History Literature / TheStrangelyBeautifulSeries

* LongTitle: Somewhat of a trademark of this series.

* UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper: The mundane world gives the aforementioned Cerberus this name.

''The Strangely Beautiful Series'' is a series of [[UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain Victorian]] [[GothicHorror Gothic]] novels about [[GenderBlenderName Percy]] Parker, an albino girl who sees ghosts, written by Leanna Renee Hieber. After being raised by nuns her entire life, she is sent to [[BoardingSchool Athens Academy]] on her 17th birthday so she might have a chance to make it somewhere in the world. While at Athens, her fate becomes tied up with the guard and their leader, [[TheStoic Alexi Rychman]], who is a mathematics professor at Athens. The guard is this world's last line of defense against the forces of the netherworld and they need to figure out that Percy is their last hope before it's too late.

The Strangely Beautiful Series is a quartet of novels and various short stories documenting the world of Percy Parker and the guard. Common elements include long titles and using words like lyrical, ethereal, mystical, gothic, supernatural, and Victorian to describe the books. Each of the four books has amazing cover art which can be viewed [[http://www.leannareneehieber.com/strangely-beautiful-saga/ here.]]

* [[spoiler:BabiesEverAfter: In the epilogue of the second book.]]
* BoyMeetsGhoul: Jane is in love with a ghost

* EverybodyHatesHades: It's established he isn't {{Satan}} or a GodOfEvil but he's still ChaoticEvil.

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!This series provides examples of

* BoyMeetsGhoul - Jane is in love with a ghost
* BritainIsOnlyLondon - Subverted in the second book. The first book plays this trope straight.
* TheChosenOne - Percy was chosen to house the spirit of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Persephone]], Alexi was chosen to house the spirit of an ancient phoenix, and the five other members of the guard house muses of [[TheMedic healing]], [[GutFeeling intuition]], [[TheHeart heart]], creativity, and [[MemoryWipingCrew memory]].
* DancesAndBalls - Percy attends one for the first time in the first book.
* EverybodyHatesHades - It's established he isn't {{Satan}} or a GodOfEvil but he's still ChaoticEvil.
* GaslampFantasy
* GhostlyGoals - The unfinished business variety.
* {{Hellhound}} - The guard faces Cerberus at the end of the first book and they mention previously defeating the black dog of Newgate.
* HistoricalFantasy - It's a fantasy taking place in Victorian era London.
* HollywoodExorcism - It's the main duty of the guard.

* UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper - The mundane world gives the aforementioned Cerberus this name.

* {{Medusa}} - She's TheDragon in the first book.
* MurderTheHypotenuse - the back story for the conflict involves Hades murdering Persephone's lover.
* MyGreatestFailure - Alexi has a [[MoralityPet sister]] in a wheel chair due to an unexpected, supernatural attack on his house. She serves as a reminder of why he has to be careful who he lets in his life.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent - The unfinished business variety who are in danger of being corrupted by [[TheCorruption Hades]].

* RomanticFalseLead: Lucille Linden.
* SpiritWorld - Called the whisper world, souls pass through here before passing on to the great beyond. Too bad they have to get past Hades first.
* SupernaturalFiction

* UndeathlyPallor - Percy is an albino.

* InnocentBlueEyes: Percy, although they tend to come off as [[creepy CreepyBlueEyes]] to people who don't know her.

* InnocentBlueEyes: Percy, although they tend to come off as [[creepy CreepyBluEyes]] to people who don't know her.

The Strangely Beautiful Series is a quartet of novels and various short stories documenting the world of Percy Parker and the guard. Common elements include long titles and using words like lyrical, ethereal, mystical, gothic, supernatural, and victorian to describe the books. Each of the four books has amazing cover art which can be viewed [[http://www.leannareneehieber.com/strangely-beautiful-saga/ here.]]

* HistoricalFantasy - It's a fantasy taking place in victorian era London.

''The Strangely Beautiful Series'' is a series of [[VictorianBritain Victorian]] [[GothicHorror Gothic]] novels about [[GenderBlenderName Percy]] Parker, an albino girl who sees ghosts, written by Leanna Renee Hieber. After being raised by nuns her entire life, she is sent to [[BoardingSchool Athens Academy]] on her 17th birthday so she might have a chance to make it somewhere in the world. While at Athens, her fate becomes tied up with the guard and their leader, [[TheStoic Alexi Rychman]], who is a mathematics professor at Athens. The guard is this world's last line of defense against the forces of the netherworld and they need to figure out that Percy is their last hope before it's too late.

* VictorianBritain - This is the setting of the series.

'''The Strangely Beautiful Series''' is a series of [[VictorianBritain Victorian]] [[GothicHorror Gothic]] novels about [[GenderBlenderName Percy]] Parker, an albino girl who sees ghosts, written by Leanna Renee Hieber. After being raised by nuns her entire life, she is sent to [[BoardingSchool Athens Academy]] on her 17th birthday so she might have a chance to make it somewhere in the world. While at Athens, her fate becomes tied up with the guard and their leader, [[TheStoic Alexi Rychman]], who is a mathematics professor at Athens. The guard is this world's last line of defense against the forces of the netherworld and they need to figure out that Percy is their last hope before it's too late.

* TheChosenOne - Percy was chosen to house the spirit of [[ClassicalMythology Persephone]], Alexi was chosen to house the spirit of an ancient phoenix, and the five other members of the guard house muses of [[TheMedic healing]], [[GutFeeling intuition]], [[TheHeart heart]], creativity, and [[MemoryWipingCrew memory]].

* JackTheRipper - The mundane world gives the aforementioned Cerberus this name.

* {{Medusa}} - She's the {{Dragon}} in the first book.

* ColdFlames - This is Alexi's main defense against demons and evil spirits.

The Strangely Beautiful Series is a series of [[VictorianBritain Victorian]] [[GothicHorror Gothic]] novels about [[GenderBlenderName Percy]] Parker, an albino girl who sees ghosts, written by Leanna Renee Hieber. After being raised by nuns her entire life, she is sent to [[BoardingSchool Athens Academy]] on her 17th birthday so she might have a chance to make it somewhere in the world. While at Athens, her fate becomes tied up with the guard and their leader, [[TheStoic Alexi Rychman]], who is a mathematics professor at Athens. The guard is this world's last line of defense against the forces of the netherworld and they need to figure out that Percy is their last hope before it's too late.

The Strangely Beautiful Series is a quartet of novels and various short stories documenting the world of Percy Parker and the guard. Common elements include long titles and using words like lyrical, ethereal, mystical, gothic, supernatural, and victorian to describe the books. Each of the four books has amazing cover art which can be viewed [[http://www.leannareneehieber.com/books/ here.]]