Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
The ''Literature/JackBishop'' series is a set of YoungAdult UrbanFantasy novels by Steve Diamond of the Elitist Book Reviews and published by Creator/RagnarokPublications.
to:
The ''Literature/JackBishop'' ''Jack Bishop'' series is a set of YoungAdult UrbanFantasy novels by Steve Diamond of the Elitist Book Reviews and published by Creator/RagnarokPublications.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 13 (click to see context) :
* {{Adorkable}}: Jack has some of these qualities being awkward and endearing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
moved to YMMV subpage as it's a subjective, Just For Fun wick
Changed line(s) 8,9 (click to see context) from:
This series contains the following tropes:
to:
Deleted line(s) 41 (click to see context) :
* XMeetsY: The ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople2013'' meets ''Franchise/ResidentEvil.''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* BigBadDad: [[spoiler: Alex's dad]] turns out to be one of these.
Deleted line(s) 26 (click to see context) :
* KnightTemplarFather: [[spoiler: Alex's dad]] turns out to be one of these.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BadassFamily: The Bishop family turns out to have included a bunch of psychics and monster hunters.
Added DiffLines:
* KidsAreCruel: The kids of the town blame Jack for Helix leaving town after the massacre due to Helix blaming his father.
* KnightTemplarFather: [[spoiler: Alex's dad]] turns out to be one of these.
* KnightTemplarFather: [[spoiler: Alex's dad]] turns out to be one of these.
Added DiffLines:
* {{Megacorp}}: Helix isn't as big as some but they have entire towns working for them and can cover up dozens of death, easily.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Alex also serves as Alex's ActionGirlfriend since he's the NonActionGuy. [[spoiler: At least until the end.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4,5 (click to see context) from:
The first novel was released in April, 2015.
to:
''Residue'' was released in April, 2015.
Added DiffLines:
* BigBad: Whyte appears to be this. [[spoiler: It's actually Alex's father.]]
Added DiffLines:
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: [[spoiler: Jack turns out to be the most powerful telepath Helix has ever found.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* UrbanFantasy: The genre of the book.
Changed line(s) 33 (click to see context) from:
to:
* YoungAdult: What type of novel the book is classified as.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* DirtyMindReading: A DownplayedTrope example as Alex only picks up Jack thinking of her in a swimsuit and mentions how most guys (and girls) are shallow.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* AccidentalPervert: A relatively mild, one might even say too much so, is when Jack thinks of Alex in a swimsuit around her (since she's a telepath). [[SarcasmMode Yes, because that's only how bad it would get with a seventeen-year-old-boy.]]
* {{Adorkable}}: Jack has some of these qualities being awkward and endearing.
* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Averted. Alex is very happy with her powers even if she finds most people are shallow and boring.
* BadBoss: [[spoiler: Helix frames Jack's father for the deaths of its employees. Possibly subverted in the fact he may be complicit.]]
* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Averted. Alex is very happy with her powers even if she finds most people are shallow and boring.
* BadBoss: [[spoiler: Helix frames Jack's father for the deaths of its employees. Possibly subverted in the fact he may be complicit.]]
* DisappearedDad: The disappearance of Jack's father kicks off the plot.
* EvilutionaryBiologist: Whyte's corporation is claimed to be this by Helix. [[spoiler: It turns out they both are.]]
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: [[spoiler: Alex turns out to be one of these.]]
* PsychicBlockDefense: Jack develops this as a skill from his father's journals.
Changed line(s) 19 (click to see context) from:
* Telepathy: Alex's major power is this.
to:
* Telepathy: {{Telepathy}}: Alex's major power is this.
Added DiffLines:
* UnwittingTestSubject: Alex has been monitoring Jack for years, unaware the reasons for such.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
The ''Literature/JackBishop'' series is a set of YoungAdult UrbanFantasy novels by Steve Diamond of the Elitist Book Reviews and published by Creator/RagnarokPublications.
The first novel, ''Residue'', follows 17-year-old Jack Bishop after his father is abducted and a monster is let loose in his small town. As he looks for his father, he begins to notice that he can see the psychic residue left behind by monsters and murder victims. Along with the mind-reading Alexandra (Alex) Courtney, Jack uses his growing ESP abilities to stop the deaths in the town, and find out why his father was taken.
The first novel was released in April, 2015.
----
This series contains the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Alexander Courtney is one of these despite being a teenager.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Whyte is portrayed as one of these. [[spoiler: We discover that Alex's dad is no better.]]
* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: The most useful of Jack's ESP abilities.
* {{Expy}}: Helix has a large number of similarities to the [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Umbrella Corporation.]]
* HighSchoolDance: The climax of ''Residue'' takes place at one.
* LivingLieDetector: An obvious advantage of telepathy which Helix doesn't hesitate to make use of.
* MundaneUtility: Alex uses her powers to get A's in school.
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: More or less how Jack's ESP works.
* PsychicPowers: A major theme of the group.
* {{Psychometry}}: Another function of Jack's ESP.
* Telepathy: Alex's major power is this.
* TestedOnHumans: Portrayed in as horrific a manner as its YA label would allow.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Leeches are extraordinarily unsympathetic evil monsters.
* XMeetsY: The ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople2013'' meets ''Franchise/ResidentEvil.''
----
The first novel, ''Residue'', follows 17-year-old Jack Bishop after his father is abducted and a monster is let loose in his small town. As he looks for his father, he begins to notice that he can see the psychic residue left behind by monsters and murder victims. Along with the mind-reading Alexandra (Alex) Courtney, Jack uses his growing ESP abilities to stop the deaths in the town, and find out why his father was taken.
The first novel was released in April, 2015.
----
This series contains the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Alexander Courtney is one of these despite being a teenager.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Whyte is portrayed as one of these. [[spoiler: We discover that Alex's dad is no better.]]
* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: The most useful of Jack's ESP abilities.
* {{Expy}}: Helix has a large number of similarities to the [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Umbrella Corporation.]]
* HighSchoolDance: The climax of ''Residue'' takes place at one.
* LivingLieDetector: An obvious advantage of telepathy which Helix doesn't hesitate to make use of.
* MundaneUtility: Alex uses her powers to get A's in school.
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: More or less how Jack's ESP works.
* PsychicPowers: A major theme of the group.
* {{Psychometry}}: Another function of Jack's ESP.
* Telepathy: Alex's major power is this.
* TestedOnHumans: Portrayed in as horrific a manner as its YA label would allow.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Leeches are extraordinarily unsympathetic evil monsters.
* XMeetsY: The ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople2013'' meets ''Franchise/ResidentEvil.''
----
