History Literature / EdenGreen

* RaisingTheSteaks: The needle monsters are the original vectors for the needle symbiote; Tedrin was infected in an attack.

---> When utterly baffled, go for a joke. “And then you bit her neck and sucked out all her blood, right?”
---> He blinks at me, looking genuinely annoyed. “Vampires? Really?”
---> My hands go up. “Hey, I’m just working with what you’re describing.”

---> “Let’s just say I keep a shotgun around for a reason. Doesn’t matter if you’re a Juggalo or an [[{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] wannabe.”
---> He laughs, startling me. “You and vampires. You have some kind of obsession.”

---> oh my God she has sword-hands ''that is so cool''

---> Tedrin knew about this great big curse that the needles bring with them. He was terrified that Ron and I would find out about [[spoiler:his memory issues]]. He had no plan to mitigate or cope with [[spoiler:his own loss]], and he didn’t see fit to warn us ... In one morning of quiet preparation, I’ve conquered something that has weighed on him since his transformation. What other problems can I fix?

* MonsterProgenitor: Tedrin; Eden plays with the theory that because he was the first, he may be stronger than those he infects.

* KilledMidSentence: Several, but especially [[spoiler:the ending, although the sequel reveals it to be an AvertedTrope]].
* [[spoiler:KillEmAll: Implied in this book, but revealed to be averted in the sequel.]]

* KilledMidSentence: Several, but especially [[spoiler:the ending]].
* [[spoiler:KillEmAll]]

* SensoryAbuse: The audiobook (narrated by the audio) interprets [[spoiler:the scratch of Eden's infection as a long, irritating noise]].

* SleptThroughTheApocalypse: When Eden and company return from [[spoiler:the other world, Gothic has been evacuated and the military is battling needle monsters]].

* ShownTheirWork: Eden's methodical explorations of the needle symbiote, monsters, and [[spoiler:alien world]].

* CursedWithAwesome: **[[spoiler: Eden's]] complaints about being CURSED to grow back missing body parts often feels like this.

* CursedWithAwesome: Ron, at least, seems to know how to have fun with the needles.

---> [[spoiler: Eden's]] complaints about being CURSED to grow back missing body parts often feels like this.

---> [[spolier: Eden's]] complaints about being CURSED to grow back missing body parts often feels like this.

* FinalSolution: Eden develops a plan to [[spoiler:destroy all needle life, including Veronica and Tedrin, in the city]].

* CurseThatCures

* CrazyPrepared: Ron and Tedrin mock Eden for arming herself to the nines before a hunt. Later, she meticulously (even excessively) kits herself out for her expedition.

* ArtifactOfDeath: Eden eventually goes on a hunt for a way to destroy needle monsters/humans more efficiently, and discovers [[spoiler:Mjolnir, a blue orb, on the other side of the portals. Of course, it works on Eden, too...]].