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* SensualSlav: Kazimir and his GirlPosse, mostly Svetla.
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Even though the Misbegotten and the Chimaera rebels are enemies, at the end of ''Days of Blood and Starlight'' they pair up in order to take down the Dominion.]]
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* BlindIdiotTranslation: When in the first book Karou tries to make a cab driver do her a favour with her Scuppies and her charm, the German translation mistakes the latter one for an ''amulet''.
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* BlindIdiotTranslation: When in the first book Karou tries to make a cab driver do her a favour with her Scuppies and her charm, the German translation mistakes the latter one for an ''amulet''. It also uses male titles for the diamond merchant Esther, who poses as Karou's grandmother.
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* CainAndAble: Joram's oldest son was murdered by the second, in pursuit of the throne.[[spoiler: Jael later manipulates Akiva into Joram for him.]]
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* ''Dreams of Gods & Monsters'' (out in Spring 2014)
*FantasyKitchenSink: Aside from the seraphim, Eretz has a HUGE amount of distinct Chimaera races, many of them modeled after mythical creatures. Centaurs and dragons have been mentioned as well.
*{{Snakes Are Sexy}}: Issa
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* CainAndAble: Joram's oldest son was murdered by the second, in pursuit of the throne.[[spoiler: Jael later manipulates Akiva into Joram for him.]]
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* BreakTheCutie: Ziri definitely counts. Even though before his appearance he's already experienced the genocide of his clan and watched his childhood crush get executed, he just gets worse and worse throught ''Days of Blood and Starlight'', leading up to his ultimate [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice]]
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** Also, Akiva and MadrigalKarou/[[spoiler: Madrigal]]
* LastOfTheirKind: Ziri is said to be the last Kirin in his natural flesh. [[spoiler: Of course, he loses it.]]
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** The eye tattoos on Karou's hands are called "hamsas", while actually, this is the word for a symbol in the shape of a hand, also called "the hand of Fatima", which does not necessarily contain an eye. The correct term is ''nazar''.
** Karou's martial arts teacher from Hongkong is called a "sensei".
** The eye tattoos on Karou's hands are called "hamsas", while actually, this is the word for a symbol in the shape of a hand, also called "the hand of Fatima", which does not necessarily contain an eye. The correct term is ''nazar''.
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* {{Our Angels Are Different}}: The Seraph are very beatiful and strong, heat-radiating [[WingedHumanoid winged humanoids]] with tattoos in their fingers showing how many they have killed. Their wings are extremely {{Hot Wings}} and can be concealed before human eyes.
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* ArcWords: "Hope makes its own magic."
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* {{Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette}}: Well, bleuette.
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* {{Refuge In Audacity}}: When asked, Karou usually tells the truth. Yes, the hair grows blue from her head. No, she doesn't have a tattoo with Kazimir's initials on her chest. Yes, Brimstone and the other Chimaera are actually real. She does so with a wry smile because she knows that this way, nobody will believe her anyway.
* [[spoiler:{{Reincarnation Romance}}: Between Karou and Akiva.]]
* {{Refuge In Audacity}}: When asked, Karou usually tells the truth. Yes, the hair grows blue from her head. No, she doesn't have a tattoo with Kazimir's initials on her chest. Yes, Brimstone and the other Chimaera are actually real. She does so with a wry smile because she knows that this way, nobody will believe her anyway.
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On the other side, she is the pupil and adoptee of the Chimaera Brimstone, whose head is that of a ram and whose eyes and feet are those of a crocodile, and who works in a shop whose doors open to almost any place in the world, if he only wants them to. Brimstone is a teeth-collecting wishmonger and it is Karou's job to bring those teeth to him. She does not know what he needs those for, nor where she came from or why she was raised
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This YA fantasy series by Laini Taylor so far consists of:
* ''Daughter of Smoke and Bone''
* ''Days of Blood and Starlight''
* {{Be Careful What You Wish For}}: One of the main messages of the book, excellently demonstrated via Izil.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: What most human characters think of Karou.
* {{Fallen Angel}}: Razgut, and badly so.
* {{Freakiness Shame}}: Among the Chimaera, it is definitely more popular to be High-Human than it is to have an animal head.
* {{Gorgeous Gorgon}}: Issa, who has a body like the women in ''kamasutra'' illustrations.
* {{Freakiness Shame}}: Among the Chimaera, it is definitely more popular to be High-Human than it is to have an animal head.
* {{Gorgeous Gorgon}}: Issa, who has a body like the women in ''kamasutra'' illustrations.
* {{Little Bit Beastly}}: The High-Human variety of Chimaera, who have human bodies and heads and only some attributes of animals. Madrigal has a gazelle's legs and horns, as well as leathery wings, but otherwise, looks human.
* {{Meaningful Name}}: Karou, [[spoiler:whose name means “hope” in the tongue of the Chimaera.]]
* {{Mix And Match Critters}}: Kishmish, who looks like a crow with bat wings and a forked tongue.
* {{Mix And Match Critters}}: Kishmish, who looks like a crow with bat wings and a forked tongue.
* {{Our Angels Are Different}}: The Seraph are very beatiful and strong, heat-radiating [[WingedHumanoid winged humanoids]] with tattoos in their fingers showing how many they have killed. Their wings are extremely {{Hot Wings}} and can be concealed before human eyes.
* {{StarCrossed Lovers}}: Akiva and Madrigal. [[spoiler:Also, in a way, Akiva and Karou.]]
* {{The Pirates Who Dont Do Anything}}: Sort of. We seldom see Karou do anything for her art school, other than a few sketches, and even more rarely follow her to school itself.
* {{The Pirates Who Dont Do Anything}}: Sort of. We seldom see Karou do anything for her art school, other than a few sketches, and even more rarely follow her to school itself.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:KaoruKaoru's blue hair grows out of her head that colour. Not that anybody really believes it, though. She actually wished it to be that way.
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->''Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love.
->It did not end well.''
Kaoru, an art student in Prague, was raised by chimaera who collect teeth for some unknown reason. Then appears Akiva, a seraph who is fighting against the chimaera. Despite their different sides, Kaoru and Akiva seem drawn to each other somehow...
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!! This book provides examples of:
* AuthorAppeal: One gets the feeling that Kaoru is a bit of a MarySue.
* BewareTheNiceOnes
* CursedWithAwesome
* DeadpanSnarker
* EnemyMine
* HappilyEverAfter: Subverted
* InterspeciesRomance: Akiva and Kaoru
* LoveAtFirstSight: Somewhat justified, [[spoiler: since Akiva and Kaoru fell in love before but don't realize it]]
* MagicAIsMagicA: The wishes
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Oh boy, Akiva...
* ParanormalRomance
* PurpleProse: Laini Taylor can certainly turn a phrase.
* WeirdnessMagnet
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Kaoru
->It did not end well.''
Kaoru, an art student in Prague, was raised by chimaera who collect teeth for some unknown reason. Then appears Akiva, a seraph who is fighting against the chimaera. Despite their different sides, Kaoru and Akiva seem drawn to each other somehow...
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!! This book provides examples of:
* AuthorAppeal: One gets the feeling that Kaoru is a bit of a MarySue.
* BewareTheNiceOnes
* CursedWithAwesome
* DeadpanSnarker
* EnemyMine
* HappilyEverAfter: Subverted
* InterspeciesRomance: Akiva and Kaoru
* LoveAtFirstSight: Somewhat justified, [[spoiler: since Akiva and Kaoru fell in love before but don't realize it]]
* MagicAIsMagicA: The wishes
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Oh boy, Akiva...
* ParanormalRomance
* PurpleProse: Laini Taylor can certainly turn a phrase.
* WeirdnessMagnet
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Kaoru
