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* BalefulPolymorph: Circe's pet pig, Balthazar. [[spoiler: Lil the jukebox.]] Both the victims of Circe's jealousy. [[spoiler: The story goes something like this: Balthazar Anthony Merriweather and Lily Varcol were engaged, but Circe was in love with Balthazar and wanted him for herself, so she cursed Lily, turning her into a jukebox. She also cursed Balthazar, causing him to become a pig. As punishment for her actions, Circe was charged with taking care of Balthazar, while Lily eventually ended up being the jukebox at Slims diner.]] They return to their original forms in ''Dead Is Not An Option''
* ForcedTransformation: Circe's pet pig, Balthazar. [[spoiler: Lil the jukebox.]] Both the victims of Circe's jealousy. [[spoiler: The story goes something like this: Balthazar Anthony Merriweather and Lily Varcol were engaged, but Circe was in love with Balthazar and wanted him for herself, so she cursed Lily, turning her into a jukebox. She also cursed Balthazar, causing him to become a pig. As punishment for her actions, Circe was charged with taking care of Balthazar, while Lily eventually ended up being the jukebox at Slims diner.]] They return to their original forms in ''Dead Is Not An Option''
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** The celebrity chef who comes to Nightshade in the fourth book is named [[Literature/TheOdyssey Circe]] Silvertounge. Appropriate when you consider her [[BalefulPolymorph powers.]]
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** The celebrity chef who comes to Nightshade in the fourth book is named [[Literature/TheOdyssey Circe]] Silvertounge. Appropriate when you consider her [[BalefulPolymorph [[ForcedTransformation powers.]]
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* TheCheerleader: Subverted. Samantha is the most popular girl in school and does occasionally act pretty bitchy, but she's also fiercely loyal to members of the squad and even tried to protect them when she suspected that they were in danger, despite having no abilities of her own. In fact, most of the Squad are more or less decent people. Penny Edwards is kind of nasty towards Daisy, but that goes away with time.
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* CruelCheerleader: Subverted. Samantha is the most popular girl in school and does occasionally act pretty bitchy, but she's also fiercely loyal to members of the squad and even tried to protect them when she suspected that they were in danger, despite having no abilities of her own. In fact, most of the Squad are more or less decent people. Penny Edwards is kind of nasty towards Daisy, but that goes away with time.
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** Dominic Gray, the new lead singer from Side Effects May Vary in "Dead is a Battlefield" does this too. Sometimes, when the band is performing, he'll randomly start singing a song that isn't on the band's setlist, but is related to something in the story's plot. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] again: [[spoiler: Dominic is a {{Seer}} and the songs are his premonitions.]]
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** Dominic Gray, the new lead singer from Side Effects May Vary in "Dead is a Battlefield" does this too. Sometimes, when the band is performing, he'll randomly start singing a song that isn't on the band's setlist, but is related to something in the story's plot. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] again: [[spoiler: Dominic is a {{Seer}} {{Seer|s}} and the songs are his premonitions.]]
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** Dominic Gray, the new lead singer from Side Effects May Vary in "Dead is a Battlefield" does this too. Sometimes, when the band is performing, he'll randomly start singing a song that isn't on the band's setlist, but is related to something in the story's plot. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] again: [[spoiler: Dominic is a {{Seer}} and the songs are his premonitions.]]
* XMeetsY: One reviewer read the first book and described it as "Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer meets VeronicaMars."
* XMeetsY: One reviewer read the first book and described it as "Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer meets VeronicaMars."
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** Dominic Gray, the new lead singer from Side Effects May Vary in "Dead is a Battlefield" does this too. Sometimes, when the band is performing, he'll randomly start singing a song that isn't on the band's setlist, but is related to something in the story's plot. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] again: [[spoiler: Dominic is a {{Seer}} and the songs are his premonitions.]]
* XMeetsY: One reviewer read the first book and described it as "Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer meets VeronicaMars."]]
* XMeetsY: One reviewer read the first book and described it as "Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer meets VeronicaMars."
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A series of young adult mystery novels that also includes some supernatural elements. The books are written by Marlene Perez. The hero of the series is Daisy Giordano, the daughter of a well known police department psychic. At the beginning of the first book, Daisy is the only [[{{Muggle}} non-psychic]] member of her family, with the exception of her father Rafe, [[DisappearedDad who isn't around.]] She has two sisters, Poppy, who goes to school with her and could best be described as "somewhat bratty", and Rose, who attends a local university and can generally be counted on to be the reasonable one in the group. The story is set in Nightshade, which is home to a rather sizable population of paranormal beings. (Including ''every member'' of the city council, many of whom are descended from the original founders.)
There are currently seven books in the series:
* ''Dead Is The New Black'' (2008)
* ''Dead Is A State Of Mind'' (2009)
* ''Dead Is So Last Year'' (2009)
* ''Dead Is Just A Rumor'' (2010)
* ''Dead Is Not An Option'' (2011)
* ''Dead Is A Battlefield'' (2012)
* ''Dead Is A Killer Tune'' (2012)
* ''Dead Is Just A Dream'' (2013)
!!Tropes in the series include:
* ActionGirl: Daisy counts as one, as does every member of the Virago group. The most extreme example is Andy, who goes a little stir crazy when there's not an enemy for her to fight.
* BalefulPolymorph: Circe's pet pig, Balthazar. [[spoiler: Lil the jukebox.]] Both the victims of Circe's jealousy. [[spoiler: The story goes something like this: Balthazar Anthony Merriweather and Lily Varcol were engaged, but Circe was in love with Balthazar and wanted him for herself, so she cursed Lily, turning her into a jukebox. She also cursed Balthazar, causing him to become a pig. As punishment for her actions, Circe was charged with taking care of Balthazar, while Lily eventually ended up being the jukebox at Slims diner.]] They return to their original forms in ''Dead Is Not An Option''
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Spencer Deveraux]], much to the shock and heartbreak of his daughter.
* BigFancyHouse: The Wilder Mansion and Merriweather House.
* CityOfAdventure: Considering that the city is populated by supernatural beings of all persuasions, this is pretty much guaranteed.
* TheCheerleader: Subverted. Samantha is the most popular girl in school and does occasionally act pretty bitchy, but she's also fiercely loyal to members of the squad and even tried to protect them when she suspected that they were in danger, despite having no abilities of her own. In fact, most of the Squad are more or less decent people. Penny Edwards is kind of nasty towards Daisy, but that goes away with time.
* CompanionCube: The Jukebox, whom Daisy nicknamed Lil in the first book, has a mind of her own and plays whatever song she damn well pleases. She sometimes sends Daisy messages through her choices. [[spoiler: In the fourth book, it's revealed that she was once human, but a curse turned her into a jukebox and no one can figure out how to undo it. Oddly enough, her human name is Lily]]
* DisappearedDad: Rafe Giordano, but he comes back. [[spoiler: He was being held captive by a group dedicated to the destruction of supernatural creatures.]]
* {{Doppelganger}}: They form the plot of the third book. They are also addicted to sugar, making them fairly easy to recognize and capture.
* FallenPrincess: Samantha. Her family used to be rich, but then they lost all their money.
* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: Samantha and Daisy were best friends until Samantha spread a rumor that Daisy's dad had run off with another woman. Near the end of the first book, Samantha apologizes for it and Daisy accepts it. By the second book, Daisy says that they're working on becoming friends again.
* {{Goth}}: Samantha starts off the school year sporting a Goth look and dragging around a coffin. Since she is the most popular girl in school, the majority of the student body follows suit, causing the genuine Goths to protest by wearing bright colored t-shirts and shorts. She drops the look later on.
* LocalHangout: Slims Diner. Later on, Daisy gets a job there as a cook and a waitress.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Samantha Deveraux, [[CharacterDevelopment eventually]].
* {{Muggle}}: Daisy at first, but then her powers start to come in. She gains telepathy, mind reading, and telekinesis, but that last one is difficult for her to control.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: For starters, you don't have to be bitten to become one. Most werewolves in town are born into the bloodline, but one book has the football team taking a combination of performance enhancing drugs and werewolf blood, which ultimately causes them to become raged out werewolves. Also, younger werewolves phase even when it's not the full moon.
* ShoutOut:
** A city in California populated by various supernatural beings. [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Sounds familiar, huh?]]. The big difference is that the town is actually a safe haven for said beings and there's not some blonde chick out to kill them. (Unless they start, say, sucking the life out of local cheerleaders, in which case they should watch out.)
** The celebrity chef who comes to Nightshade in the fourth book is named [[Literature/TheOdyssey Circe]] Silvertounge. Appropriate when you consider her [[BalefulPolymorph powers.]]
** The invisible owner of Slim's diner is named [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan Griffin]], though he's [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname generally just called "Slim."]]
* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic:
** From "Dead Is The New Black" until "Dead Is Not An Option", the jukebox at Slim's plays song choices that are bizarrely appropriate to whatever case Daisy is working at the time. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because [[spoiler: a girl's soul is trapped in the jukebox and she's choosing the songs specifically to give Daisy clues.]]
** Dominic Gray, the new lead singer from Side Effects May Vary in "Dead is a Battlefield" does this too. Sometimes, when the band is performing, he'll randomly start singing a song that isn't on the band's setlist, but is related to something in the story's plot. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] again: [[spoiler: Dominic is a {{Seer}} and the songs are his premonitions.]]
* XMeetsY: One reviewer read the first book and described it as "Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer meets VeronicaMars."
There are currently seven books in the series:
* ''Dead Is The New Black'' (2008)
* ''Dead Is A State Of Mind'' (2009)
* ''Dead Is So Last Year'' (2009)
* ''Dead Is Just A Rumor'' (2010)
* ''Dead Is Not An Option'' (2011)
* ''Dead Is A Battlefield'' (2012)
* ''Dead Is A Killer Tune'' (2012)
* ''Dead Is Just A Dream'' (2013)
!!Tropes in the series include:
* ActionGirl: Daisy counts as one, as does every member of the Virago group. The most extreme example is Andy, who goes a little stir crazy when there's not an enemy for her to fight.
* BalefulPolymorph: Circe's pet pig, Balthazar. [[spoiler: Lil the jukebox.]] Both the victims of Circe's jealousy. [[spoiler: The story goes something like this: Balthazar Anthony Merriweather and Lily Varcol were engaged, but Circe was in love with Balthazar and wanted him for herself, so she cursed Lily, turning her into a jukebox. She also cursed Balthazar, causing him to become a pig. As punishment for her actions, Circe was charged with taking care of Balthazar, while Lily eventually ended up being the jukebox at Slims diner.]] They return to their original forms in ''Dead Is Not An Option''
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Spencer Deveraux]], much to the shock and heartbreak of his daughter.
* BigFancyHouse: The Wilder Mansion and Merriweather House.
* CityOfAdventure: Considering that the city is populated by supernatural beings of all persuasions, this is pretty much guaranteed.
* TheCheerleader: Subverted. Samantha is the most popular girl in school and does occasionally act pretty bitchy, but she's also fiercely loyal to members of the squad and even tried to protect them when she suspected that they were in danger, despite having no abilities of her own. In fact, most of the Squad are more or less decent people. Penny Edwards is kind of nasty towards Daisy, but that goes away with time.
* CompanionCube: The Jukebox, whom Daisy nicknamed Lil in the first book, has a mind of her own and plays whatever song she damn well pleases. She sometimes sends Daisy messages through her choices. [[spoiler: In the fourth book, it's revealed that she was once human, but a curse turned her into a jukebox and no one can figure out how to undo it. Oddly enough, her human name is Lily]]
* DisappearedDad: Rafe Giordano, but he comes back. [[spoiler: He was being held captive by a group dedicated to the destruction of supernatural creatures.]]
* {{Doppelganger}}: They form the plot of the third book. They are also addicted to sugar, making them fairly easy to recognize and capture.
* FallenPrincess: Samantha. Her family used to be rich, but then they lost all their money.
* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: Samantha and Daisy were best friends until Samantha spread a rumor that Daisy's dad had run off with another woman. Near the end of the first book, Samantha apologizes for it and Daisy accepts it. By the second book, Daisy says that they're working on becoming friends again.
* {{Goth}}: Samantha starts off the school year sporting a Goth look and dragging around a coffin. Since she is the most popular girl in school, the majority of the student body follows suit, causing the genuine Goths to protest by wearing bright colored t-shirts and shorts. She drops the look later on.
* LocalHangout: Slims Diner. Later on, Daisy gets a job there as a cook and a waitress.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Samantha Deveraux, [[CharacterDevelopment eventually]].
* {{Muggle}}: Daisy at first, but then her powers start to come in. She gains telepathy, mind reading, and telekinesis, but that last one is difficult for her to control.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: For starters, you don't have to be bitten to become one. Most werewolves in town are born into the bloodline, but one book has the football team taking a combination of performance enhancing drugs and werewolf blood, which ultimately causes them to become raged out werewolves. Also, younger werewolves phase even when it's not the full moon.
* ShoutOut:
** A city in California populated by various supernatural beings. [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Sounds familiar, huh?]]. The big difference is that the town is actually a safe haven for said beings and there's not some blonde chick out to kill them. (Unless they start, say, sucking the life out of local cheerleaders, in which case they should watch out.)
** The celebrity chef who comes to Nightshade in the fourth book is named [[Literature/TheOdyssey Circe]] Silvertounge. Appropriate when you consider her [[BalefulPolymorph powers.]]
** The invisible owner of Slim's diner is named [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan Griffin]], though he's [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname generally just called "Slim."]]
* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic:
** From "Dead Is The New Black" until "Dead Is Not An Option", the jukebox at Slim's plays song choices that are bizarrely appropriate to whatever case Daisy is working at the time. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because [[spoiler: a girl's soul is trapped in the jukebox and she's choosing the songs specifically to give Daisy clues.]]
** Dominic Gray, the new lead singer from Side Effects May Vary in "Dead is a Battlefield" does this too. Sometimes, when the band is performing, he'll randomly start singing a song that isn't on the band's setlist, but is related to something in the story's plot. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] again: [[spoiler: Dominic is a {{Seer}} and the songs are his premonitions.]]
* XMeetsY: One reviewer read the first book and described it as "Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer meets VeronicaMars."
