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3 | [[https://www.amazon.com/Nathaniel-Keene-Lovelace-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B01IJS5KJU#nav-subnav The first volume]] in an ongoing UrbanFantasy series, The Lovelace Chronicles, by debut author Aditi Ramaswamy. The titular character, a soft-spoken honor roll student and budding entomologist, finds his life abruptly turned upside down when he and his mother move to the little town of Lovelace, California. Within a month, he's joined the ranks of the undead and become the prime suspect in a gruesome murder. Can his senior year possibly get any weirder? |
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5 | Yes. Yes, it [[AskAStupidQuestion can]]. |
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9 | !! Nathaniel Keene contains examples of: |
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11 | * AboveGoodAndEvil: [[spoiler:Principal Lightwood]] tries to convince Nat that this applies to vampires, and that BeingGoodSucks. |
12 | * ActionGirl: Yumi, at times. And Lavinia Cross is an Action ''Woman''. |
13 | * AsianAndNerdy: Nathaniel, who is half-Indian, and Yumi, who is Korean, both count. |
14 | * BadassBookworm: Yumi - and Nat, much to his own surprise. |
15 | * TheBrute: [[spoiler:Dawson Helm]] |
16 | * ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Dimitri's interest in Buffy/vampire lore in general. It's how he realizes that Nat can't have been the murderer.]] |
17 | * TheDandy: Taddeus Robinson. |
18 | --> '''Dani, to Nat:''' I like a guy who challenges the boundaries of fashion. |
19 | --> '''Tad:''' Or who's fashion-challenged. |
20 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Merry Cross]] is implied to have had one. She's doing [[AxCrazy just fine, though.]] |
21 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Nathaniel is a vampire. He is [[SociallyAwkwardHero not evil]]. |
22 | * DeadpanSnarker: [[PluckyGirl Yumi]], [[IronLady Officer Cross]], and [[spoiler:Dahlia Flowers]], in spades. |
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24 | --> '''Nat:''' I’ll have you know that all thirty species of cockroach are very fascinating insects. |
25 | --> '''Yumi:''' My sneakers are inclined to agree. |
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27 | --> '''[[MamaBear Charlotte Keene]]:''' First you arrest him for God-knows-what- |
28 | --> '''Officer Cross:''' Murder. God, and everyone else in this police station, knows it. |
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30 | -->'''[[spoiler:Ms. Flowers]]:''' You were arrested for murder, Nathaniel. One would think you might remember that. |
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32 | ** Nat and his mother both have their moments, too: |
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34 | --->'''Charlotte Keene, when Officer Cross asks her for a mirror:''' With all due respect, Officer, I don’t believe this is an appropriate time to touch up your lipstick. |
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36 | ---> '''[[spoiler:Dawson Helm]]:''' Welcome to your final resting place. |
37 | ---> '''Nat:''' Classy. |
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39 | * DisappearedDad: Neel Kumar. |
40 | * EvilLawyerJoke: Milbrook makes one... about himself. |
41 | * EvilMentor: [[spoiler:Elridge Lightwood. He acted as this toward Neel Kumar, and tries to do the same for Nat.]] |
42 | * FirstPersonSmartass: Nat's inner voice. |
43 | --> ''At least I still have my favorite pastimes: moping in the dark, and skulking around in the dark!'' |
44 | * FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Nathaniel Keene. Well, not in most of Lovelace's eyes after his undead status is initially made public - mostly because he was found at the scene of a brutal murder with blood on his mouth. [[spoiler:He was framed.]] However, he tends to adhere to this characterization for the most part. |
45 | -->'''Dimitri:''' He’s the nicest bloodsucking demon you’ll ever meet! |
46 | * FriendToBugs: Nathaniel Keene. [[spoiler:Literally.]] |
47 | * GeniusBruiser: Dimitri, crossed with GentleGiant. He's huge and extremely strong, but also a diehard Buffy geek and Calculus nerd. And while he ''could'' potentially beat someone up, he isn't particularly inclined to do so. |
48 | * HorrorHunger: Nat is disgusted by his own thirst for blood. |
49 | * ImplausibleHairColor: Yumi, who is Korean, has bright green hair. Justified, as she dyes it (her natural color is black). |
50 | * IntrepidReporter: Rodney Gibbet. |
51 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Officer Cross, in Nat's eyes. (At first, she just seems like a {{Jerkass}}.) |
52 | * LimitedWardrobe: Just how many sweatshirts does Nat ''own?'' |
53 | * MysteriousParent: Neel Kumar. [[spoiler:Charlotte]] might qualify as this by the ending. |
54 | * OurVampiresAreDifferent: Vampires in this universe are pretty traditional: sunlight burns them, garlic is poisonous if ingested, and they can only drink blood. However, there are a few differences - for example, vampirism isn't limited to humans. [[spoiler:Nathaniel gets bitten by a vampiric ''cat''.]] Additionally, wooden stakes have no effect on vampires - in order to work, a stake must be made of pure silver. [[spoiler:Nat learns this the hard way.]] |
55 | * {{Shapeshifting}}: Unlike Dracula, Nat can't do it. [[spoiler:Dawson Helm, however...]] |
56 | * TheSmartGuy: The entire Quiz Bowl team. |
57 | * TheSociopath: [[spoiler:Principal Lightwood.]] |
58 | * SomedayThisWillComeInHandy: [[spoiler:Tad's neodymium magnets.]] |
59 | * SternTeacher: Dahlia Flowers. [[spoiler:She also qualifies as a BadassTeacher.]] |
60 | * SupernaturalAngst: Nat experiences this a ''lot'' - understandably so. |
61 | * SweetTooth: Mayor Cadence Powell. |
62 | * TellMeAboutMyFather: Charlotte had been dreading the day when her son would ask this question. |
63 | * TinyTyrannicalGirl: Yumi Kangjun. |
64 | --> "Despite her size and youth, Yumi appeared to have already mastered the fine art of terrifying the pants off of people." |
65 | * TownWithADarkSecret: Twenty-three years ago, something happened in Lovelace. No one wants to talk about it. |
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