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* FirstNameBasis: A notable habit of hers is almost always calling her friends by their actual names.
* FriendlessBackground: Like Mara, the core group are the first people she ever got to call friends.
* FriendlessBackground: Like Mara, the core group are the first people she ever got to call friends.
* HumbleHeroine: She's by far the most capable teen in the whole series, yet she seems to have low self-esteem and doesn't think there's anything special about her.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Can come off this way with some of her comments, such as reminding [[spoiler: Jordan of her murders last year while trying to give her a compliment]].
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Can come off this way with some of her comments, such as reminding [[spoiler: Jordan of her murders last year while trying to give her a compliment]].
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Evelyn's deceased mother and Norman's wife.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. She shares her name with [[Characters/{{Intertwined}} Rose Simmons]] from the first book.
* PosthumousCharacter: She's long dead before the events of the series.
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Evelyn's deceased mother and Norman's wife.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. She shares her name with [[Characters/{{Intertwined}} Rose Simmons]] from the first book.
* PosthumousCharacter: She's long dead before the events of the series.
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* ChekhovsGunman: His first appearance where he encounters Asher and Hunter makes his seem like a random, minor character. Then we find out that he's Mara's older brother.
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* ChekhovsGunman: His first appearance where he encounters Asher and Hunter makes his seem like a random, minor character. Then we find out that he's Mara's older brother.
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Eliza's mother. A hospitable woman who seems to like having Asher over.
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Mason first becomes acquainted with Eliza and Asher, quickly taking an interest in the former, but he leaves a bad impression on Asher.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: He's less civil to Asher, being more focused on the innocent Eliza.
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Aside from parents, some other relatives appear, mostly siblings.
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Matthew's dad, who's more laidback than his wife and son.
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*LikeFatherUnlikeSon: See WackyParentSeriousChild below.
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*OppositesAttract: Seems to have this dynamic with Tiffani.
*ParentsAsPeople
*WackyParentSeriousChild: He's pretty carefree, while Matt is more serious and snarky.
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The parents of Mike, Austin, Zach and Henry.
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*GoodParents
*LikeParentLikeChild: It's easy to see how Mike turned out to be so kindhearted.
*NiceGuy / NiceGirl
*ParentsAsPeople
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!Other Family Members
Aside from parents, some other relatives appear, mostly siblings.
!!General
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The parents of Mike, Austin, Zach and Henry.
*BirdsOfAFeather
*GoodParents
*LikeParentLikeChild: It's easy to see how Mike turned out to be so kindhearted.
*NiceGuy / NiceGirl
*ParentsAsPeople
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!Other Family Members
Aside from parents, some other relatives appear, mostly siblings.
!!General
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!Staff
[[folder: Kelsey Santos]]
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[[folder: Gordon Winston]]
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[[folder: Max Franklin]]
!Staff
[[folder: Kelsey Santos]]
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[[folder: Gordon Winston]]
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[[folder: Max Franklin]]
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All prominent parents who appear are the protagonists'. Most of them are [[GoodParents well-meaning]] [[ParentsAsPeople people]], but some of them are just [[JerkAss nasty]].
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[[folder: Dianna Nakamura]]
Mara's working mother.
*GoodParents: She's very loving towards Mara.
*NiceGirl: It's easy to see where Mara gets it.
*ParentsAsPeople: Naturally.
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[[folder: Hunter Diamonds]]
Asher's father.
*GoodParents: He loves his son to pieces.
*ParentsAsPeople: Like everyone else here.
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[[folder: Norman Miller]]
Evelyn widowed father.
*GoodParents: Absolutely adores his daughter.
*NiceGuy: Very much so. He's aware of Evelyn's friends and is very fond of them.
*ParentsAsPeople: Like everyone else here.
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[[folder: Tiffani Anderson]]
Matthew's mother.
*DeadpanSnarker: Her first scene imply she's this. Not hard to see where Matt got it from.
*GoodParents: She deeply cares about her only son.
*NiceGirl: Although she's occasionally snarky, she's an absolute sweetheart.
*ParentsAsPeople: Like everyone else here.
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!Other Family Members
Aside from parents, some other relatives appear, mostly siblings.
!!General
[[folder: Tropes that apply to all/some of them]]
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!!Individually
[[folder: Austin, Zach and Henry Henderson]]
Mike's younger brothers.
*AlliterativeName: '''H'''enry '''H'''enderson.
*AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Mike views Austin and Zach as such.
*TheBabyOfTheBunch: Henry, evidently.
*BigBrotherWorship: In spite of their arguments, they really are fond of Mike.
*CheerfulChild: Henry.
*DeadpanSnarker: Zach seems to have inherited some of his big brother's wit.
*FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Mike views himself as the responsible one, while his siblings are foolish. Downplayed in that they are not foolish, but they are less responsible and more wacky.
*SiblingRivalry: There's a hint of that in their relationship.
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!School Characters
They often appear when the gang is at school. There's the staff and some classmates.
!Classmates
[[folder: Eliza Hansen]]
Eliza is a new transfer student. She got put together with Matt, Mike, Mara, Evelyn and Asher and she quickly forges a friendship with them.
*DudeMagnet: It was hinted that Matt, Asher and maybe even [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Mara]] developed a crush on her as soon as she stepped inside the classroom.
*NewTransferStudent: How she was introduced.
*NiceGirl: So damn much.
*TenderTears: When her new friends give her a group hug, she does this.
[[folder: Dianna Nakamura]]
Mara's working mother.
*GoodParents: She's very loving towards Mara.
*NiceGirl: It's easy to see where Mara gets it.
*ParentsAsPeople: Naturally.
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[[folder: Hunter Diamonds]]
Asher's father.
*GoodParents: He loves his son to pieces.
*ParentsAsPeople: Like everyone else here.
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[[folder: Norman Miller]]
Evelyn widowed father.
*GoodParents: Absolutely adores his daughter.
*NiceGuy: Very much so. He's aware of Evelyn's friends and is very fond of them.
*ParentsAsPeople: Like everyone else here.
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[[folder: Tiffani Anderson]]
Matthew's mother.
*DeadpanSnarker: Her first scene imply she's this. Not hard to see where Matt got it from.
*GoodParents: She deeply cares about her only son.
*NiceGirl: Although she's occasionally snarky, she's an absolute sweetheart.
*ParentsAsPeople: Like everyone else here.
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!Other Family Members
Aside from parents, some other relatives appear, mostly siblings.
!!General
[[folder: Tropes that apply to all/some of them]]
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!!Individually
[[folder: Austin, Zach and Henry Henderson]]
Mike's younger brothers.
*AlliterativeName: '''H'''enry '''H'''enderson.
*AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Mike views Austin and Zach as such.
*TheBabyOfTheBunch: Henry, evidently.
*BigBrotherWorship: In spite of their arguments, they really are fond of Mike.
*CheerfulChild: Henry.
*DeadpanSnarker: Zach seems to have inherited some of his big brother's wit.
*FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Mike views himself as the responsible one, while his siblings are foolish. Downplayed in that they are not foolish, but they are less responsible and more wacky.
*SiblingRivalry: There's a hint of that in their relationship.
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!School Characters
They often appear when the gang is at school. There's the staff and some classmates.
!Classmates
[[folder: Eliza Hansen]]
Eliza is a new transfer student. She got put together with Matt, Mike, Mara, Evelyn and Asher and she quickly forges a friendship with them.
*DudeMagnet: It was hinted that Matt, Asher and maybe even [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Mara]] developed a crush on her as soon as she stepped inside the classroom.
*NewTransferStudent: How she was introduced.
*NiceGirl: So damn much.
*TenderTears: When her new friends give her a group hug, she does this.
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!Parents
All prominent parents who appear are the protagonists'. Most of them are [[GoodParents well-meaning]] [[ParentsAsPeople people]], but some of them are just [[JerkAss nasty]].
[[folder: Tropes that apply to all of them]]
*GoodParents: Most of them are very doting and loving towards their children.
*NiceGuy / NiceGirl: Ties in with their good parenting. And their kindness passed onto their kids too.
*ParentsAsPeople: The story dives into more about them than just parenthood. They are honest people who occasionally mess up and try to fix it when they can.
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!!Individually
[[folder: Daniel and Lizzie Fisher]]
Jordi's parents. They are sweet and kind, in contrast to their daughter's more tough and tomboyish self. They're both heartbroken to discover [[spoiler: that their daughter turned into a murderer and committed suicide]] but after a year, that might change...
*GoodParents: They're very loving towards their only daughter.
*NiceGuy / NiceGirl: Both of them are very kind.
*OutlivingOnesOffspring: Due to the events of the first book, [[spoiler: they lose their only daughter to suicide]].
*ParentsAsPeople: Naturally, they get more focus on their actual lives.
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!Parents
All prominent parents who appear are the protagonists'. Most of them are [[GoodParents well-meaning]] [[ParentsAsPeople people]], but some of them are just [[JerkAss nasty]].
[[folder: Tropes that apply to all of them]]
*GoodParents: Most of them are very doting and loving towards their children.
*NiceGuy / NiceGirl: Ties in with their good parenting. And their kindness passed onto their kids too.
*ParentsAsPeople: The story dives into more about them than just parenthood. They are honest people who occasionally mess up and try to fix it when they can.
[[/folder]]
!!Individually
[[folder: Daniel and Lizzie Fisher]]
Jordi's parents. They are sweet and kind, in contrast to their daughter's more tough and tomboyish self. They're both heartbroken to discover [[spoiler: that their daughter turned into a murderer and committed suicide]] but after a year, that might change...
*GoodParents: They're very loving towards their only daughter.
*NiceGuy / NiceGirl: Both of them are very kind.
*OutlivingOnesOffspring: Due to the events of the first book, [[spoiler: they lose their only daughter to suicide]].
*ParentsAsPeople: Naturally, they get more focus on their actual lives.
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