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** The story ends on Acceptance of both death and his mediumship.

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** The story ends on Acceptance [[LivingIsMoreThanSurviving Acceptance]] of both death and his mediumship.
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A paranormal book by Isobel Lynx, which follows the journey of Ian Donovan, who is a [[ISeeDeadPeople medium]].

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A paranormal book novel by Isobel Lynx, which follows the journey of Ian Donovan, who is a [[ISeeDeadPeople medium]].
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First installment in MediumOfEidolonFalls series released on October 30th 2023.

The book's plot closely follows FiveStagesOfGrief concurrently with the Ian’s road to accepting his mediumship.
** Ian starts the story with a [[JustIgnoreIt Denial]] attitude regarding his gift and then falls into it further after the accident.

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First installment in MediumOfEidolonFalls Literature/MediumOfEidolonFalls series released on October 30th 2023.

The book's plot closely follows FiveStagesOfGrief concurrently with the Ian’s road to accepting his mediumship.
** Ian starts the story with a [[JustIgnoreIt Denial]] attitude regarding his gift and then falls into it further after the accident.[[SurpriseCarCrash accident]].



** When [[PlotTwist that doesn’t work out]], he falls into [[DespairEventHorizon Depression]] (which Denial was protecting him from previously).

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** When [[PlotTwist [[NotWhatISignedOnFor that doesn’t work out]], he falls into [[DespairEventHorizon Depression]] (which Denial was protecting him from previously).



* AstralProjection: Ian travels to the In-Between by the means of a SpookySeance.

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* AstralProjection: Ian travels separates his [[OurSoulsAreDifferent soul]] from his body to travel to the In-Between [[LayeredWorld In-Between]] by the means of a SpookySeance.
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A paranormal book by Isobel Lynx, which follows the journey of Ian Donovan, who is a [[ISeeDeadPeople medium]].
First installment in MediumOfEidolonFalls series released on October 30th 2023.

The book's plot closely follows FiveStagesOfGrief concurrently with the Ian’s road to accepting his mediumship.
** Ian starts the story with a [[JustIgnoreIt Denial]] attitude regarding his gift and then falls into it further after the accident.
** Ian turns to [[RageAgainstTheHeavens Anger]] whenever the denial is challenged, which eventually leads to an IdentityBreakdown.
** Once [[TheReveal the truth is out]], he tries to use his newfound powers to Bargain in an attempt to [[TheProblemWithFightingDeath cheat Death]].
** When [[PlotTwist that doesn’t work out]], he falls into [[DespairEventHorizon Depression]] (which Denial was protecting him from previously).
** The story ends on Acceptance of both death and his mediumship.

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The book provides examples of:
* AstralProjection: Ian travels to the In-Between by the means of a SpookySeance.
* BittersweetEnding and a RayOfHopeEnding: Ian doesn’t get any of the things he wanted. But at least now he knows what he is and is on his way to getting better.
* BlindDate: Ciara sets up Ian with Samantha.
* DeadAllAlong: Since we're in Ian's point of view, and ghosts look real to him, we see [[spoiler: his mom]] acting alive, but then find out that it was all a show.
* GhostlyGoals: [[Ian's dad's]] goal is revenge against [[his sister]] for causing the drama that led to the accident.
* GoodParents: Ian’s dad is an exemplary good father. Ian’s mom is a sweatheart and he’s her MommasBoy.
* HappilyMarried: Ian’s parents are the perfect loving couple.
* ISeeDeadPeople: Ian is a medium and can see [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghosts]].
* LonelyRichKid: Ian is born to a well-off family, has no close friends, and feels like an outsider.
* LoveHurts: Ian doesn’t take it well when Samantha challenges him and lashes out because he’s hurt.
* MadeMyselfSad: Ian tries on Dad’s hat and tears up when he remembers him.
* MedicateTheMedium: Like a typical [[PsychicChildren special child]], Ian was evaluated by a psychiatrist who only made things worse because AllTherapistsAreMuggles.
* [[SirSwearsalot Miss Swears-a-lot]]: Samantha has a potty mouth.
* MoodWhiplash: A romantic scene between Ian and Samantha flips upside down when [[spoiler: Ian introduces her to his mom]].
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: the car accident that [[spoiler: Ian survived]].
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: several ghosts make an appearance in the story as seen or described by Ian.
* PsychicPowers: Ian exhibits skills in [[ISeeDeadPeople mediumship]], [[{{Seers}} precognition]], and AstralProjection.
* ReverseRelationshipReveal: Ciara insists that the ghost [[GhostlyGoals needed help moving on]] because she wasn't ready, but instead, [[spoiler: Ian was the one that wasn’t ready to move on]].
* {{Seers}}: Ian experiences precognition when he sees a lightning hit a tree in the first chapter. Then, he sees [[spoiler: a creepy shadow around his dad]]. Both instances act as {{Foreshadowing}}.
* SmallTowns: the fictional town of Eidolon Falls is a small valley town in Adirondacks where EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether. Even though NothingExcitingEverHappensHere, it's a SupernaturalHotspotTown.
* SpookySeance: Ian attempts to contact the spirit of [[spoiler: his dad]].
* {{Symbolism}} and a form of SeasonalBaggage: Mentions of winter repeated throughout the book represent grief and death while spring represents starting over and life.
* TheSlacker: Samson is a washed out [[GreaserDelinquents rocker wannabe]] who can’t hold a job and can be insensitive since he’s a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* UnhappyMedium: Ian’s life is negatively impacted by his abilities.
* UnreliableNarrator: since Ian is in denial about [[his mom]], any statement he makes about her or the accident is not necessarily true.
* WeirdnessCensor: Ian is so in denial about [[spoiler: his mom]], he doesn't notice any of the clues that would tip off an ordinary person. Everyone but Ian knows that [[spoiler: both of his parents are dead]].
* WhyCantIHateYou: Ian wants to hate Samantha but finds that he still likes her.

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