History Literature / Reckless

* HeroesWantRedheads: Played with with [[spoiler:Jacob and Fox]]. Even though she's obviously in love with him, he doesn't seem to display much more than a platonic attachment to her. [[ShipTease Yet]].

''Reckless'' is essentially about [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold two]] [[DoggedNiceGuy brothers]], [[{{Animorphism}} a shape-changing fox]], [[MyFriendsandZoidberg and one brother's nurse fiancee.]] The older brother, [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Jacob]] [[MeaningfulName Reckless]] dropped off the face of the earth after his father died and his mom went...well. Anyway, turns out he's been off in a magical world behind a mirror in his father's old study. His younger brother, Will, winds up following him through, and Will's fiancee, Clara, follows ''him'' through. Will gets bitten by a Goyl, a living stone race that have recently begun to spread through bites (thanks to some DarkMagic from their leader's mistress). Now Jacob, Clara, Will, and Jacob's best friend [[MeaningfulName Fox]] must find a cure before Will becomes a BrainwashedAndCrazy statue with SuperStrength and a heart of stone( both metaphorical and literal). And then shit happens, like how once Will starts growing Goyl skin, the other Goyl declare him basically their Messiah, and how the humans of the Mirror World have signed a truce with the Goyl, including a wedding between the human princess and the Goyl leader, which his mistress, the Dark Fairy, (who is [[EvilIsSexy one]] [[EvilFeelsGood scary]] [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]) isn't very happy with. They also run into Jacob's ex-girlfriend, a [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairy]] with a thing for moths,[[note]] whose name is ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Miranda the Red Fairy]]'' of all things[[/note]] and Evanaugh Valiant, a {{Jerkass}} dwarf [[SmugSnake who knows more about the Mirrorworld than he is entitled to.]] There is also unlimited ShipTease, PurpleProse of the best and first order, and enough DarkerAndEdgier, written CostumePorn, SceneryPorn and MythologyGags to drown in.

* AnotherDimension: The Mirrorworld is an alternate version of Europe with 1700's politics...cameras, railroads, and [[spoiler:airplanes]]. The primary mode of travel still appears to be horseback, though, and characters don't recognize modern guns or flashlights. Oh, and there's a whole range of supernatural races...

* BadDreams: Jacob, throughout both Reckless and Fearless, mostly about his father, and later about [[spoiler: dying by the Dark Fairy's curse.]]

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* FantasyGunControl: Subverted.
* FemmeFatale: The Dark Fairy, and every other member of her race.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jacob.
* {{Jerkass}}: Evanaugh Valiant. And how.

* MirrorWorld: ...self-explanatory.

* OneWordTitle: ''Reckless'', and ''Fearless''. Also ''Mirrorworld''.

* ShipTease: Jacob and Fox.

* [[MyGirlIsNotASlut My Brother's Girl Is Not A Slut]]: Jacob and [[spoiler: Clara's]] mutual attraction is left nicely ambiguous, but they're both ashamed of [[spoiler:KissingUnderTheInfluence]]. Becomes vitally important seeing as [[spoiler: [[ThePowerofLove Clara needs to be Will's True Love for their quest to succeed]]]]...

* [[AllMythsAreTrue All Fairytales Are True]]: Even [[DarkerAndEdgier Sleeping Beauty]] shows up!
* {{Animorphism}}: Fox, who prefers her animal form [[spoiler: until she [[GreenEyedEpiphany sees Jacob kissing Clara]]]].
* AnotherDimension: The Mirrorworld is an alternate version of Europe with 1700's politics...cameras, railroads, and [[spoiler: airplanes]]. The primary mode of travel still appears to be horseback, though, and characters don't recognize modern guns or flashlights. Oh, and there's a whole range of supernatural races...

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Jacob is shot in the chest, actually ''dies'', and is brought back to life by Miranda two pages later.]]

* ComfortingTheWidow: Valiant shamelessly states his intention to employ this strategy with [[spoiler: Clara]].
* FalseProtagonist: The novel briefly appears this way, [[spoiler: but it's ultimately subverted.]]

* HeroesWantRedheads: Played with with [[spoiler: Jacob and Fox]]. Even though she's obviously in love with him, he doesn't seem to display much more than a platonic attachment to her. [[ShipTease Yet]].
* HumansAreUgly: Most Goyl are repulsed by the softness of human flesh, even [[spoiler: Will]], who gradually becomes disgusted by [[spoiler: Clara]]. [[spoiler: Kami'en]] is a rare subversion,[[spoiler: the first Goyl to take a human wife]]. Other inter-breeding is mentioned in passing, though, suggesting that he's not the only one with an attraction to humans.
* InterspeciesRomance: It's all over the place, with occasionally [[{{Squick}} squicky]] implications. Jacob and Miranda. Kami'en and The Dark Fairy. [[spoiler: Kami'en and Amelie]]. [[ShipTease Jacob and Fox]] just might count as well, [[{{Animorphism}} depending on how you look at it]]. Valiant has a thing for human girls...
* ItDoesntMeanAnything: Jacob more or less says this to [[spoiler: Clara]]. She doesn't quite believe him. Neither does [[spoiler: Fox]]. Come to think of it, he has his own doubts on the matter...

* LivingAphrodisiac: Played straight with every single one of the Fairies. [[spoiler: Jacob ends up "spending the night" with his ex-lover Miranda, even though he's rapidly running out of time to save his brother.]]

* [[MyGirlIsNotASlut My Brother's Girl Is Not A Slut]]: Jacob and [[spoiler: Clara's]] mutual attraction is left nicely ambiguous, but they're both ashamed of [[spoiler: KissingUnderTheInfluence]]. Becomes vitally important seeing as [[spoiler: [[ThePowerofLove Clara needs to be Will's True Love for their quest to succeed]]]]...

* [[PortalPicture Portal Mirror]]

* AManIsNotAVirgin: Jacob. Oh, Jacob. Kami'en also counts. ([[spoiler: ''He plans on bringing his mistress to his wedding.'']]) The usual unfortunate implications of this trope are lampshaded when Kami'en points out that his cultural custom of taking multiple wives gives his mistress the right to take other husbands. (She doesn't take to the idea.)

Reckless is essentially about [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold two]] [[DoggedNiceGuy brothers]], [[{{Animorphism}} a shape-changing fox]], [[MyFriendsandZoidberg and one brother's nurse fiancee.]] The older brother, [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Jacob]] [[MeaningfulName Reckless]] dropped off the face of the earth after his father died and his mom went.... Well. Anyway, turns out he's been off in a magical world behind a mirror in his father's old study. His younger brother, Will, winds up following him through, and Will's fiancee Clara winds up following ''him'' through. Will gets bitten by a Goyl, a living stone race that have only recently begun to spread through bite, (thanks to some DarkMagic from their leader's mistress). Now Jacob, Clara, Will, and Jacob's best friend [[MeaningfulName Fox]] must find a cure before Will becomes a BrainwashedAndCrazy statue with SuperStrength and a heart of stone. (Both metaphorical and literal.) And then shit happens, like how once Will starts growing Goyl skin, the other Goyl declare him basically their Messiah, and how the humans of the Mirror World have signed a truce with the Goyl, including a wedding between the human princess and the Goyl leader, which his mistress, the Dark fairy, (who is [[EvilIsSexy one]] [[EvilFeelsGood scary]] [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]) isn't very happy with. They also run into Jacob's ex-girlfriend, a [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairy]] with a thing for moths[[note]] Whose name is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast ''Miranda the Red Fairy'' of all things.]], and Evanaugh Valiant, a Jerkass dwarf [[SmugSnake who knows more about the mirrorworld than he is entitled to.]][[/note]] There is also unlimited ShipTease, PurpleProse of the best and first order, and enough DarkerAndEdgier, written CostumePorn, SceneryPorn and MythologyGags to drown in.

[[spoiler: They do find a cure, but Jacob is now cursed himself, and they (He and Fox) must find a cure for ''him''. ''Within a year''.]]

A sequel, ''Fearless'', was released on September 16, 2012, and Reckless (UK) or Mirrorworld (US) will be a five-part series.

* AfterActionPatchUp: [[spoiler: Jacob re-bandages Fox's arm]] in Fearless, and [[spoiler: we find out they've often patched each other up over the years.]]

* AnotherDimension: The Mirror World is an alternate version of Europe with 1700's politics...cameras, railroads, and [[spoiler: airplanes]]. The primary mode of travel still appears to be horseback, though, and characters don't recognize modern guns or flashlights. Oh, and there's a whole range of supernatural races...

* GreenEyedEpiphany: Fox prefers her human skin to her fox fur only after she [[spoiler: sees Jacob kissing Clara. 'She wanted skin, and lips, so he could kiss them as he had kissed Clara's lips.']] Proof of her jealousy in that she imagines Clara meeting a variety of terrible fates.

* InterspeciesRomance: It's all over the place, with occasionally [[{{Squick}} squicky]] implications. Jacob and Miranda. Kami'en and The Dark Fairy. [[spoiler: Kami'en and Amelie]]. Jacob and Fox just might count as well, [[{{Animorphism}} depending on how you look at it]]. Valiant has a thing for human girls...

* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler: Jacob in Fearless.]] Eventually tells [[spoiler: Fox, but only when he's got mere months left on the clock]].

* ParentalAbandonment: So, one day, Dad disappeared and Mom hit the sleeping pills... This is probably a huge contributing factor in Jacob's emotional detachment.

* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler: Jacob in Fearless.]] Eventually tells [[spoiler: Fox, but only when he's got mere months left on the clock].

A sequel, ''Fearless'', is due to be released on September 16, 2012, and ''Reckless'' will become a five-part series.

* {{Green-Eyed Epiphany}}: Fox prefers her human skin to her fox fur only after she [[spoiler: sees Jacob kissing Clara.]] 'She wanted skin, and lips, so he could kiss them as he had kissed Clara's lips.' Proof of her jealousy in that she imagines Clara meeting a variety of terrible fates.

* ComfortingTheWidow: Valiant shamelessly states his intention to employ strategy this with [[spoiler: Clara]].

* [[MyGirlIsNotASlut My Brother's Girl Is Not A Slut]]: Jacob and [[spoiler: Clara's]] mututal attraction is left nicely ambiguous, but they're both ashamed of [[spoiler: KissingUnderTheInfluence]]. Becomes vitally important seeing as [[spoiler: [[ThePowerofLove Clara needs to be Will's True Love for their quest to succeed]]]]...

Reckless is essentially about [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold two]] [[DoggedNiceGuy brothers]], [[{{Animorphism}} a shape-changing fox]], [[MyFriendsandZoidberg and one brother's nurse fiancee.]] The older brother, [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Jacob]] [[MeaningfulName Reckless]] dropped off the face of the earth after his father died and his mom went.... Well. Anyway, turns out he's been off in a magical world behind a mirror in his father's old study. His younger brother, Will, winds up following him through, and Will's fiancee Clara winds up following ''him'' through. Will gets bitten by a Goyl, a living stone race that have only recently begun to spread through bite, (thanks to some DarkMagic from their leader's mistress). Now Jacob, Clara, Will, and Jacob's best friend [[MeaningfulName Fox]] must find a cure before Will becomes a BrainwashedAndCrazy statue with SuperStrength and a heart of stone. (Both metaphorical and literal.) And then shit happens, like how once Will starts growing Goyl skin, the other Goyl declare him basically their Messiah, and how the humans of the Mirror World have signed a truce with the Goyl, including a wedding between the human princess and the Goyl leader, which his mistress, the Dark fairy, (who is [[EvilIsSexy one]] [[EvilFeelsGood scary]] [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]) isn't very happy with. They also run into Jacob's ex-girlfriend, a [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairy]] with a thing for moths[[note]] Whose name is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast ''Miranda the Red Fairy'' of all things.]], and Evanaugh Valiant, a Jerkass dwarf [[SmugSnake who knows more about the mirrorworld than he is entitled to.]][[/note]] There is also unlimited ShipTease, PurpleProse of the best and first order, and enough DarkerandEdgier, written CostumePorn, SceneryPorn and MythologyGags to drown in.

Reckless is essentially about [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold two]] [[DoggedNiceGuy brothers]], [[{{Animorphism}} a shape-changing fox]], [[MyFriendsandZoidberg and one brother's nurse fiancee.]] The older brother, [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Jacob]] [[MeaningfulName Reckless]] dropped off the face of the earth after his father died and his mom went.... Well. Anyway, turns out he's been off in a magical world behind a mirror in his father's old study. His younger brother, Will, winds up following him through, and Will's fiancee Clara winds up following ''him'' through. Will gets bitten by a Goyl, a living stone race that have only recently begun to spread through bite, (thanks to some DarkMagic from their leader's mistress). Now Jacob, Clara, Will, and Jacob's best friend [[MeaningfulName Fox]] must find a cure before Will becomes a BrainwashedAndCrazy statue with SuperStrength and a heart of stone. (Both metaphorical and literal.) And then shit happens, like how once Will starts growing Goyl skin, the other Goyl declare him basically their Messiah, and how the humans of the Mirror World have signed a truce with the Goyl, including a wedding between the human princess and the Goyl leader, which his mistress, the Dark fairy, (who is [[EvilIsSexy one]] [[EvilFeelsGood scary]] [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]) isn't very happy with. They also run into Jacob's ex-girlfriend, a [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairy]] with a thing for moths[[hottip:*: Whose name is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast ''Miranda the Red Fairy'' of all things.]], and Evanaugh Valiant, a Jerkass dwarf [[SmugSnake who knows more about the mirrorworld than he is entitled to.]] There is also unlimited ShipTease, PurpleProse of the best and first order, and enough DarkerandEdgier, written CostumePorn, SceneryPorn and MythologyGags to drown in.

Reckless is essentially about [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold two]] [[DoggedNiceGuy brothers]], [[{{Animorphism}} a shape-changing fox]], [[MyFriendsandZoidberg and one brother's nurse fiancee.]] The older brother, [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Jacob]] [[MeaningfulName Reckless]] dropped off the face of the earth after his father died and his mom went.... Well. Anyway, turns out he's been off in a magical world behind a mirror in his father's old study. His younger brother, Will, winds up following him through, and Will's fiancee Clara winds up following ''him'' through. Will gets bitten by a Goyl, a living stone race that have only recently begun to spread through bite, (thanks to some DarkMagic from their leader's mistress). Now Jacob, Clara, Will, and Jacob's best friend [[MeaningfulName Fox]] must find a cure before Will becomes a BrainwashedAndCrazy statue with SuperStrength and a heart of stone. (Both metaphorical and literal.) [[ItGetsWorse And then shit happens,]] like how once Will starts growing Goyl skin, the other Goyl declare him basically their Messiah, and how the humans of the Mirror World have signed a truce with the Goyl, including a wedding between the human princess and the Goyl leader, which his mistress, the Dark fairy, (who is [[EvilIsSexy one]] [[EvilFeelsGood scary]] [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]) isn't very happy with. They also run into Jacob's ex-girlfriend, a [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairy]] with a thing for moths[[hottip:*: Whose name is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast ''Miranda the Red Fairy'' of all things.]], and Evanaugh Valiant, a Jerkass dwarf [[SmugSnake who knows more about the mirrorworld than he is entitled to.]] There is also unlimited ShipTease, PurpleProse of the best and first order, and enough DarkerandEdgier, written CostumePorn, SceneryPorn and MythologyGags to drown in.

Reckless is essentially about [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold two]] [[DoggedNiceGuy brothers]], [[{{Animorphism}} a shape-changing fox]], [[MyFriendsandZoidberg and one brother's nurse fiancee.]] The older brother, [[TheBrothersGrimm Jacob]] [[MeaningfulName Reckless]] dropped off the face of the earth after his father died and his mom went.... Well. Anyway, turns out he's been off in a magical world behind a mirror in his father's old study. His younger brother, Will, winds up following him through, and Will's fiancee Clara winds up following ''him'' through. Will gets bitten by a Goyl, a living stone race that have only recently begun to spread through bite, (thanks to some DarkMagic from their leader's mistress). Now Jacob, Clara, Will, and Jacob's best friend [[MeaningfulName Fox]] must find a cure before Will becomes a BrainwashedAndCrazy statue with SuperStrength and a heart of stone. (Both metaphorical and literal.) [[ItGetsWorse And then shit happens,]] like how once Will starts growing Goyl skin, the other Goyl declare him basically their Messiah, and how the humans of the Mirror World have signed a truce with the Goyl, including a wedding between the human princess and the Goyl leader, which his mistress, the Dark fairy, (who is [[EvilIsSexy one]] [[EvilFeelsGood scary]] [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]) isn't very happy with. They also run into Jacob's ex-girlfriend, a [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairy]] with a thing for moths[[hottip:*: Whose name is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast ''Miranda the Red Fairy'' of all things.]], and Evanaugh Valiant, a Jerkass dwarf [[SmugSnake who knows more about the mirrorworld than he is entitled to.]] There is also unlimited ShipTease, PurpleProse of the best and first order, and enough DarkerandEdgier, written CostumePorn, SceneryPorn and MythologyGags to drown in.

Reckless is essentially about [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold two]] [[DoggedNiceGuy brothers]], [[{{Animorphism}} a shape-changing fox]], [[MyFriendsandZoidberg and one brother's nurse fiancee.]] The older brother, [[TheBrothersGrimm Jacob]] [[MeaningfulName Reckless]] dropped off the face of the earth after his father died and his mom went.... Well. Anyway, turns out he's been off in a magical world behind a mirror in his father's old study. His younger brother, Will, winds up following him through, and Will's fiancee Clara winds up following ''him'' through. Will gets bitten by a Goyl, a living stone race that have only recently begun to spread through bite, (thanks to some DarkMagic from their leader's mistress). Now Jacob, Clara, Will, and Jacob's best friend [[MeaningfulName Fox]] must find a cure before Will becomes a BrainwashedAndCrazy statue with SuperStrength and a heart of stone. (Both metaphorical and literal.) [[ItGetsWorse And then shit happens,]] like the fact that the humans of the mirrorworld have signed a truce with the Goyl, including a wedding between the human princess and the Goyl leader, whose mistress, the Dark fairy, (who is one scary [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]) isn't very happy with. They also run into Jacob's ex-girlfriend, a [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairy]] with a thing for moths, and Evanaugh Valiant, a Jerkass dwarf [[SmugSnake who knows more about the mirrorworld than he is entitled to.]] There is also unlimited ShipTease, PurpleProse of the best and first order, and enough DarkerandEdgier, written CostumePorn, SceneryPorn and MythologyGags to drown in.

[[spoiler: They do find a cure, but Jacob is now cursed himself, and they (He and Fox) must find a cure for ''him''.]]

Reckless is essentially about [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold two]] [[DoggedNiceGuy brothers]], {{Animorphism a shape-changing fox}}, [[MyFriendsandZoidberg and one brother's nurse fiancee.]] The older brother, [[TheBrothersGrimm Jacob]] [[MeaningfulName Reckless]] dropped off the face of the earth after his father died and his mom went.... Well. Anyway, turns out he's been off in a magical world behind a mirror in his father's old study. His younger brother, Will, winds up following him through, and Will's fiancee Clara winds up following ''him'' through. Will gets bitten by a Goyl, a living stone race that have only recently begun to spread through bite, (thanks to some DarkMagic from their leader's mistress). Now Jacob, Clara, Will, and Jacob's best friend [[Meaningful Name Fox]] (a [[Shapeshifter]]) must find a cure before Will becomes a BrainwashedAndCrazy statue with SuperStrength and a heart of stone. (Both metaphorical and literal.) [[ItGetsWorse And then shit happens,]] like the fact that the humans of the mirrorworld have signed a truce with the Gotl, including a wedding between the human princess and the Goyl leader, whose mistress, the Dark fairy, (who is one scary [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]) isn't very happy with. They also run into Jacob's ex-girlfriend, a [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairy]] with a thing for moths, and Evanaugh Valiant, a Jerkass dwarf [[SmugSnake who knows more about the mirrorworld than he is entitled to.]] There is also unlimited ShipTease, PurpleProse of the best and first order, and enough DarkerandEdgier, written CostumePorn, SceneryPorn and MythologyGags to drown in.

[[Spoiler: They do find a cure, but WIll is now cursed and must find a cure for ''himself''.]]

A 2010 young adult novel by Creator/CorneliaFunke. Summary in progress.

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A 2010 young adult novel by Cornelia Funke. Summary in progress.