Line #17 Creator/LaurenKate


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3	Lauren Kate (born March 21, 1981) is an American author of [[Main/YoungAdultLiterature young adult]] [[Main/ParanormalRomance paranormal romances]].
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5	!!Her work includes:
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7	* ''Literature/TheBetrayalOfNatalieHargrove'' (2009)
8	* ''Literature/{{Fallen}}'' series
9	** ''Fallen'' (2009)
10	** ''Torment'' (2010)
11	** ''Passion'' (2011)
12	** ''Fallen in Love'' (Valentine's Day special, 2012)
13	** ''Rapture'' (2012)
14	** ''Unforgiven'' (spin-off, 2015)
15	* ''Literature/{{Teardrop}}'' series
16	** ''Teardrop'' (2013)
17	** ''Last Day of Love'' (prequel novella, 2013)
18	** ''Waterfall'' (2014)
19	* ''Literature/TheOrphansSong'' (2019)
20	* ''Literature/{{By Any Other Name\|2022}}'' (2022)
21	[[/index]]
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23	!!Common tropes in her work include:
24	* AffablyEvil: Miss Sophia, the librarian from Sword&Cross Reform School in ''Fallen'' - seemingly a nice, friendly lady, one of very few nice people in the school, while in fact she is planning to murder [[TheProtagonist Luce]] in cold blood. And [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] himself, in his guise as friendly gargoyle Bill in ''Passion''.
25	* AlphaBitch: Chloe King from ''Unforgiven''. She's from a rich family, has her own popular bubblegum pop group, is a leader of numerous school clubs and bosses everyone around. And she's always very nasty to poor and unpopular [[TheProtagonist Lilith]].
26	* AndIMustScream: Brooks in ''Teardrop'' [[spoiler: after he has been [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by Atlas]]. He is fully conscious of what is happening around him and with him but cannot react in any way.
27	* ArtisticLicenseReligion: In ''Rapture'' there is a following scene: Moscow, 1930s, (Orthodox) church of Christ the Saviour. The main character is waiting for a mass to start. The church is full of waxed wooden pews and organs are playing. First of all, there were no masses in this church at that time, since Stalin's regime was actively fighting religious belief. Secondly, in Orthodox churches there are very few benches, usually at the back, for elderly or ill people. The rest stand during the whole mass (and kneel, when appropriate). Thirdly, there are no organs in Orthodox churches. Or any other musical instruments. People sing and that's all. Worst of all, Stalin demolished the Cathedral in December 1931 to build the Palace of the Soviets on its site, and it was only rebuilt in 1990. Thus, this scene would be impossible for most of the decade.
28	* AscendedExtra: Lilith, appearing for a short episode in ''Fallen in Love'' becomes the {{Deuteragonist}} of ''Unforgiven''.
29	* BigFancyHouse: [[AlphaBitch Chloe]] from ''Unforgiven'' lives in a big white mansion, filled with marble and surrounded by a moat with koi.
30	* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Fair-haired Daniel, black-haired Cam and auburn-haired Lucifer (in his handsome youth guise) in ''Fallen''.
31	* TheChosenOne: Eureka from ''Teardrop''. She is a descendant of Selene from Atlantis and is born and raised in just right circumstances to [[spoiler: break the curse on Atlantis and end the world in the process]].
32	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Fallen angels that have since the Fall sworn their loyalty to [[{{God}} the Throne]] have silver-tinted wings, while those that have sided with Lucifer have golden-tinted wings.
33	* DealWithTheDevil: The main plot point of ''Unforgiven''. [[FallenAngel Cam (short for Cambriel)]] makes a deal with [[TheDevil Lucifer himself]] to become reunited with his one true love Lilith.
34	* DemonicPossession: Not exactly demonic, but in ''Teardrop'' Eureka's [[spoiler: best friend Brooks is possessed by Atlas from Atlantis. The reason? To make Eureka cry and in this way bring [[Main/{{Atlantis}} Atlantis]] back]]. It is also strongly hinted at that Hitler himself was possessed [[spoiler: by the very same Atlas]].
35	* {{Deuteragonist}}: In ''Fallen'' Luce is Protagonist while Daniel is Deuteragonist (and in the first book, Cam is Tritagonist). In ''Teardrop'' Eureka is Protagonist, Ander Deuteragonist and Brooks Tritagonist. And in ''Unforgiven'' it's the male lead, Cam, who is Protagonist, while Lilith is Deuteragonist.
36	* DysfunctionalFamily: Eureka from ''Teardrop'' comes from one. Her parents argued a lot and finally split up when she was still a child, in [[DramaticThunder dramatic circumstances]]. She stayed with her father because her mother was an archeologist who travelled a lot. Later, her father got married again. Eureka dislikes her step-mother, whom she believes to be cold and too focused on her career, although she loves the twins, her half-siblings. And then her biological mother dies in a car accident that leaves Eureka herself half-deaf. Then again, it was all written in [[PropheciesAreAlwaysRight the prophecy]].
37	* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Basically, what happens when Eureka from ''Teardrop'' [[spoiler: finally starts to cry. The Earth is flooded, Atlantis re-appears on the surface of the ocean and the whole world is re-made, with people killed in the flood brought back.]]
38	* EternalLove: Daniel and Lucinda from ''Fallen''. He loves her all the time, while she is destinied to fall in love with him every time she meets him.
39	* FallenAngel: Basically, the whole cast of the ''Fallen'' series. Normal humans are only episodic. And in ''Torment'' there is a whole school for the {{Nephilim}} (children with angelic or demonic blood in their veins).
40	* FieryRedhead: Lilith in ''Unforgiven''. Her hair is very red and her temper very short. But then again, she has her reasons, like being locked in tailor-made Hells for the last three millenia. As mentioned in ''Fallen in Love'', she is also a descendant of [[Myth/{{Lilith}} Adam's first wife]].
41	* GirlPosse: June, Kara and Teresa, friends of Chloe King from ''Unforgiven'', also members of her band "Perceived Slights".
42	* {{God}}: Commonly referred to as "the Throne". Appears herself in ''Rapture'' to decide the fate of [[StarCrossedLovers Daniel and Luce]].
43	* HeroicSacrifice:
44	** Molly and Gabbe in ''Rapture'' to save Lucinda's life, particulary heroic, since they are both basically [[FallenAngel immortal]].
45	** Eureka in ''Waterfall'' [[spoiler: to save the whole world and let it be reborn]].
46	* HorribleHousing: ''Unforgiven'': Lilith lives with her brother Bruce and mother in a derelict house in a poor part of town. The roof is caving in, the garden is abandoned and full of weeds and there are problems with running water because of faulty plumbing. Lilith's mother works in many part-time jobs, which don't bring her much money, and in any case she spends most on Bruce, who is seriously ill. Lilith calls her house at one point "a rusting eyesore". This contrasts with RichBitch Chloe's huge white mansion filled with marble.
47	* HighSchool: Both ''Fallen'' and ''Teardrop'' start with the female lead being in high school - and it is not nice place. Teachers are clueless, other students are nasty and our main character is not one of the popular kids. Taken up to 11 in ''Unforgiven'', justified in that Trumbull High is actually a tailor-made Hell for Lilith.
48	* InLoveWithTheMark: Ander in ''Teardrop''. He's one of Seedbearers, a secret organization whose only aim is to protect the world from Atlantis, by killing [[TheChosenOne girls]] who might fulfil the [[PropheciesAreAlwaysRight prophecy]] and [[spoiler: break the curse on Atlantis with their tears]]. Unfortunately for the world, he falls in love with the girl he should kill.
49	* InevitablyBrokenRule: In ''Teardrop'', the young Eureka is told by her mother to never ever cry. Most of the plot of the first book sees other characters either trying to make her cry or trying to stop her - and when she finally does, it's TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
50	* KryptoniteFactor: Fallen angels in ''Fallen'' can only be killed by starshots, special arrows made by Abbadon himself.
51	* LivingForeverIsNoBigDeal: True for the whole angelic cast of ''Fallen''.
52	* LoserProtagonist: Lilith in ''Unforgiven''. Justified, as she lives in tailor-made Hell.
53	* LouisCypher: That handsome youth Luc in ''Fallen in Love''.
54	* MayflyDecemberRomance: Any time any of the [[FallenAngel fallen angels]] hooks up with a human, such as Roland (immortal demon) and Rosaline (daughter of a Mediaeval English nobleman).
55	* MedicinalCuisine: In "Waterfall", Eureka Boudreaux's group learns about quirks, which are magical abilities each person has. Eureka's father discovers that he can detect what's ailing a person and use food to help heal them.
56	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Bill and Luc (short from Lucifer) in ''Fallen in Love''.
57	* NeglectedGarden: In ''Unforgiven'', Lilith lives in a [[HorribleHousing dilapidated house]] surrounded by an abandoned garden full of weeds. Her single mother works a lot of part-time jobs and spends most of her time looking after Lilith's little brother, who is very ill, so has no time for the garden. Actually, everything is just part of a tailor-made Hell created just for Lilith.
58	* ObviouslyEvil: [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]], when he's not disguised as handsome auburn-haired youth Luc or little friendly gargoyle Bill. He [[EvilSmellsBad stinks]] like something rotten or burnt, his fingers are claws, he has maggots in his decayed teeth and bugs are crawling in his "tarnished" wings.
59	* OurAngelsAreDifferent: True for Outcasts - a group of angels that initially rebelled against [[{{God}} the Throne]] but turned back almost immediately... and wasn't accepted. Their skins are sallow, hair thin, wings weak and unpleasant-looking, and they are all blind. Can be recognized in human form, as they tend to wear tan trenches - both sexes (if this term even applies to angels, that is).
60	* PropheciesAreAlwaysRight: Eureka fulfils the one in ''Teardrop''. Tears of a girl from Selene's family, born on a particular date and raised in particular circumstances [[spoiler: do lead to Atlantis re-surfacing and TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]].
61	* RichBitch: Chloe King from ''Unforgiven''. Her father is a media mogul, she lives in a mansion surrounded by a moat with koi and full of marble inside. Her [[GirlPosse band]] "Perceived Slights" even has a song "Rich Bitch".
62	* TheRichHaveWhiteStuff: Chloe's mansion is filled with white marble and almost exclusively white furniture.
63	* ScarsAreForever: Fallen angels can cure most injuries easily and without scars, the only exception being when they are burnt by blood of another fallen angel or demon. That is why [[spoiler: Arriane]] has a huge scar on her neck.
64	* ShoutOut: Chapter titles in ''Unforgiven'' are song titles, for example ''[[Music/JoyDivision Love Will Tear Us Apart]]'', ''[[Music/JoyDivision Dead Souls]]'' ''[[Music/{{INXS}} Never Tear Us Apart]]'', ''[[Music/HilaryDuff Sparks]]'', ''[[Music/{{Evanescence}} Going Under]]'', ''[[Music/{{Evanescence}} My Immortal]]'', ''[[Music/{{Evanescence}} End of the Dream]]'', ''[[Music/NickCave The Weeping Song]]'', ''[[Music/{{Coil}} Love's Secret Domain]]'' -- and these are only the most obvious ones.
65	* StarCrossedLovers: Daniel and Luce from ''Fallen''. When Luce turns 17, she is doomed to fall in love with Daniel, at which point she dies in flames... and is [[BornAgainImmortality re-born]]. The cycle repeats itself for several millenia.
66	* TimeTravel: In ''Passion'' with the help of mystic entities called the Announcers. The downside is - you do not get to choose where and when you end up. And you can only travel to the past, never the future.
67	* UnableToCry: Eureka from ''Teardrop''. When she was still a child, her mother told her sternly to "never ever cry again". And so she did. As it turns out, her mother had a good reason: [[spoiler: Eureka's tears could bring back Atlantis and end the world.]]

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