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* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: In the fifth book, while exploring Connor's "Galaxy Queen" story, the twins encounter a Polycrab, a creature with thirteen appendages. Alex asks why he named it that, since "poly" means "seven." [[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poly Poly actually means "many" or "multiple"]], and the [[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hepta- prefix for "seven" would be "hepta"]].
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* ReverseWhodunnit: In the prologue for the book that proceeds the [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather]] twist, we are shown [[spoiler: the Fairy Godmother had two children-the twins father, who acts exactly like one would expect based on previous descriptions of him, and Lloyd, a withdrawn, power hungry young boy. [[StrongFamilyResemblance They also look exactly like one another.]] Yeah, guess which brother was actually behind the Masked Man?]] A good portion of the book hinges on when the twins will figure this out.
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* ReverseWhodunnit: In the prologue for the book that proceeds precedes the [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather]] twist, we are shown [[spoiler: the Fairy Godmother had two children-the twins father, who acts exactly like one would expect based on previous descriptions of him, and Lloyd, a withdrawn, power hungry young boy. [[StrongFamilyResemblance They also look exactly like one another.]] Yeah, guess which brother was actually behind the Masked Man?]] A good portion of the book hinges on when the twins will figure this out.
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged.]] At school, Alex is hardworking while Conner can barely stay awake. But when they get trapped in the Land of Stories, Conner is more focused on getting home, while his sister is treating it like a vacation. Conner also matures an awful lot as he finds his place in the world.
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged.]] {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. At school, Alex is hardworking while Conner can barely stay awake. But when they get trapped in the Land of Stories, Conner is more focused on getting home, while his sister is treating it like a vacation. Conner also matures an awful lot as he finds his place in the world.
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* GossipyHens: The four members of the Book Huggers - Cindy, Lindy, Mindy, and Wendy - are a cross between this and [[ConspiracyTheorist Conspiracy Theorists]], to the point where their parents take them to see a psychologist.
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* GossipyHens: The four members of the Book Huggers - Cindy, Lindy, Mindy, and Wendy - are a cross between this and [[ConspiracyTheorist Conspiracy Theorists]], {{Conspiracy Theorist}}s, to the point where their parents take them to see a psychologist.
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** [[spoiler: In the fourth book, Lloyd tricks them into going into the worlds of Literature/KingArthur and Literature/RobinHood without an easy way of getting out.]]
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** [[spoiler: In the fourth book, Lloyd tricks them into going into the worlds of Literature/KingArthur and Literature/RobinHood Myth/RobinHood without an easy way of getting out.]]
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* SadlyMythtaken: Mrs. Peters refers to Perrault's ''The Sleeping Beauty'' as "the original version". Given the oral nature of folklore, no such thing exists and even if it did, there are much older and nastier versions of this particular tale type.
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** Mrs. Peters refers to Perrault's ''The Sleeping Beauty'' as "the original version". Given the oral nature of folklore, no such thing exists and even if it did, there are much older and nastier versions of this particular tale type.
** Medusa's eyes will turn you to stone even through a reflection. This was not the case with the original myths; in fact, the hero Perseus famously managed to decapitate Medusa ''because'' he was looking at her through his shield's reflection.
** Mrs. Peters refers to Perrault's ''The Sleeping Beauty'' as "the original version". Given the oral nature of folklore, no such thing exists and even if it did, there are much older and nastier versions of this particular tale type.
** Medusa's eyes will turn you to stone even through a reflection. This was not the case with the original myths; in fact, the hero Perseus famously managed to decapitate Medusa ''because'' he was looking at her through his shield's reflection.
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* BalefulPolymorph: Froggy is a human that turned into a large frog by a curse. [[spoiler: He's actually the missing Charming prince, and is briefly returned to his human form, but later discovers he's actually better off as a frog, and decides to stay as one.]]
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* ForcedTransformation: Froggy is a human that turned into a large frog by a curse. [[spoiler: He's actually the missing Charming prince, and is briefly returned to his human form, but later discovers he's actually better off as a frog, and decides to stay as one.]]
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* ChekhovsBoomerang: After its introduction in "The Wishing Spell", the story of the Curvy Tree and the Walking Fish return in "A Grimm Warning" in which they're stories Conner wrote for his English class, [[spoiler:but then its revealed the Brothers Grimm wrote about the stories three hundred years prior. This makes Bree suspicious of Conner over knowing about the stories three centuries before the world did.]]
* ChekhovsGun: While he was still alive, the twins' father told his children a story about a curvy tree that was spared from being chopped down, and a fish that wished for legs. Alex and Conner later come across the actual version of both these stories, which makes them realize that [[spoiler:their dad is from the Land of Stories.]]
* ChekhovsGun: While he was still alive, the twins' father told his children a story about a curvy tree that was spared from being chopped down, and a fish that wished for legs. Alex and Conner later come across the actual version of both these stories, which makes them realize that [[spoiler:their dad is from the Land of Stories.]]
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Most people call Froggy by his real name, but Alex, Connor, and the narration exclusively call him Froggy.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Most people call Froggy by his real name, but Alex, Connor, Conner, and the narration exclusively call him Froggy.
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* NonHumanLoverReveal: Inverted. Red takes a liking to Froggy when they first meet, but when she learns that he's actually a cursed human prince she starts thinking of him as husband material.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Most people call Froggy by his real name, but the main characters and narration exclusively call him Froggy.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Most people call Froggy by his real name, but Alex, Connor, and the main characters and narration exclusively call him Froggy.
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* PosthumousCharacter: The twins father died a year before the first book takes place.
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* PosthumousCharacter: The twins twins' father died a year before the first book takes took place.
* {{Retcon}}: In “The Wishing Spell,” Froggy claims he was cursed as a punishment for being vain. In “Beyond the Kingdoms,” the story changes into him being cursed because Morina thought he was breaking up with her for being ugly, despite the real reason being that she was a witch.
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* SeriesContinuityError: In “The Wishing Spell,” Froggy claims he was cursed as a punishment for being vain. In “Beyond the Kingdoms,” the story changes into him being cursed because Morina thought he was breaking up with her for being ugly, despite the real reason being that she was a witch.
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* PowerUpgradingDeformation: Witchcraft gradually distorts the user's physical appearance over time, so, the more disgusting and inhuman a witch looks, the better at witchcraft they are.
