History YMMV / EstherDiamond

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The description of Mr. Livingston from the third book as a generous philanthropist but one who was just had regrettably poor control when it came to sexual harassment boundaries doesn't really feel that convincing, especially in the Me Too movement era.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Most of the supporting characters in the first book get a good RagtagBunchOfMisfits /TrueCompanions vibe with Max and Esther but then hardly any are ever mentioned again. Yes, with that plot line resolved they wouldn't have had as much if any reason to become involved in further investigations but it would still be nice to see some of them show up now and then.

* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: Wall Street bankers are derided.
--> '''Barclay:''' I ''hate'' being a Preston-Cole. I hate banking and finance! I ''loathe'' Wall Street.
--> '''Esther:''' ''Everyone'' loathes Wall Street.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Most of the supporting characters in the first book get a good RagtagBunchOfMisfits /TrueCompanions vibe with Max and Esther but then hardly any are ever mentioned again. Yes, with that plot line resolved they wouldn't have had as much if any) reason to become involved in further investigations but it would still be nice to see some of them show up now and then.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The description of Mr. Livingston from the third book as a generous philanthropist but one who was just had regrettably poor control when it came to sexual harassment boundaries doesn't really feel that convincing, rspecially in the Me Too movement era.

* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: Wall Street bankers.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The description of Mr. Livingston from the third book as a generous philanthropist but one who was just had regrettably poor control when it came to sexual harassment boundaries doesn't really feel that convincing, specially in the Me Too movement era.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The description of Mr. Livingston from the third book as a generous philanthropist but one who was just had regrettably poor control when it came to sexual harassment boundaries doesn't really feel that convincing, specially in the Me Too movement era.
* WhatAnIdiot: [[spoiler:Buonrati]] in ''Doppelgänger'' certainly qualifies (something that is heavily lampshaded InUniverse) for bragging about murdering murdering prominent members of multiple rival crime families over the phone (as well as boasting of Godlike powers born from dark magic and his confidence that he would never be caught). Given the heavy police surveillance, he should have guessed that phone was bugged (and sure enough, it was). Not only does that give the police the evidence to arrest the guy, but it also lets the other mobsters know that he's the killer ''and'' that he bragged about (something which is almost as big of a taboo for them as the actual killing) over a phone which he had to have at least known ''might'' be tapped. The fact that the mob is planning to have the guy murdered in jail when he's last mentioned is no big surprise.

* HilariousInHindsight: The BigBad of the first book brags about his plan to become as powerful and influential as UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump and Michael Bloomberg. In 2012, that comment merely meant that the evil sorcerer's ultimate goal was to be like a pair of real estate tycoons. In the 2010s, after both Trump and Bloomberg have run for president (the former successfully), this makes him sound even more ambitious and megalomaniacal.

** Esther's co-stars in ''Vamparazzi'' are particularly popular guest characters. ThePrimaDonna and self-proclaimed vampire Damon Ravel is hysterically funny, and Leischnuedel's LikeBrotherAndSister dynamics with Esther are pretty well-received.

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%% * EnsembleDarkhorse:
%% ** Stockrboker and aspiring professional magician Barclay, and the drag queen posse from the first book.
%% ** Affable mafia hitman Lucky.
%% ** Voodoo shop owner Puma and her sword-wielding, zombie hunting brother Biko in ''Unsympathetic Magic''.
%% ** Esther's agent Thank, following [[spoiler:the reveal of him being FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire.]]
%% ** Esther's co-star Leischnuedel is a nice and funny guy even without [[spoiler:the reveal of him also being a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire.]]
%% ** Lopez's partner in the latest two books, Detective Quinn, for being a generally NiceGuy whose being plagued by a destructive curse that he's initially oblivious to.

* WhatAnIdiot: [[spoiler:Buonrati]] in ''Doppelgänger'' certainly qualifies (something that is heavily lampshaded InUniverse) for bragging about murdering murdering prominent members of multiple rival crime families over the phone (as well as boasting of Godlike powers born from dark magic and his confidence that he would never be caught). Given the heavy police surveillance, he should have guessed that phone was bugged (and sure enough, it was). Not only does that give the police the evidence to arrest the guy, but it also lets the other mobster know that he's the killer ''and'' that he bragged about (something which is almost as big of a taboo for them as the actual killing) over a phone which he had to have at least known ''might'' be tapped. The fact that the mob is planning to have the guy murdered in jail when he's last mentioned is no big surprise.

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Stockrboker and aspiring professional magician Barclay, and the drag queen posse from the first book.
** Affable mafia hitman Lucky.
** Voodoo shop owner Puma and her sword-wielding, zombie hunting brother Biko in ''Unsympathetic Magic''.
** Esther's agent Thank, following [[spoiler:the reveal of him being FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire.]]
** Esther's co-star Leischnuedel is a nice and funny guy even without [[spoiler:the reveal of him also being a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire.]]
** Lopez's partner in the latest two books, Detective Quinn, for being a generally NiceGuy whose being plagued by a destructive curse that he's initially oblivious to.

* HilariousInHindsight: The BigBad of the first book boasting about become more rich and powerful than some of New York's primmer billionaires becomes funnier given how both of the men he names would later run for President of the Untied States, and one (whose name is not currently allowed to be spoken under Hilarious in Hindsight entries on this wiki due to RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment) was actually elected. This makes said BigBad's boasts of becoming more wealthy and powerful than that man in a whole new, funny context.

* HilariousInHindsight: The BigBad of the first book boasts that he plans to become "more powerful than Trump, bigger than Bloomberg!" [[note]] He pronounces it a bit differently due to his speech impediment, but including that would be too big of a spoiler.[[/note]] At the time both were simply billionaire residents of New York City but that line becomes more hilarious fifteen years later with UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump having been made president and Bloomberg as the mayor of New York and a failed presidential candidate.

* WhatAnIdiot: [[spoiler:Brunatori]] in ''Doppelgänger'' certainly qualifies (something that is heavily lampshaded InUniverse) for bragging about murdering murdering prominent members of multiple rival crime families over the phone. Given the heavy police surveillance, he should have guessed that phone was bugged (and sure enough, it was). Not only does that give the police the evidence to arrest the guy, but it also lets the other mobster know that he's the killer ''and'' that he bragged about (something which is almost as big of a taboo for them as the actual killing) over a phone which he had to have at least known ''might'' be tapped. The fact that the mob is planning to have the guy murdered in jail when he's last mentioned is no big surprise.

* HilariousInHindsight: The BigBad of the first book boasts that he plans to become "more powerful than "Trump, bigger than Bloomberg!" [[note]] He pronounces it a bit differently due to his speech impediment, but including that would be too big of a spoiler.[[/note]] At the time both were simply billionaire residents of New York City but that line becomes more hilarious fifteen years later with UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump having been made president and Bloomberg as the mayor of New York and a failed presidential candidate.

* HilariousInHindsight: The BigBad of the first book boasts that he plans to become more powerful than "Trump and Bloomberg" At the time both were simply billionaire residents of the city but the lines becomes more hilarious fifteen years later with UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump as the president and Bloomberg as the mayor of New York and a failed presidential candidate.

* HilariousInHindsight: The BigBad of the first book boasts that he plans to become more powerful than "Trump and Bloomberg" At the time both were simply billionaire residents of the city but the liens becomes more hilarious fifteen years later with Donald Trump as the president and Bloomberg as the mayor of New York and a failed presidential candidate.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Most of the supporting characters in the first book get a good RagtagBunchOfMisfits /TrueCompanions vibe with Max and Esther but then hardly any are ever mentioned again. Yes, with that plot line resolved they wouldn't have had as much if any) reason to become involved in further investigations but it would still be nice to see some of them show up now and then.