straight.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: This is how [[spoiler:Miguel]] kills [[spoiler:the Morrigan, impaling her on Ares's spear.]]
* InadequateInheritor: Yohualli initially sees Miguel as this, believing him to be an extreme downgrade from the incarnations before him. [[spoiler:By the end of Book 1, however, he [[SubvertedTrope admits he misjudged him]], and that he's a perfectly worthy successor.]]
* IncompatibleOrientation: This was what ultimately killed Miguel and Joshua's relationship. The two started dating when Miguel [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} identified as female]], and while they tried to make it work after he started his transition, Joshua ultimately called it off since he was unable to see himself dating another guy.
* InformedAttractiveness: InUniverse. Miguel notes that whoever wrote sirens as being beautiful was probably blind, because [[spoiler:[[FaceMonsterTurn Armani]] is more [[BodyHorror terrifying than beautiful]].]]
* IWantMyMommy: PlayedForDrama when Miguel has a major breakdown after [[spoiler:his mother is kidnapped by the Morrigan,]] sobbing on the kitchen floor and repeatedly crying out for her.
** Later PlayedForLaughs when Ares, after watching [[spoiler:Miguel kill both [[TheJuggernaut the Tarasque]] and [[BigBad the Morrigan]],]] squeaks out a terrified "Mother, help." [[spoiler:Though this becomes HarsherInHindsight given the reveal later on that Hera [[MissingMom is dead]].]]
* JerkassGods: Pretty much all of the gods, who went mad and nearly destroyed the world before Tezcatlipoca sealed them away. You know it's bad when [[WarGod Ares]] is one of the ''nicer'' ones.
* KindheartedCatLover: Miguel adores cats, and while he's extraordinarily awkward, he's a good person at heart.
* LoveInterest: ''Three'' of them, spread out over the course of the series. Of the three, [[spoiler:[[ClassPrincess Lexi]] and [[TheAtoner Ravi]] prove [[RomanticFalseLead Romantic False Leads]], and [[ReincarnationRomance Miguel and Chiara]] are the OfficialCouple.]]
* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in Book 2, where Yohualli tells Miguel that relationships between mythicals and mortals don't tend to end well. [[SubvertedTrope Not because of the masquerade]], but because mortals have a habit of dying horribly whenever a mythical--''especially'' a god--takes an interest in them.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. Armani has two older siblings and two younger ones, which could help explain his AttentionWhore tendencies.
* MultiEthnicName: Lexi Tanaka and Chiara Castoro-Magrina.
* NewTransferStudent: Chiara starts attending Blackwell High School in Book 2.
* PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler:Based on his constant screaming, Armani's transformation into a siren was...not a pleasant experience.]]
* ProtectiveCharm: [[spoiler:Chiara's amulet is revealed to be one of these, protecting her from the effects of [[CompellingVoice Armani's song]].]]
* QueerEstablishingMoment: Miguel has two.
** The first is when he both crushes on Lexi while admitting Armani is very attractive in spite of his ego, revealing him to be bisexual.
** The second is a few chapters later, where he offhandedly mentions that it's his curse to suffer from terrible cramps. It's eventually confirmed that he's talking about period cramps, and is a UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} man.
* ReincarnationRomance: [[spoiler:[[InvokedTrope Invoked]], [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], and ultimately played straight. Faced with being one of the only gods left on Earth after [[HeroicSacrifice her husband sacrificed himself to seal the cursed ones away]], Chicomecoatl chose to join the mortal reincarnation cycle in the hopes of reuniting with him. While their various incarnations did tend to be ''geographically'' close, most of them never met, much less fell back in love. However, their current incarnations, [[OfficialCouple Miguel and Chiara]], ''did'' end up in a relationship, playing the trope straight in the end.]]
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Lexi kisses Miguel on the cheek at the end of Book 1, but Book 2 makes it clear that while they're both attracted to each other, they're not actually ''together'' yet. [[spoiler:They hook up for real at the end.]]
* SadlyMythcharacterized: [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]]--Miguel notes that for all of Yohualli's [[CharacterShilling gushing over Tezcatlipoca]], the actual stories about him paint the picture of a rather unpleasant figure. Yohualli pointedly ignores him.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Ares gets the hell out of dodge after [[spoiler:Miguel kills the Morrigan and coldly asks him if he'd like to be next.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: Long before the events of the series, Tezcatlipoca sealed the various mad gods into a magical chest where they could do no harm. The plot is kicked off when Miguel stumbles into Yohualli's haven, finds the chest, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero and undoes the locks]].
* SociallyAwkwardHero: To say Miguel is awkward would be a ''major'' understatement.
* StrugglingSingleMother: Daniella Gutierrez has been divorced for seven years, and has her hands full raising her son Miguel.
* ThreeAmigos: Miguel, Chiara, and Armani develop into this dynamic in Book 3 after Miguel is forced to let them both in on the {{Masquerade}} following the events of Book 2.
* TokenTrio: Albeit a more unique example than most--the PowerTrio consists of a Hispanic male lead, an Italian-Hispanic female friend, and a mixed-race male friend.
* TransRelationshipTroubles: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Miguel and Lexi's relationship, as she already knew he was trans before they started dating and doesn't care. [[spoiler:Played a bit straighter with Ravi, who wasn't aware ([[SubvertedTrope though he didn't think it was that big a deal when Miguel did reveal it]]) and averted again with Chiara, who learned it when they were JustFriends.]]
* WackyHomeroom: Miguel's classmates consist of [[GenkiGirl the cheerful and hyper Lexi Tanaka]], [[ItsAllAboutMe egotistical drama queen Armani James]], [[ConspiracyTheorist conspiracy theorist Liana Lowe]], [[WorkingWithTheEx his ex-boyfriend Joshua Sutton]], and a smattering of other characters. Book 2 sees [[TheQuietOne Chiara Castoro-Magrina]] join the class.
[[TheHero Miguel Gutierrez]] is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent. Well, up until within the span of two hours, he releases a whole bunch of angry gods from their magical prison, is told that he's the reincarnation ''of'' a god by a British Bengal cat, [[BreadMilkEggsSquick and is nearly murdered by a]] GiantSpider.
With the monsters of the world emboldened by the return of the gods, Miguel soon finds that his ordinary life is over; the divine flock to the divine, especially since he's the only one who stands a chance against them.
There are currently two books, with a third one planned.
* ''Shatter the Mirror''
* ''Face the Music''
----
!!Tropes associated with this series include:
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Miguel has a crush on the oblivious [[ClassPrincess Lexi Tanaka]] [[spoiler:though that ends up a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], as she [[BigDamnKiss kisses him]] at the end of Book 1.]] Book 2 reveals that Gabriel Murphy, the drummer of GarageBand GEMINI, has been crushing on [[AttentionWhore Armani James]] since middle school, but the latter has never noticed.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Yohualli outright says that every story has a kernel of truth to it. Though he also notes that certain stories are ''inaccurate'', citing [[VampiresHateGarlic vampires' supposed weakness to garlic]] specifically.
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: The prologue of each book is in third person and follows the perspective of someone other than Miguel. They're notable for being the only times when the readers are given information Miguel doesn't know.
* TheAtoner: Many, ''many'' characters, to the point where it's something of a theme.
* AttentionWhore: Armani has an absolutely ''massive'' ego, to the point where even his closest friends are beginning to drift away from him. [[spoiler:His lack of popularity because of this what leads him to accept Apollo's [[CompellingVoice gift]], completely heedless of the consequences.]]
* ArcVillain: One per book, with the gods serving as the [[GreaterScopeVillain Greater Scope Villains]].
** Book 1 has two: the Greek war god [[BloodKnight Ares]] and the Celtic [[CreepyCrows Morrigan]]. [[spoiler:The latter ends up the significantly greater threat, kidnapping Miguel's mother to blackmail him with a FriendOrIdolDecision, and loosing [[TheJuggernaut the tarasque]] on him when he refuses to comply.]]
** Book 2 has the [[OurSirensAreDifferent Siren]], a participant in the Blackwell Musical Showcase who is using it to brainwash the students. The problem is, Miguel and Yohualli don't know the siren's identity, and must figure it out from the competitors. [[spoiler:It's Armani.]]
** Book 3 has two again: the Camargo Damasceno household, who are conducting strange and sinister rituals with the gods, and [[EvilSorcerer Ravi Bhatavadekar]], a [[TheDarkArts black magic]] practitioner.
* BeautifulSingingVoice: Armani is noted to have an incredibly powerful voice, and Miguel admits he's genuinely talented. [[spoiler:As such, the divine improvements that Apollo gifted him fly completely under the radar.]]
* BetaCouple: [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Armani and Gabriel]], [[spoiler:as well as [[SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl Lexi and Estella]].]]
* BigBeautifulWoman: Chiara Castoro-Magrina is noted to be rather heavyset and chubby, but Miguel finds her beautiful nonetheless.
* BreakingTheFellowship: Shortly before the last day of the musical showcase, [[spoiler:the internal tensions in GEMINI reach their peak and Gabriel and Carla quit the group. Armani ends up performing solo.]] Funnily enough, [[spoiler:after the showcase is over, the two actually become friends despite their vitriol as GEMINI members.]]
* CatsAreSnarkers: Yohualli, the cat {{Familiar}} serving as Miguel's [[MentorArchetype mentor]], certainly counts.
* TheChosenOne: Miguel, the titular Godhunter, is the latest reincarnation of [[Myth/AztecMythology Tezcatlipoca]], and as such, is one of the few people standing between monsters and humanity and the ''only'' person capable of defending the world from the gods.
* CompellingVoice: [[OurSirensAreDifferent Sirens]] are noted to possess this power, using their singing voices to compel people to do whatever they want. [[spoiler:Armani is given this power by [[JerkassGods Apollo]] and uses it to become popular, but ends up undergoing a PainfulTransformation into a siren.]]
* DisappearedDad: Miguel's parents are divorced, and he lives with his mother. His father's whereabouts are never specifically stated, but it's implied that they're not on the best of terms.
* EatingLunchAlone: [[spoiler:Armani at the end of Book 2. While everyone save Miguel, Yohualli, and Chiara has [[LaserGuidedAmnesia forgotten that he brainwashed them]], he's still lost the popularity he gained through the song, as well as his only real friends.]] Miguel, out of pity, sits next to him.
* EverytownAmerica: Bloomhill, Massachusetts.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Yohualli is in the middle of chewing Miguel out for unsealing the gods when he realizes that the only way Miguel could've undone the locks was if he knew the magic...and the only one who knew the magic was [[{{Reincarnation}} Tezcatlipoca]].
* FaceMonsterTurn: [[spoiler:Armani turns into a siren during the last day of the musical showcase.]]
* FiveTokenBand: The Mirror Motley, to the point where it's joked about InUniverse. In order, we have:
** [[TheHero Miguel Gutierrez]], a [[TwoferTokenMinority Hispanic bisexual transgender]] boy.
** [[MentorArchetype Yohualli]], a cat. Who is inexplicably British. [[spoiler:Makes sense, as he's [[WasOnceAMan a British wizard cursed into cat form]].]]
** [[TheQuietOne Chiara Castoro-Magrina]], an Italian-Hispanic.
** [[TheRockstar Armani James]], who is...[[AmbiguouslyBrown mixed]]. Very, ''very'' mixed. [[spoiler:Also gay; he and Gabriel [[ChildhoodFriendRomance start dating]] after they reconcile.]]
** [[ShrinkingViolet Vivian Camargo Damasceno]], a non-binary Brazilian.
** [[ConspiracyTheorist Liana Lowe]], an asexual black girl.
** [[GenkiGirl Lexi Tanaka]], a Japanese-American. [[spoiler:Who eventually realizes that she is also bisexual.]]
** [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Joshua Sutton]], a straight white male.
** [[spoiler:[[TheDogBitesBack Ares]], a Greek god.]]
** [[spoiler:[[TheAtoner Ravi Bhatavadekar]], a pansexual Indian.]]
** [[spoiler:[[DefectorFromDecadence Estella Winters]], a Scandinavian lesbian with a bit of French from her father's side.]]
* GarageBand: GEMINI, originally a rock duo formed by [[ChildhoodFriends Armani and Gabriel]]; Carla Anderson joined as the bassist later on. By the time the series starts, it's on the verge of imploding, due to both [[GreenEyedMonster Gabriel's jealousy over Carla]] and [[ItsAllAboutMe Armani's growing ego]]. [[spoiler:By Book 2's end, the band's broken up and Armani has lost his only two friends in school.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: Several members of the Mirror Motley[[note]]Armani, Vivian, [[spoiler:Ares, Ravi, and Estella]][[/note]] started out as enemies. Admittedly, Armani's powers were messing with his mind and Vivian was just a pawn, [[spoiler:but the other three play it completely straight.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: This is how [[spoiler:Miguel]] kills [[spoiler:the Morrigan, impaling her on Ares's spear.]]
* InadequateInheritor: Yohualli initially sees Miguel as this, believing him to be an extreme downgrade from the incarnations before him. [[spoiler:By the end of Book 1, however, he [[SubvertedTrope admits he misjudged him]], and that he's a perfectly worthy successor.]]
* IncompatibleOrientation: This was what ultimately killed Miguel and Joshua's relationship. The two started dating when Miguel [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} identified as female]], and while they tried to make it work after he started his transition, Joshua ultimately called it off since he was unable to see himself dating another guy.
* InformedAttractiveness: InUniverse. Miguel notes that whoever wrote sirens as being beautiful was probably blind, because [[spoiler:[[FaceMonsterTurn Armani]] is more [[BodyHorror terrifying than beautiful]].]]
* IWantMyMommy: PlayedForDrama when Miguel has a major breakdown after [[spoiler:his mother is kidnapped by the Morrigan,]] sobbing on the kitchen floor and repeatedly crying out for her.
** Later PlayedForLaughs when Ares, after watching [[spoiler:Miguel kill both [[TheJuggernaut the Tarasque]] and [[BigBad the Morrigan]],]] squeaks out a terrified "Mother, help." [[spoiler:Though this becomes HarsherInHindsight given the reveal later on that Hera [[MissingMom is dead]].]]
* JerkassGods: Pretty much all of the gods, who went mad and nearly destroyed the world before Tezcatlipoca sealed them away. You know it's bad when [[WarGod Ares]] is one of the ''nicer'' ones.
* KindheartedCatLover: Miguel adores cats, and while he's extraordinarily awkward, he's a good person at heart.
* LoveInterest: ''Three'' of them, spread out over the course of the series. Of the three, [[spoiler:[[ClassPrincess Lexi]] and [[TheAtoner Ravi]] prove [[RomanticFalseLead Romantic False Leads]], and [[ReincarnationRomance Miguel and Chiara]] are the OfficialCouple.]]
* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in Book 2, where Yohualli tells Miguel that relationships between mythicals and mortals don't tend to end well. [[SubvertedTrope Not because of the masquerade]], but because mortals have a habit of dying horribly whenever a mythical--''especially'' a god--takes an interest in them.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. Armani has two older siblings and two younger ones, which could help explain his AttentionWhore tendencies.
* MultiEthnicName: Lexi Tanaka and Chiara Castoro-Magrina.
* NewTransferStudent: Chiara starts attending Blackwell High School in Book 2.
* PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler:Based on his constant screaming, Armani's transformation into a siren was...not a pleasant experience.]]
* ProtectiveCharm: [[spoiler:Chiara's amulet is revealed to be one of these, protecting her from the effects of [[CompellingVoice Armani's song]].]]
* QueerEstablishingMoment: Miguel has two.
** The first is when he both crushes on Lexi while admitting Armani is very attractive in spite of his ego, revealing him to be bisexual.
** The second is a few chapters later, where he offhandedly mentions that it's his curse to suffer from terrible cramps. It's eventually confirmed that he's talking about period cramps, and is a UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} man.
* ReincarnationRomance: [[spoiler:[[InvokedTrope Invoked]], [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], and ultimately played straight. Faced with being one of the only gods left on Earth after [[HeroicSacrifice her husband sacrificed himself to seal the cursed ones away]], Chicomecoatl chose to join the mortal reincarnation cycle in the hopes of reuniting with him. While their various incarnations did tend to be ''geographically'' close, most of them never met, much less fell back in love. However, their current incarnations, [[OfficialCouple Miguel and Chiara]], ''did'' end up in a relationship, playing the trope straight in the end.]]
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Lexi kisses Miguel on the cheek at the end of Book 1, but Book 2 makes it clear that while they're both attracted to each other, they're not actually ''together'' yet. [[spoiler:They hook up for real at the end.]]
* SadlyMythcharacterized: [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]]--Miguel notes that for all of Yohualli's [[CharacterShilling gushing over Tezcatlipoca]], the actual stories about him paint the picture of a rather unpleasant figure. Yohualli pointedly ignores him.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Ares gets the hell out of dodge after [[spoiler:Miguel kills the Morrigan and coldly asks him if he'd like to be next.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: Long before the events of the series, Tezcatlipoca sealed the various mad gods into a magical chest where they could do no harm. The plot is kicked off when Miguel stumbles into Yohualli's haven, finds the chest, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero and undoes the locks]].
* SociallyAwkwardHero: To say Miguel is awkward would be a ''major'' understatement.
* StrugglingSingleMother: Daniella Gutierrez has been divorced for seven years, and has her hands full raising her son Miguel.
* ThreeAmigos: Miguel, Chiara, and Armani develop into this dynamic in Book 3 after Miguel is forced to let them both in on the {{Masquerade}} following the events of Book 2.
* TokenTrio: Albeit a more unique example than most--the PowerTrio consists of a Hispanic male lead, an Italian-Hispanic female friend, and a mixed-race male friend.
* TransRelationshipTroubles: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Miguel and Lexi's relationship, as she already knew he was trans before they started dating and doesn't care. [[spoiler:Played a bit straighter with Ravi, who wasn't aware ([[SubvertedTrope though he didn't think it was that big a deal when Miguel did reveal it]]) and averted again with Chiara, who learned it when they were JustFriends.]]
* WackyHomeroom: Miguel's classmates consist of [[GenkiGirl the cheerful and hyper Lexi Tanaka]], [[ItsAllAboutMe egotistical drama queen Armani James]], [[ConspiracyTheorist conspiracy theorist Liana Lowe]], [[WorkingWithTheEx his ex-boyfriend Joshua Sutton]], and a smattering of other characters. Book 2 sees [[TheQuietOne Chiara Castoro-Magrina]] join the class.
