History Literature / Nevermore2010

* JerkJock: Brad, Isobel's initial boyfriend is an archetypal bastard boyfriend; he acts possessive, makes attempts at emotional manipulation and goes as far as [[CrazyJealousGuy vandalizing Varen's car]].

* CruelCheerleader: Downplayed. Pre-{{character development}} Isobel is dismissive of people such as Gwen or Varen, but by the time of the second book she averts this trope. However, her former friend, Alyssa, fits this trope to a tee.

* JerkJock: Brad, Isobel's initial boyfriend is an archetypal {{bastard boyfriend}}; he acts possessive, makes attempts at emotional manipulation and goes as far as [[CrazyJealousGuy vandalizing Varen's car.]]
** Isobel at the beginning of book one acts rather immature, but [[CharacterDevelopment gets]] [[LovableJock better]].

* JerkJock: Brad, Isobel's initial boyfriend is an archetypal {{bastard boyfriend}}; he acts possessive, makes attempts at emotional manipulation and goes as far as [[CrazyJealousGuy harassing Varen.]]

* PinkIsFeminine: Isobel wears a pink dress to the highschool ball. Moreover, all three US covers feature her dressed in one.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Isobel initially seems to be an archetypal [[AlphaBitch]] mean girl. [[HiddenDepths After all, she's not.]]

* CruelCheerleader: Downplayed. Pre-{{character development}} Isobel dismissive of people such as Gwen or Varen, but by the time of the second book she averts this trope
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Varen. His mother died, while his new stepmother and father are implied to act neglectful.

* GenreThrowback: ''Nevermore'' is essentially a modern-day take on the {{gothic horror}} genre.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Post-{{character development}} Isobel [[LovableJock becomes a much better person]].
** Varen, who's a natural blonde, turns out to be a {{misunderstood loner with a heart of gold}}.
* HauntedHeroine: Isobel, who's haunted by a flock of creepy apparitions, especially in ''Enshadowed''.

* LovableJock: After her {{character development}}, Isobel returns to being a cheerleader in the second installment, but is a significantly better person and doesn't look down at people less popular than her.

* ParentalNeglect: While Varen's mother has been dead for some time, his father and stepmother are implied to be neglectful towards him.

** Madeline Nethers, Varen's [[MissingMom late mother]] shares her name with Madeline Usher, Roderick's beloved dead sister in Poe's short story ''The Fall of House Usher''.

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: [[spoiler: Varen, Isobel's love interest, is kidnapped by the nightmarish creatures from Edgar Allan Poe's stories.]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: Varen is implied [[BrokenBird to be depressed]]; after all he's clearly troubled by his mother's death, being neglected by his dad and stepmother, [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer doesn't seem to have any real friends and is bullied at school by the popular kids]].

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler: The freaky creatures Varen created in his notebooks and mind eventually come to life and kidnap him.]]
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Isobel starts as one, but gets better with her {{character development}}.
* BrokenBird: Varen Nethers clearly is one, especially due to the bullying and his mother's death.

* CoolBigSis: Isobel Lanley to her younger brother, Danny.
* CrazyJealousGuy: In "Nevermore" Brad doesn't seem particularly happy about Isobel working with Varen on the school project.

* CruelCheerleader: Pre-{{character development}} Isobel is a rather mean, popular cheerleader, but by the time of the second book this trope is pretty much downplayed.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Despite the fact that the book initially consists of tropes that are common in young adult novels (high school, popular kids, loners and bullying) it also features a good dose of creepy imagery and lots of {{nightmare fuel}}. In addition the two main characters struggle with loneliness and being rejected by society and (in Varen's case) {{parental neglect}}.
* DarkIsEvil: Played straight with the majority of creatures created in Varen's mind, especially that they later violently refuse him to leave their world.

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Varen definitely counts as one, especially with his gothic attire. Apparently he also has some serious issues with the freaky creatures he created in his own dreams.

* TheCheerleader: Pre-{{character development}} Isobel is a rather mean, popular cheerleader, but by the time of the second book this trope is pretty much downplayed.

** Inverted with [[WomanInWhite Lilith]], who despite being dressed exclusively in white, is quite clearly the [[BigBad antagonist]].

* ManInWhite: Reynolds, a mysterious man who leaves flowers every year on Poe's grave.

* VillainousCrush: [[BigBad Lilith]] is implied [[VillainessesWantHeroes to have one on Varen.]]
* WomanInWhite: [[LightIsNotGood Lilith]].

Nevermore is a young adult [[GothicHorror gothic]] trilogy by Kelly Creagh.

When Isobel has a single chance to rescue Varen from the shadows of his own nightmares, will she be able to save him -- and herself?

** Pinefeathers, despite being a creepy creature from Varen's nightmares [[AffablyEvil helps Isobel on multiple occasions.]]

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* Tsundere: Varen is a type A; [[DefrostingTheIceQueen Dere Dere towards Isobel]], tsun tsun when it comes to everything else.

* JerkJock: Brad, Isobel's initial boyfriend is an archetypal {{bastard boyfriend}}; he acts possessive, makes attempts at emotional manipulation and goes as far as [[CrazyJealousGuy harassing Varen.

* JerkJock: Brad, Isobel's initial boyfriend, definitely is one.
** Isobel at the beginning of book one acts rather mean, but [[CharacterDevelopment gets]] [[LovableJock better]].

** Inverted with [[WomanInWhite Lilith], who despite being dressed exclusively in white, is quite clearly the [[BigBad antagonist]].

* GenreThrowback: ''Nevermore'' is essentially a modern-day take on the gothic horror genre.

* Subverted with [[WomanInWhite Lilith], who despite being dressed exclusively in white, is quite clearly the [[BigBad antagonist]].

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: [[spoiler: Varen, Isobel's love interest, is kidnapped by the nightmarish creatures from Edgar Allan Poe's stories.]]