History Literature / Bloodlines

* AcademyOfAdventure: Amberwood Prep.

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Zoe in Ruby Circle.]]
** Sonya and Dimitri both continue this from VampireAcademy, seeking a vaccine/cure for Strigoi as atonement for their actions as Strigoi.

** Marcus Finch is nicknamed "RobinHood" by Adrian.

* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Spirit-user Nina Sinclair risked her life to turn her Stringoi half-sister Olive back into a living dhampir. Then she was worried when her recently-turned-alive little sister stayed up late with a guy.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: [[spoiler:Sydney and Adrian have a healthy sex life, every sexual action enhanced by their passionate love. Sydney can not even comprehend how people can have unemotional sex. It seems like a waste to her. ]]

** [[spoiler: UpToEleven with Grace Sheridan the prison warden.]]

* AbsenteeActor: Jaclyn Terwilliger, Sydney's EccentricMentor, is mentioned but not seen in ''Silver Shadows''. She prepares a bag of magical supplies for Sydney and has other characters deliver it, but this is the extent of her role in the book. She reappears in a major role in ''The Ruby Circle''.
** Angeline is absent from ''The Ruby Circle'', aside from a line explaining she's still in school.

** The Warriors of Light, which causes Sydney to re-examine her beliefs, and reveals that Trey and Sydney are NotSoDifferent.

* NotSoDifferent:

** Jared Sage, and Nathan Ivashkov are both {{Jerkasses}} who are mentally abusive towards their children, and have strained relationships with their wives, [[spoiler: who both eventually leave them.]] The only difference is that Nathan is actually a fairly good judge of character towards anyone who isn't his wife or son. He even begrudgingly admits that Lissa, who he isn't a fan of, is politically savvy.
** Adrian and Marcus are both charming flirts with HiddenDepths. They also both fall in love for real with two of the Sage sisters.

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* JailBait: Yes, Jill is still known as this. Despite the fact Adrian has no romantic interest in her.

** Marcus Finch is nicknamed "RobinHood" by Adrian.
** Jill retains her affectionate nickname "JailBait", though only Adrian calls her that.

* ReverseMole: Sabrina, a heroic rebel on the side of Marcus Finch, has infiltrated the extremist Warriors of Light.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: There is only one female guard among the Warriors of the Light. [[spoiler:She is named Sabrina and is the ReverseMole.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: Angeline dated Trey Juarez while she was Eddie Castile's girlfriend.

* WeddingDay: The Wedding Night of Sonya Karp and Mikhail Tanner is covered in "The Indigo Spell". It is quite eventful.
** [[spoiler:Adrian and Sydney have their own wedding day in Las Vegas, during ''Silver Shadows'', while being chased by the Alchemists bent on recapturing Sydney. ]]

* AmicableExes: Adrian is still on good terms with his ex-girlfriend Rose.

** Sydney was used to comforting her little sister Zoe when they faced a scary place. She still likes to take care of her.

* GrayEyes: Nina Sinclair has striking gray eyes. Fitting for a spirit user with healing abilities.

''Bloodlines'' is a spin-off series of the Literature/VampireAcademy series written by Richelle Mead. The series follows Sydney Sage, an Alchemist who is assigned to protect Jill Dragomir, a Moroi princess and the illegitimate half-sister of the new Moroi Queen, Vasilisa Dragomir.

* BadassPrincess: Jill has twice been involved in Strigoi battles. She is a princess, but insists that "a princess of her people has no business sitting off to the side while said people are in danger."